AVOCA 3 DAY TOUR Saturday 16th, Sunday 17th and Monday 18th April 2016
This tour is for all levels of experience, complete beginners as well as those who are more experienced.
***please note that our clients must provide their own transport, meals and drinks, as well as book and pay for their own accommodation***
Accommodation suggestion-
Avoca Caravan Park- 2 Liebig St, Avoca. Ph. 03 54 653073
They have very affordable cabins and caravan sites.
There are lots of great wineries and attractions in the Pyrenees area if you are wishing to extend your stay.
PRICES- (All prices listed are in Australian Dollars and are GST inclusive)
$600 per detecting person for the 3 days. (Please note that detector hire is not included in this price)
Couples price for two people sharing one detector for the 3 days and both being trained is- $700 per couple. (Please note that detector hire is not included in this price)
Detector hire is available- $180 per detector for the 3 days. This is a Minelab GPX 5000 plus all accessories including a pick. (Minelab GPZ 7000 and Minelab SDC 2300 are also available to use on a rostered basis throughout the 3 days)
If you have a non-detecting partner who would like to come along for the experience, there is no charge for them. (Additional non-detecting partners $50 per person)
We are Licensed Parks Tour Operators, and have all the necessary permissions and permits for all of our detecting areas.
We have a Tourist Fossicking Authority, and this means that when you are with us on tour, you do not need a Victorian Miners' Right; you are covered by our Fossicking Authority.
The tour starts on the Saturday morning at 8.45am out the front of the Avoca Caravan Park.
You will follow us in your vehicle as we travel in convoy to a great area nearby.
We begin our tour with a brief demonstration of technique, settings, tuning etc. (about half an hour or so) Then you get all geared up and start detecting. (You will receive lots of training, as the 3 days are full days of detecting.)
This is a full day out so you will need to bring your morning tea, lunch and refreshments with you.
The day ends at approx. 4 to 4.30 pm, when we return to the Avoca Township.
On the Sunday and Monday mornings we meet again out the front of the caravan park, and travel in convoy to some other great areas nearby. This is another day of hands on detecting, with lots of training provided. As they are full days out, our clients will again need to bring their morning tea, lunch and refreshments with them. Please ensure that you have lots of water to drink.
Our numbers for this tour are strictly limited. We take a group of no more than 6 detectorists if we have all beginners, and a group of 8 detectorists if most are experienced. So we book out fast.
HOW TO BOOK
If you wish to make a booking please email Mark and Ronda Hyde - or give us a call on 0409 188 138
We will confirm your place, and send you your invoice and our payment options. We then require a deposit of $150 per detecting person, (couples deposit $200) within 7 days of booking to secure your place. (Your deposit includes a non-refundable booking fee of $100) The balance of your tour fee is then due 14 days prior to the tour.
To make a booking we need your address and mobile phone number. We also need to know your level of detecting experience (if any), what machine you have (if bringing your own)
Most of our areas are easily accessible with a 2WD; however some tracks require a 4WD for extra ground clearance. Just let us know what sort of a vehicle you have and we can then choose which areas we will go to.
We also need to know if you any health and fitness concerns, or injuries that you feel may impact on your detecting ability. That way we can tailor our tours to ensure that you have the best possible time with us, and choose detecting areas that suit all levels of fitness.
CANCELLATION POLICY- Any cancellations two to four weeks prior to tour will incur a loss of deposit.
Any cancellations less than two weeks prior to tour will incur loss of full tour fee.
WHAT TO BRING
You should wear comfortable footwear, such as runners or boots, make sure that the boots do not have steel cap toes, you cannot detect in these. Wear clothing that follows sun smart principles, such as long pants and a tee shirt with a collar, or a long sleeve shirt. You will need a hat. We use speakers for training so it doesn’t matter what sort of a hat you bring, but if you wanted to use headphones, make sure you wear a hat that you can fit the headphones over. Bring sunscreen and insect repellent. Also bring plenty of water to drink. The weather can be very unpredictable at this time of the year, so please make sure that you also pack a shower proof coat. We can detect in light passing showers.