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We compared all 8 experiences in Ballarat so you can choose in minutes: real prices, verified reviews and our editorial picks.

★4.4 8 experiences from AU$ 41 ✓Free cancellation on most experiences

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Sovereign Hill Ballarat: Gold Rush Museum & Activities
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Sovereign Hill Ballarat: Gold Rush Museum & ActivitiesSovereign Hill Ballarat admission includes gold panning, mine tours, musket firing, gold pour. 15-hectare living museum, 90 mins from Melbourne, free parking.
179 reviews
4.28★
Duration
1d
Every dayFree cancellationfromAU$ 68per person
Ballarat City Tales Walking Tour: Gold Rush History Guide
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Ballarat City Tales Walking Tour: Gold Rush History GuideA morning through Ballarat's Gold Rush sites with a local guide in Victorian dress, coffee at a heritage hotel, and an art print to take home.
28 reviews
5.00★
Duration
2h 15m
start times · Every day except Monday and Friday
2
Live guide ENFree cancellationfromAU$ 99per person
J Ward Lunatic Asylum Ghost Tour: Grampians haunted history
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Best value
J Ward Lunatic Asylum Ghost Tour: Grampians haunted historyJ Ward Lunatic Asylum ghost tour in Grampians features a live guide through the governor's bathroom, hangman's gallows, and grave sites of notorious criminals over 2 hours.
29 reviews
4.28★
Duration
2h
Fri and Sat
20:00
Live guide ENFree cancellationfromAU$ 41per person

Recommended (5)

Hepburn Walking Tour: Swiss and Italian heritage at 5pm Fridays
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Hepburn Walking Tour: Swiss and Italian heritage at 5pm Fridays
10 reviews
5.00★
Duration
1h
fromAU$ 66per person
Ballarat: Sovereign Hill, Botanical Gardens & Melbourne Skydeck
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Ballarat: Sovereign Hill, Botanical Gardens & Melbourne Skydeck
5 reviews
3.20★
Duration
10h
fromAU$ 189per person
Private Great Ocean Road & Sovereign Hill tour from Melbourne
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Private Great Ocean Road & Sovereign Hill tour from Melbourne
Duration
11h–12h
Every day
08:30
fromAU$ 1,090AU$ 981per group
Ballarat Vintage Fashion Tour: Shopping & Women's History
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Ballarat Vintage Fashion Tour: Shopping & Women's History
Duration
3h
fromAU$ 139per person
2-Day Ballarat Boutique Escape: High Tea & Heritage Hotel
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2-Day Ballarat Boutique Escape: High Tea & Heritage Hotel
Duration
2d
Tue
12:00
fromAU$ 1,295per group

Ballarat at a glance ✓ 2026-11-05

  • Most booked: Sovereign Hill Ballarat: Gold Rush Museum & Activities, AU$ 68 (1d, 4.28★ · 179).
  • Top rated: Ballarat City Tales Walking Tour: Gold Rush History Guide, AU$ 99 (2h 15m, 5.00★ · 28).
  • Best value: J Ward Lunatic Asylum Ghost Tour: Grampians haunted history, AU$ 41 (2h, 4.28★ · 29).

Of the 8 experiences: 8 with free cancellation, 7 with instant confirmation, 2 with hotel pickup and 6 bookable last-minute.

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