Tungatt Mirring Stone Country Half Day Tour
Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre: Vaughans Rd, Breakaway Creek VIC 3303, Australia
- Kurtonitj (meaning "crossing place") is in the center of the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape
- Kurtonitj has historical stone kooyang (eel) traps and stone channels, stone house sites, and eel smoking trees
- Budj Bim is a Gunditjmara name for Mount Eccles, an inactive volcano located within the Western Victorian Volcanic Plains
- The Gunditjmara named it "Tungatt Mirring," or Stone Country, and it is where the legend of Budj Bim began
- After Budj Bim, return to the Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre & Café, arriving at approximately 13:00
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What to expect
Visit the world heritage-listed Budj Bim Cultural Landscape and take a tour through the history of the Gunditjmara people and one of the world's oldest aquaculture systems. The tour covers Budj Bim National Park, Lake Surprise and Kurtonitj IPA, where guides show you the living Indigenous culture and the landscape through Gunditjmara eyes.
The tour starts with a visit to the Kurtonitj Indigenous Protected Area (IPA)
After Kurtonitj, visit Budj Bim National Park, where you will enjoy morning tea
Your guide will take you on a cultural walk with key points of interest, including Lake Surprise, etc
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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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