There is San Francisco, in the United States, and the new golden mountains is known as Bararet. Bararet, 112 kilometers from Melbourne, has been a sacred place for gold miners since the gold mine was discovered here in 1851. It was not until the beginning of the 20th century, when gold was dug out, that the 50-year-old gold rush became history, and now the whole town has been transformed into an outdoor museum of activity.
Small town of Shufengshan gold mine
How do I get to the gold mine town?
1. Southern Cross, train Station, (Southern Cross).
Route: the train to Taogin town is V/Line dedicated line (Goldrush Special), can be at Melbourne Southern Cross star train station (Southern Cross)
Fare: one way $24.8
2.Sunshine Station departure
Route: take a ride at sunshine station (free sunshine station, from Melbourne's myki card to sunshine station, and $13.6 round trip to and from sunshine station on the V/Line line, which will take a little more time, but you can save a little money). Get off at train station (Ballarat Station) in Balarat and transfer along the sign to the ferry bus.
Fare: one way $13.6
3. Gold rush hot line (Goldrush Special)
Departure: Monday-Friday: 9:07am; Saturday 9:08; Sunday 9:28.
In addition. Here we go! V/Line ticket holders can get a 10% discount when buying tickets (discount tickets are offered on the ferry bus, so they have to take the ferry bus), as well as gold museum tickets and extra coach seats. This can save another sum of money!
4. Self-driving circuit
Sauffin Mountain (Sovereign Hill) is located in (Bradshaw Street)., Brad Shaw Street, Bararet. Using Google or other maps, locate the Sovereign Hill, from Melbourne and easily drive for an hour and a half along the west road (or an hour from Melbourne airport). Free parking spaces are available in the scenic area.
Shufen Mountain self-driving line. By pictures come from the Internet
Tickets and opening hours
Town tickets: $57 for adults; $45.6 for students (international student ID required); $25.6 for 5 / 15-year-olds; free for 5 years of age or under. Family tickets $140 (2 adults and up to 4 children); $100 (1 adult and up to 3 children).
Open hours: 9: 30 to 17: 30 per day (except Christmas)
Tips：
When you arrive at the town, remember to ask for a tour map at the service center with the start time of each activity project to make it easier to schedule the time to experience the Victorian town.
What do you eat in a gold mine town?
1. New York bakery, New York Bakery.
New York Bakery is a well-known family-run restaurant in the garden that accommodates up to 150 people. They offer a variety of traditional delicacies, strong Amway's roasted scones with local jam, super delicious. The restaurant environment is also quite good, the waiters in the shop are dressed in traditional Victorian clothes, and the layout and tableware in the store are still in Victorian style. Eating in such an environment is perfectly personal to the true Victorian wind.
Per capita price: $8 to 15 AUD.
The scones go with jam. By pictures come from the Internet
2. Sauffin Mountain Cafe Sovereign Hill Cafe
The ubiquitous cafes in Melbourne must also be here. Shuffin Mountain Cafe is a modern cafe on the hillside of the garden. The combination of two centuries of architectural style in the town brings a deeper sense of the times. In town, come here for a cup of Melbourne coffee and feel the mystical stories that take place on this land.
Sauffin Mountain Cafe. By pictures come from the Internet
3. Hope bakery
This is a bakery that still retains the original method of baking bread in the 18th century, and they bake it directly with a firewood hearth. The scene is easily reminiscent of the small and medium-sized girls helping Grandma bake the cake in the MiyazakiHayao movie "the Devil's Homestead." From these freshly baked pies, cakes, and all sorts of other snacks, it seems to be better to taste malt-specific aromas.
Hope bakery. By pictures come from the Internet
What do you play in gold town?
1. Visit town streets
Shops, blacksmith shops, bakeries, restaurants, theatres, schools and bars on the streets of town still hold the shape of the 19th century. Shopkeepers, patrolling police officers, and young ladies in braids are also Victorian. They will be very enthusiastic about taking pictures of tourists, and will not receive any tips, but be careful to invite them politely. After all, it is hard to take pictures with tourists all day.
Gold mine town street. By pictures come from the Internet
2. Watch the Red Guards fight
At 13: 30 a day, the town's square will hold a once-a-day red-dress guard-of-honor-style performance. British brothers in traditional red uniforms are handsome and energetic, and the wonderful firing ceremony is a must-miss spot for gold-mining towns.
Tips：
If you watch the ceremony at close range, be sure to cover your ears when firing, because it will really be deafening.
