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Sovereign Hill with Wildlife
2015/16 Season Prices
Overview
Highlights / General details
If you are yet to have an Australian wildlife encounter, you will definitely be impressed with Ballarat Wildlife Park. Join a guided tour and meet our friendly kangaroos (and many of them too), shy koalas and Tasmanian devils. Continue to Sovereign Hill, an authentic re-creation of the 1850's gold mining town of Ballarat. There are so many things to see and do here! Take in the atmosphere of Main Street, try gold panning, take the "Chamber of Secrets" guided mine tour, explore the Chinese Village and visit the Gold Museum.
Travel the Western Highway - stagecoach route of the 1850s.
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 1850s gold mining town. See & experience...
Experience gold panning in Red Gully Creek.
Join the “Journey through the Labyrinth of Gold” guided tour on an inclined
tramway deep underground - a fantastic mine tour included in your ticket for FREE!
Witness original working conditions & demonstrations of early mining equipment.
Explore the many original shops...
Blacksmiths & traditional craftsmen.
Visit the Gold Museum.
Perhaps try some homemade boiled lollies!
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.
Enjoy a scrumptious lunch with a beverage at the New York Bakery (Tour 380L).
Visit Ballarat Wildlife Park nestled in a native bushland habitat where you can join a guided tour.
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.
Inclusion
Entrance fees to wildlife park with guided tour; Sovereign Hill & Gold Museum; Red Hill Mine & secret Chamber Mine tour; Free WiFi on coach.
Exclusion
Hotel pick-up/drop-off; Food and beverage; Gratuity.
Hours of operation
Available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday departing at 8:15am. No tour departures on: December 25.
Duration
Approximately 9 hours.
Location
Tour departs from our office at Federation Square, corner of Flinders and Russell Streets.
Additional Information
Sturdy walking shoes are recommended due to uneven and sometimes slippery terrain.
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.
Policies
Photographs are not allowed in the Underground Mine or at any performances at the Victoria Theatre.
Cancellation: 4 days prior 50% penalty, 2 days prior 100% penalty. No show always 100% penalty.
Complete information, including local telephone numbers at your destination, will be included on your Confirmation Voucher.
**All information requested must be supplied or booking is subject to automatic cancellation**
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Get in touch with one of our destination specialists to discuss your plans. Whether you want to discuss this particular itinerary or you have specific requirements that mean we create a totally unique holiday just for you. You can call us or send us an online enquiry and we will call you back to discuss your holiday plans.
2. Discuss
Our destination specialists are here to help. They will have firsthand knowledge of the destinations that mean they can answer your questions, make suggestions and give relevant advice to put together your dream holiday.
3. Refine
Your own dedicated specialist travel advisor will help to carefully create your tailor made holiday and send you a detailed itinerary via email for you to look through and refine until you are 100% satisfied.
4. Confirming your holiday
Once your holiday itinerary has been agreed we will ask you to pay the relevant deposit, if applicable, or full payment if your holiday is departing within 14 weeks of booking. You will then receive your full confirmation, payment receipt and ATOL certificate via email within 24 hours of booking.
After booking service
Even after you have booked and paid for your holiday there are bound to be questions you have before you depart on your holiday. We pride ourselves with the Customer Care that we offer and are always here to assist with any pre or post departure assistance you require.
Saturday: 9am - 5pm
Sunday: 10am - 4pm
Call Free on : 01737 646416
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