The Perth Mint Gold Tour | La Vacanza Travel

The Perth Mint Gold Tour

Duration: 1 hour
Destination: Australia, Western Australia, Perth
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  • 1 hour
  • Perth
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

The Perth Mint offers a unique combination of attractions which allow you to experience all the magic, allure and wonder of gold.

Founded in 1899 on the cusp of the greatest gold rush in Australia’s history, the Mint is custodian to one of Western Australia’s oldest heritage sites and is a magnificent reminder of the State’s golden beginnings.

Bringing the story of Western Australian gold to life, the darkened halls of the Gold Exhibition offer multimedia presentations, interactive displays, historic images and aged artefacts, which all combine to form the backdrop to the array of dazzling pure gold exhibits.

Embark on the emotive journey of gold discovery, marvel at the largest gold coin ever made, view an impressive collection of natural gold nuggets, watch how molten gold is poured to form a solid gold bar, discover the value of your weight in gold, and much more!

What Can You Expect?

Visit: The Perth Mint, 310 Hay St East Perth, Perth, Western Australia 6004 Australia

Make the most of your visit to The Perth Mint by joining one of the hourly guided talks. The grand heritage building, heavily secured vaults and original melting house each provide the cues for many extraordinary stories about Western Australia's golden past and the Mint's rich history of refining gold and issuing priceless gold bars and coins.

Marvel at the largest coin ever made, weighing one tonne of pure gold; view Australia's most dazzling display of natural gold nuggets; watch molten gold being poured to form a gleaming solid gold bar; handle more than $700,000 worth of gold bullion and much more!

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • Tour guide
  • Entry/Admission - The Perth Mint

Exclusions
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Transportation to/from attractions

Additional Info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • The Perth Mint is located at 310 Hay Street (cnr Hill Street) in East Perth, a short walk from Perth's city centre and many leading hotels and accommodation houses. You can use the free Central Area Transit (CAT) bus service to visit the Mint. Chose the Red CAT bus (click here for route map) and depart at The Perth Mint stop (Number R06)
  • Open Fridays and Saturdays for Tours of The Perth Mint
  • Public holidays from 9.00am to 5.00pm
  • Closed New Year's Day, 9th January 2022, Good Friday, Anzac Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
  • An exhibition guide brochure is available in 8 languages (Chinese, English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese and Korean)
  • Wheelchair access and special restroom facilities. A wheelchair is available for loan, if required.
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Duration & Voucher Info

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

1 hour

Cancellation Policy

User's Reviews

Margaret_R

24 Apr, 2024

What a wonderful tour. Very interesting. Suzie did a fabulous job. I thoroughly recommend this tour. Great value for money.

P4847KQ_

20 Apr, 2024

very nice. Oliver doing the great job in tour and very enjoy. 可以在這客製化自己想要的金幣，而且還有繁體中文的服務，服務真的很好，也聽到了關於這邊是如何發現”金”的歷史。very very nice.

Susan_E

18 Apr, 2024

Our very informative Austrian tour guide gave us a brief history of prospecting and then we proceeded inside to see the wonderful exhibits and the very large, legal tender coin. Next was a demonstration of making a gold bar, again with an interesting talk. We ended the tour with a chance to 'lift' a heavy bar of gold, and failed miserably!!!!! The gift shops catered for all , with a varied price range. All in all, a good trip .

Q6958YPjeanw

17 Apr, 2024

Fantastic tour, very I threshing and the lady suzie was a joy to listen to, very knowledgeable. The tour could have been a bit longer as there was so much more to learn about but certainly a highlight of my time in perth

Shaun N

17 Apr, 2024

As a paraplegic and full time wheelchair user I phoned first to check accessibility. “Kelly” on reception assured me that the mint was fully accessible and booked me on an afternoon Gold Tour. I’m a small time numismatist and love history so this was a delight. Our tour guide Paul was a really good orator, had a good sense of humor and was clearly enthusiastic about his job. We learned about the history of the W.A. gold rush, the construction of the mint (completed in 1899) and many more interesting facts before going in to meet Fred who extracted from the furnace a crucible of molten liquid gold and poured it into a mould, making a 6kg gold bar. We were then free to wander around the museum, attempt to lift a real gold bar, see the largest gold bullion coin (literally weighing a ton!) and finally to press our own blank, making a wonderful souvenir coin to remind us of our visit; this year is the 125th anniversary of the mint and this was depicted on the coin. The accessible toilets were excellent and the gift shop extremely tempting. I saw Kelly on reception on the way out and told her how much I’d enjoyed my visit - such a warm and personable lady and like the other staff I met, an excellent ambassador for this superb bit of Western Australia’s history. So well worth a visit.

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excellent tour

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Just great value

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A wonderful piece of Perth’s history and fully accessible for the solo wheelchair traveler.

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Pouring gold. Oscar, our...

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Gold pouring amazing!

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Must do tour, brilliant tour

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Great Tour, Well worth doing

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Unique and fun experience!

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Great Gold Discovery Tour , then Touch a Bar of Gold

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Gold pouring

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History of Gold and more in WA

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A must do !!

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Gold Standard Experience.

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