Discover the romance of the goldfields of Ballarat and Bendigo as you follow the gold fever trail on your Self-Drive package; watch gold panning at Sovereign Hill and see where the Southern Cross was raised in the Eureka Rebellion and where untold golden wealth built wide streets of elegant buildings and visit ghost towns where mines died. Visit Daylesford (spa country) en-route and fertile valleys, mountain ranges and enjoy the great cafes and restaurants en route.

Drive in the footsteps of the diggers who built Victoria, see Chinese heritage based on gold fever and where massive nuggets were discovered. Stroll in country towns along fine Victorian streetscapes, see where Australian socialism was born, mountain ranges, fertile valleys and indigenous rock art. Experience Ballarat and Sovereign Hill.

The romance of the heady 1800's and gold fever is alive and well on the southern plains of the Great Dividing Range for you to experience in the aura and grand old buildings of Ballarat, centre of Victoria's Goldrush era and the largest inland city in Victoria to this day. Walk the dusty streetscape of Sovereign Hill town to see how life was lived in a gold mining town, going about their daily business and panning for gold in a recreated town with a population still dressed in the authentic clothes of the times. Visit the site of the infamous 1854 Eureka Rebellion where the Southern Cross became the symbol of the struggle for equity that lead to the standards of living enjoyed by workers in Australia today and see a re-enactment of the struggle in the Goldfields. See the impact the gold rush had as significant townships grew in the wake of the gold mining that brought wealth to the outback. Enjoy fine food and wines, check out craft and fine art galleries or go horse riding in the Victoria Goldfields and see heritage streetscapes in Ballarat and Bendigo, public buildings and grand hotels and discover ghost towns, long deserted and the villages and townships that have grown and prospered in a different world, with different values and styles. See Heritage Listed buildings and pan for gold, the Ballarat Nugget, a 5.5kg nugget was found in recent years! Visit State Parks, with bushwalks, orchids and other unique flora, frogs, bats and koalas and learn how the Irish immigrant miners brought new sport to the land and the origins of Aussie Rules Football at the home of Tom Wills. See vibrant Bendigo with wide goldrush style streetscapes, elegant heritage buildings, antique and art galleries and alfresco cafes.

The romance of the heady 1800's and gold fever is alive and well on the southern plains of the Great Dividing Range for you to experience in the aura and grand old buildings of Ballarat, centre of Victoria's Goldrush era and the largest inland city in Victoria to this day. Walk the dusty streetscape of Sovereign Hill town to see how life was lived in a gold mining town, going about their daily business and panning for gold in a recreated town with a population still dressed in the authentic clothes of the times. Visit the site of the infamous 1854 Eureka Rebellion where the Southern Cross became the symbol of the struggle for equity that lead to the standards of living enjoyed by workers in Australia today and see a re-enactment of the struggle in the Goldfields. See the impact the gold rush had as significant townships grew in the wake of the gold mining that brought wealth to the outback. Enjoy fine food and wines, check out craft and fine art galleries or go horse riding in the Victoria Goldfields and see heritage streetscapes in Ballarat and Bendigo, public buildings and grand hotels and discover ghost towns, long deserted and the villages and townships that have grown and prospered in a different world, with different values and styles. See Heritage Listed buildings and pan for gold, the Ballarat Nugget, a 5.5kg nugget was found in recent years! Visit State Parks, with bushwalks, orchids and other unique flora, frogs, bats and koalas and learn how the Irish immigrant miners brought new sport to the land and the origins of Aussie Rules Football at the home of Tom Wills. See vibrant Bendigo with wide goldrush style streetscapes, elegant heritage buildings, antique and art galleries and alfresco cafes.

Plenty of time today to relax over breakfast and take in more of the wonders of the aged diggings that made Melbourne great and the friendly country townships of the Goldfields, or to explore some Indigenous history and works of art before returning to Melbourne.