Sovereign Hill with Race Around

Highlights / General details

Gold - 1850 - The world focused on Ballarat as the cry 'Gold' echoed around the globe. People from all nations poured into Ballarat to seek a fortune, many found the real Australia and decided to make this great land their home. Today, you too can capture the excitement of these bawdy times as you visit the scene of revolt, rebellion and the emergence of democracy at Eureka and Sovereign Hill - Ballarat.

Enjoy the following: Enjoy a unique adventure at Sovereign Hill and complete a challenge-based activity similar to the 'Amazing Race' TV series. Race against the clock as you take a journey back into the 1850s. Experience many of the attractions and collect prizes and souvenirs along the way! Travel the Western Highway - stagecoach route of the 1850's. Bacchus Marsh - a landscape of orchards - once a resting place for the Cobb & Co stagecoach. Ballarat - enjoy a complete town tour of this gracious city with its exquisite gardens and noble statues. Eureka Stockade - site of the 1854 Miner's Rebellion. Visit Sovereign Hill - an authentic recreation of an 1850's gold mining town. See & experience... Gold panning in Red Gully Creek. Join the "Journey through the Labyrinth of Gold" guided tour on an inclined tramway deep underground. Witness original working conditions and demonstrations of early mining equipment. Explore the many original shops... Blacksmiths and traditional craftsmen. Visit the Gold Museum. Perhaps try some homemade boiled lollies! Maybe a Devonshire Tea at the New York Bakery? The Chinese Village - highlighting Chinese involvement in the goldfields. Why not ride a stagecoach! Take in the atmosphere of Main Street. Watch the Giant Crushing Battery. Treat yourself to lunch at the United States Hotel.

Inclusion

Entrance into Sovereign Hill and Gold Museum. Red Hill Mine Tour. Race Course and prizes.

Exclusion

Gratuity, hotel pick-up/drop-off, Food and beverage.

Hours of operation

Available: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Tour departs at 8:20am.

Duration

Approximately 8 hours.

Location Tour departs from our office at Federation Square, corner of Flinders and Russell Streets.

Location

Tour departs from our office at Federation Square, corner of Flinders and Russell Streets.

Participant restrictions Any child under the minimum child age will travel free of charge and they will have to sit on their parents lap, if you prefer that the child has their own seat then you will have to pay the child fare.

All information requested must be supplied or booking is subject to automatic cancellation