Heritage Ventures
Tours & Events
Heritage Venture hosts regular tour experiences from village explorations to river cruises and historical meanders in the bush.
Our tours range from half day to full tours, 'tag along' adventures and weekend tours.
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Join us on our hidden histories tours to the lesser known places and stories with expert guides and local knowledge holders.
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Can’t recommend this enough! Such an incredible day journeying deep into those beautiful bush lands with you all! 👣🌿
Eva Angophora - Founder and Director, Wild Beings
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Looking for the perfect gift idea, or even just a way to say thanks? Why not gift a Heritage Ventures experience? A Heritage Ventures Gift Voucher unlocks workshops, eco adventures, river cruises, historical walking tours and more. Our digital eGift Vouchers are a great way to let someone know you’re thinking about them. Gift a voucher sent directly to your friends email for them to choose any event and use whenever they want.
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Acoustic Life of the River
16 November 2025
Step aboard for a river journey winding through sandstone cliffs and untold histories. Our wonderful story tellers, musicians and singers will take you on an odyssey along the Hawkesbury River to secret locations and forgotten sites. From sassy storytellers; sea shanty singers, and Irish harp to Haiku Happenings; Flute, and Fiddler-Singing Folkies. Inspired by the river’s history and resonance join us for an unforgettable day of music, voice, story and river magic. Bring your best self—the river remembers.
A family friendly Central Coast Lakes Festival event.​ Celebrating the waterways of the Central Coast Hawkesbury River.
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Single Voyage: $35 child, $85 adult Both Voyage $60 child, $150 adult
Waratah Wonders
19 September 2026
9am - 1pm
A half day meander through the wonders of McPherson State Forest along bush tracks of waratahs and gymea lilies. Hear about histories of Kulnura 'up in the clouds' and the evidence of indigenous occupation around the forest. An immersion amongst the yellows, blues, pinks and whites of our spring flowers. Waratahs are blooming and lyre birds are calling!. Join us for a special botanical, nature and history experience.
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​Meet for morning tea in Kulnura and travel together in convoy to the start of the adventure.​​​​​​​
Ticket Price: $65 + Booking Fee​​
Mill Creek Wonders:
A Walking Adventure
March 2026
8.30am - 4pm
Adventure into the heart of Hawkesbury sandstone country with like-minded others. Starting with morning tea at a Hawkesbury River cafe we set out to the valley and gradually ascend through gullies amongst honeycomb caves to Flat Rocks Ridge engravings. On the way identifying the spectacular wild flowers​, majestic water gums and angophoras. Hear about the histories of Gunderman and Mill Creeks and McCarthy's explorations of these open air galleries with Paddy Pallin in the 1940s.
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Ticket Price: $85 + Booking Fee
Terms and Conditions
1. Bookings can be made online, by telephone or in person at the office, The Hawkesbury Duck.
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2. Cancellation and Refunds. There are no refunds if the cancellation is made by you. We reserve the right to cancel a tour for any reason and a full refund will be provided.
3. For the safety of all participants in our tours and our staff, tour leaders and tour managers, it is a condition of travel on all of our tours, day tours, festivals that all participants adhere to NSW Government Health Regulations.
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4. Fitness to participate. Most of our tours require a moderate level of fitness. This requires fitness to undertake walking tours of 2-3 hours duration, including using bush tracks, walking over rough stones and other uneven surfaces. Certain tours will require an above moderate or challenging level of fitness.
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