Mutawintji Historic Site
Mutawintji, NSW
Restricted Aboriginal rock-art precinct northeast of Broken Hill, visitable only on a booked cultural tour.
About this place
NPWS Mutawintji Historic Site holds one of the best collections of Aboriginal rock engravings and ochre stencils in NSW. Independent entry is not allowed. The Mutawintji cultural tour (about 4 hours, 4 km on a rough formed track) visits Kuluwirru yapa (Historic Site) and Ngalkirrika (Amphitheatre) with Aboriginal guides, meeting at Mutawintji Visitor Centre, 51 Old Coach Road. Book via NPWS; children must be accompanied.
Access & getting there
Tour-only. Book the Mutawintji cultural tour (NPWS 1300 072 757). Meeting point is the unstaffed visitor centre 130 km NE of Broken Hill via Silver City Highway and unsealed roads. 2WD when dry. No independent driving into the Historic Site.
Mutawintji Historic Site, via Mutawintji Visitor Centre, 51 Old Coach Road, Mutawintji NSW 2880
Safety notes
Stay with the guide. Do not touch art. Remote outback heat. Enclosed shoes required.
Gear notes
Hat, enclosed shoes, drinking water and snacks as required by the tour briefing.
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