CONNECTION TO COUNTRY PILGRIMAGE

23-29 APRIL

& OCTOBER DATES (TO BE ANNOUNCED)

We will have the privilege to be welcomed onto country and to be shown the sacred sites by the traditional owners of Lilla community awakening into the purity and power of the land. Receiving and listening to what it is to be a steward of the land and to listen to the Tjukurpa (dreaming) stories of country and most recent devastating history and how it has affected our traditional people and their families. This is a rare opportunity to have a true cross cultural exchange where we will walk together with the ladies deepening into understanding and learning from them thereby revitalising culture together. It’s an awe inspiring adventure of discovering one of the most precious communities of Central Australia, Lilla community. Which is an Aboriginal Outstation, the Community is about 15km from Wartarrka (Kings Canyon). 

This pilgrimage is an opportunity to drop into the simplicity of life and deep listening. Where we enter into a timeless space where we paint, make clap sticks, sing, have some body movement meditation practices and sit in circle with woman. Giving space for country to speak and be with the traditional owners. 

The places that you will visit in our time together will be Kings Canyon and Uluru.   

It’s a once in a life time opportunity. Weaving true reconciliation through experiencing and sharing together through country.

7 days and 6 nights. We will spend 4 nights at Lilla and then 2 nights at Uluru.

Early Bird Price Until 20th of January 2026 - $3300

From 1st February $3500

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Testimonials from others-

Lucia's pilgrimage was a life changing event. Coming from Sydney and being a Chinese Australian working in corporate my life, I wasn't sure if I would fit in. I was searching for authentic engagement with our indigenous culture and to really understand how a first generation migrant could simply 'be' on country.

Then by pure chance I met Lucia with this incredible offering and I jumped at it. This seemed to offer the holistic healing and authentic opportunity to engage with country that I was looking so long for.

I was nervous because the experience offered real, unfiltered life - uncomfortable and messy and with all its contradictions. I knew we would be sleeping under the stars, it would be hot, there would be times without access to a shower. Instead of the earthly trappings, I was gifted with an opportunity for real learning, true engagement that was multi faceted, intelligent, sophisticated. The campsite and facilities we stayed on, although simple, were incredibly well looked after and we never went hungry under the watchful eye of Kezza.

The sisterhood that was fostered and created is one that I will carry in my hearts forever. Singing under the stars, crying at traumas released, laughing and listening to each other - this will be etched in my memory and I can't wait to see how this sisterhood continues to flourish.

I was in awe at the bridge that Lucia built, this portal, that allowed each of us in our own time, to cross the bridge into an understanding with Arrente culture, the traditional owners and the land itself. I'm truly humbled that I got to be on this pilgrimage That's the power of this place, but it's also the power of the stage that Lucia set for us. The stage was just the earth, sand, waterholes, caves, bushes. I've done so many women's retreats which seemed to have so many 'props' and accessories but under Lucia's artful hand, 'country' itself became the one and only stage we needed for our healing to happen. The sophistication of the experiences we did was so beautiful in their simplicity and elegance. Lucia's connection with the land, the traditional owners and wider community shined through. And her determination to share the knowledge she gained and have difficult conversations around the realities in remote Australia.

Incredible, soul enriching and life changing.

Amy- OCOTBER 2025 PILGRIMAGE

Another-

When I signed up to the Connection to Country Pilgrimage, I really did not know what to expect. I wasn’t even sure why I was joining, aside from a deep yearning to reconnect with Country. I was anxious about who else might be there, would we get along? My brain searching for reasons not to do this. Fortunately, my desire to reconnect to Country, and ultimately to myself, was stronger than my fears and, in September 2025, I found myself in Alice Springs, excited and a tad nervous, waiting

to be picked up on a bus that would take me and 12 other women out on Country for 6 days. And boy, am I glad I did!

From the first moment stepping onto the bus, being welcomed by Lucia and the other women, I felt at home. Trusting in Lucia’s stewardship, the group quickly became a safe container in which we were able to be completely ourselves. Held by the ancient and sacred wisdom of ancestors and Country, and the collective nurturing of women, all pretence faded and, in that space, realisations, tears, and joy came thick and fast. I learned what it meant to commune with the land, to feel its aliveness and its pain, and to notice and appreciate those things within myself. This Pilgrimage was a profoundly healing experience and one I would not hesitate to do again.

Palya, Lucia for making such a journey possible.

Anna Fulwood- ADELAIDE 2025 PILGRIMAGE

“What a deeply potent journey we had to the Red Centre crafted and nurtured by Lucia swift. It was one of the most memorable experiences I have had that will remain in my heart, and continue to grow. It feels so humbling to have been welcomed onto the land of two local Indigenous aunties who shared their wisdom with us. Lucia has cultivated deep connections with these Indigenous women, Christine and Sadie, at Lilla, which really created the ground for the depth of our journey. They welcomed and introduced us to their country - their waters, sacred sites, and ancestral history of the land. We journeyed through sacred ceremonial portals, were supported through healing ceremonies - with the waters and the fire. Sadie and Christine taught us about culture - crafting, bush medicine, and their healing wisdom. Lucia is a wise woman, and holds a deep nurturing space for processes to unravel. Her passion for this work is weaved and experienced through the pilgrimage. Our potent women’s work that was done in a container together, was also deeply supported by two beautiful men, Reg and Kez from Remote Tours. Reg drove us LONG distances, sharing his wisdom, passion, and love of culture, and the land, and also Kez, our bush culinary chef, crafted our meals with his gorgeous smile <3

From the depth of my heart, Lucia, Christine, Sadie, and Reg, thanking you all for this deeply rich experience that I will remain in my heart, and my ancestral lineage - past, present and future

Deep Gratitude! “

Steph Wallace- NORTHERN NSW 2025 PILGRIMAGE

I’ve recently returned from a 7 day trip to Central Australia on a woman’s pilgrimage called, ‘Connection to Country’ with the most beautiful Lucia Swift.

Thirteen of us women who’d never met, gathered together in Mpwarnte (Alice Springs), where we headed off together to a small Aboriginal community called ‘Lilla’. Here we slept under the stars in swags, sang together, ate together, shared our hearts around the fire, gathered in movement at sunrise, explored sacred land, engaged in ceremony and sorry business, listened to the humble story telling of the elders, listened deeply to the ancestors who whispered wisdoms on the winds, through our dreams and even through the annoying flies and bitey ants, and swam in Lilla’s sweet waters.

It was a profound experience for me and for each of us. Words are still yet to form without tears, so instead I share some precious memories of my time at Lilla, in community.

I’m forever grateful for this powerful experience

Monique Pangari- SUNSHINE COAST 2024 PILGRIMAGE