Can I visit Budj Bim?

WELCOME TO BUDJ BIM TOURS Budj Bim Tours has been offering authentic, guided tours through the Budj Bim National Heritage Landscape since 1999 .

What is so special about Budj Bim?

Gunditjmara Traditional Owners have known for over six millennia that their Budj Bim Cultural Landscape is special. From at least 6,600 years ago, the Gunditjmara created an extensive and complex aquaculture network where modified channels diverted water and kooyang (short-finned eel) into holding ponds.

What was Budj Bim used for?

Sacred to the Gunditjmara people, the Budj Bim National Heritage Landscape provides evidence of a system of channels and weirs constructed from the abundant local volcanic rock to manage water flows from nearby Lake Condah to exploit eels as a food source.

Why Budj Bim has received the international recognition of World Heritage status?

Budj Bim is home to one of the world’s oldest aquaculture systems – a 6,600-year-old network of channels, dams and weirs developed by the Gunditjmara people to manipulate flood plains and water flows to trap and harvest kooyang (eels). It’s one of the few Indigenous [Australian]-led world heritage nominations.

Where is Budj Bim located?

eastern Australia
The Budj Bim Cultural Landscape is located in the traditional Country of the Gunditjmara Aboriginal people in south-eastern Australia. The three serial components of the property contain one of the world’s most extensive and oldest aquaculture systems.

When did Budj Bim erupt?

around 36,900 years ago
Research published in February 2020 using argon–argon dating, a method of radiometric dating, has dated the eruption at around 36,900 years ago. Specifically, Budj Bim was dated at within 3,100 years either side of 36,900 years BP, and Tower Hill was dated at within 3,800 years either side of 36,800 years BP.

What animals live in Budj Bim?

It includes birds, fishes, frogs, lizards, snakes, and mammals as well as freshwater, terrestrial and marine invertebrates. It is only a fraction of the complete fauna of the area.

What animals live in BUDJ BIM?

Where is BUDJ BIM located?

Where is BUDJ BIM?

How did BUDJ BIM form?

Budj Bim Campground is nestled among forested rocky hollows and ridges formed by lava flows from an ancient volcanic eruption. Camp within walking distance of Lake Surprise, a crater lake with several short walks exploring the ancient and fascinating volcanic landscape of Budj Bim.

How is BUDJ BIM protected?

The Budj Bim Cultural Landscape management system is established through the 2015 Ngootyoong Gunditj, Ngootyoong Mara South West Management Plan. All Gunditjmara cultural heritage on Budj Bim Cultural Landscape is protected by Victoria’s Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006.

How does the Budj Bim cultural landscape help tourism?

Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation (GMTOAC) invites the Australian tourism industry to deliver Aboriginal cultural tourism experiences on the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape. Experiences will include guided half and full day tours, multi-day cultural tours, and other Aboriginal tourism activities.

What is the master plan for Budj Bim?

This Master Plan draws together these findings and presents a strategic vision for the Budj Bim landscape based on the conservation and sustainable use of the landscape for cultural, tourism and community purposes.

When was Budj Bim put on World Heritage List?

The Budj Bim Cultural Landcape was inscribed on the World Heritage List on 6 July 2019. The Budj Bim Cultural Landcape was included in the National Heritage List on 20 July 2004. Gunditjmara Traditional Owners have known for over six millennia that their Budj Bim Cultural Landscape is special.

How long have Aboriginal people lived in Budj Bim?

From an archaeological perspective, deep time refers to a period of at least 32,000 years that Aboriginal people have lived in the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape. The ongoing dynamic relationship of Gunditjmara and their land is nowadays carried by knowledge systems retained through oral transmission and continuity of cultural practice.