Tae Rak Guided Cultural Walk 2-Hour Tour
Departing from Portland
Crown Melbourne
- The Gunditjmara people have sustained life here for tens of thousands of years
- They created what is considered to be one of Australia’s earliest and largest aquaculture systems
- Your guide will explain the Gunditjmara creation story and show the extensive marine and bird life of the lake
- Continue along the western edge of the lake to the weir for a look at the ancient landscape
- Check out the extensive range of stone aquaculture sites and fish traps
- Tours start at either 10:00 or 14:00 and finish back at the Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre & Café
What to expect
Visit the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Budj Bim Cultural Landscape. Take a guided tour of the Tae Rak (Lake Condah) wetlands for an overview of the Gunditjmara creation story, the life cycle of Kooyang (eels), and the lake's extensive marine and birdlife. See the extensive aquaculture systems designed to trap and harvest Kooyang (eel) for food and trade, fish traps, and remnants of ancient Aboriginal stone houses.
Your Gunditjmara cultural guide will take you on an informative walk around Tae Rak (Lake Condah)
Walk along the boardwalk and out onto the jetty over the lake
The lake is made up of 1,700 hectares of significant wetlands and stony rises next to historic lava flows
The tour starts at the kooyang (eel) holding tank and an overview of their habitat and lifecycle
Lava flows and kooyang traps on the eastern side of the lake and the network of aquaculture systems
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Accessibility Info
- The 2-hour walk is undertaken in two parts
- The first hour of the tour is at the Aquaculture Centre building, the eel holding tank, and out on the boardwalk over the lake
- This part of the tour is accessible by prams and wheelchairs, and participants with limited mobility
- The second hour of the tour takes you down the western side of the lake, and in parts through long grass, and over uneven ground
- This part of the tour is not suitable for prams or wheelchairs
- For participants with limited mobility, please note that there is no rest areas or seating available during this second hour of the tour
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