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Mutawintji

Landscape photography Mutawintji Gundabooka: Located in outback NSW, Mutawintji NP (near Broken Hill) and Gundabooka NP (near Bourke and the Darling River) - Mutawintji is one of the most moving and culturally significant areas of NSW that has to be put on a visitors list. With its wonderful sandstone ridges and gorges it is a site to behold and is one of those places that you can feel the cultural significance of the area and the land.

The historic area (only accessible with a guide) is a truly moving experience as you are able to see (and feel) the living history of the place which has been the site of indigenous ceremonies for many thousands of years. It is also the special in that in the 1980's it was blockaded by the Barkindji people to have it handed back to the traditional custodians.

Boomerang Rock (a)

Boomerang Rock (b)

Split Rock

Wombat Head

Mixing Ochre

Rise Up

Split Rock (b)

Wind Hole

Stick Rock

Coniferous Rock

Stack

Muta Gums

Mulareenya (a)

Rock Off

Mulareenya (b)

Mulareenya (d)

Gum Rock

Mulareenya (c)

Situated less than 1 hours drive from Bourke on the Kidman Way, Gundabooka National Park provides the traveller with a wonderful place to explore the wonders of the landscape. Bounded to the north by the Darling River, the park has wonderful open plains, a beautiful creek-fed gorge (seasonal), culturally significant rock art and the magnificent mountain after which the park is named - Mt Gundabooka.

The area of Gundabooka is the country of the Ngemba and Barkinji people. In addition to the area being vital for stone, water, food and medicine; it also hold major significance in terms of ceremony and creation. The very moving Mulgowan (Yapa) Art Site is particularly beautiful for the photographer with the Mulareenya Creek running along it and is beautifully lined with River Gums and the small valley is dotted with rock pools