DESCRIPTION
Itinerary
Day 1: FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023 — WELCOME TO ULLADULLA
Stop At: Burrill Lake, Burrill Lake, Shoalhaven, New South Wales
Welcome to Ulladulla! Your local guide will meet you at the hotel reception at 1pm; from there you will travel a short distance for a welcome briefing and attend a Welcome to Country to pay respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians of the land, the Yuin people, and their connections to land and community.
Your afternoon will be spent with a Yuin Elder, participating in a hands-on learning experience that focuses on Aboriginal tools and resources, sharing information about Aboriginal cultures, history, the environment, animals, plants, shelter, tools, weapons and sustainability.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Overnight at Ulladulla Harbourview Apartments
Day 2: SATURDAY, 6 MAY 2023 — CULTURAL DISCUSSIONS AND FLORENCE HEAD TREK
Stop At: Burrill Lake, Burrill Lake, Shoalhaven, New South Wales
After breakfast, we’ll engage with an inspiring Yuin and Wailwan woman, for a very open and honest discussion about Aboriginal perspectives of invasion, frontier wars, loss of land, reserves and missions and the stolen generations.
This conversation will take place over a hands-on traditional weaving class in which we’ll create bracelets, bookmarks, necklaces or rope using raffia, feathers and beads.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Morton National Park, Braidwood Road, Wandandian, Shoalhaven, New South Wales 2622 Australia
After lunch we venture out to Florence Head walking trail. This
easy walk features a variety of vegetation types, including mallee gum trees, heath plants and sedges. Keep your eyes out along the way for local kangaroos, wallabies and an array of bird life, such as honeyeaters, wrens and colourful parrots.
Once we arrive at Florence Head lookout, we’ll have an early dinner and cook up while taking in the incredible views of Pigeon House Mountain.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Overnight at Ulladulla Harbourview Apartments
Day 3: SUNDAY, 7 MAY 2023 – DIDTHUL (PIGEON HOUSE MOUNTAIN)
Stop At: Pigeon House Mountain, Morton National Park, New South Wales Australia
Today we again rise early and make our way to the summit of Didthul! The walk is quite steep in parts, but the incredible views make it all worthwhile. This is one of the best walks in Morton National Park and the South Coast. We’ll hike through forest, heathland and age-old sandstone before reaching a series of ladders that lead to the summit and the amazing views of the surrounding national park and pristine coastline.
With ample time to take in the captivating sight of cliffs and gorges within the Budawang wilderness, all carved by the Clyde River, we might even be able to see as far as Jervis Bay and Bermagui.
After a well-earned morning tea at the summit, we’ll make our way back and transfer to our accommodation and bid farewell.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast box
No accommodation included on this day.
