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Bendigo, Echuca & The Mighty Murray

Melbourne, Australia
  • 12 hours (approx.)
  • Pickup offered
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Discover two cities in one day on this exciting excursion to Bendigo and Echuca. Join a small group and depart Melbourne for Bendigo where you head straight to the Central Deborah Gold Mine to learn about the city’s mining days. Then take a tram tour through the city before boarding your paddle steamer boat in Echuca to take a ride down the mighty Murray River.
  • Learn about Australia’s mining history in Bendigo
  • All entrance tickets are included for your convenience
  • Hotel pickup is included for your convenience
  • A small group means more attention from your guide

What's Included

  • Paddlesteamer Emmylou Boatel Entry
  • Bendigo Tramways Entry
  • Central Deborah Gold Mine Entry
  • Lunch
  • Bottled water

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

We pickup from most city and St Kilda hotels and hostels. Drop off is only in Melbourne city.

or

Meeting point

  • St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne
    200 Flinders St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

    Please wait on step of main entry to church on Flinders Street. (This is on the corner of Swanston Street, Opposite Federation Square, and diagonally opposite Flinders street Station) Please be ready 5 minutes prior to your pickup time.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.7:00 am

Itinerary

1

St Paul's Cathedral

1 minuteAdmission Ticket Free

2

Beechworth Bakery Bendigo

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included

3

Central Deborah Gold Mine

1 hour 30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

4

Bendigo Tramways

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

5

Echuca Moama Tourism

1 hour Admission Ticket Free

6

Paddlesteamer Emmylou Boatel

1 hour Admission Ticket Included

7

St Paul's Cathedral

1 minuteAdmission Ticket Free

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infant seats available
  • Most travelers can participate
  • If you are a solo traveller (1 person) contact us for availability.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 11 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

Traveler Photos

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Reviews

4.0
based on 4 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Beautiful towns and the people were just lovely,Totally recommend this trip

Susan_M, Apr 2022
The gold mine and the river cruise were awesome . The little village at Echuca was quite beautiful only wish we had more time to look

Response from Host, Mar 2023

Hello Thanks for taking time to write a review. Glad you enjoyed your trip with Around And About. Sorry you didn't have enought time in Eucha, next time just let your driver know and we will try our best to give you some extra time. Do you know that we have many more tour that you can choose from for your next getaway. Hope to see you aboard in the future. All the best from the Team at Around And About

From $219.57

per person

up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

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