Fossicking Trip - Waiting List Sign Up

Thank you for registering your interest in a Fossicking Trip with Ethical Crystals Sunshine Coast;

We are currently fully booked for public/mixed group upcoming fossicking trips.

If you are interested in joining our waiting list please fill out this form, and we will contact you when we have upcoming availability.

Private Trips may be arranged for group sizes of 15 people+

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We accept ages from 5 - 15 with parental supervision, parents come at a heavily discounted rate when full price is paid for the child.

Who is in your group:

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PRICING:

Depending on location, general pricing is typically:

$35 Per Person

Aged 5 upwards.

For any parent bringing a child at the full rate listed above, the parent pays an additional $5. Making a parent-child combo $40.

The minimum group size is 15 people.

For smaller group sizes, an additional fee applies to the per-person rate.

What to expect:

Fossicking sessions last for up to 3 hours; shorter sessions can be arranged for younger children groups.

The location for each session will change, we will contact you before payment with the location to ensure you can get to the site.

All children younger than 16 must be accompanied by a guardian.

Each session includes:

- An information booklet for each participant including an identification chart of the gemstones that are being searched for; A list of guidelines on how to fossick in our ethical way and Information about the local geology of the area.

- A short geology lesson regarding how the gemstones of the area are formed, and how to find them.

- Up to 2 hours of fossicking for the stones we have identified.

- A 30-minute break for water, snacks, and reapplication of sunscreen or repellants.

- A final discussion of what was found with identification;

For children's groups, we conclude with:
- a short show and tell of each participant's favourite crystal found.

- a quiz on gemstones with a tumbled gemstone as a prize (one per participant)