The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and Reef HQ Aquarium are giving visitors the chance to experience the aquarium through the eyes of a Traditional Owner during the aquarium's Reef Dreaming School holiday program.

Reef HQ Aquarium Director Fred Nucifora said the program, which runs from Saturday 25 June to Sunday 10 July, is a great opportunity for visitors to explore and learn about the unique relationship Traditional Owners' have with the Great Barrier Reef.

"The Reef Dreaming program enables visitors to gain a different perspective of the Great Barrier Reef.  Visitors will hear from Banjin/Warrgamay Traditional Owner Russell Butler Junior, who will share his knowledge and cultural ties to the Great Barrier Reef and its marine life," Mr Nucifora said.

Craft activities and storytelling feature strongly in the program with visitors able to listen to ancient Dream Time stories including 'Yamanie' the creation story about the rainbow serpent.

Organised craft activities will see children being taught how to roll string to make beach hibiscus bracelets as well create their own fiddler crab and mud skipper.

"Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Owners of the Great Barrier Region have a connection to their sea country that dates back over 60 000 years," Mr Nucifora said.

"The Reef Dreaming program will enable visitors to get a small glimpse of this amazing connection to sea country.

"Through the program, visitors will gain a greater understanding of the important role Traditional Owners play in the conservation of the Great Barrier Reef as well as an appreciation for the traditional customs still practiced today," Mr Nucifora said.

The end of the school holiday program will culminate with the end of NAIDOC Week.