Indigenous Experiences

Welcome to Kuku Yalanji country. The area you are travelling through has great spiritual and cultural significance the Easter Kuku Yalanji people. There are 18 Rainforest Aboriginal tribal groups in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.

In this area, the Traditional Owners are the Eastern Kuku Yalanji Aboriginal people. Their country extends from near Cooktown to Port Douglas. Many natural features of the landscape have spiritual significance including Wundu (Thornton Peak), Manjal Dimbi (Mount Demi), Wurrmbu (The Bluff) and Kulki (Cape Tribulation).