MELBOURNE DAY TOURS
THE BALLARAT GOLDFIELDS
Melbourne to Ballarat by limousine–
Distance: 112kms : Time: 1 hour 30 mins
Gold was discovered in the central regions of Victoria around 1850 and the miners thronged to it as the cry ‘Gold’ echoed around the globe. Mining towns blossomed as more and more miners arrived to try their luck and in doing so transformed the landscape with their diggings and with grand hotels and public buildings.
Capture the excitement of those times even today by visiting the scene of Australia’s one and only revolution - ‘The Eureka Stockade of 1854’ – put down fiercely by the Victorian constabulary.
Cobb & Co. stagecoaches rested Famous for cold climate wines on their way westwards. pinot noir, chardonnay and elegant
City, now a well known destination with riesling and shiraz. for locally produced wine and food. The wineries ---
1854 Miner’s Rebellion. * Eastern Peake Vineyard
recreation of the 1850s gold * Mount Buninyong Winery mining town. * Mt Coghill Vineyard
Chinese involvement in the gold rush. * Whitehorse Wines
in the well-planned fauna reserve Refer brochure - with native Australian animals. THE WINE REGIONS OF VICTORIA www.visitvictoria
the village of Clunes and back via Creswick, visiting wineries along |    |
SUGGESTED ITINERARY
THE GOLDFIELDS / WINERY TOUR
8.30 a.m. Pick up from hotel or home. Drive the Western Freeway
following the stagecoach route of the 1850s.
9.30 a.m. Comfort stop en-route – Bacchus March (Cobb & Co. stage coaches stop-over)
10.15 a.m. MORNING TEA at BALLARAT, the town of the ‘Gold Rushes’ of the 1850s,
where prospectors in their tens of thousands left homes in Britain, China, Canada,
the U.S.A. and various European countries and heated to the Goldfields to try their
luck. Many went away disillusioned.
11.00 a.m. EUREKA STOCKADE – site of the 1854 Miner’s rebellion.
12.30 p.m. LUNCH at a Mercure Ballarat Hotel & Convention Centre (5331-3588)
This prestigious hotel is sited directly opposite Sovereign Hill.
Restaurant offers relaxed a atmosphere and serves a varied selection of
delectable Australian cuisine.
1.30 p.m.
SOVEREIGN HILL – The township was created almost 40 years ago and is
authentic today as it was in the 1850s where real gold flowed in the creek.
Ride the inclined tramway or visit the underground mine (
your expense)
3.00 p.m. AFTERNOON TEA - Relax and enjoy Devonshire Tea.
3.30 p.m. Depart Ballarat for Melbourne.
5.30 p.m. Arrive at your hotel / home safe and sound.
Hope you have enjoyed the tour in the luxury of our limousine.
Tell your friends and call us again!
Note:
Tour fees are payable, in full, at time of departure.
Fees are not refundable after tour has commenced.
Cancellation fees apply for any tour cancelled within 24 hours of travel.
We reserve the right to alter/amend itineraries at short notice.
