Victoria
Victoria is a state of great diversity and one blessed with tremendous heritage
and outstanding natural attractions.
Victoria is Australia’s smallest mainland state. Melbourne is a city
of 3.7 million people, and visitors will soon discover its elegance and charm.
The climate is temperate: Melbourne enjoys four distinct seasons giving
it a more European atmosphere.
Summer (Dec - Feb) can be very warm with an average temperature of 25°C
max, 14°C min. Spring (Sep - Nov) and Autumn (Mar - May) have comfortable
day temperatures with cool evenings.
Clothing: cotton and lightweight clothes for the summer, in the winter lightweight
wool clothes with a jacket or packable raincoat.
Victoria has more than its fair share of natural phenomena, lush countryside,
temperate rainforests, a stunning wilderness coast, breathtaking inland lakes
and the spectacular Great Ocean Road. From Phillip Island, home to the famous
Little Penguins, to the magnificent Grampians National Park and Mildura,
the `gateway to the Outback", Victoria offers the traveller the opportunity
to see an amazing piece of Australia. All natural attractions are within
easy travelling distances of Melbourne.
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Melbourne |
Melbourne is the second
biggest and the most cosmopolitan of Australian cities. You
will find it in various Greek, Italian, Japanese and Chinese vivant restaurants.
Melbourne is known as well for sport, such as Australian
Open Tennis
Tournament, Formula One Grand Prix and Melbourne Cup Horse
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Daylesford and the
Macedon Ranges |
Take a trip to Daylesford and
live happily ever after. Just a stone's throw from Melbourne, stay in
boutique accommodation, sample the mineral waters, explore antique shops
and galleries, go boating on the lake, or relax with a glass of wine
and enjoy fine dining. When will your fairytale start? More
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Yarra Valley and Dandenong
Ranges |
Discover the beauty of this
region, only an hour’s drive from Melbourne. The Yarra Valley is
home to Victoria’s earliest vineyards and is one of the world’s
great wine growing regions. Visit numerous cellar doors, taste the gourmet
food and take a hot air balloon ride over the vines. The Dandenong Ranges
area is full of parks, gardens and native fern forests. Your clients
can climb aboard Puffing Billy (Australia’s oldest steam train)
and explore the beautiful gardens and art galleries. More
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Mornington Peninsula |
The picturesque Mornington Peninsula
is just an hour’s drive from Melbourne but you could easily think
you`d travelled to Europe with its beautiful coastal landscape, olive
groves to remind you of Italy, and plenty of pinot noir to pay homage
to France. Sorrento and Portsea exude a sophisticated beachside lifestyle,
with antique shops, galleries, cafes and a variety of coastal walking
trails. Heading inland, visit boutique wineries where vineyard restaurants
create gourmet dishes that suit their unique wines. The region is also
noted for its markets, artist workshops, wineries, mazes, year-round
events, championship golf courses and fresh produce.More
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Phillip Island |
The island lies just to the
east of the Mornington Peninsula in Australian Victoria State and is
one of the most important Victoria’s destinations. It’s famous
for annual motor cycle racing. Philip Island as a popular site for birdwatchers,
bushwalkers, rock climbers, fishermen and surfers. More
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Great Ocean Road |
One of the world’s great
drives is from Melbourne to Adelaide via the Great Ocean Road. The Victorian
section of the route stretches from Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula
to the South Australian border. Along with amazing views, there are plenty
of opportunities to stop en route for bushwalking, swimming, surfing
and whale watching. Along the coast there are waterfalls and shipwrecks,
boardwalks to wander at the Twelve Apostles, London Bridge, Bay of Islands
and Loch Ard Gorge. Cape Otway is also worth a stop, being the most southerly
point of the great ocean road that boasts Australia’s oldest lighthouse
opened in 1848. More
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Goldfields |
Victoria’s gold rushes
of the mid-1800`s have left a lasting legacy on the Goldfields region,
most evident in the streetscapes of Ballarat, Bendigo, Maldon and Dunnolly.
In Ballarat, your clients can re-live the gold mining era at Sovereign
Hill. or take in a guided tour of the Central Deborah Gold Mine in Bendigo. More
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Grampians |
The Grampians National Park
is only three hours from Melbourne and includes the spectacular folded
sandstone mountains, offering bush walking, Aboriginal art and great
rock-climbing. There is also the spectacular journey within the region
to Halls Gap. More
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High Country |
The beautiful High Country is
a snow-lover’s paradise in winter and perfect for lovers of nature,
adventure and history the rest of the year. With huge swathes of mountain
wilderness, the High Country is where you’ll find forests of gum
trees, rocky outcrops and rapid streams. Nature here is best experienced
on foot, by bike, on horseback or on the water, canoeing the many rivers.
Visitors might see native wildlife such as kangaroos, koalas or even
the shy platypus and wildflowers are abundant in spring and summer. More
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Gippsland |
Gippsland is gourmet country,
filled with wineries, cheese makers and fruit and berry farms. Explore
the historic gold towns, maritime villages and bushwalking tracks. More
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The Murray |
The mighty Murray River forms
the border between New South Wales and Victoria before heading south
to the ocean. Unwind and enjoy the region's renowned slow food, wine,
golf courses and temperate climate. Hire a houseboat and explore sandy
beaches, bushland and red gum forests. More
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