The Perth Mint Gold Tour
Description
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!
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Itinerary
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 gold 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!
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- 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)
- Public holidays from 9.00am to 5.00pm
- Closed New Year's Day, 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 universal access restroom facilities. A wheelchair is available for loan, if required.
Reviews(641)
The tour started 5-10 minutes earlier than advertised, so we would recommend getting there earlier than you would normally expect to. All tour staff seemed knowlegable and were engaging throughout. There was very little else left to engage with after the tour ended, unless you were buying coins from their collection.
Very informative about the early days of gold mining and the establishment of the mint. Covers to current time
Incredible insight into the process of turning gold into bars. The history of the Perth Mint. Amazing selection of jewelry and gifts for purchase.
The guide was informative and the gold pouring demonstration was very interesting. A great way to spend an hour
This was so informative and enjoyable. Well cool seeing a bar of gold being made in front of your very eyes! Sophie the guide was wicked, passionate about the subject and very funny. A must!
All ages can enjoy learning about this piece of history Great narration and fun informative guides so well done
Sound issues. I have difficulty hearing and the sound from both presenters was reverberating and even though I was close and it was loud I could not understand a word t hey wete saying. My family also indicated the same and they gave no hearing problems. When outside the presenter was able to be heard but inside it was extremely poor. You need to sit in the stalls with a crowd and you will see what I m mean about the sound reverberating. A much better sound quality sound is required. Also the two presenters had accents and it was very hard to understand what they were saying with the poor quality sound system.
This is a great experience, and you even get to watch a Gold bar being made. Very informative tour. I really enjoyed looking at the gold!
Overall informative and interesting tour. Disappointed the wait time to buy bullion was 1.5 hours!
Wow, I thought this was going to be just another tour filled with information, but WOW it was great , very interesting and enough detail without becoming too detailed. The guide was friendly and engaging, and kept the pace of the tour going. It was great to see the pouring of a gold bar, and I found it especially interesting to see how quickly a molten gold bar cools down.
