AN ANCIENT VOLCANIC landscape tucked away unassumingly in Gunditjmara Country, south-west Victoria, Budj Bim National Park is one of the most astonishing discoveries you can make on a journey along the Great Ocean Road (follow the legendary scenic route as far as Warnambool and veer off for just over an hour from there). Named for its long dormant volcano and home to a crater lake, lava canals and caves hidden deep in a bushland setting, it sets the stage for tranquil bushwalks, mountain biking and even 4WDing along designated trails as well as camping amid tall, twisted manna
