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Four Hats of Bendigo Progressive Fine Dining Experience
Tour
Spend a relaxed Saturday afternoon savouring Bendigo's creative spirit on a journey through food, drinks, and story. A Taste of Bendigo – Foodie Walking Tour is a fun, flavour-filled adventure that celebrates the city's finest seasonal produce, its passionate makers, and the remarkable history that shaped Australia's first UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy. This is not just a tasting tour, it's an immersion into the tastes, textures, and stories that define Bendigo today. Over 2.5 indulgent hours, you will visit four of the city's most acclaimed venues, each presenting a signature dish or drinks inspired by local ingredients and crafted with imagination. Guided by a passionate local storyteller, you will wander city streets lined with grand architecture, uncover hidden laneways, and hear how a city born from gold has become a beacon of creativity and cuisine. Between tastings, you'll pause to soak up the atmosphere — the clink of glasses, the hum of conversation, the scent of wood-fired pizza drifting through the air, as Bendigo reveals itself as a feast for the senses and the soul. It's the perfect way to spend a Saturday afternoon: deliciously unhurried, effortlessly elegant, and full of local charm. As Featured by Tourism Australia.
Step back into the 1800s on this captivating award winning two-hour walking tour through the heart of Bendigo, once the richest city in the world. Over a relaxed 3.3 kilometre stroll, you'll uncover the stories, characters and architecture that defined Australia's golden age. Your journey begins at the Bendigo Visitor Centre before winding through historic streets lined with grand French-inspired buildings that showcase the city's gold rush wealth. Pause at Rosalind Park, once the centre of the gold diggings, and hear about the Red Ribbon Rebellion, a landmark protest in Australia's path to democracy. Discover the legacy of George Lansell, the Quartz King, and the fortunes traded at the old Sandhurst Mining Exchange. Learn about Bendigo's vibrant Chinese community whose contributions shaped the city's culture and heritage. With engaging local guides bringing the past to life, this tour offers more than dates and places, it's a chance to walk in the footsteps of miners, moguls and rebels who built Bendigo. Whether you're a first-time visitor or a local wanting a new perspective, the Historic Bendigo City Walking Tour is the perfect introduction to Australia's golden city.
Walk in the footsteps of Bendigo's Chinese miners, a resilient community that helped shape a city and inspire the world. On this small-group cultural journey, you will trace the story of Dai Gum San (Big Gold Mountain), where thousands of Chinese diggers endured hardship, prejudice, and triumph during one of the greatest gold rushes in history. Led by a passionate local guide, this immersive experience uncovers Bendigo's Chinese legacy through rare heritage sites including the 1850s Chinese Diggings, where guests can try their hand at panning for real gold, the 19th-century Chinese Cemetery, and the historic Chinese Joss House Temple, the oldest temple on its original site in regional Australia. Along the way, you will hear stories of perseverance, faith, and belonging, and see how the courage of these early pioneers still echoes through Bendigo's streets today. The journey also includes morning tea at Omari Café, a hidden gem within the Larni Garingalang Gardens beside Bendigo Creek, where you will enjoy freshly baked scones and locally roasted coffee or tea surrounded by tranquil native bushland.
Step into the shadows of Bendigo on this atmospheric 90-minute lantern-lit ghost tour through the historic heart of one of the world's richest gold rush cities. As darkness falls, you'll explore some of Bendigo's oldest streets, landmarks and hidden corners while hearing chilling stories inspired by real events from the city's past. Drawing on newspaper reports, coronial inquests and historical archives, your guide will share tales of tragic deaths, mysterious incidents and strange encounters that have become part of local folklore. Enter the famous Shamrock Hotel after dark, wander through Rosalind Park, stand beside the walls of the old Sandhurst Gaol and uncover the site of Bendigo's first forgotten cemetery. Along the way, you'll hear stories of lost fortunes, unsolved mysteries and the people whose lives helped shape the city. Whether you're a believer, a sceptic or simply curious, Bendigo After Dark Ghost Tour offers a fascinating blend of history, storytelling and intrigue in a unique night-time setting. The tour concludes at the historic Black Swan Hotel, where guests can enjoy a complimentary local beer, wine or soft drink while reflecting on the evening's tales. Suitable for ages 16 and over. Guests under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
189 Hargreaves Street
Bendigo Victoria 3550