Experience Bendigo's History, Your Way

tours

Explore Bendigo like never before with a private, custom-designed tour led by expert guides from the Bendigo Historical Society.

Whether you’re stepping off a tour bus or strolling through the heart of the city, our bespoke experiences bring Bendigo’s rich heritage to life through captivating stories, iconic landmarks, and hidden historical gems. Each tour is crafted around your group’s interests to ensure a memorable and meaningful journey into our golden city’s remarkable past.

Bus Tours

Visiting Bendigo with a tour group?

Enhance your experience by inviting one of our knowledgeable guides to join you on board for an informative and entertaining history tour of Bendigo, city and surrounds most significant historical sites.

We’ll meet you at your accommodation, step onto your bus, and lead your group through Bendigo’s fascinating architecture, monuments, and stories that shaped the city’s identity.

Our bus tours are fully customisable.

Whether your group is passionate about gold rush history, religious architecture, mining heritage or lesser-known local tales, we’ll tailor the itinerary to match your interests.

If you’d like to take a deeper look at a particular location, we can also include dedicated stops at key attractions such as Sacred Heart Cathedral or the Victoria Hill Mining Reserve.

Pricing

  • $300 for the first hour

  • $100 per additional hour (e.g., $400 for 2 hours)

Private Walking Tours

Prefer a more immersive experience

For groups wanting a closer, more immersive look at Bendigo’s historic heart, our private walking tours offer the perfect experience.

Led by passionate local historians, these tours weave through central Bendigo, highlighting the stories, landmarks, and personalities that shaped the city from the gold rush era to today.

We cater to a wide range of interests, including architecture and monuments, women in Bendigo’s history, notable historical sites, or even the city’s quirkiest tales.

Each walking tour is designed to suit your group’s preferences and can range from one to two hours in length.

Pricing

  • $20 per person for the first hour

  • $10 per person per additional hour 

Booking your Tour

Simple steps to secure your preferred dates

  1. Email us with your preferred tour type (bus or walking), group size and available dates.

  2. Include your group’s interests, such as architecture, monuments, women’s history, gold rush heritage or quirky stories.

  3. We’ll confirm our availability, craft a personalised itinerary and finalise dates, price and payment details.

  4. Make payment and your tour is booked.

If you have a question please get in touch via email . We’re happy to help tailor the perfect experience for your group.