Alice’s Journeys Walking Tours
Things To Do Daylesford, Hepburn, Victoria
Alice’s Journeys Walking Tours of Daylesford will stir your imagination, and secrets revealed, leaving you with a sense of wonder and surprise. A fun and relaxing way to enjoy a few hours.
The stories, history and herstory will come to life as you walk through the living museum that is the town of Daylesford. Your personal independent local guide will reveal and share secrets and stories from the region’s pre-colonial, colonial and prehistoric past to the present day.
A unique and interesting excursion for all visitors and locals to gain further insight and knowledge into the Daylesford township and the untold stories of the people who have made it what it is today.
They also run Cammino di Hepburn during Spring, Summer and Autumn. The one hour walk takes in the key culture and architecture of the Swiss and Italian village now known as Hepburn Springs.
Services
From $6 to $66
Daylesford Town Walk starts inside the Daylesford Visitor Information Centre most Fridays and Saturday.
Tours go for 1.5 hours and cover approximately three to four kilometres of Daylesford. The pace is gentle but there are some hills. There are scheduled times however other times available by pre-arrangement – 24 hours notice usually required.
Please bring good walking shoes and comfortable clothing suitable for the season, hat, sunscreen, umbrella and in winter bring warm comfortable clothing – hat and scarf is recommended.
Price includes access to key sites and buildings on the walk plus entry to the Daylesford Museum, after the walking tour during the weekend, public and school holidays opening hours.
To maximise your enjoyment each group size is kept small with a maximum of 25 people, so bookings are essential. Please arrive 15 minutes earlier for tours to start on time.
Disabled Access
Carpark Electric Vehicle Charging Point Family Friendly Non Smoking Pet Friendly - Enquire Public ToiletFrom $6 to $66
Explore the remarkable Swiss and Italian history, culture and architecture in Hepburn Springs. This is an engaging guided small group walk and talk. Finish with a refreshing glass of your favourite at one of their famous bars.
Disabled Access
Carpark Family Friendly Pet Friendly - EnquireFrom $6 to $66
Their East Melbourne Walking Tour is a wonderful place to start your Marvellous Melbourne journey.
Discover art, nature, political, social and economic history, surrounded by the most stunning Victorian architecture in Australia.
Disabled Access
Family Friendly Pet Friendly - Enquire Public Toilet$185
This small group gourmet walking tour, inspired by famed Italian and French tours, begins at the local Daylesford Sunday market during the height of the summer harvest. With your local experienced tour guides from Alice’s Journeys, enjoy a curated introduction to local growers and producers, who supply many of their finest restaurants. You will taste and collect samples of their fresh produce before embarking upon a spirited exploration of the culinary highlights that lie on Daylesford’s doorstep at Wombat Hill. You will grab coffee, refreshing Hepburn Springs Mineral Water, artisan baked goods and handmade chocolates. Sharing the culinary themed stories of mineral water, macaroni and bullboars, that represent the region’s food history, this tour enters secret, unknown historic buildings. The tour includes a stunning selection of locally sourced delicacies for brunch in one of the town’s famed venues with local winebeer / coffee . The tour culminates at the home of award-winning Hepburn Distillery for tour and gin tasting. Tote Bags provided.
Featuring: Mt Franklin Organics, Brooklands Free Range Farm, Two Fold Bakehouse, O’Toole’s Honey, Voyager Canteen, Daylesford Sausage Van, Hepburn Distillery, Adsum Farmhouse, Convent Daylesford Cafe, GRAIN x Daylesford Brewing Co., The Chocolate Mill, Hepburn Mineral Water, BellSprout Bakehouse
Disabled Access
Carpark Non Smoking Public Toilet