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Conveniently located only 15 minutes from Cairns, Kuranda & Palm Cove and only 45 minutes from Port Douglas. Public Transport is available and taxi/ride sharing services operate regularly from Cairns and the Northern Beaches. There is ample car parking if you choose to drive yourself and a regular shuttle bus operates daily. Call Tjapukai for transfer times and costs. 

Authentic Aboriginal gifts and artefacts are available in the Retail Gallery.

Enjoy lunch in the Flame Tree Restaurant & Cafe.

Tjapukai by day (9am - 5pm) - 2.5 Hour Tours are led by a Tjapukai Indigenous Guide. Latest check-in time is 2pm to experience full tour inclusions. 

Tours depart at 9:15am, 9:30am and then every half hour until 2 pm daily. A guided tour will enable you to spend time with a Tjapukai guide and immerse yourself in this fascinating and ancient culture. Interactive activites include the Tjapukai Creation Story, dance performances, bush foods & medicine, hunting & weapons, didgeridoo show, and boomerang and spear throwing.

Upgrade to enjoy Cultural Creations or a Guided Bush Foods Trail. A tropical buffet lunch is available daily.

Nightfire By Tjapukai - Cultural evening experience with sumptuous tropical buffet dinner included.

Discover the magic of Australia’s ancient indigenous culture in an award winning Dinner & Show experience. The Indigenous rainforest people paint your face to link you to their traditional land, and invite you to a sacred corroboree celebration Aboriginal Dreamtime stories. Join the Rainbow Serpent circle, learn traditional songs, and make music with Aboriginal clap sticks before the ceremonial fire is lit with a spectacular fire ball shooting towards the stars. Finish with a sumptuous tropical buffet dinner.