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Budj Bim Full Day Tour: Explore World Heritage Sites through Gunditjmara Eyes
4.9
73 Ratings
Heywood
Immerse yourself in the vibrant Indigenous culture and explore the World Heritage listed sites of Budj Bim through the eyes of the Gunditjmara people. Discover the ancient aquaculture networks, stone traps, and natural wonders on this full-day tour.
Immerse yourself in the vibrant Indigenous culture and explore the World Heritage listed sites of Budj Bim through the eyes of the Gunditjmara people. Discover the ancient aquaculture networks, stone traps, and natural wonders on this full-day tour.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Heywood - Meet at the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape Tourism offices in Heywood and board your bus and travel around 20 mins to the next location.
- C176 - Your Gunditjmara cultural guide will show you a historic stone house used by Gunditjmara men, a stone wall art installation, as well as an area of lava flow featuring two weirs and a dam…
- Heywood - Meet at the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape Tourism offices in Heywood and board your bus and travel around 20 mins to the next location.
- C176 - Your Gunditjmara cultural guide will show you a historic stone house used by Gunditjmara men, a stone wall art installation, as well as an area of lava flow featuring two weirs and a dam associated with trapping and holding kooyang. Travel around 20 mins to the next location.
- Lake Gorrie - See the Bessiebelle Sheepwash, the best surviving example of a traditional pastoral sheep wash in Victoria. Gunditjmara workers constructed some of the dry stone walls on the property in years past.
- Budj Bim National Park - See the Budj Bim volcanic crater now Lake Surprise, as you take a guided bush walk and step inside the lava tunnels and a cave. Travel around 20 mins to the Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre for a light lunch.
- Lake Condah - Lunch at the Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre cafe.
- Lake Condah - Take an informative guided walk with your Gunditjmara cultural guide and explore the Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre, Lake Codah and ancient eel traps. This location includes stunning wetland views and extensive wildlife including native birdlife. Travel around 20 mins to the next location.
What's Included
- Snacks provided
- Lunch included
- Air-conditioned transportation
- Snacks provided
- Lunch included
- Air-conditioned transportation
Additional Information
Discover a vibrant Indigenous culture and the region’s heritage, as you are introduced to the World Heritage listed sites through Gunditjmara eyes.See how the Budj Bim lava flows enabled the Gunditjmara to develop one of the largest and oldest aquaculture networks in the world. Composed of channels, dams and weirs, they are used to contain floodwaters…
Discover a vibrant Indigenous culture and the region’s heritage, as you are introduced to the World Heritage listed sites through Gunditjmara eyes.See how the Budj Bim lava flows enabled the Gunditjmara to develop one of the largest and oldest aquaculture networks in the world. Composed of channels, dams and weirs, they are used to contain floodwaters and create basins to trap, store and harvest the kooyang eel. Tours along raised boardwalks designed to preserve the precious natural environment will showcase historical stone kooyang traps and stone channels, stone house sites and eel smoking trees and other natural phenomena.
- There is travel time of around 20 mins between each location visited on this tour. The total time on tour is 8 hours.
Location
4/48 Edgar St
Edgar Street
Please meet at the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape Tourism office 15 mins before the start of your tour. We cannot wait if you are late.
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
(73 Ratings)
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Boytts
Dec 12, 2024
Full day Budj Bim with lunch, highly recommend - Loved the full day tour. Incredibly informative in a very beautiful landscape. Such an interesting cultural experience. The history is amazing. Included eel platter and tastings for lunch. All in all an excellent day enjoyed by all.
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Lisasy7851be
Oct 28, 2024
Bucket list experience - Bucket list experience birthday gift trip. You absolutely will not regret going on the full day tour of this UNESCO listed area. I travelled to the other side of the world to visit the Orkney Islands before realising Tae Rak & Budj Bim in my own back yard was recognised as a world heritage area. What is in Australia's own backyard leaves it for dead. The mist off the water as the sun rises is special, and the learning and exposure to culture that his existed for millennia is mind blowing. "Do yourself a favour" :)
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D1062swdianeb
Oct 23, 2024
Great day - This tour had a big impact on me. I went with not much knowledge at all about the history in that part of our country.
It was enlightening and inspiring and emotional. After chewing over the amazing day I now have an extra respect for the first people of this land.
I loved how the two tour guides were so knowledgeable and ready to answer any question. They were kind and thoughtful and passionate about their country.
I loved every minute and would recommend this wonderful tour. The lunch was yummy too.
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K135xapaulc
Oct 5, 2024
Don't miss this opportunity - It was a highly informative and wonderful experience. Our guide was very knowledgeable and easy to talk too. The lunch was fantastic and more than we could eat. Highly recommend.
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Karenf333
Oct 5, 2024
Simply The Best - This is an amazing experience. Learning that Australian Indigenous people farmed eel and created stone channels so that they could regulate the waterways to catch eels is mindblowing. Our guides Joey and Reuben were both informative and enthusiastic. Both areas of the park were interesting, one had boardwalks and the other was more natural. Te stone foundations of homes were fascinating. Australia has a rich and diverse history. I think it is crucial to learn our early history as the Aboriginal history is so not only interesting but ensures we know the truth of our country.
The lunch was delicious and plentiful. Tasting platters, soup and a cheese platter, we were spoiled.
By far one of the best tours I have done.
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I5913lnsherylr
Jun 27, 2024
Absolute unexpected highlight of our trip - Wow. Budj Bim National Park and Tae Rak Aquacultural tour. A Mind blowing education of an ancient culture, so brutally lost, but not forgotten.
Now reclaimed and being lovingly restored and shared with those of us who want to know more.
In the words if one most of us remember,
"Do yourself a favour!"
Our tour guide, Luke, was amazing, funny, fun, interesting, engaging and warm.
So full of knowledge and so happily willing to share.
And much to Richards delight a Hawks fan. Go figure.
Go Hawks!
Thankyou Luke for an amazing day.
We appreciated and enjoyed the lunch so much more after learning about the produce. What an epic journey.
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Michelleda926st
May 13, 2024
Excellent cultural tour - Fantastic tour - well organised, highly engaging, educational, great value. Our tour guides provided expert interpretation of the landscape and generously shared so much of their knowledge. Awesome catering too. Highly recommended.
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Greenie978
May 2, 2024
Excellent tour - Excellent tour. I learned a great deal about culture and history of the aboriginal people in the area. The guide, Luke, was very welcoming and knowledgeable. The eel tasting platter was excellent. Definitely recommend doing the full day tour.
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961nolaw
Apr 28, 2024
Totally enjoyable - We both had an amazing day and also the lunchtime tasting plates were really good.
Lots of interesting information ⭐️👍
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518margareta
Apr 24, 2024
Must do tour - Absolutely first rate tour, small friendly group with informative guide. Some hard stories, but lots of positives too, regeneration of the lake particularly.
Welcoming friendly staff, great coffee and delicious share platters for lunch.
Amazing to learn about the life cycle of the eels.
We need to listen and learn.
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