Kool Tours

Kool Tours offers coastal, scenic and cultural experiences in the Fleurieu Peninsula region just forty minutes South of Adelaide, South Australia.
Join a memorable experience with original inhabitants of the Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island. Kool Tours bring the ways of the ancient into a new world to allow visitors to experience a day in the life of the traditional custodians of this area.
Kool Tours comprises local Indigenous peoples, who have a range of various experiences and knowledge and who are willing to guide you through the eyes of the old ways.
Mark Koolmatrie is the original Tribal man of southern South Australia, also referred to as a ‘Munkanboli’, a clever person who is a man of wisdom and knowledge.

Mark has used his knowledge that has been passed down by his ancestors over thousands and of years to ensure culture is strong and alive. Mark’s origin is from the Kukabrak Tribes of southern South Australia and like many changes they are now referred to as Ngarrindjeri. The Ngarrindjeri Nation is made up of 18 Tribes or family groupings known as Lakinyeri.

Mark’s family is of the Ramindjeri, Yaralde, Meintangk, Warki and Tangani Kukabrak tribes. He speaks for and belongs to other families of the Coorong region, the lower lakes of southern South Australia, the Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island and all their lands, waters and cosmology.

YOUR EXPERIENCE PROVIDER Kool Tours

Kool Tours offers coastal, scenic and cultural experiences in the Fleurieu Peninsula region just forty minutes South of Adelaide, South Australia.

Join a memorable experience with original inhabitants of the Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island. Kool Tours bring the ways of the ancient into a new world to allow visitors to experience a day in the life of the traditional custodians of this area.

Kool Tours comprises local Indigenous peoples, who have a range of various experiences and knowledge and who are willing to guide you through the eyes of the old ways.
Mark Koolmatrie is the original Tribal man of southern South Australia, also referred to as a ‘Munkanboli’, a clever person who is a man of wisdom and knowledge.

Mark has used his knowledge that has been passed down by his ancestors over thousands and of years to ensure culture is strong and alive. Mark’s origin is from the Kukabrak Tribes of southern South Australia and like many changes they are now referred to as Ngarrindjeri. The Ngarrindjeri Nation is made up of 18 Tribes or family groupings known as Lakinyeri.

Mark’s family is of the Ramindjeri, Yaralde, Meintangk, Warki and Tangani Kukabrak tribes. He speaks for and belongs to other families of the Coorong region, the lower lakes of southern South Australia, the Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island and all their lands, waters and cosmology.

    Winter Whale Fest – Kondoli Cultural Walk
    Winter Whale Fest – Kondoli Cultural Walk
    Winter Whale Fest – Kondoli Cultural Walk
    Winter Whale Fest – Kondoli Cultural Walk

    Winter Whale Fest – Kondoli Cultural Walk

    Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia Culture & Nature June
    Ngudi Arndu Kondoli (Welcome). The Kondoli Story (Whale Man Dreaming) is sacred to the Ngarrindjeri, it explains how the people were given fire and why the whale continues to be central to the Ngarrindjeri connection to land, waters and cosmology. Join more
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    Port Elliot Ratalang Ngarrindjeri Tour
    Port Elliot Ratalang Ngarrindjeri Tour
    Port Elliot Ratalang Ngarrindjeri Tour
    Port Elliot Ratalang Ngarrindjeri Tour

    Port Elliot Ratalang Ngarrindjeri Tour

    2 Hours Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia Coastal Walk
    Join us on a morning walk around Ratalang Conservation Reserve in the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia as your local Ngarrindjeri guide shares their knowledge of bush foods and culture.Experience the Nurrunderi story of creation, see the footprints of Nurrunderi the more
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    Yundi Nature Trail
    Yundi Nature Trail
    Yundi Nature Trail
    Yundi Nature Trail

    Yundi Nature Trail

    2 Hours Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia Culture & Nature Year Round
    Join Mark Koolmatrie from Kool Tours to gain an understanding of the history and knowledge of the local tribes of southern South Australia. Learn how First Nations knowledge and science come together to deliver powerful benefits socially, culturally, environmentally, and economically more
    from $100 per adult
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