8D MELBOURNE SPLENDOUR

• Upon arrival, proceed to Queen Victoria Market, an authentic, bustling, inner-city market that has been the heart and soul of Melbourne for 140 years and home to over 600 small businesses. Then, commence on a drive-through city tour to see iconic sights such as Flinders Street Railway Station, the contemporary Federation Square, St. Paul’s Cathedral, known for its architecture that boasts Neoclassical English Baroque-style elements design, the heritage listed Parliament House and bustling Chinatown.

Note: Queen Victoria Market closes on Monday, Wednesday and public holidays.

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• Journey to Brighton Beach for an Instagram-worthy shot of the colourful bathing boxes. Visit Phillip Island Chocolate Factory and explore Panny’s Amazing World of Chocolate, an interactive experience of all things chocolate! Explore the restored homestead and experience daily heritage farming activities at Churchill Island Heritage Farm. Next, view the wild koalas up-close from treetops boardwalks at Koala Conservation Centre before we move to Nobbies Centre, home of the interactive Antarctic Journey, along with spectacular clifftop boardwalks with views out to the Nobbies and Seal Rocks. Witness the Penguin Parade where Victoria’s largest colony of little penguins come out of sea at dusk to return to their sand burrows. Spend the night in Phillip Island.
  

Note: Please bring along some warm clothing and wear comfortable shoes.

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• Journey to Mornington Peninsula, a notable region of local produce and quality wines. Visit Pure Peninsula Honey, an Australian owned family business where you may purchase pure raw Australian honey and related products. Take a short ride on the Arthurs Seat Eagle gondola for a panoramic view of Mornington Bay. Visit award-winning Enchanted Adventure Garden with various mazes and take on the fun ‘Tube Slides’ for an amazing day out! Try hand-picking your own strawberries at Rocky Creek Strawberry Farm and spend the night in Mornington Peninsula. If time permits, you may consider a soak in geothermal mineral springs at Peninsula Hot Springs (at your own expense).

Note: Rocky Creek Strawberry U-Pick runs from mid Nov to early Apr only.

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• Embark on a joyful ride among scenic Dandenong Ranges onboard the century-old Puffing Billy Steam Train. Continue our journey to scenic Yarra Valley, Victoria’s oldest wine region, a food and wine lover’s paradise. Visit Rochford Wines Yarra Valley to sample the award-winning wines and perhaps spend a moment to relax at the courtyard lined with shady elm trees. Then, hop on a tractor and ride through groves of fruit trees with the local expert on a guided orchard tour, sampling fruit varieties that are ripe and ready to eat at the family run Rayner’s Stonefruit Orchard.

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