01 Apr - 31 Mar: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday
10 hours
Hotel pick-ups between 7am to 8am.
Your hotel in Melbourne
Visit the award-winning Ballarat Wildlife Park and enjoy close interaction with koalas, wombats, kangaroos and even crocodiles. Boasting a rich collection of native Australian wildlife in 16 hectares of natural bushland, Ballarat Wildlife Park promises a wonderful experience for both adults and children.
You will be picked up from your hotel in Melbourne and will travel in an air-conditioned coach to Ballarat covering a distance of about 140 kilometres. Listen to the expert commentary by English-speaking guide about Sovereign Hill which is an award winning museum. Stroll along streets lined with costumed workers and you will get a sense of Australia’s past.
Check out the antiques and artwork and machinery from the 1850s and you can pick up interesting souvenirs too. You can even enjoy ride in one of the horse drawn carriages traversing the original route of the horse-drawn coaches or tour an underground gold mine (both payable direct). Enjoy the sight of busy craftsmen and the sound of the blacksmith’s hammer. If you have any questions, the costumed bystanders will be more than willing to answer.
Continue in the coach to see the attractions of Ballarat. Marvel at the impressive architecture of this city which became rich because of its golden era of prosperity. As the coach passes the Eureka Stockade Centre in Ballarat, listen to the commentary about one of Australia’s most notorious incidents that took place there.
Pay a visit to the Red Hill Mine. Explore the depths of a real underground gold mine and discover the dark and dangerous world of deep lead mining. Learn about the discovery of the famous ‘Welcome Nugget’.
Pay a visit to the famous Ballarat Wildlife Park and get up & close to koalas, wombats, kangaroos and even crocodiles. Boasting a rich collection of native Australian wildlife in 16 hectares of natural bushland, spend time hand feeding Kangaroos and see a variety of reptiles such as Giant Tortoises, Rattlesnakes and giant Anacondas and Pythons.
After this tour, you will be dropped back to your hotel in Melbourne where the tour ends.
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