4 Day Kalgoorlie Golden Trail
This tour is categorised as 1 out of 5
Explore at your own pace: Discover your destination at your own pace with our self-guided itinerary. Options include driving, rail, or cruising (excluding expeditions). Enjoy included guided day trips for sightseeing as outlined in your itinerary.
As a general requirement across all of our trips, you may be required to walk up and down stairs, get on and off transportation, handle your own luggage, and participate in all scheduled sightseeing that may be conducted on uneven ground and terrain. Any physical ailments you may have must be disclosed at the time of booking to determine your suitability and where required, supporting documentation may be requested to ensure that we are comfortable that you will enjoy your trip.
This tour is fully escorted by a dedicated tour leader who will accompany you throughout the tour. If your tour includes multiple countries, you will be met by a new tour leader in each country and any internal flights included will be unescorted.
Enjoy the comfort of having your travel arrangements all to yourself. From the exclusivity of having your own transportation to your own expert English-speaking guide who in most cases will accompany you throughout the entire tour unless stated.
✓ 3 nights Accommodation
✓ All Meals
✓ Entry Fees
✓ Private Touring
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Your Goldfields adventure starts today (meeting at 12.30) with a visit to Mundaring Weir, constructed between 1898 and 1903 to deliver water 566km from Mundaring to Kalgoorlie. Today, Mundaring Weir still supplies water to the Wheatbelt agricultural areas and the Goldfields. It has recently been recognised as an international historic civil engineering landmark.
On top of the weir is a walkway that offers spectacular views of the Helena Valley. This is the start of our drive trail that follows the pipeline to Kalgoorlie, called the Golden Pipeline Heritage Trail.
During our trip to Kalgoorlie we will visit a couple of the pumping stations. We cross over the pipeline and continue to Northam.
Northam is second only to Fremantle in terms of historically significant buildings. Take a look around the town to see grand homes and buildings of yesteryear, at a time of wealth in the early 1900s.
Visit the CBH Grains Silos, 38 metres high, which were the first to be painted in Australia.
At day's end immerse yourself in the simplistic beauty of country living at your hotel.
This morning, don’t miss your photo opportunity on Australia’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge when you take an early morning walk over the Suspension Bridge close by to our accommodation.
Today we head east on the Great Eastern Highway to Cunderdin. We'll visit Cunderdin Museum and the historic No.3 Steam Pumping Station for the Mundaring to Kalgoorlie Pipe Line built at the turn of the century.
We'll also see Bruce Rock's Centenary Mosaic Pathwayand at Hyden, we'll visit Wave Rock that was formed before the age of dinosaurs, about 2.7 billion years ago. It is one of the oldest rocks in the world and about 15 metres high and about 110 metres long.
Visit Hippo's Yawn Cave and after lunch, we visit The Humps, as well as visit Mulka’s cave. The name Mulka comes from an Aboriginal legend associated with the cave. Also at The Humps are Gnamma Holes, water holes in the granite rocks that were used by Aborigines when passing through the area. Indeed, Mulka’s cave is a significant Aboriginal rock art gallery.
Our journey continue on to Southern Cross, Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie.
This morning, we'll visit the Super Pit. The Super Pit produces up to 850,000 ounces of gold every year and its operation far outweighs any other mining centre in Australia. The Super Pit is the biggest gold open pit mine in the country. Be amazed by the sight of the 793 dump trucks descending and ascending the gold pit.
One of the most intriguing things to do in Kalgoorlie is to pay a visit to an old rusty shed that is surrounded by nothing more than red rocks and a few old beer bottles and surrounded by Goldfields blackbutt woodlands. This is no ordinary rusty, outback shed. This is The School of Two Up, and one of only two venues in the entire country where the Aussie gambling game of Two Up can be legally played all year round.
Near Menzies, we'll see an art installation standing over 10 square kilometres of the white salt plain of Lake Ballard, then we'll stop for coffee in Menzies.
Leonora is the largest commercial centre north, with a picturesque main street and many historic buildings. Surrounding the town are old gold mining centres and cemeteries that are popular with visitors interested in Australian gold rush history and genealogy. We'll visit Hoover House, originally built in 1898 as a home for the mine manager and see the ghost town of Kookynie, stopping for a drink at its quintessential outback pub before heading back to Kalgoorlie. Here we'll take a stroll down historic Hannan Street.
Dinner this evening is at renowned Palace Hotel’s Balcony Restaurant.
This morning visit The Mount Charlotte water reservoir and lookout, where the water from Mundaring Weir arrives and is distributed all over Kalgoorlie and further afield. The hill top provides spectacular views over Kalgoorlie, but it also provides a glimpse of the pipeline that allows Kalgoorlie to exist where it does. We'll also visit the ghost town of Coolgardie, once the third largest town in Western Australia
Next, the town of Southern Cross, gateway to the Wheatbelt and the Goldfields. The name 'Yilgarn' is Aboriginal for 'white stone' or 'quartz'. We'll visit the Yilgarn History Museum and the No 5 Pump Station, to learn about the lively community that developed around the station. In Merredin, we'll see charming historic buildings like the town hall and Cummins Theatre, enjoying a private tour with tea to hear the amazing history. Merredin is on the public Silos Art Trail so make sure you have your camera at hand!
Enjoy a break at Northam before returning to Perth.
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COVID-19
Due to COVID there maybe disruptions to standard operating schedules of particular components of this itinerary. Should a component be effected a substitute will be confirmed prior to departure.
Fitness Requirements
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As a general rule, porterage is not included, therefore at all times you are expected to handle your own luggage where help may not be available.
Accommodation
The accommodation listed is subject to change. Any changes will be of an equal or higher standard.
Single Supplement
Single supplement is $578 per person in addition to the twin-share price.
Triple Share
Not Available
Travel Insurance
Travel insurance is required to protect yourself against the unexpected.
Tour Documentation
Final documentation including, e-tickets and hotel details, will be provided approximately 30 days prior to travel.
Group Size
Group size varies from package to package. Depending on the services provided, the group size might range from private 2 person experiences up to coaches of 50 people depending on your selected holiday.
Tour Type - Independant
On these packages you will travel from city to city on your own, exploring at your own pace. We have arranged transportation in most cases and day tours for you to see the destination. Enjoy the time and flexibility to linger longer or pick up the pace and see as much as possible. The choice is yours.
Children
Children must share a room with parents at all times and are charged the same price as adults.
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