Culture & Connection: Team Building and Corporate Immersion

Culture and Connection

What to Expect:

• Audio/Visual Presentation: Begin your journey with a captivating presentation, introducing the significance of Jellurgal and setting the tone for the experience ahead.
• Guided Walk: Explore the sacred "Dreaming Mountain," Jellurgal, and uncover its vital role in the spiritual and cultural lives of the Aboriginal people.
• Dreaming Stories & Cultural Insights: Listen to stories of creation and learn about the traditional practices of bush tucker, fishing, and hunting that have sustained the Yugambeh-speaking people for thousands of years.
• Ecological & Sustainability Lessons: Gain unique insights into the deep ecological practices that reflect the community's harmonious relationship with the land, offering relevant lessons in sustainability and connection to nature.

Special Feature:

• Private Yarning Circle: A one-hour exclusive session with a Traditional Custodian of the Gold Coast region. Engage in meaningful dialogue, ask questions, and deepen your understanding through a private cultural Q&A session designed to inspire and educate your team.

Tour Schedule:

• 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM: Walking tour and cultural exploration
• 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM: Yarning circle and Q&A with a Traditional Custodian

Investment:

• $2,450 (including GST) for groups of up to 25 participants

Tour times

Culture & Connection tours run on selected weekdays starting at 9:30 am (subject to availability).

Duration

Approximately 3 hours (this can vary depending on the physical capabilities of the participants)

Wheelchair and pram accessibility

The Oceanview track offers limited wheelchair and pram-assisted access. Our accessibility statement can be found here

Difficulty

The Oceanview track makes its way along the coastline leading from Tallebudgera Creek around to Burleigh Point. 

The track is 1.2km one-way and a 'Grade 2' walk, meaning that the track is a hardened surface with gentle hill sections and occasional steps. No bushwalking experience is required and wheelchair assisted and pram assisted access is possible.

Weather and changes to the tour

The Gold Coast averages 245 days of clear and sunny weather throughout the year and maintains a warm sub-tropical climate during most seasons with an average of 20-28°C in summer and 11-21°C in winter. Walking Jellurgal in summer months can be quite warm but the rainforest areas can offer a cool escape. Our guides will monitor the heat conditions and alter the tour accordingly if required.

At the very top of Jellurgal, large hexagonal columns of rock and boulders can be seen scattered down the slope. The movement of these boulders is an ongoing natural geological process and there is at times a risk of rockfall during severe weather. For the safety of visitors, the state government Department of Environment and Science will sometimes close a section of the Oceanview walking track during periods of increased risk. This can be before, during or after conditions of high winds, high rainfall, low temperature or fire. If this section of track is closed, your Jellurgal tour will be altered to avoid this area.

What to bring

We recommend:

• flat shoes suitable for walking
• a hat
• sunscreen
• a bottle of water

You may want to bring swimming attire and towels for a swim at the picturesque Tallebudgera Creek after the tour. A lifeguard-patrolled beach is located a short walk from the centre.