The red-clothed guards celebrated the battle. By pictures come from the Internet
3. Take a carriage
Get in a retro carriage with your family and see the whole town.
Carriage fare: adult $5.50; Children (5 / 15) $4.00; Family ticket (up to 2 adults 4 children) $17.00
Ride time: about 20 minutes around town
Victorian wagons in small towns. Pictures of by from the Internet.
4. Experience gold rush
If you are lucky enough to buy a small gold nugget in the town's gold-hunting area, you can buy a small bottle for $1 and take it away as a memento. (free of charge)
The pictures are from the Internet.
5. Exploration of underground gold deposits
Get on a mine wagon, through a 600-meter-long tunnel, go deep into the 180-meter-deep ancient mine exploration. The mine, the site of Hongshan Gold Mine, the world's second-largest gold ore, still retains the same ancient structure as it was more than 100 years ago. In the dim light passageway, personally, feel the gold rush scene at that time. Later and people mentioned, sister (brother) I also went down the mine, or gold mine, enough air!
Next mine fare: adult $7.50; Children (5 / 15) $4.00; Family ticket (up to two adults and four children) $20.00
Tips：
The lower temperature of the mine is relatively low, so please do a good job of keeping warm when you go down the mine.
An underground mine. By pictures come from the Internet
6. Watch the gold show
Watch the gold melting master 3kg how to melt and then put into the grinding tools into gold bars, VIP tourists can also hug the three kilograms of pure gold bar!
Lovely Uncle Rongjin. By pictures come from the Internet
7. "Blood-stained Southern Cross Star" Acousto-optic Show
At night, the town has an acousto-light show, Blood-stained Southern Cross, which presents the story of the Eureka uprising on the Bararet Gold Mine in 1854 and the welfare of Australia's historic fan.
Performance time: two performances per night, including dinner, starting at 20: 00, 21: 15 in summer, 17: 30 in winter, 18: 45 in winter, depending on the starting time of sunset.
Blood-stained southern cross star acousto-optic show. By pictures come from the Internet
8. Postal postcard
Buy postcards and stamps at the small town post office, where you can get a unique Schuffin mountain cover stamp, and are full of remembrance when you receive it.
A small town post office. By pictures come from the Internet
What do you buy in a gold mine town?
1. Gold coin
The gold museum opposite the Shufenshan gold mine is a favorite of gold ornaments. Here, learn about the golden history of Bararet, visit the golden gold, and see how the gold is blinded.
It sells the best gold nuggets, coins, gold ornaments and a variety of gold crafts at a cost-effective price, and is undoubtedly the best place to find special Australian souvenirs and gifts for family and friends.
Opening hours: 9:30-17: 30, Christmas is closed.
Tips：
If gold is good, you should buy it rationally.
The gold museum gift shop. By pictures come from the Internet
2. Ancient hard suga
You can go to the confectionery to see how hard candy was made, and buy a few boxes of your favorite flavor at the confectionery to bring home.
The boss of the candy shop. By pictures come from the Internet
3. Victorian watches and utensils
Jewelry stores on the main street can find the most ancient style watches, ornaments and utensils. For tourists who love to collect, this can be said to be a great welfare!
Gold Mine main Street Store. By pictures come from the Internet
Tips：
If you can only stay here for 2 to 3 hours, take part in the following activities:
1. Go to the gold mine town and find out the gold in your own hands;
2. Watch the gold smelter build $150000 worth of pure gold ingots;
3. Take a carriage around town;
4. The battle of the Red Guards at 1:30 in the afternoon must not be missed;
5. The gold mine swam you deep underground, discover the secret of underground treasure.
Tips：
A friend who prepares for a free trip to Finn Mountain must be prepared in advance for all aspects. Although it is cumbersome, it will reap a unique journey of its own.
Where do you live in a gold mine town?
Sauffin Mountain Hotel Sovereign Hill Hotel
If you want to watch "Blood-stained Southern Cross Star" acousto-optic performance, you can stay that night at the local four-star hotel in Sushufen Mountain. Free Wi-Fi, free parking, guest bars and lounge, continental breakfast buffet.
Sauffin Mountain Hotel Room. By pictures come from the Internet
Scenic spots around Shufengshan Gold Mine
Would you like to go to a few tourist attractions full of local humanities? There are a lot of precious attractions around Bararet and Mount Sauffin. Visiting the gold mine is not your only choice.
