Sovereign Hill with Australian Wildlife

Tour code: 145-765

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From USD $138.02

Available: Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat
Depart from: Melbourne, Australia
Language: English
Duration: 9 Hours 30 Minutes

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Enjoy all the features of our Sovereign Hill Tour as well as visiting the Ballarat Wildlife Park. The Ballarat Wildlife Park is a high standard, well-planned fauna reserve affording excellent opportunities to 'mix' with native Australian animals.

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Tour through Ballarat, taking in its period buildings and history
Ballarat Wildlife Park home to a host of native Australian animals including Patrick, wombat
Feed free range Kangaroos, Meet cute cuddly Koalas, Goannas and giant Lizards
At Sovereign Hill experience the authentic recreation of an 1850's gold mining town

Tour Itinerary

Day 1
Melbourne-Ballarat-Melbourne (200 km)

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Day 1 Melbourne-Ballarat-Melbourne (200 km)

The world focussed 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.

Highlights:

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

Gold panning in Red Gully Creek

Join the "Journey through the Labyrinth of Gold" guided tour

Witness original working conditions and demonstrations of early mining equipment

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

Take in the atmosphere of Main St.

Watch the Giant Crushing Battery

Treat yourself to lunch at the United States Hotel

Ballarat Wildlife Park is a high standard, well-planned fauna reserve affording excellent opportunities to 'mix' with native Australian animals. Visit Ballarat Wildlife Park nestled in native bushland habitat where you can join a guided tour.

Be greeted by Patrick the Wombat

Feed free range kangaroos

Experience an emu encounter

Meet and touch koalas

See Tasmanian Devils feeding

See goannas and giant lizards

Shudder at the sight of venomous snakes and voracious crocodiles

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Sovereign Hill with Australian Wildlife

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Day 1 Melbourne-Ballarat-Melbourne (200 km)

Ballarat, AU This city in Victoria was established as a prospector's town during the Victorian gold rush of the 1800s. As such, it has retained much of its Victorian charm and architecture.

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