Overview
Walhalla's Copper Mine Adventure by Mountain-Top Experience is a 4WD passenger tour.
Hear stories of ghost towns on the ridges, a copper mine with coloured rock and the ruins of an ingenious aussie-designed smelter. Experience rugged 4WD'ing with steep mountains to climb and big rivers to cross.
11:00am, 1:00 and 3:00pm most weekends and Wednesdays.
Tour duration 1¼ hours
Departs opposite Stringers Park (BBQ area), Main Road, Walhalla
Eight passengers per vehicle. For larger numbers please make advance bookings.
Price & booking
Tour pricing information (GST included)
| Type | Valid from | Valid to | Price from($) | Price to($) |
|---|
Family | 01/07/11 | 31/12/13 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
Per person | 01/07/11 | 31/12/13 | $20.00 | $20.00 |
Payment methods accepted
Cancellation and booking policy
Booking deposit $100.Cancellation: Deposit is not refundable but can be credited to a future trip.
More info
Days of operation
11am, 1pm and 3pm weekends and Wednesdays
Departure details: 01/07/11 - 31/12/13
Wed: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Sun: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Tour starting location
Stringers Park BBQ area
Facilities
- Car park
- Courtesy transfer
Additional business information
Tag-along Camping Trips
Most long weekends and school holidays. See website for more details
Walhalla Historic Tours
Two hour or half day passenger tours through ghost towns, mines and mountains. See website for more details
Tour operator
You're behind the wheel of a fully equipped Land Rover Defender four wheel drive expedition vehicle. With five people on board, and the turbo-diesel humming, you're winding up into the spectacular Victorian Alps. All you needed to bring was a sleeping bag, food and clothes.
The tough 4WD trails are handled capably thanks to big mud terrain tyres, supple suspension and your prior driver training with the Mountain-Top Experience team. Cresting a ridge brings awesome views of endless ranges of mountain wilderness. Later, at your first river crossing you stop for lunch and a dip in the crystal-clear water. Your route then takes you through the site of an old gold-mining town where you take time out to explore.
Finding a grassy clearing for the night, you had the supplied camping gear set up quickly. The evening meal is now sizzling over an open campfire as you relax with a coffee in hand and read up about tomorrow's route in your guide book "4 Wheel Driving Gippsland".
Your adventure of a lifetime with Mountain-Top Experience has begun.
As well as 4WD vehicle hire, Mountain-Top Experience offers exciting Adventure Learning passenger tours for groups visiting Gippsland or for couples visiting the Latrobe City. For people with their own 4WD vehicle, tag-along tours for up to five days, guide you through the best of Victoria's high country, mainly in summer and autumn. In winter they provide a snow transport service to Mt Baw Baw Alpine Resort, and all year round they run the award-winning 4WD passenger tours from Walhalla Historic Township. Plus 4WD driver training at Mountain Rivers Lodge at Rawson and more ... see website!
Opening hours
Bookings are essential.
Daily
8:00am
-10:00pm
Phone, evenings best.
Other tours by this operator
Tour operator is licensed to conduct tours on public land
Deals
$220
per person*
4WD training weekend
Learn advanced 4WD skills for your next Gippsland 4WD adventure. This entertaining training session requires no previous knowledge. Learn from practical field exercises relevant to your 4WD vehicle. Featuring rugged tracks around Walhalla, a big river crossing and the sensational South Gippsland sandhill.
- Certificate in Advanced Proficiency
- Training booklet
Valid
From 15/3/2013 to 15/6/2013
Terms and conditions
Dates as advertised on the Mountain-Top Experience website. Bring your partner for an extra $50. Accommodation at Mountain Rivers Lodge $90/night (motel unit, double/single).