🏨 Aboriginal Heritage Walk - Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Melbourne Gardens Activity

Aboriginal Heritage Walk - Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Melbourne Gardens

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From $28.10

48 reviews (4.83)

Price varies by group size

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 1 hours

Departs: Melbourne, Melbourne

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Womin djeka! Journey into the ancestral lands of the Koolin nation and explore their rich and thriving culture.

Discover with your Aboriginal guide traditional uses of plants for food, tools and medicine. Develop an understanding of, and respect for, the customs and heritage of the our First Nations people.

The Aboriginal Heritage Walk won an award for face-to-face interpretation and is also a Victorian Tourism Award winner.

What's Included

Fully Hosted Indigenous Walking Experience

Lemon Myrtle Tea

What's Not Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Transportation to/from attractions

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 0 - 4
CHILD: Age: 12 - 17
ADULT: Age: 18 - 59
SENIOR: Age: 60 - 100

Additional Info

Dress appropriately for weather conditions (E.g wet weather gear in winter and sunscreen/hats in summer)
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Public transportation options are available nearby
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Dress appropriately for weather conditions (E.g wet weather gear in winter and sunscreen/hats in summer)
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Public transportation options are available nearby
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

What To Expect

Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria

Womin Djeka!
Journey into Melbourne Gardens, a significant cultural site for the local Kulin Nation, with an Aboriginal guide. Gain insight into the rich history and thriving culture of the First Peoples of Australia through a journey of identifying significant native plants within the Gardens. Learn about Aboriginal plant uses, customs and ongoing connection to country.

The Aboriginal Heritage Walk starts at 11:00am from the Visitors Center

• Admission Ticket Included

Reviews

Highly recommend!

ChonyA, 21-12-2022

Uncle Den was a fantastic, funny and heartfelt guide for our morning. We all learnt a lot about the history of the park, our land and it's people.

Could we one day see the Botanical Gardens handed back to Aboriginal Management?

W1233WCsophied, 18-12-2022

Uncle Den was such a good guide, weaving history of the garden, knowledge of the foreign and Indigenous plants and their uses, with profound wisdom and truths about the invasion of Australia and our joint responsibility to work together towards a better future where racism and environmental destruction and exploitation are a thing of the past. Uncle Den took us on an emotional journey, interspersed with good-natured humor and warmth.

I couldn't help but wonder what the botanical gardens would be if they were handed back to Aboriginal management...I hope to see that one day.

Engaging, informative and beautiful

586jarrahs, 20-11-2022

Den took us on a great tour, helping to bridge the gap between European Australians and Indigenous Australians with helpful information about native flora and fauna, as well as beautiful stories from his culture and Country. Learning about the hardships faced by Indigenous Australians was sobering but important. We were also lucky enough to be visited by Lenka who is equally as captivating, intelligent and insightful. Beautiful tour and highly recommended to anyone visiting the Gardens.

A walk in the park

Rhonda N, 16-11-2022

The guide was very knowledgeable and generous sharing information. He taught about many different plants. I would recommend this tour

Fab-Original Walk with Uncle Dan

Wildkatx, 15-11-2022

Apologies for the awful pun but this truly was a fabulous and original experience! Our guide, Uncle Dan was informative and entertaining in equal measure. His wisdom, warmth and wit while educating us about the beautiful trees and plants and how they are used by the Aboriginal people made this a very special and thought-provoking experience. Thank you x

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