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Budj Bim Tour: Explore Cultural Heritage and Nature
4.9
42 Ratings
Breakaway Creek
Immerse yourself in the beauty and cultural history of Budj Bim, a World Heritage site. Experience traditional techniques, explore nature, and hear the captivating Gunditjmara creation story.
Immerse yourself in the beauty and cultural history of Budj Bim, a World Heritage site. Experience traditional techniques, explore nature, and hear the captivating Gunditjmara creation story.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Lake Condah - Meet at the Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre, and travel around 20 mins to the next location.
- C176 - Your guide will show you extensive kooyang (eel) traps, stone channels, remnants of ancient stone house sites and kooyang smoking trees. Then travel around 20 mins to the next location.
- Budj Bim National Park - See ancient Budj…
- Lake Condah - Meet at the Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre, and travel around 20 mins to the next location.
- C176 - Your guide will show you extensive kooyang (eel) traps, stone channels, remnants of ancient stone house sites and kooyang smoking trees. Then travel around 20 mins to the next location.
- Budj Bim National Park - See ancient Budj Bim volcanic crater, now Lake Surprise, take a guided bush walk of the park and go inside one of Budj Bim’s lava caves. Then travel around 20 mins back to the Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre.
What's Included
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Gunditjmara cultural guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Gunditjmara cultural guide
Additional Information
This excursion presents attendees with the breathtaking natural beauty and historical background of the World Heritage designated location, showcasing the conventional methods utilized throughout the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape for eel and fish catching, inclusive of a trip to the Budj Bim National Park which is the birthplace of the Gunditjmara…
This excursion presents attendees with the breathtaking natural beauty and historical background of the World Heritage designated location, showcasing the conventional methods utilized throughout the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape for eel and fish catching, inclusive of a trip to the Budj Bim National Park which is the birthplace of the Gunditjmara creation narrative.
- There is travel time of around 20 mins between each location visited on this tour. The total time on tour is 4 hours.
Location
WRVF+3Q Breakaway Creek
Tours start from the Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre (Lake Condah) - Vaghans Road, Breakaway Creek, VIC, 3303. Please arrive 15 mins prior to the tour start time.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(42 Ratings)
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P1569afjeffl
Sep 18, 2024
Highly recommended - What a fantastic experience ... to see and hear about our country through the eyes and ears of a local was moving ... thank you Reuben for a truly eye-opening experience
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P8071gxsusand
Jul 16, 2024
A truly incredible experience. Something that should be on everyone's bucket list. - Wow, what an incredible day. I can't recommend it highly enough. Reuben was a wonderful guide, entertaining, funny and highly knowledgeable. Such an informative tour covering the incredible farming ingenuity and engineering methods of the Gunditjmara people, the brutality and injustice of colonisation and fun facts about eels! Who would have thought they were such fascinating creatures? We had a tasting plate after the tour which I'd highly recommend followed by a delicious lunch.
A real gem of an experience. Everyone should go, it was worth every cent.
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D3772sqbonnier
Jun 23, 2024
Absolutely loved it, a very very special day - I have been meaning to come and do this tour for a while now. Myself and my friend where completely blown away by all aspects of the tour, it is incredibly well organised and ran extremely smoothly. We found both of our lovely guides to be funny, very very knowledgeable and so friendly. We really loved learning more about Gunditjimara country and after we left made sure to tell our friends who we know would really appreciate something like this as well. The lunch at the end of the day was also incredible - Make sure to get the Eel tasting plate if you can. We are planning to come back soon and do the full day.
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Jam1150
Jun 1, 2024
Everyone should do this - The tour was very well organised and informative and how lucky are we that this community shares their cultural knowledge with us. Thank you to out guides and we are very happy we took the time to do this. Everyone should do this.
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I8863qhlouised
May 17, 2024
Informative and enjoyable day - We live in the area and took friends from Melbourne with us to do the tour. We started with the story of the eels, which was fascinating, and then proceeded to the eel traps and stone houses. Our guide, Luke, was outstanding. He told us some hard truths but in a very friendly and non-judgemental way. We thoroughly enjoyed the experience and will return to see the area in another season.
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Nicolehilder
May 17, 2024
Incredible + Who knew eels were so fascinating? - We did a half day tour, Luke was a fantastic guide. I didn't fully appreciate this incredible history previously. So proud of First Nations culture. A must for those who read Dark Emu. We also had the smoked eel tapas which we loved and thought was way better than smoked salmon or trout. We also really like the tomatoe relish. Definitely go and then tell all your friends and family to go.
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L3804apsuem
Apr 23, 2024
Very good experience - The tour was very informative.
Our guide Luke was great, and gave us some insight into the indigenous culture, as well as the whole eel trap process.
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Kandel_9
Apr 7, 2024
A national treasure that everyone should experience. - We heard about the UNESCO World Heritage Listing and put Budj Bim on our lists of places to visit. We’re pretty lucky to have something of this significance and age, right on our doorstep!
The investment into the beautiful facilities and cultural wisdom that went into designing the tours celebrate these extraordinary feats of engineering by our First Nations peoples.
I only wish we had done the full day tour, but my primary school age kids were flagging in the heat, despite best efforts by Joseph to answer their questions and engage them throughout the tour.
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W4873cmtonyh
Mar 28, 2024
World class cultural attraction - As we approached Tae Rak, the water filled lake with masses of bird life was a sight to see. We were very impressed by the quality built aquaculture centre, where our tour began & where we enjoyed a tasting plate afterwards.
Our tour guide Luke, was very informative about the life cycle of local eels, the history of the Budj Bim landscape & the Gunditjmara culture.
We are planning to visit again in the winter or ‘wet season’!
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Pjg5638
Nov 9, 2024
Lacks value for money, little discussion or display of wet lands, much of tour was spent criticising Europeans on a bus. - This was boring, over rated, and expensive. Our guide on Saturday morning carried chips the size of the crater on either shoulder, and was eager to spray his vitriol from his opening address. We had heard nothing but good reports from budj bim, so were very disappointed to have wasted half a day listening to a bitter guide, driving a further divide between our cultures. Spent more time making unsubstantiated criticisms of local farmers than explaining or showing us the waterway and it’s ecosystems. Wouldn’t recommend.
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