The Aussie Camino® is a pilgrimage route running from Portland in Victoria to Penola in South Australia, inspired by the life and journeys of Australia's Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop and her mentor Fr Julian Tenison Woods. Based on the traditions of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, if you join a guided walk pilgrims receive a guidebook, passport, scallop shell and stay in the local towns along the way. Groups are organised by tour companies and depart at various times of the year. You can choose to start in Portland VIC or Port MacDonnell SA. Those who are extremely hardy and have experience in unsupported multi-day walks may want to organise their own group. However, for those lucky enough to have walked on a European camino, we advise that the Aussie Camino has a much shorter tradition and is less supported.