Ballarat Gold Rush Experience

• Pan for gold
• Underground mine tour
• Street entertainment
• Stage coach rides
• Blacksmiths & craftsmen

Experience Sovereign Hill and learn about the history of the gold rush and life in the 1850’s. Pan for gold and go down into the underground mine. Enjoy unique period-style shopping, real life characters and entertainment. There is a host of activities available including stage coach rides, gold panning and historic costume photographs. See traditional blacksmiths and craftsmen shilling their trades. Talk to the characters of the 1850’s as you visit many shops and retailers.

• Pat a koala
• Feed a kangaroo
• Tasmanian Devils
• Pan for gold
• Underground mine tour
• Pat a koala
• Feed a kangaroo
• Tasmanian Devils
• Pan for gold
• Underground mine tour

Enjoy a guided tour of the Ballarat Wildlife Park, located in a native bushland setting. You will be greeted by ‘Patrick the Wombat’. See Tasmanian Devils and free-roaming emus. You’ll have the opportunity to touch and photograph a cuddly koala! You can hand-feed kangaroos. See an amazing crocodile along with other reptiles including snakes, goannas and giant lizards. Stroll through the craft and souvenir shops and enjoy a meal in the delightful café (own expense). Later visit Sovereign Hill for an exciting gold rush experience (same as K13). Pan for gold or go down into the mine. Visit the Chinese Village, which highlights the contribution of Chinese people who worked in the goldfields. Explore the Gold Museum and see a re-creation of the Eureka Stockade. Stroll along historic Main Street with its shops, working artisans and traditional craftsmen.