Tyrendarra IPA and Mt Eccles National Park Guided Day Tour
Portland, Australia
Trip Type: Cultural Tours
Duration: 1 day
This day tour encompasses the entirety of the Budj Bim National Heritage Landscape. It begins at the Budj Bim Orientation Centre in Heywood where you will be welcomed, introduced to Gunditjmara culture and country, and watch a 10-minute introductory video. The tour then takes you to the Tyrendarra IPA where you will see remnant circular stone house sites and reconstructed dwellings, while here, you will also learn about the extensive stone aquaculture systems engineered by the Gunditjmara people. You will then take the scenic drive out to Mt Eccles-Budj Bim National Park after a brief stop at the Convincing Ground. Here you will learn more about the pre and post-settlement history of the Gunditjmara people and the dreaming stories and figureheads that are important in Gunditjmara culture.
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This day tour encompasses the entirety of the Budj Bim National Heritage Landscape. It begins at the Budj Bim Orientation Centre in Heywood where you will be welcomed, introduced to Gunditjmara culture and country, and watch a 10-minute introductory video. The tour then takes you to the Tyrendarra IPA where you will see remnant circular stone house sites and reconstructed dwellings, while here, you will also learn about the extensive stone aquaculture systems engineered by the Gunditjmara people. You will then take the scenic drive out to Mt Eccles-Budj Bim National Park after a brief stop at the Convincing Ground. Here you will learn more about the pre and post-settlement history of the Gunditjmara people and the dreaming stories and figureheads that are important in Gunditjmara culture.
This day tour encompasses the entirety of the Budj Bim National Heritage Landscape, which runs from the Mt Eccles-Budj Bim NP to the Tyrendarra Indigenous Protected Area. It begins at the Budj Bim Orientation Centre in Heywood where you will be welcomed, receive an introductory talk on Gunditjmara culture and country, as well as watch a 10 minute introductory video.
The tour then takes a scenic drive to the Tyrendarra IPA where you will explore remnant circular stone house sites and reconstructed dwellings, you will learn about this unique aspect of Gunditjmara culture which shows its importance in the worlds history of human settlement and society. You will also learn about the extensive stone aquaculture systems engineered by the Gunditjmara people, including eel and fish traps and stone weirs and channels.
You will then take the lovely drive out to Mt Eccles-Budj Bim National Park after a brief stop at the Convincing Ground. Here you will learn more about the pre and post-settlement history of the Gunditjmara people and the dreaming stories and figureheads that are important in Gunditjmara culture. This tour includes a fully catered bush tucker lunch, which varies seasonally but typically includes kangaroo, smoked eel, water parsnip, warrigal greens, wattle seed rolls as well as traditional green salads. There will also be refreshments provided along the way.
Lunch can cater to vegetarian, vegan and other dietary requirements.
The tour then takes a scenic drive to the Tyrendarra IPA where you will explore remnant circular stone house sites and reconstructed dwellings, you will learn about this unique aspect of Gunditjmara culture which shows its importance in the worlds history of human settlement and society. You will also learn about the extensive stone aquaculture systems engineered by the Gunditjmara people, including eel and fish traps and stone weirs and channels.
You will then take the lovely drive out to Mt Eccles-Budj Bim National Park after a brief stop at the Convincing Ground. Here you will learn more about the pre and post-settlement history of the Gunditjmara people and the dreaming stories and figureheads that are important in Gunditjmara culture. This tour includes a fully catered bush tucker lunch, which varies seasonally but typically includes kangaroo, smoked eel, water parsnip, warrigal greens, wattle seed rolls as well as traditional green salads. There will also be refreshments provided along the way.
Lunch can cater to vegetarian, vegan and other dietary requirements.
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