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We operate small group tours of Victoria, discovering – nature & wildlife – cultural heritage – sightseeing and wine regions, that will give you the best experiences of Victoria.
Victoria is Australia’s smallest mainland state, but the state is packed with unforgettable scenery and experiences from one of the best coast roads in the world – The Great Ocean Road, to the dramatic sandstone cliffs of the Grampians National Park where eagles ride on the thermals over deep green valleys and jagged peaks, all of which can be experienced on our tours.
Australia’s largest goldrush of the 1850’s was in central Victoria, this area is known as the Goldfields. There is nothing in Australia like the old world charm of the architecture and history of the Victorian goldfields cities and towns, as well as, the wildlife in the National and State Parks. Come with us for a golden experience, as we know the goldfields better than any other. Wildlife and Heritage expertly fused together.
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Discover the Spa centre of Australia here in central Victoria, with more than 80% of the natural-occurring mineral springs concentrated here. We know Daylesford & Spa Country, the home of Australia’s mineral springs like a local, come with us and experience wild nature and be pampered by the mineral waters.
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The far west of Victoria, is where you will find wide open spaces, big desert National parks perfect for the nature enthusiast, burning red sunsets and glorious night skies filled with countless stars!
On Victoria’s northern border, you will find Australia’s largest river, the Murray River. Come and discover the experiences that this river holds – nature with National parks, wetland and lakes – diverse landscapes – local food & wine – history with paddle steamers and Aboriginal culture.
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While Golden Nugget Discovery Tours offer a myriad of touring experiences, all our tours except for the Extended Tours are desig
Autumn is an extraordinarily beautiful time to explore the state of Victoria, Australia. Distinguished by its definitive four-season climate,
Ballarat, a city in Victoria, Australia, is renowned for being ‘Old, Cold, and Gold,’ a characterization that truly encapsulates its rich and diverse history. In
JannineYost2023-04-22 Fabulous day in nature We just completed a wonderful Grampians day tour with Andrew. Absolutely lovely gent, so very knowledgeable about all the geology, geography, plants and animals we came across during our half day hike then remainder of day 4x4 tour through the region. We have been coming the Grampians for 18 years but today learnt so many new things about this environment. We highly recommend this tour Robyn P2023-04-05 What a great day out at the Pyrenees Wine district with Golden Nuggets DiscoveryTours. Recently we did a Pyrenees Wine Tour with Andrew. Andrew was promptly on time for pick up from our accommodation and we had the best day touring with him. HIs knowledge of the wine region was excellent and the 5 wineries we went to were the smaller boutique ones which we find are always the best. The wines were superb and the lunch at Blue Pyrenees was delicious. Do yourself a favour and book a tour with this company, you won't be disappointed. Magentalee2023-03-13 A superb day out in the Southern Grampians My husband and I enjoyed a beautifully curated day tour of the southern Grampians. andrew was a superb guide, delivering an incredible amount of interesting, impressive and relevant information in a relaxed, easy to understand style. Our morning hike was just right, learning about local geology whilst admiring beautiful views and catching a glimpse local wildlife. Our afternoon 4WD adventure delivered surprise after surprise - stunning views from unexpected places, gorgeous waterholes and enjoying local BirdLife. Andrew is an exceptional guide - we were fortunate to enjoy his company for our Grampians Day Out! Foodieofballarat2022-11-11 Wonderful Wine Tour We recently had Andrew take us on the Pyrenees Wine Tour. As a host, Andrew was punctual, informative, flexible with where we wanted to go and accommodating to every need. Andrew took us to wineries with beautiful scenery and great atmosphere, while lunch at Blue Pyrenees Estate was delicious and beyond our expectations. We were quite the lovely bunch and Andrew participated in our banter. I highly recommend Golden Nugget Discovery Tours for a fun day out and would absolutely book again! Kieren O2022-10-27 Amazing wine tour with an amazing host Went on Golden Nugget Pyrynees Wine Tour hosted by Andrew with a group of friends for my friends Birthday. Andrew was informed, engaging and also very involved. We were definitely high energy and Andrew was very accomodating and reciprocating of the energy levels. He went above and beyond to ensure we had a great day, and all of us were very pleased to go on the tour. Would reccomend this tour to anyone. Lynda McLean2022-07-06 Excellent Service - Golden Nugget Discovery Tours I had girlfriends coming from all over Victoria - Andrew from Golden Nugget Discovery tours tailored our tour to meet the diversity of our group. He was early for our pick up, got us to our first winery for our tasting on time. Was flexible when we stayed a little longer before heading off to our second winery for lunch. Andrew was very patient and courteous, he loaded our wine into the back of the bus, had to put up with 7 rowdy women and a friend left her phone at a previous winery and went back for it with a No Problem Attitude. My friends had never been to the Pyrenees Wineries before and were very impressed with the whole day. It was pleasurable for all of us knowing you didn’t have drive. A very enjoyable experience with Golden Nugget Discovery Tours - I will definitely be using them again - excellent service? Julie Dillon2022-06-27 Awesome wine tour This was an excellent wine tour - Andrew had everything very well organised and took us to a good range of wineries. Roger B2022-05-29 Great wineries tour. We organised a Pyrenees Winery tour with Andrew, which was fantastic. He picked us up in Maryborough and was great company throughout the day. He has a really solid knowledge of the area and had plenty of stories for us about the history if wineries, gold mining era and local fauna. We were taken to top wineries and the lunch provided at Blue Pyrenees Estate winery was excellent. We had a great day, so I can highly recommend Andrew's Golden Nugget services. Nomad6054972022-05-09 Highly recommend My daughter & I decided to take a trip to the Pyrenees wine region at the start of a week. We realised that a lot of the wineries would be closed on a Monday. However my daughter searched for Pyrenees wine tours & came across Golden Nugget Discovery tours website. We reached out to Andrew for a tour with my daughter & I for a Monday & given it was only the 2 of us we we’re skeptical they would be able meet our requirements. Andrew responded promptly via email & booked us in. We had such an amazing time yesterday & we will definitely be recommending Andrew to anyone coming up this way. They also do ecotourism tours of Grampians, Ballarat area & Great Ocean Road. Check them out you won’t be disappointed. Thanks again Andrew Olivia S2021-12-14 Awesome Andrew from Golden Nugget Tours was so awesome. It was a fun, scheduled easy experience. Thanks Andrew Olivia and the girls