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Badass Women who Shaped the Nation: Women’s History Walking Tour 1
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By She Shapes History

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Price is ฿1,403 per adult
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Overview

  • Do you know the hidden history of Australia’s capital city?

    Join us for an entertaining and inspiring walking tour of Canberra and discover the true movers and shakers behind our city.

    Learn about Australia’s hidden women's history as we walk among some of our nation’s most iconic cultural institutions and monuments, including Old Parliament House, the High Court, and the National Library.

    Our guides are locals with a great sense of humour, a genuine passion for Canberra and women's history, and plenty of fun facts to share.

    We promise you'll leave feeling inspired by Canberra's remarkable and unexpected women's history, and you might even make a few new friends along the way!

    • This walking tour is wheelchair accessible
    • The tour runs for two hours
    • Suitable for first-time and regular visitors to Canberra
    • Learn about the people that history books overlook

Activity location

  • Neville Bonner statue
    • Parliament Square
    • 2, Parkes, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Neville Bonner statue
    • Parliament Square
    • 2, Parkes, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Badass Women who Shaped the Nation: Women’s History Walking Tour

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 10:00
Price details
฿1,403.22 x 1 Adult฿1,403.22
Total
Price is ฿1,403.22
Until Fri, 7 Aug
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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hand-drawn souvenir postcard by a local artist
  • What's includedWhat's included
    A follow-up list of resources and further reading on the stories shared
  • What's includedWhat's included
    A group photo with your guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Passionate & Professional Local Guide

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Guides use headsets

Activity itinerary

Museum of Australian Democracy (Pass by)

Our tour starts near the Museum of Australian Democracy (inside Old Parliament House) and we encourage guests to have a look around the Museum before or after the tour!

Aboriginal Tent Embassy (Pass by)

The Aboriginal Tent Embassy was established in 1972 and is the longest-running protest for Indigenous land rights, sovereignty and self-determination in the world. It’s been here for longer than the High Court of Australia, New Parliament House, the National Gallery.

Dame Dorothy Tangney and Dame Enid Lyons Sculpture (Pass by)

We have to visit one of the few statues of women in Canberra on this tour! We stop by this statue by artist Lis Johnson and uncover the storey behind these iconic women.

National Portrait Gallery (Pass by)

Our guide will explain the unexpected history of the National Portrait Gallery and share the storey of the first woman to win the Archibald Prize.

High Court of Australia (Pass by)

We will sit outside the High Court of Australia and uncover the storey of the very first female justice to serve on the court.

Reconciliation Place (Pass by)

This site plays an important role in honouring Australia’s true history and Truth Telling. Here we’ll uncover the stories of some significant First Nations women in Australia.

National Library of Australia (Pass by)

This iconic cultural institution has shaped many women's lives and offers a stunning view of the capital.

Senate Gardens | Old Parliament House Rose Gardens (Pass by)

Uncover the third statue of a woman on our tour! We stop by this statue of Susan Ryan by artist Lis Johnson and share her storey.

Location

Activity location

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    Neville Bonner statue
    • Parliament Square
    • 2, Parkes, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Neville Bonner statue
    • Parliament Square
    • 2, Parkes, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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