A CULTURAL TOUR THROUGH WALYUNGA NATIONAL PARK
The meaning of Motogon is good ancestors which is the perfect name for our business because our ancestors are the ones who passed down knowledge to us so that we can share it with you all.
Motogon cultural tours provide cultural tours in the beautiful Swan Valley (Walyunga), which has a rich and ancient cultural connection to the Wadjuk noongar people. The trails you will be walking were the trails our ancestors once walked, along with dreamtime stories that they passed down to us.
WALYUNGA NATIONAL PARK
Walyunga contains one of the largest known Aboriginal campsites around Perth. Archaeological evidence shows that the area has been used by regional tribes for more than 6000 years. Immerse yourself in Aboriginal culture, sacred traditions and experiences that’ll bring you closer to the Wadiuk Noongar people origins.
The Upper Swan area, particularly along the Swan River, has always been an important gathering for our people the Whadjuk noongars.
In Walyunga National Park, the four main groups that used the area came from the York-Toodyay area, Moore River, Darling Ranges and the Mundaring area.
The abundance of food in the area made it an ideal common ground for meetings and settling disputes amongst the groups. The groups would feed off grey kangaroo, frogs, snakes, freshwater crayfish, goannas, ducks and witchetty grubs.
One of the most valuable asset within this area, however, is the chert and quartz which was used for making tools.
Walyunga National Park connects to the Avon Valley National Park to the east, via the Avon River and the surrounding bushland. Within the Park, the Avon River becomes the Swan River with the Wooroloo Brook forming its key feature.
