Private Ballarat and Sovereign Hill Tour from Melbourne

Name: Private Ballarat and Sovereign Hill Tour from Melbourne
Brand: Trevopedia Trail Travel
SKU: 7121
Price: 925.19 USD
Availability: InStock

Activity Duration (8 to 12 hours)

Extreme

Hosted in Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

Private Ballarat and Sovereign Hill Tour from Melbourne

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Private Ballarat and Sovereign Hill Tour from Melbourne

What you'll do

Join a private tour to Ballarat and Sovereign Hill and discover the history of Victoria's gold rush days. With a knowledgeable guide, visit an old gold mining site, now a museum, and learn about the area's history and the 1850s gold rush. Enjoy a delicious lunch at the famous "New York Bakery" and get up close and personal with local animals at the Ballarat Wildlife Park before returning to Melbourne.

Meeting and pickup

Multiple pickup locations offered.

Additional pickup options

Pickup detailsWe also can pick up from private addresses.
Hotel pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
Airport pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included airports.Melbourne Airport, Departure Dr, Tullamarine, Victoria 3045 AustraliaMelbourne Intl Airport, 1 Air Terminal Pkwy, Melbourne, FL 32901Essendon Airport, Melbourne, Victoria AustraliaMoorabbin Airport, Melbourne, Victoria Australia
Port pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included ports.Melbourne Station Pier

End: This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What is included?

Bottled water
2-course lunch
Professional guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transport by private vehicle
Coffee and/or Tea
WiFi on board
Entry/Admission - Sovereign Hill
Entry/Admission - Ballarat Wildlife Park

What is not included?

Food and drinks, unless specified
Gratuities

Additional Information

Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Meet your host

Trevopedia Trail Travel

Host since 2025

Itinerary

Melbourne Private Sightseeing Tours Itinerary (2026 Guide) – What You'll See & Do

Explore the full itinerary for Private Ballarat and Sovereign Hill Tour from Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia. This private sightseeing tours experience includes 2 stops over 1 day. Duration: 8 hours. Activity level: Extreme.

No meal included on this day.

No accommodation included on this day.

Here is the starting point

Sovereign Hill

Stop: 4 hours ·Admission included

Experience the excitement of the Red Hill Gully Diggings where you can pan for REAL gold and see a spectacular $100,000 gold pour, venture underground on a fully-guided gold mine tour or catch a horse-drawn coach and tour the township.
Guests can also visit working shops, hotels, schools, a theater, crafts, a wheelwright, a candle maker, a confectioner and steam-driven machinery.
Enjoy lunch at the New York Bakery; which was recreated based on advice from Alfred Reid, the son of John Reid, the founder of the original bakery that stood in Ballarat over a century ago.
Be entertained by characters dressed in traditional goldfields costumes that are more than happy to pose for a photo – a great memory of your journey back in time!
Highlights:
Gold museum
Guided mine tour
Lunch at Sovereign Hill ‘New York Bakery’
Enjoy an authentic ‘Gold Pour’
Take the time to pan for gold
The historic gold mining city of Ballarat

Ballarat Wildlife Park

Stop: 60 minutes ·Admission included

Here at the Park we specialise in native Australian animals and a wide variety of exotic reptiles.
From free roaming Kangaroos, Koalas, Wombats, Tasmanian Devils, Eagles, Giant Tortoises, Crocodiles and Alligators to a large display of Lizards and both venomous and non-venomous Snakes