bobby dazzler sapphire mine tours

Fentastic

We enjoyed the underground tour. Wasn't at all claustrophobic. This is a working mine, still in use. Very well laid out and gives you an idea of how it was worked back in the 'old days'. Still pretty hard work, I reckon. It is lovely and cool underground so don't be afraid to book a tour in summer. We bought a bucket of wash and spent a pleasant time sifting, washing and sorting...and finding some sapphires. Back inside, the owner will check them, weigh them and you record your finds in a book. I got one that was worth cutting!

jL784

On our recent trip to emerald we drove 45mins out of town to visit bobby dazzler mine.Even though the kids had a ball and enjoyed heading down under ground and then fossicking through some wash I felt a little under whelmed with the whole experience.A little more interaction from the guide during the mine tour then during the fossicking would have made a big difference.I am glad we ticked it off our bucket list however would do some more research next time to try find somewhere else that gave the real mining experience.The staff where friendly enough and even went the extra mile and gave one of my sons some small stones when he dropped his findings on the ground.Would recommend this mine for the quick mining / fossicking experience which will keep the kids happy .

836belindan

Stayed at the sapphire caravan park in amongst nature,very pretty lots of wild life,Went out to ruby vale and did some fossicking at Bobby dazzler,good fun.a great little area easy to get around

KristineB701

Thank you Marissa and Ruby Fran for such a fun day fossicking for sapphires. You explained everything really well and we spent nearly two hours at the fossicking tables,finding some lovely stones.Our lunch in the cafe was even better though. Try the Miners' Burger, it was beautiful and chatting to Ruby Fran made our day. Thank you!

EPGAnderson

Very friendly service, meals were well worth the money and soooo yummy. I had a steak sandwich and hubby had rissoles. Then we did our tour; soooo interesting an had a fossic once above ground again.. We found a few Sapphires to take home sooo all in all great getaway :)

I6244HCpaulw

My wife and I took her auntie and uncle out for a tour of the gemfields and called in for a look. After a chat with the friendly Rubyfran we decided to stop for lunch . We enjoyed delicious food ,great coffee and terrific service from this family run business. We will be back.

kimmiip

Had the best time today 3-7-14 ... At bobby dazzler ,, the people who worked there were so lovely , had an awesome lunch , great coffee, friendly atmosphere , great time looking for sapphires , would go back again next time I'm in QLD .... My sister and I travelled from NSW ... We would both highly recommend ppl to go here on there travels .... Wished we could have stayed longer ... Keep up the great work guys , hope to see you again one day in the near future

thesoletrader

what a great way to get "the whole experience" on the fields, starting out with a mine tour of an underground working mine, and see how miners get their stone, a bit of history, and get some knowledge of where the sapphire "runs", and perhaps do a bucket of wash, to learn how to find and identify your stones, or take the fossicking trail, and learn how to dig for sapphire out on the fields, also a great spot to get a bite to eat, and browse the gem shop for a set piece or rough stone ready for the gem cutter.

MargaretW378

We had the best fossiking experience here, instead of just being handed a bucket of wash to sift through, fo a little extra money we were taken to the creek armed with shovels & spades etc to dog our own. Our guide Rachael was so good and gave us great hints on what to do & also helped Greg with the digging ! We found 23.5 carats of gems in 4 nice stones , we had so much fun we stayed a few more days in Rubyvale. Rubyfran was so friendly we did the underground mine tour &again Rachael mads the wholw tour with her knowledge & commentary, I , learnt so much. We had the best BLTs for lunch. The lovely Ruby took our photos decked in hardhats etc & posted them on her facebook page so it was eazy to share the experience with my friends...looking forward to voing there again.

539susana

My husband and I visited Bobby Dazzler Mine. We thoroughly enjoyed our day. The tour was very informatative and interesting. We also had fun with the buckets of wash sorting through finding some beautiful gems. Then in the shop beautiful gems to buy for the family. Then to top it off had a lovely lunch in the cafe. thank -you so much Bobby Dazzler ..

marysR7934YT

We had only intended to stay one night in sapphire but we had such a good time at the Bobby Dazzler mine we decided to stay in Rubyvale for another couple of nights. We had never fossicked for sapphires before and thoroughly enjoyed it, Rubyfran was very friendly and informative. After showing us what to do with our bucket of wash she left us to it, checking occasionally to see if we had found the big Sapphire, well we hadn't but we did find 16 Carats. Two of our sapphires are being cut and set in a beautiful gold ring, what more could you ask for.....

BecGibney

Hidden off the main road is the very small town of Rubyvale. We stopped in to check out the Sapphire mines and found Bobby Dazzler's Sapphire Mine.We had a go at fossicking for sapphires, finding 15.5 carats, and explored the underground mine. I highly recommend stopping by.

davidpB2961YK

enjoyed the mine tour the best part of my day however was the fossicking $10 for a bucket of sapphire wash & came out with 11 carrots of sapphire to keep for myself.

TsM900

On my recent trip to the outback i decided to stop in Rubyvale to try my luck finding gems. Driving though the town and talking with the locals, i was recommended to try one of the fossicking parks. The big statue out the front caught my eye so i decided to give these guys a go.Very friendly and helpful staff and once shown a demonstration on how to sieve for sapphires, i was happily there for hours sieving for gems! Amazing how much time flys when you're having fun. The mine tour was just as enjoyable, with a very knowledgeable tour guide who was happy to answer any questions i had. Cafe here is brilliant with tasty meals and drinks. If you're traveling past Rubyvale, do stop by Bobby Dazzlers as i highly recommend them!

KellieCallumB

Rubyvale was much more than what we expected, lovely town, great weather and plenty to see & do. Bobby Dazzler Sapphire Mine was a real eye opener to what they did back in the day & even what people are doing today to fine their gems. Rubyfran gave a great tour & Sapphire Brian helped with the buckets of wash to show us what to look for. We spent hours & came home very happy little gems. Highly recommend a stop off @ Bobby Dazzler & treat yourself to everything they have to offer. So friendly & we can't wait to come back again. Thank you