Booking fee
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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Step back in time and immerse yourself in the excitement of Ballarat’s gold rush days at Sovereign Hill on this 8-hour private tour. Follow your guide through the former gold mining site, which now is an award winning outdoor museum that recreates in fascinating detail the hustle and bustle of life in the 1850s. Have a stress free day as hotel pick up and lunch are included.
Hotel pickup and drop-off
WiFi on board
Professional guide
Bottled water
2-course lunch
Coffee and/or Tea
Transport by private vehicle
Food and drinks, unless specified
Gratuities
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
We also can pick up from private addresses.
Traveler pickup
Melbourne Airport, Tullamarine, Victoria, Australia
Essendon Airport, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Melbourne Station Pier
Moorabbin Airport, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Melbourne Intl Airport, Melbourne, Florida, United States
Sovereign Hill, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Experience the excitement of the Red Hill Gully Diggings where you can pan for REAL gold and see a spectacular $100,000 gold pour, venture underground on a fully-guided gold mine tour or catch a horse-drawn coach and tour the township.
Guests can also visit working shops, hotels, schools, a theater, crafts, a wheelwright, a candle maker, a confectioner and steam-driven machinery.
Enjoy lunch at the New York Bakery; which was recreated based on advice from Alfred Reid, the son of John Reid, the founder of the original bakery that stood in Ballarat over a century ago.
Be entertained by characters dressed in traditional goldfields costumes that are more than happy to pose for a photo – a great memory of your journey back in time!
Highlights:
• Gold museum
• Guided mine tour
• Lunch at Sovereign Hill ‘New York Bakery’
• Enjoy an authentic ‘Gold Pour’
• Take the time to pan for gold
• The historic gold mining city of Ballarat 240 minutes
Ballarat Wildlife Park, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Here at the Park we specialise in native Australian animals and a wide variety of exotic reptiles.
From free roaming Kangaroos, Koalas, Wombats, Tasmanian Devils, Eagles, Giant Tortoises, Crocodiles and Alligators to a large display of Lizards and both venomous and non-venomous Snakes 60 minutes
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
peterkendal
21 Oct 2018
We had agood well guided coach trip leaving Melbourne wth most informative driver who showed us all the sites in Ballarat wth their history. We then spent four and a half hours at Sovereign Hill which was most interesting particularly wth locals in period dress
This tour in
Melbourne
is organized by
Melbourne Private Tours
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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