Cultural and indigenous Sydney

Prepare to be welcomed by a local Aboriginal custodian of the land on which your team will be meeting. It’s both an important acknowledgement of the world’s oldest living cultures and an enriching experience for delegates to understand the long history and spiritual connection to the natural environment held by those who have called Sydney home for thousands of years.

See Sydney’s harbour and city landmarks from a fresh perspective with BridgeClimb Sydney. A knowledgeable guide will lead you to the Sydney Harbour Bridge’s peak 134m/440ft above sea level. The BridgeClimb team has introduced two new climbs: the Ultimate Climb, which takes groups to the north side of the bridge for the first time, and Burrawa, which is led by an Indigenous guide and tells stories of Sydney’s First Nations history.

Take a bush tucker tour with a First Nations guide through the Botanic Gardens to learn more about Indigenous bush foods and how these foods were used traditionally and adapted to the modern plate and palate. You’ll journey through the Cadi Jam Ora garden and discover – and taste, some of the most exciting bush foods available now.

Your team with be spoiled for choice with an Indigenous degustation dining experience in the natural wonder that is The Calyx in the Royal Botanic Garden. The menu incorporates Australian native ingredients including Indigenous meats, vegetables, herbs and spices, all prepared by Sharon Wonsor, founder of award-winning Indigiearth. The Calyx is home to one of the largest living botanic exhibitions in the Southern Hemisphere.

Right beside the Sydney Opera House is the stunningly beautiful Royal Botanic Gardens. Your team will go on an Aboriginal Bush Tucker tour as they discover all about how Sydney’s first people traditionally used native plants in their food and how native ingredients are being adapted and adopted in some of Sydney’s best restaurants today, all while sampling bush tucker as part of the experience.

A local Aboriginal guide will take your team back in time on a walking tour of Tallawoladaha (now known as The Rocks). This historic experience of the harbourside neighbourhood, in the heart of the city, initiates an understanding of Aboriginal culture and how philosophies of the Dreamtime shaped Aboriginal thinking - a truly unique insight into the millenniums-old spiritual connection between the area’s traditional owners and the environment.

Sydney Opera House is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2023 and there is a year-long festival of events in its honour.  The Opera House also reopened its iconic Concert Hall following extensive renewal works undertaken over the past two-and-a-half years. The project has improved acoustics for artists and audiences as well as enhanced access for people with mobility needs. Take a tour, dine or be entertained at one of the world’s most iconic buildings.

Bangarra Dance Theatre is Australia’s premier Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance company. Headquartered in the theatre precinct of Walsh Bay on Sydney Harbour a short distance from the city centre. Book a private performance, Welcome to Country or Smoking Ceremony for your event and adorn it with set and costume displays. The venue houses a commercial kitchen and offers four catering services. Bangarra’s dancers can also come to your event, exclusive performances at other venues and locations around Sydney are possible.