traditional lands and waters with guests entrusts a future
for today and future generations.
The Mandingalbay Yidinji eco-tour is an introduction
to the area’s rich cultural and natural values as
well as arts and crafts.
The tour begins at the Cairns Reef Terminal and
gl ides across Trinity Inlet, dotted by yachts,
and up Hills Creek to where the salty water
of the sea meets freshwater flowing off the
surrounding mountains. The rainforest-
clad mountains of Mandingalbay Yidinji
lands is a bush supermarket and pharmacy
- abundant of food and medicinal plants
used for sustenance and healing, which
include edible flowers, sweet fruit and native
herbs. The air is alive with a chorus of birds
all year round, and in the winter months,
a cloud of butterflies filter the air with their
wings as your guide takes you on a short trek at
the base of Grey Peaks National Park.
Mandingalbay Yidinji Eco Cultural Tourism
Enterprise (MYECT) is 100% owned and operated by
Mandingalbay Yidinji Aboriginal Corporation and its
agent company Djunbunji Ltd.
The MYECT is so much more than a story of challenges,
constraints and achievements, it’s about discovery. The
MYECT showcases the innovation of the Mandingalbay
Yidinji people, culture and country and, in particular,
the cultural and environmental activities that deliver an
eco-cultural tourism experience. For example, Rangers
have transformed biodiversity surveys into bird watching
tours and the identification of endangered and critically
endangered flora and fauna into guided interpretative
walks, showcasing traditional use of natural resources
used for medicinal purposes and sustenance.
VISIT THE DJUNBUNJI LTD
WEBSITE FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION:
WWW.DJUNBUNJI.COM.AU/
TOURS AND FACEBOOK: MYECT
The MYECT begins at the Cairns Reef Terminal and glides
across Trinity Inlet, dotted by yachts, and up Hills Creek
to where the salty water of the sea meets freshwater
flowing off the surrounding mountains. The rainforest-
clad mountains of Mandingalbay Yidinji lands is a bush
supermarket and pharmacy abundant of food and
medicinal plants used for sustenance and healing, which
include edible flowers, sweet fruit and native herbs. The
air is alive with a chorus of birds all year round, and in the
winter months, a cloud of butterfly’s filter the air with their
wings as your guide takes you on a short trek at the base of
Grey Peaks National Park.
DEADLY DINNER
MYECT is hosting
a Deadly Dinner
within the natural
surroundings at East
Trinity on the 9th of
September 2017. This
event features:
Short boat ride across
the Trinity Inlet
Welcome Ceremony
Three courses of
traditionally inspired
cuisine
Traditional dancing
and story telling
Special guest
and internationally
renowned Harpist and
Composer Natalia
Mann.
Bus and vessel
transfers
Deadly Dinner Ticket
Prices: $135 p/p.
Tickets are available
for purchase on MYECT
Facebook Page.
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