Embark on a captivating journey through the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape, nestled within Gunditjmara Country in southeastern Australia. This tour takes visitors through the history of the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape. 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). 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 the Budj Bim Seasonal Calendar installation, an ancient smoking tree used for smoking kooyang (eels), an area of lava flow featuring two weirs and a dam associated with trapping and holding kooyang. After Kurtonitj 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, return to the Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre & Café, arriving approximately 1pm. (Lunch is not included but the café will be open)