Kotahi Tourism

Tourism, interpretation and cultural awareness consultancy.

What we provide
Kotahi Tourism is founded on our passion for incorporating cultural understanding and interpretation into tourism. We know that enriching experiences offered to visitors through meaningful and culturally appropriate interpretation is deeply rewarding for clients and can enhance the reputation of tourism providers.

Our goal is to help you develop visitor experiences that make people feel a connection to places while also building cultural and environmental understanding.

Kotahi Tourism can create visitor experiences for you including:
- Tours
- Education programs
- Indigenous interpretation
- Exhibitions
- School holiday programs
- Interpretation strategy development

Cultural Awareness
We can also work with you to foster cultural understanding through cultural awareness programs and Indigenous mentoring services.

Kotahi Tourism is proud to partner with Ngaran Ngaran Cultural Awareness to offer 3-day immersion programs on Yuin Country on the NSW South Coast.

Gulaga Creation Program
This program aims to broaden cultural understanding to support the development of respectful Indigenous partnerships, workplace relationships and interpretation projects.

By leaving desks and workshops behind and stepping into traditional country, the Creation program creates the perfect environment for participants to explore and experience Aboriginal culture for themselves. The journey helps cultivate empathy, awareness and cultural pride, values many organisations want to nurture in its employees and leaders.

Next program date: 10-12 May

Please contact us for more information e:info@kotahitourism.com

About us
After over 30 years collective experience in tourism on both sides of the Tasman, Directors Melinda Loe and Hohepa Ruhe made a sea and tree change to the NSW South Coast in 2013 to be near family/whanau.

Melinda Loe
Melinda has 18 years experience in the tourism industry with her experience ranging from product development through to business management. She has a background in teaching which is highly useful when developing tourism products for different markets.
Before starting Kotahi Tourism, she was the museum and education manager for Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority. She was involved from development in The Rocks Discovery Museum and also managed the schools program, Sydney Learning Adventures.
One of the most rewarding projects for Melinda was forging Indigenous partnerships with The Rocks Dreaming Party Ltd on its The Rocks Dreaming program and the Tribal Warrior Association’s Bangabaoui Aboriginal Cultural Harbour Cruise.
She has won numerous awards and is a member of Museums Australia, Museums Aotearoa and Interpretation Australia.

Hohepa Ruhe
Hohepa has more than 12 years front of house tourism experience at major tourism venues, including Te Papa Tongarewa – the Museum of New Zealand, Sydney Visitor Centre and The Chinese Garden of Friendship in Sydney’s Darling Harbour.
His experience includes tour guiding and training, Indigenous mentoring and exhibition installation. Hohepa has a Certificate 4 in Indigenous mentoring and a Certificate 3 in Tourism.

Melinda and Hohepa have both undertaken a 9-day cultural awareness program on Country with Yuin Elder Uncle Max Dulumunmun Harrison.

Associates
Kotahi Tourism has an extensive network of professionals that we partner with to ensure all aspects of your project are delivered to the highest quality.

Category:
Consulting/business services