Top Ballarat Tickets & Passes

Experience the excitement of Australia's Gold Rush at Sovereign Hill, a recreated 1850s mining camp and town brought to life by costumed characters and 18 historically inspired activities. Try your luck with gold panning, catch a coach ride, explore an underground mine, and watch town residents like blacksmiths and candlemakers ply their trades. The whole family will love time traveling back to the era of fortune seekers and wild frontiers.

Immerse yourself in history with this unique experience in Ballarat. A four-dimensional cinematic event, Aura Gold features projections on lakes, historical sets, music, and vibrations that bring history to life. Transport yourself to another time - when the world was being created, when gold was discovered in Ballarat. Ticket includes entrance to Sovereign Hill Museum and show Family-friendly--wheelchair and pram access, hearing loops provided All parts of history: includes Wadawurrang (Aboriginal) creation story Stories get physical: engrossing, surrounding storytelling

Cycle the unsealed but gentle gradient 53km trail from Ballarat to Skipton. Meander through the wide open grasslands, eucalypt forests, historic bridges and quaint 19th century villages of Smythesdale, Scarsdale, Linton and Skipton. There are plenty of great places to stop along the way to bird watch and take in the flora and fauna. The Clarkesdale Bird Sanctuary will offer sightings of scarlet robins, eastern and crimson rosellas and above the treetops you may spot wedge tailed eagles and kites. Take along a picnic to enjoy at one of the many shelters along the way or enjoy a meal at the cafes and pubs on the route.