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.
Posted By : Dizzy14
Fabulous learning, a must for all locals and visitors! The guide was warm, friendly and funny. All participants were very engaged and loved to learn from an elder
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Posted On : 2024-06-09 23:31:32 
Posted By : Sarina Marie v
Super interesting! You can get a nice look at the gardens and learn while you’re at it! The guide was very patient and answered every question that came up! I really recommend the Aboriginal Heritage Walk to any first time visitor!
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Posted On : 2024-06-08 00:45:57
Posted By : mariebU568KO
This was a wonderful walk. Janelle is such a knowledgeable guide. She explained aspects of the gardens which were very new for me, despite visiting the gardens often. I especially like her information on Tanderrums and use of indigenous plants. We even got to try some! I have been on several Aboriginal Heritage Walks at the RBGV and each is unique and so wealthy in information.
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Posted On : 2024-06-02 22:05:18
Posted By : crawabby
This tour was such a great experience, it was more than I anticipated. As well as taking a beautiful walk through the gardens in Autumn, the information and stories generously shared by Den, our guide, was honest, genuine and important.
His sense of humour put everyone at ease, not that he needed to do that, but I could tell he is acutely aware of how to navigate groups of different people and personalities. I would say if you are interested in listening and learning rather than asking hundreds of very specific questions about the entire Aboriginal community, you will get something out of this tour!
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Posted On : 2024-05-30 21:11:44
Posted By : craiggN9554EI
Can't recommend it highly enough. Why? Hard to say. I just ended up with a sense o, I don't know, belonging? Fitting in? Something. Very affecting. Very uncomplicated. Very good.
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Posted On : 2024-05-30 21:01:11
Posted By : rusty_spoons
Woman was late and somewhat unprofessional. The receptionist was pretty keen to try to push the coffee vendor out the front.
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Posted On : 2024-05-29 05:09:55
Posted By : annakY4670GA
The gardens are beautiful, more versatile than the ones in Sydney, and you definitely get more out of them with a guide!
Ours was nice but somewhat disoriented; we started late and it felt that we could have covered a lot more in 90 mins if the guide had been more efficient and to the point. It's a shame, as we were looking to learn and were left with a feeling that we only touched the surface in a setup that could have given us a lot more.
Judging by other reviews, this is however not the case with all guides, so I'd still recommend giving it a go.
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Posted On : 2024-05-26 07:38:13
Posted By : 927jessw
Do yourself a favour and take a guided walk around the gardens with Uncle Den. Educate yourself on some aboriginal history while partaking on an emotional journey which included stories, poems, learning the many uses of native plants and jokes. It was the most real thing we did in Melbourne.
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Posted On : 2024-05-23 07:46:26
Posted By : nastehaf
This was an amazing especially having Raquel as our guide. She was knowledgeable and welcoming. Loved it and would recommend
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Posted On : 2024-05-12 03:34:15
Posted By : 651allanad
What a magical experience, thank you so much Den & Kakoda so much knowledge. I highly recommend this for anyone wishing to experience the garden
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Posted On : 2024-05-08 23:23:09
