Victoria offers many spectacular coastal, cultural, spa and gourmet experiences within an easy drive of sophisticated Melbourne.
Devour Melbourne, Australia’s gourmet, cultural and shopping capital
Explore the laneways and tree-lined boulevards of Melbourne to discover why The Economist has named it the world’s most liveable city for six years running. Come for the museum blockbusters, the festivals and the sports (think The Australian Open, the Formula 1 Grand Prix, the Melbourne Cup and the Boxing Day cricket) but stay to discover Melbourne’s hidden bars, local design shops, tucked-away restaurants and fabulous coffee.
Experience one of the world’s great coastal drives
Do an epic road trip along the Great Ocean Road that weaves around Victoria’s spectacular coastline all the way to the dramatic 12 Apostles and beyond to the South Australian border. Enjoy expansive vistas of the Southern Ocean, jagged cliffs, and temperate rainforests. Explore golden beaches, see animals and birds in the wild, relax in pretty coastal towns, watch pro surfers in action, savour gourmet treats, and discover waterfalls and fern glades.
Enjoy the good life on the Mornington Peninsula
Meander the Mornington Peninsula’s undulating vineyards and rolling horse country, ocean and bay beaches, just an hour’s drive from Melbourne. Relax over long lunches at picturesque cellar doors, swim with dolphins and seals in Port Phillip Bay, shop country markets, visit olive groves and farm stands, distillers and cheese makers, go bushwalking, pick strawberries, and check out Victoria’s multi-coloured bathing boxes.
Relax in spa country with the highest concentration of mineral springs in Australia.
Refresh mind and body in the natural mineral springs and historic villages of the Daylesford Macedon Ranges region, just an 80-minute drive from Melbourne. Soak in mineral waters and find balance at spas and wellness retreats. Enjoy great food and wine in country pubs and fine restaurants, such as The Lake House trailblazing locavore restaurant and spa resort. Buy farm-gate produce, admire heritage gardens at Mount Macedon, and browse art galleries and boutiques in Daylesford, Trentham and Piper Street in Kyneton.
Visit the Dandenong Ranges and the wineries of the Yarra Valley
A mere hour’s drive from Melbourne, wander through some of Australia’s finest cool-climate gardens and explore the soaring mountain ash forests and fern gullies of the Dandenong Ranges via car, on foot or on the historic Puffing Billy steam train. Visit the Healesville Sanctuary of Australian wildlife, sample Four Pillars award-winning gin, take a hot-air balloon ride and visit wineries dotted around the Yarra Valley, Victoria’s finest cool-climate wine region.
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