Sovereign Hill Day Tour

Description

The Gold Trail
Great Sights' Sovereign Hill Day Tour takes you on an adventure to stunning Ballarat and Sovereign Hill – Victoria's pre-eminent gold fields. During the gold rush of the 1850s, many towns sprang up and prospered from the goldfields. Ballarat is one such example. Now a thriving cosmopolitan city, Ballarat is steeped in history, much of which has been preserved and honoured. A full day tour of this unique area is filled with a plethora of interesting things to see and do.

Enjoy an extensive town tour that begins with historic 19th century buildings, including Georgian homes and Victorian terraces. Appreciate Ballarat's exquisite gardens, Lake Wendouree, distinguished churches, and the Eureka Stockade Centre – a multi-media complex which honours the 22 miners who died in the 1854 miners uprising dubbed the Eureka Stockade; a significant event in Australian history. 

Beautiful Sovereign Hill – an open-air gold mining museum – is a celebrated heritage park on the site of the richest alluvial vein in the world. You will explore the Red Hill Gully diggings, the Gold Museum and ‘Ye Olde Township’, in which you can wander down Main Street and meet the costumed ladies and gents, ride a stagecoach, talk to the blacksmith and candle maker, and purchase some delectable treats from the confectioners. Enjoy Devonshire tea at the New York Bakery or a hearty lunch at the United States Hotel (own expense).

Trip Includes

• View Ballarat’s historic sites & beautiful Victorian architecture
• Admission to Sovereign Hill as an original 1850s goldmining settlement
• Visit the Gold Museum & take the Red Hill Mine tour

Duration

• Allow a full day

Departures

• 8.20am (returns 5.30pm)
• Operates daily (October - March)
• Operates Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday (April - September)
• Departs Federation Square (Cnr Flinders & Russell Street), central Melbourne
• Operates all year

Other Information

• Bring your camera for many stunning photographic opportunities
• Child rates apply (4-14yrs)
• Infants under 4yrs travel free as long as they sit on their parents lap
• Lunch at own expense
• Tour operated by Great Sights