Canberra Walking Tour: Unveiling Hidden Women's History
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68 Ratings
Parkes
Uncover the hidden women's history of Canberra on an entertaining and educational walking tour. Discover the true stories behind Australia's capital city.
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Museum of Australian Democracy - Our professional guides will give you insider access to the Museum of Australian Democracy. We will visit areas of the building relevant to women’s history.
  • Aboriginal Tent Embassy - At the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, we acknowledge and respect the traditional country of the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people. We acknowledge their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.
  • National Portrait Gallery - Our guide will explain the unexpected history of the National Portrait Gallery
  • High Court of Australia - We will sit outside the High Court of Australia to hear stories of women who have shaped Australia.
  • Reconciliation Place - Our guide will share the stories behind Reconciliation Place
  • National Library of Australia - Our professional guides will give you insider access to the National Library of Australia. We will stop at the ‘Bookplate’ cafe for a break and a coffee.
  • Lake Burley Griffin - A passionate and professional local guide shares the secret history behind the lake
What's Included
  • Experienced local guide
Additional Information

Ready to learn about the REAL history of Canberra

the one excluded from history books and your standard tour of Canberra? Snag your place on this entertaining and educational walking tour of Canberra and discover the true movers and shakers behind our city. Join one of our passionate local guides to uncover the stories of Australia’s most misunderstood city.

Learn about Australia’s hidden women’s history as you walk among some of our nation’s most iconic cultural institutions and monuments. Hidden between the National Archives, the National Library, and the National Gallery are the stories of women who designed cities, changed Australia’s constitution and dismissed governments.

You’ll see it all, from the longest-running protest in the world to hidden spy bunkers and secret moats to the buildings where decisions about the future of our country are made.

This tour will change the way you see Australia’s capital city forever.

Location
King George V Memorial
King George Terrace
Our tour begins and finishes at the King George V Memorial Statue out the front of Old Parliament House and next to the Aboriginal Tent Embassy.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Storyteller648088
Apr 1, 2024
A Fabulous Summary of Women Who Changed Australia - Best walking tour I’ve ever done, and I’ve done quite a few world wide. Eleri’s breadth of knowledge was amazing and her presentation and delivery insightful and entertaining. Great details re the badass women; will recommend to all my friends.
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Escape23532496703
Mar 19, 2024
Fun history lesson - Fun, informative and well organised. Interesting way to engage with the history of Australian politics and hear about the role of women in our democracy. The guide was engaging and a good story teller.
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Vickic213
Mar 19, 2024
Canberra behind the scenes and yes it’s distinctly female. - I would highly recommend this engaging, informative and fun 2 hour tour lead by Eliza. It was well paced and it included a coffee stop.
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650fuena
Mar 14, 2024
Essential tour in Canberra - This tour is essential for Canberra. Definitely one of the top things to do. You learn many different facts and women in History and history of Australia. One of the things I loved was the enthusiasm the tour guide had and explained everything to us. Worth doing this tour.
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605ramonaa
Feb 14, 2024
Interesting and fun, highly recommended. - My partner and I absolutely loved our walking tour of She Shapes History. Super interesting places and content. Our guide Eleri was excellent, really knowledgeable and a joy to be with. We have recommended to all our friends and would do another walking tour on our next trip to Canberra. Thanks for chasing the shade on such a hot day Eleri!
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Georgiiiaaa
Feb 9, 2024
Best Tour in Canberra - I did the badass women of history tour today with my mum and mother in law and we all had a blast. My mum just moved to Canberra, I've been here a couple years and my mother in law is a true local. We each loved it and learnt new fascinating stories about women in Canberra who impacted Australian history. I would recommend this tour to people visiting Canberra for the first time who want to see the national landmarks in a unique way, as well as locals who have been here for years and want to see their home in a new light. Our guide, Sita, was incredibly friendly and knowledgeable. She got everyone engaged and having a laugh. She also had a huge wealth of information. I got the impression that, even with all our extra questions and chatting, we only scraped the surface of what she knows about Australia and women's history. I can't wait to try out the other tours by She Shapes History and bring all my friends who visit to do this tour.
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526phylc
Feb 5, 2024
Get to know our social and political women activists. - Our guide Eleri was very knowledgeable and spoke clearly so that she could be heard by our small (6) group. She encouraged comments, questions and discussion. As it was a very hot day she encouraged us to drink from our water bottles and where possible, tried to conduct the discussion in the shade. Her stories of the personal and professional lives of the women in ACT history were very interesting and for me, a highlight of the day. I will recommend this tour to friends and visitors. Thank you
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Ssm3497ar
Feb 2, 2024
My second She Shapes History tour! Did not disappoint! - This was my second She Shapes History tour. The first one was so good that it made me immediately want to book another! Just like the first, it did not disappoint. Do yourself a favour and book this tour now. You won’t regret it!
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Vanone2017
Feb 1, 2024
Solo tour experience - I went along solo to this tour, but it didn’t feel like it for long. Sita was fantastic at bringing the group together, like we had known eachother for longer than the 2 hours we actually spent together. I loved learning more about Canberras history and the women behind it. I’ve lived in Canberra for over 10 years, but even I learnt something new about this city. Highly recommend and I will definitely be doing this tour again.
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Northstar687135
Jan 31, 2024
Women's History Tour - Unique insights from committed and interesting guides. I did it once, then again with a house guest from interstate. The tour is worth doing twice in one weekend!!
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