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Tracing Arrowtown’s Past: A Self Guided Audio Tour
Important Information
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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The total tour time includes walking the route and passing by the attractions
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Beyond Arrowtown’s idyllic setting along the Arrow River, there’s a complex story of hardship and transformation.
On this walking tour, you’ll find out how a quiet pastoral valley became one of the richest goldfields in the world, where a diverse community took root.
As you explore the historic main street, secluded pathways, and the remarkable Chinese Settlement, you’ll detect echoes of its dramatic past. You’ll also meet the characters that shaped this unique Central Otago town.
The tour begins at the striking ’X Marks the Spot’ sculpture, where you’ll find out how it symbolically anchors Arrowtown’s gold-rush story. You’ll trace the early township layout, wandering streets lined with ...
Highlights
From 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
App for Android and iOS
Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
Smartphone and headphones
Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour
Food and drink
Transportation
Meeting Points
Departure
X Marks the Spot
This tour starts at X Marks the Spot. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Return
Buckingham Green
The tour ends at Buckingham Green.
Tracing Arrowtown’s Past: A Self Guided Audio Tour
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Beyond Arrowtown’s idyllic setting along the Arrow River, there’s a complex story of hardship and transformation.
On this walking tour, you’ll find out how a quiet pastoral valley became one of the richest goldfields in the world, where a diverse community took root.
As you explore the historic main street, secluded pathways, and the remarkable Chinese Settlement, you’ll detect echoes of its dramatic past. You’ll also meet the characters that shaped this unique Central Otago town.
The tour begins at the striking ’X Marks the Spot’ sculpture, where you’ll find out how it symbolically anchors Arrowtown’s gold-rush story. You’ll trace the early township layout, wandering streets lined with ...
Highlights
From 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
App for Android and iOS
Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
Smartphone and headphones
Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour
Food and drink
Transportation
Meeting Points
Departure
X Marks the Spot
This tour starts at X Marks the Spot. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Return
Buckingham Green
The tour ends at Buckingham Green.
Itinerary
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X Marks the Spot
Our starting location, X Marks the Spot, the very beginning of the gold rush in Arrowtown.
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St. Patrick's Catholic Church
The church is open every day and visitors are very welcome. There is no charge. Enter to see where Australasia’s first saint, Mary of the Cross MacKillop prayed for a short time.
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St John's Presbyterian Church
We pass by St John's Presbytarian Church. The church is open most days for viewing.
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St Paul's Church Arrowtown
It is the oldest Church in continuous use in Arrowtown and has served the local Anglican Community for many years.
The church is on the main road into Arrowtown and is open for visitors.
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Lakes District Museum & Art Gallery
A must visit at the end of the tour. The museum costs to enter but it is well worth the visit if you would like to learn more about Arrowtown and it's surrounding areas.
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Arrowtown Chinese Settlement
It is free to walk around the Chinese Settlement, we talk about it as the tour walks through the site.
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Arrowtown Bakery
A yummy place to pick up a picnic and stop off in a park along the tour, or by the river.
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Provisions of Arrowtown
A great place to stop in and grab a coffee or some lunch.
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Village green
A great place to cool off in the shade or browse if the market is on.
