Group - Yaang Yana | Wetland Walk | Full Day Tour
- Duration: 8 Hours (approx.)
- Location: Breakaway Creek, Victoria
- Product code: PR-YYFD
The tour starts with a visit to the Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre, for a guided cultural walk of Tae Rak (Lake Condah) and the fish traps over the weir, with key features of interest including:
- Extensive range of stone aquaculture sites
- Stone walls
- Birdlife and other wildlife
After your walk, enjoy lunch at the Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre & Cafe (included).
After lunch, travel to Tyrendarra Indigenous Protected Area (15 mins) for a guided cultural walk of the Tyrendarra (IPA) which is an essential part of the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape. Your guide will cover:
- Wetlands and Wildlife
- Walking Tracks / Boardwalks
- Stone Huts - Both Reconstructed and in-situ
- Fish Traps / Eel Baskets
- Tools
After this, you will visit Kurtonitj, with its historical stone kooyang (eel) traps and stone channels, stone housesites and eel smoking trees. Enjoy morning tea, before a guided walk. Your guide will show you these sites, as well as an area of lava flow featuring two weirs and a dam associated with trapping and holding kooyang.
After afternoon tea at Kurtonitj, you will transfer back to Heywood where the tour finishes at approx 4pm.
Tour Fee IncludesGunditjmara Aboriginal guide, transport, guided cultural walks, access fees, light lunch and afternoon tea.
- A kooyang (eel) tasting plate can be ordered for an additional cost.