Western Australia may often be overlooked in favor of the East, but it has a lot to offer that should make you think about what you’ll miss out on. If you love nature, Western Australia has endless blue skies, sandy beaches, and incredible rock formations in mountains and canyons. With the latter comes an even more unique experience: the presence of well-reserved mine sites to get you into the gold rush.
As local Aussies call it, Fossicking gives you an authentic experience of the mining sites, plus the bonus of bringing home gemstones. Getting around is relatively easy, even without your vehicle, as there are tour operators and luxury coach hire services like Northfleet to keep you comfortable on the road. This is a trip, something truly worth including on your bucket list.
Below are Western Australia’s best mine sites for tours to venture into while in the region.
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Searipple Village, Karratha
Roadsign outside Karratha, Nort Western Territory, Australia
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First on this list is Searipple Village, on the coast of Karratha in Western Australia. It’s a campsite around 15 minutes away from nearby mine work sites. Searipple Village gives a very localized feel to a mining village, with its inhabitants comprising mainly of mine workers.
Those traveling with families and their pets would love to hear how Searipple Village is highly rated for having comfortable and pet-friendly accommodations. Cap off the night with a trip to its local bars to get a taste of craft beers.
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Gulgong, New South Wales
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Gulgong, the township of the Central West region of New South Wales, boasts one of the most preserved mining towns. Aussies who’ve been here would conjure there are only a few towns that go beyond the gold-rush atmosphere Gulgong has and continues to be able to preserve from the 1870s.
A must-visit is the Pioneer Museum, with its majestic recreated interiors and a bushranger-era pub. It’s a small but quaint town with only 150 listed buildings covering a hotel, town hall, post office, and a few cottage shops.
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Super Pit, Kalgoorlie
Gold Mine in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
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The Kalgoorlie-Boulder in Western Australia is one of the best for fossicking. Head to the visitor center, where you’ll have guides to all the gold fields tourists can visit. Moreover, local mining folks are willing to share and talk about the mining history in the area.
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