Tae Rak Tour: Explore Budj Bin Cultural Landscape

Embark on a 2-hour cultural walk at Tae Rak (Lake Condah) to explore the ancient Budj Bim Cultural Landscape and encounter diverse wildlife. Learn about the Gunditjmara creation story and witness the remarkable aquaculture system and kooyang traps crafted by the indigenous community.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Lake Condah - Your Gunditjmara guide will meet you at the Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre for an overview of the centre, the kooyang (eel) holding tank, the processing facility and the cafe & retail space.
    Your guide will give you an overview of the Gunditjmara creation story and point out the extensive marine and bird-life of the lake.
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What's Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Amenities - restroom on site
What's Not Included
  • Tea and coffee
  • Snacks
Additional Information

A guided tour of Tae Rak (Lake Condah) offers visitors an insight into the ancient and distinctive World Heritage Listed Budj Bin Cultural Landscape. The guide will share the Gunditjmara creation story and highlight the abundant marine and birdlife around the lake. Explore the ancient aquaculture system featuring lava flows, vibrant waterways, and…

Location
WRRG+Q2 Breakaway Creek
Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre - Vaughans Road, Breakaway Creek, Victoria, 3303.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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198tonyc
Mar 11, 2025
Outstanding exploration of this magnificent World Heritage site - This was an outstanding experience. Ruben was a brilliant guide providing an insightful journey into indigenous culture, practice and lifestyle in this extraordinary environment. I was once again introduced to the wonders of the indigenous "calendar" (the first time was in Kakadu). It is distressing to me that in my 70s I am only just becoming aware of this amazing element in indigenous culture! Why is it that I know (from school) more about ancient Greece and history of the British Empire and almost NOTHING about the amazing culture that we live amongst!!! Just do the tour - you will be entranced.
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Aahuja2016
Mar 11, 2025
Exceptional experience - A fantastic cultural learning experience! The tour guide was exceptional. We spent an extra day at Mt Gambier so we could visit and are very glad that we did.
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Tinaw00ds
Mar 5, 2025
Informative and Interesting - Had an amazing time learning about the Budj Bim culture and landscape and to quote our guide (quoting Adam Goodes) 'history of long ago and not so long ago'. Very informative, tour information was well structured and interesting for Australians ond overseas visitors. So lovely to see water returned to the lake. After the tour we had a wonderful tasty lunch at the cafe. All the staff and guides were really friendly and helpfull. Would highly recommend this experience.
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G4650gmcolinw
Feb 25, 2025
A tour with a healing objective - The tour was a great educational experience, the guide was very knowledgeable and discussed the many issues both cultural and environmental in a sensitive and realistic way. Beautiful landscape lovingly described and great food in the cafe.
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M7812rjsharonp
Feb 13, 2025
Excellent interesting tour with a very passionate and knowledgeable tour guide Ruben - We went on a tour with Ruben as our guide. He was very knowledgeable and interesting and we had great discussions with him. We would highly recommend this tour. The restaurant and the cultural centre was excellent.
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S1161gzbarbarak
Jan 30, 2025
Tae Rak and Budj Bim UNESCO World Heritage area - We loved our tour. Jayden, our guide, was fantastic and we learned so much about Budj Bim, Tae Rak and Gunditjimara Country and history. Thank you for sharing beautiful and incredible Aboriginal culture with us, the oldest continuous living culture in the world.
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Davidtq8066rk
Jan 26, 2025
A long journey for a rewarding two hours. - Very interesting and worth the long round trip from Canberra. On pevious Christmas road trips we have been to Lake Mungo and the Brewarrina fish trap but Tae Rak was impressive in terms of its management within an IPA. Jadyn the guide was very informative regarding the colonial and pre-colonial history of the site and the koalas in the nearby eucalypt plantations.
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Dianer33389
Jan 15, 2025
Fantastic (and educational) experience - We have wanted to visit this site for years, and it was a great experience , thank you! It was a wonderful friendly welcome from our guide, who gave us a fascinating insight into the history and culture of the people living here for thousands of years, intertwined with the amazing eel lifecycle, and the hope for the future of this ecosystem as it is cared for once again and restored by the traditional owners. The view over the wetlands and lake was beautiful and the platter was also delicious! And seeing the koala in a tree right by the visitor centre topped our visit off beautifully. Thank you!
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Craigbd445fu
Dec 17, 2024
Fantastic day at Tae Rak and Budj Bim - What an incredible experience. I was camping at Budj Bim National Park and took the two hour Lake Tar Rak tour. Such a warm, friendly and welcoming journey through thousands of years of geological and Cultural Knowledge. Highly recommended . Next time I will take a longer tour !
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Michael
Dec 7, 2024
Indigenous Civilisation Discovered - This is a must do experience! This 2 hour tour gives you some understanding of the complex civilisation which persisted for over 6000 years, managing food production for 1000s of people in a totally sustainable manner
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