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The Golden Quest Discovery Trail
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The Golden Quest Discovery Trail is a 965 kilometre adventure self-drive through one of the world’s most famous gold producing regions.

The drive incorporates the towns of Coolgardie, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Menzies, Kookynie, Gwalia, Leonora and Laverton. The trail is enhanced by a comprehensive guidebook that comes with an audio commentary on two compact discs. There are 25 official sites on the trail and each is explained via audio commentary. The guidebook includes maps, information on distances and safety guidelines. It is available at bookshops and visitor centres in the Goldfields region.

The trail provides visitors with an historic, social and economic insight into the impact of gold on the Goldfields region, as well its impact on Western Australia. The Golden Quest Discovery Trail takes visitors on a journey through a landscape that is rich with stories and the ghosts of an infamous past. This is an adventure that combines incredible feats of architecture and engineering, natural history and Aboriginal heritage.

Location: Kalgoorlie is located 595 kilometres east of the city of Perth.

Australia’s Golden Outback

Kalgoorlie Visitor Centre

The Shire of Leonora

The Golden Quest Discovery Trail

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Aztecgs
Feb 05, 2009 at 11:00AM

Love the trail

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Aztecgs
Jan 22, 2009 at 10:08AM

GOLDEN QUEST DISCOVERY TRAIL is awesome and Ora Banda pub along the trail is a great Outback pub. Really friendly locals

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Aztecgs
Jan 21, 2009 at 11:38AM

you can purchase the book from RAC retail outlets

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Aztecgs
Jan 20, 2009 at 11:01AM

This trail is amazing. The book is fantastic

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jay2abbey
Dec 28, 2008 at 10:40AM

Fanastic idea with the CD to help learn all the history, my kid's love it

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Harcourt
Dec 11, 2008 at 10:43AM

The CDs are great and entertaining. This is a must do West Aussie self drive adventure!

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Aztecgs
Dec 11, 2008 at 10:33AM

Buy the book and do the trail!

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Harcourt
Dec 10, 2008 at 02:40PM

The book and CD are amazing - this is a must do, and the locals you meet are awesome

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Aztecgs
Dec 02, 2008 at 04:28PM

Unforgettable!!

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Aztecgs
Nov 18, 2008 at 09:02AM

An awesome self drive trail, retracing the paths of WA's early explorers and prospectors. The Guidebook and CDs is very informative and not to mention entertaining. The overnight stay at at Hoover House, Gwalia is a must do!

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JoLo
Oct 22, 2008 at 11:27AM

This was a wonderful drive around the goldfields. The book was very interesting and listening to the CDs (that come with the book) at each stage was great.

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Silvia Flavia
Sep 11, 2008 at 03:48PM

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Michelle
Aug 15, 2008 at 05:50PM

An excellent self drive trip. Purchase the Golden Quest Guide Book to learn interesting facts and fascinating stories from the past along the way. Don't forget to chat to the locals for an even better insight.

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SILVA
Jul 11, 2008 at 02:24PM

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND VERY INFORMATIVE, THEN THIS IS A MUST. I HAVE NEVER LEARNT SO MUCH ON A ROAD-TRIP!MAKE SURE YOU GIVE YOURSELF A FEW DAYS

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mandy01
Jul 10, 2008 at 03:48PM

The people are friendly, the towns and sites are interesting and the journey is a blast! Highly reccommend a tour of the discovery trail - so much to learn about our history

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