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Private tour in Melbourne Greg E
Sovereign Hill Private Day Tour
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I am an experienced and enthusiastic nationally accredited and qualified guide offering private tours of Melbourne and surrounding attractions. I am passionately interested in sharing my love of Melbourne and Victoria with others, and deliver high quality customised tours tailored to meet your needs. I love touring and meeting people from all walks of life. From my extensive experience as a tourist and a tour guide I have a good understanding of a discerning tourist's needs. I run specialised walking tours exploring downtown Melbourne's great history and culture. If you want to explore a bit more that Melbourne has to offer, we can use the largest tram network in the world to get around. I also operate day tours in an air conditioned vehicle exploring the history and enjoying the magnificent scenery that Victoria has to offer. Popular destinations are the Great Ocean Road and 12 Apostles, the Penguin Parade at Phillip Island, and Yarra Valley wineries and Healesville Sanctuary. I also offer tours of more than one day to these locations. However, please note that due to a recent medical operation that prevents me from driving for 12 months, I will not be able to deliver vehicle based tours until November 2026 I can also develop multi-day tour itineraries to places such as the Victorian Alps, Bendigo, and the magnificent paddle steamers on the Murray River at Echuca, Wilsons Promontory, and Walhalla historic gold mining town nestled deep in the Great Dividing Range. I can also develop tours exploring the Snowy Mountains and Snowy River wilderness and destinations such as the Flinders Ranges and Broken Hill in outback Australia Let me know what you are interested in and I can prepare a custom itinerary My tours are flexible and can be tailored to meet your individual needs. Car based tours are in a high quality air conditioned vehicle that combines comfort with a more intimate atmosphere than you get in a large coach. Accredited Professional Guide, Tour Guides Australia President, Tour Guides Australia Certificate III in Guiding Accredited Guide, Melbourne Golden Mile Tour Accredited First Aid Commercial Passenger Vehicle/Bus Driver Licence (from November 2026) Hire car registration Full liability and vehicle insurance
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Explore a gold rush town on a Full Day Tour with a Private Guide
Overview of your Melbourne tour
Travel to Sovereign Hill, Australia's foremost outdoor museum. Sovereign Hill re-creates Ballarat's first ten years after the discovery of gold in 1851 when thousands of international adventurers rushed to the Australian goldfields in search of fortune. Spend the day wandering its historic streets. Go shopping 1850s-style and visit hotels, schools and a theatre with goldfields entertainers. See steam-driven machinery in action and chat with wheelwrights, candlemakers and confectioners as they ply their trades. Watch a spectacular $100, 000 gold pour. Venture underground on a fully-guided gold mine tour* or catch a horse-drawn coach* and tour the town. Finish the day with a tour of historic Ballarat. Or visit the Eureka Centre, site of Australia's only civil uprising and see the original Eureka Flag. * Additional cost Note - this is also an ideal day tour for cruise ship passengers berthing at Geelong. See my other listed tour. I can also do a quote for groups with more than 5 travelers.
Your Melbourne tour itinerary
Travel over the West Gate Bridge and through Melbourne's western suburbs before a pleasant 90-minute drive through rural Victoria to Sovereign Hill. Wander around Sovereign Hill enjoying theatres, mine tours, historic shops, and mine workings. Optional visit to Eureka Centre or sightseeing tour of Ballarat. Return to Melbourne dreaming of what it would have been like to live in that heady gold rush period. The itinerary may be changed or cancelled due to weather and road conditions. Sovereign Hill is not open on Mondays
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Type: Private Transportation / Category: Suv
You will travel in a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle. At Sovereign Hill you take take a leisurely walk on marked paths to view the historic mining village.
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Hotel, cruise ship terminal or otherwise as advised
- You can request a different meeting location (for example, your hotel) during the checkout process.
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