Step back in time and experience the Australian gold Rush era. Explore the wonders of Ballarat as well as Sovereign Hill, a replica of an old gold-mining town, where you can tour the underground mines, ride a stagecoach and pan for gold! An optional addition to your tour is a visit to the Ballarat Wildlife Park where you can get up close and personal with the creatures of the Australian bush, and, if you dare, a crocodile at feeding time! Take a chance on striking gold.
Highlights
- Discover Ballarat and Sovereign Hill on this full-day tour from Melbourne
- Step back in time to the 1850's to the re-created goldmining settlement of Sovereign Hill
- Try your luck panning for gold
- Visit the gold museum
- See native animals at the Ballarat Wildlife Park (option to be selected at time of booking)
- Plenty of photo opportunities
- Informative and friendly guide
- Hotel pickup and drop off
Recent Photos of this Tour
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Ballarat and Sovereign Hill Day Tour with Optional Wildlife Park from Melbourne
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20100907.SovHill01Mel from Tasmania having a ball at Soverign Hill. This was a really good venue and the old coach trip around the ...Photo by: Melva S09 2010 -
20100907.Ballarat.me.wildlifep ...Mel from Tasmania at the Ballarat Wildlife Park. Had seen most of the animals before but never a Burmese python nor ...Photo by: Melva S09 2010 -
Ballarat and Sovereign Hill .....Gia going for the gold...Photo by: Maria Suzette CPhilippines, 06 2010 -
Useful Information
See kangaroos and other Aussie animals at the Ballarat Wildlife Park
Travel to Ballarat and visit Sovereign Hill, a perfectly re-created 1850s goldmining settlement. Explore the shops and wander the main street to visit goldsmiths and craftsmen at work. Journey through the town and see the Victorian architecture of a prosperous era. Cross the original route of the early horse drawn stage coaches. Try your luck panning for gold, visit the museum or ride a stage coach (own expense). Tour an underground gold mine or catch a ride in a traditional horse drawn carriage (own expense). Discover the turbulent story behind one of Australia's most notorious incidents at the Eureka Stockade Centre in Ballarat. View Ballarats historic sites and beautiful Victorian architecture, a thriving monument to the towns golden era of prosperity. Visit the Gold Museum. Enjoy browsing the unique period style stores along with real life characters and story re-enactments.
Upgrade your tour to include a visit to the Ballarat Wildlife Park. Discover the unique creatures of the Australian bush. Share the Parkers families passion, the family has been involved in caring for Australian wildlife for over four decades. Get as close as you dare to a crocodile at a feeding session, see Tasmanian devils, wallabies, giant turtles, emus and poisonous snakes. Also touch a cuddly koala, encounter kangaroos and meet Patrick, the wombat.
Please click on "View Additional Info" for the hotel pickup list
Upgrade your tour to include a visit to the Ballarat Wildlife Park. Discover the unique creatures of the Australian bush. Share the Parkers families passion, the family has been involved in caring for Australian wildlife for over four decades. Get as close as you dare to a crocodile at a feeding session, see Tasmanian devils, wallabies, giant turtles, emus and poisonous snakes. Also touch a cuddly koala, encounter kangaroos and meet Patrick, the wombat.
Please click on "View Additional Info" for the hotel pickup list
Recent Reviews of this Tour
Reviewed by Wayne, February 2013
Excellent tour, great places visited, as above tour guide was well informed and a godd communicator.
Reviewed by Aleksandar V, May 2012
all ok
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