Full Day Budj Bim Cultural Landscape Tour

Looking for unique things to do in Victoria? Join this walking tour and learn all about the rich history of the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape. You will first meet at the Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre (Lake Condah), and transfer to the Kurtonitj Indigenous Protected Area (IPA). Kurtonitj (meaning 'crossing place') is in the centre of the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape and has historical stone kooyang (eel) traps and stone channels, stone house sites and eel smoking trees. Your guide will show you these sites, as well as:

• An ancient smoking tree used for smoking kooyang (eels)
• An area of lava flow featuring two weirs
• A dam associated with trapping and holding kooyang

After Kurtonitj, you will visit Budj Bim National Park where you will enjoy morning tea.Budj Bim is a Gunditjmara name for Mount Eccles, an inactive volcano located within the Western Victorian Volcanic Plains. The Gunditjmara call the area ‘Tungatt Mirring’ or Stone Country, and it is where the legend of Budj Bim began.Your guide will take you on a cultural walk with key features of interest including Lake Surprise, lava tunnels, caves, forest and wildlife including an extensive koala population.After visiting Budj Bim National Park, return to the Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre and Café for lunch (included).After lunch, you will enjoy a guided cultural walk of Tae Rak (Lake Condah) and the surrounding wetlands. Your guide will take you to the southern and eastern sides of the lake for a cultural talk and a look at the:

• Extensive range of stone aquaculture sites
• Stone walls
• Birdlife and other wildlife

The walking tour finishes back at the Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre and Cafe at approx. 4pm.

Perfect for beginners!
  Gunditjmara Aboriginal guide, transport, guided cultural walks, access fees, morning tea and light lunch.
  Comfortable walking shoes and hat.