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We chose this town because we didn't want a busy place. We wanted to be able to just sit back and do nothing, with the convenience of small town amenities (pub, grocer and of course the jewellery shops)

Rubyvale was brilliant, from our host to the welcoming characters in the New Royal Hotel. The evening meal at the New Royal Hotel was the best of our two week touring holiday. The mine tour and searching for sapphires was fun and informative at the Miners Heritage. The Muggachino's Strudel hut was fantastic. We had both types of strudel (apple and the cherry) and it was divine.

Sweet little town with friendly locals. Many jewellery shops to visit and fossicking sites. You can do fossicking at the mines and not have to dig if you wish. Was a fun week of relaxation and exploring.

We went at the end of the area’s busy season. The weather in September is beautiful and we got to spend a lot of time meeting locals and business owners. Had so much fun buying buckets of “wash” and searching for sapphires. It’s very addictive once you start finding gems amongst the gravel!

Lots of choices for fossicking activities and Heritage Mine tour was interesting. Eateries were limited however proportionate to population. No fuel available in town. Locals friendly and generally helpful.

Rubyvale, Sapphire and Anakie make up the gemfields towns. Interesting and fairly well provisioned there is a weekend market also. Excellent outdoorsy holiday region, it is fascinating fossicking for gems in the bush or supporting the local businesses who provide bags of wash and the equipment to sift through. You can take a mine tour, learn about gem stones, go bushwalking or shop for gem stones. It’s very affordable for families and reminded me of childhood holidays spent outdoors in the bush doing activities. We go back whenever we have a few days off.