Event: Australia

Tiwi Islands

When:	Daily
Where:	Tiwi Islands

The Tiwi Islands, Bathurst and Melville, are home to the Tiwi Aboriginal people. Situated approximately 100km north of Darwin, they can be reached by plane in a spectacular flight over the tropical waters of the Arafura Sea.

The Tiwi people are famous for their distinctive silk-screened clothing, woven bangles, painted conch shells, carvings, pottery and their unique Pukumani burial poles. The majority live on Bathurst Island, where the main settlement, Nguiu, was founded as a Catholic mission in 1911.

There are tours to Nguiu from Darwin which also incorporate visits to Milikapiti and Pularumpi - the main settlements on Melville Island. For most people this is the best way to experience the islands, as all the necessary permits are taken care of.