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Ballarat Attractions
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You deserve a break
Ballarat is Victoria's second largest regional centre and only around 75 minutes drive from Melbourne. Over 84,000 people live in this vibrant rural city.
Major attractions include the Begonia Festival (held each year at Lake Wendouree in March), Sovereign Hill and the Eureka Stockade. After taking a tram ride around the lake or a paddle boat ride on it visitors can stroll through the beauty of Ballarat's Botanical Gardens.
The architure of Ballarat is stunning with buildings such as the Fine Art Museum offering a the perfect example of how well we can maintain our beautiful past. |
 Sovereign Hill and Historic Ballarat Explore the shops and wander the main street to visit goldsmiths and craftsmen at work. Journey through the town and see the Victorian architecture of a prosperous era. Cross the original route of the early horse drawn stage coaches. |
 Underground Goldmine Adventure Tour You travel to the Goldfields of Victoria, the richest goldfields in the world during the gold rush of the 1850s to 1880s. At the goldmine you become a gold miner, dressing in overalls, wearing the miners hard hat with miners lamp. |
 Welcome Nugget Tour The tour takes you to gold heritage locations that were significent to Ballarat & Buninyong during the 1850's goldrush. See the original Eureka flag that was flown over the Eureka Stockade battleground, then go through the Eureka Centre. |
 Rock Climbing/Abseiling Day - Brisbane Ranges -Ballarat You spend half of the day abseiling and have the option of attempting forward abseiling. The other half of the day is spent learning to rock climb at your own pace and in an atmosphere that allows you to challenge yourself to the level you wish to push yourself. |
 Wild Caving - Labertouche Victoria - Ballarat You take it in turns to lead through the cave with our staff acting as safety officers with first aid kits, spare light sources and the knowledge to extract a person or group as quickly as possible if deemed necessary. |
 Pyrenees Wine Tour Come taste the fabulous wines of the Pyrenees region, most definately one of Victoria best wine producing area's. You will visit from 5 to 8 wineries, have lunch in one of Victoria's finest winery restaurants and be given a complimentory bottle of French wine. |
 Ballarat Day Spa and Massage Packages Why not make your stay perfect with a relaxing aromatherapy massage, a soothing facial or aromatic bubble spa? Make it even better by taking your partner or a friend with you. We offer many packages to choose from so why not have a look for a great day spa package now. |
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Attraction, Shop and Gallery for horse riding, surfing, beaches, parks, playgrounds, local attractions, theatres and movies. Shop till you drop for clothing, jewelry, new age, chocolates and specialty products. Take in a gallery for art, antiques or furniture. Or why not try a day spa, beauty salon or have a pampering massage. |