1. Darlsford town
Starting from the Sovereign Hill Gold Mine, about 50km northeast, you can reach the beautiful spa town of Daylesford, the largest natural hot spring town in Australia. It enjoys the reputation of Melbourne's back garden and is a weekend holiday for many city people. ideas. There are many Victorian buildings and beautiful Daylesford Lake. There is a Cafe on the lake. You can eat, drink, and BBQ. There are pedal boats on the lake to swim around the lake. One boat for three people, half an hour. Almost 100 yuan.
Darlsford Lake. By pictures come from the Internet
2. Dalesford Hot Springs
The famous Hepburn Bathhouse Spa Center in Melbourne in the (Daylesford) Forest of Dalesford, with more than 30 years of hot spring history, its rich natural mineral springs and comfortable temperatures make it almost Spa's Winner. year after year. In addition to the forest hot springs, you can also taste the natural mineral water directly.
Open hours: 9: 00 to 18: 30 per day
Hepburn Bathhouse Spa. By pictures come from the Internet
There are common and private pools available for visitors to choose from, a comfortable 32 ℃-35 ℃ water temperature plus a bubble in the saltwater, steaming in the aromatherapy steam room to help you relax and get rid of fatigue.
Hepburn Bathhouse Spa. By pictures come from the Internet
3. Corio Castle
Thirteen kilometers east of the Sauffin Mountains, the popular Corio Castle, a medieval fortress built in 1972, is now transformed into a large-scale adventure theme park. There are a total of 12 theme projects for experience in the park. Walking through the castle has a feeling of traversing time and space, searching for the legendary dragon's tracks, exploring the treasure in the depths of the cave, enjoying the wonderful knight show, winding the machine-heavy labyrinth, and challenging the visual experience of the torture house trip.
Address: 121 Forbes Rd, Leigh Creek VIC 3352
Open time: 10:00am-4:00pm
Adult fare: $35;
Children's fare: (4 / 16) $22
Corio Castle. By pictures come from the Internet
4. Oceanic Road sunset
You must be surprised to see the name of Ocean Road here. In fact, 170 kilometers southwest of Shufeng Mountain will be able to reach the famous Ocean Road. Therefore, it is absolutely no problem to play Dayang Road and Shufenshan Gold Mine together.
Twelve disciples to the gold mine line. By pictures come from the Internet
The famous 12-disciple rock of Oceanic Road is sure to be familiar. (Port Campbell), near the 12-Disciplinary Scenic spot, can enjoy not only the magnificent sea-view sunset of the 12-disciple, but also the stars at night.
In addition, there are also Dayang Road and Shufen Mountain all the way easy parade program for you to choose, must not miss yo!
Other recommended attractions
1. Bararet Botanical Garden
Located on the west side of Lake Wendouree, Bararet Botanical Garden is the oldest inland botanical garden in Victoria. In the lakeside of the garden, there is also a tram museum, whose building itself is a large warehouse, exhibiting old trams of various ages, including the Mara train of 1887.
Address: Gillies St N, N Ballarat VIC 3355
Traffic: self-driving-only an hour's drive through the West Highway (Western Highway).
Take a ride-at Melbourne's Southern Cross train Station (Southern Cross Station) take the Ballarat-Melbourne Via Melton train, for Ballarat Bararet and then take eight stops to Ballarat Station Bararet to get off.
Open time: 9am-4:30pm
Contact: (03) 5320 5135
Fare: free
The entrance to Bararet Botanical Garden. By pictures come from the Internet
2. Bararet Wildlife Park
It is a family-run wildlife park in which more than 80 kangaroos travel unimpeded and have close contact with a wide range of native Australian and exotic animals. You can also enjoy gourmet wines in casual cafes, award-winning restaurants, or country pubs or nearby wineries.
Address: 250 Fussell St, Ballarat Central VIC 3350
Open time: 9am-5pm
Contact: (03) 5333 5933
Fare: adults, $31.5; Children (5-15), $17.55
The entrance to Bararet Wildlife Park. By pictures come from the Internet
3. Bararet Bird World
More than 200 species of Australian and foreign birds can be seen in the world of Bararet, where rare birds are rare, even in the wild.
Address: 408 Eddy Ave, Mount Helen VIC 3350
Open time: 10am-5pm
Contact: (03) 5341 3843
Fare: $6 for adults and $6 for children
Bararet bird world entrance. By pictures come from the Internet
Written at the end.
Thank you very much for coming to see my share. If you have the time, you can play on this route for a few days and experience the beauty created by nature and the historical aftertaste of the golden age. The editor wishes you a pleasant trip to Melbourne!
