4-Hour Central Basin Area Walking Tour of Canberra

Canberra

Highlights

Walk around the Lake Foreshore

Explore the Museum of Democracy

Visit the National Library of Australia

Canberra

cultural, historical, walking

Private Tour

4 Hours

Easy

English, German

Description

Embark on a walking tour around the central basin area of Canberra, stopping to view and discuss the major attractions. Learn about the early settlement while at St John's Schoolhouse and Church, Old Parliament House, the Australian War Memorial, the National Library of Australia, and many other places!

Itinerary

Canberra Tour
- Meet at the Canberra Visitors Centre at Regatta Point.
- Learn about the early history of the ‘Kembery’ settlement; the determination of the region as the place for the capital of the newly federated Australia in the early 1900s and its subsequent growth and development.
- Commence a clockwise walk around the Lake Foreshore between both the Commonwealth Avenue and Kings Avenue bridges that span the Lake.
- Go to the Museum of Democracy and do a tour of the House of Representatives and Senate chambers.
- Visit St John’s Schoolhouse and Church.
- Explore the National Library of Australia.
- End your tour with a cup of coffee or tea.