ACTIVITIES

Join our small group tour for an adventure to the Dandenong Ranges and Victoria’s famous Yarra Valley, just a 1-hour drive from Melbourne.

We embark on a moderate 6.6km hike in the Eastern Sherbrooke Forest through towering Mountain Ash trees and wetland ferns. This hike will get the heart rate going and build an appetite for an afternoon of indulging. Look out for lyrebirds, wombats, wallabies, and echidnas that call the forest home.

Next up, we pull into one of Yarra Valley’s favourite wineries, Yarrawood Estate for lunch. There’s plenty of time for wine tasting too if you choose. After lunch, we visit craft beer brewery Matilda Bay, before visiting Payten & Jones for more good wine and great tunes.

We top the day off with a visit to Four Pillars, a small craft gin distillery (that’s been named the world’s leading gin producer two years in a row), before hitting the road and returning to Melbourne.

Tastings at Yarrawood Estate and Four Pillars are included.

Phillip Island is a treasure trove of Australian wildlife; seals, koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, birdlife and penguins! Visit Maru Koala and Animal Park, where you can see koalas, wombats, crocodiles, kangaroos, Australian birds, wallabies, Tasmanian devils, dingoes, emus and even more! Before sunset, we head to the Penguin Parade, where you can wander through the “Penguin Experience” exhibit to learn more about them. Stroll out to Summerland Beach and sit in the main grandstand for the Penguin Parade.

Tour Highlights:
•Visit Maru Koala and Animal Park (own expense)
•A sweet stop at Phillip Island Chocolate Factory (own expense)
•The Nobbies Centre, a rugged rocky outcrop with magnificent coastal views
•Seal Rocks – home to Australia’s largest colony of fur seals
•Phillip Island Nature Parks – witness the Penguin Parade from the tiered seating of general viewing grandstands directly overlooking floodlit Summerland Beach