Budj Bim National Park

Today we visited Budj Bim National Park, formerly known as Mount Eccles National Park. This national park is in the Western District of Victoria, Australia.

If you’re a nature lover, this is the perfect place. It's off the tourist trail but a worthwhile place to visit, just to enjoy the natural wonders of this ancient volcanic landscape. From the viewing platform of Lake Surprise, situated in the centre of the park’s extinct volcano, we saw a koala in a tree, other wildlife and wallabies along the walking trail.

Lake Surprise is 700 meters long and is teeming with fish and birds. The colour of the water changes, varying from deepest blue to green, depending on the lake sediments and levels of algae that are present.

There are four walking options, we did the crater rim walk which loops its way up and around the edge of the volcano, with several vantage points along the way with spectacular views. The walk was a little challenging, but there were places to sit down and rest to enjoy the sights and sounds of nature was truly refreshing, except for the bench at the very top, it was in desperate need of repair.

We explored a lava tunnel cave, we didn’t venture very far as you need a torch, did part of the lava canal walk and stopped and explored the natural bridge. They have picnic and camping grounds, mountain biking and 4WD tracks. This is a beautiful place; I would recommend it to anyone visiting the area.Læs mere