SATURDAY 26 FEBRUARY Breakfast Causeway 353 0815 Transfer to airport with Gold Class Limousines Gold Class Limousines 34 Rooding Street Brighton Tel: 0419 363729 1110 Depart onboard flight SQ238.
FRIDAY 25 FEBRUARY Breakfast Causeway 353 0845 Depart to Pelligrini’s Pellegrini’s Espresso Bar needs only a couple of photos to demonstrate that everyone has coffee here, from Christy Turlington to…
Breakfast
Brooklands of Mornington
Depart to Melbourne.
1015
Frankston Waterfront for the sand sculpting exhibition.
Frankston Waterfront,
7 Pier Promenade (off Nepean Hwy)
Frankston
1200
Visit
St Kilda
St Kilda is one of Melbourne’s beach side suburbs and does a frenetic Friday night whirl with laidback Saturday morning style featuring extra panache. Wander the esplanade to take in the ocean breezes, rollerblade along the beachside or try Acland Street for a fulfilling breakfast or a morning tea of delectable cakes.
Acland Street a land of tastes, cakes and fashion, where it’s Sunday seven days a week! It is a bustling, vibrant street with an eclectic mix of restaurants, wine bars and continental cake shops. During the day the streets are lined with people drinking lattes, at night they’re buzzing with clubbers and night owls.
1300
Lunch
At Fringe Café
Fringe Cafe
73 Acland St
St Kilda VIC 3182
Tel: (03) 9593 8550
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Breakfast
Brooklands of Mornington
1000
Horse riding; beach and bush ride.
Gunnamatta Equestrian Centre is a fully integrated Equestrian facility situated in the heart of the Mornington Peninsula offering everyone the opportunity to participate in the exhilarating experience of horse riding. With fully trained, friendly staff and quality well-behaved horses.
Gunnamatta Equestrian Centre
Crn Truemans & Sandy Rds
Rye VIC 3941
Tel: (03) 5988 6755
Fax: (03) 5988 6955
www.gunnamatta.com.au
1300
Lunch
The Baths
The Baths overlooks Sorrento bay, providing a peaceful outlook while serving simple, tasty meals.
The Baths Restaurant
3278 Point Nepean Rd
Sorrento VIC 3942
Tel: (03) 5984 1500
www.thebaths.com.au
1445
Visit
Ashcombe Maze
Ashcombe Maze and Water Gardens features over 25 acres of gardens, including woodland walks, rock gardens, exotic tree forest and water falls. The hedge maze is Australia’s oldest and most famous maze enjoyed by all that face the challenge ‘to lose yourself’.
Ashcombe Maze & Water Gardens
Shoreham Road
Shoreham VIC 3916
Tel: (03) 5989 8387
Fax: (03) 5989 8700
www.ashcombemaze.com.au
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Breakfast
Waves
0930
Visit
The Chocolate Factory
Phillip Island Chocolate Factory uses only the finest ingredients and Belgium chocolate in creating their chocolates. Display areas allow visitors to see chocolates being hand made the old fashion way using recipes handed over down the years.
Phillip Island Chocolate Factory
930 Phillip Island Rd
Newhaven VIC 3925
Tel: (03) 5956 6600
Fax: (03) 5956 6823
www.phillipislandchocolatefactory.com.au
1015
Depart for Mornington Peninsula
A popular vacation destination, the Mornington Peninsula curves lazily southwards from Melbourne down Port Phillip Bay to a patchwork of bushland, hills, vineyards and National Parks. The Mornington Peninsula is a scenic resort region, rich in wineries, golf courses, restaurants and art galleries.
1230
Lunch
Red Hill Estate
Red Hill Estate is a 50 acre cool climate property located on one of the most elevated areas of the Mornington Peninsula, and has fantastic Western Port Bay. Twenty-four acres are under vines, featuring mostly Pinot Noir (five clones) and Chardonnay.
Red Hill Estate
53 Red Hill-Shoreham Road
Red Hill South VIC 3937
Tel: (03) 5989 2838
Fax: (03) 5989 2855
www.redhillestate.com.au
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Breakfast
Waves
1000
A Maze N Things
At A Maze N Things you can marvel at the mental confusion of objects defying gravity, rooms flooding without getting wet, a huge magic tap floating in mid air, or giant people shrinking into tiny versions of their former selves.
A Maze N Things
Phillip Island Road
Cowes VIC 3922
Tel: (03) 5952 2283
www.amazenthings.com.au
1130
Visit
San Remo and watch the pelicans being fed.
1215
Lunch
San Remo’s Fisherman’s Co-op
San Remo’s Fisherman’s Co-op
190 Marine Parade
San Remo
Tel: 03 5678 5129
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0430
Hot air ballooning with Global Ballooning
You’ll fly for approximately one hour over the beautiful Yarra Valley and its vineyards, drifting gently over the countryside in a beautiful hot air balloon.
Global Ballooning
8-10 New Street
Richmond VIC 3121
Tel: (03) 9428 5703
Fax: (03) 9428 8473
www.globalballooning.com.au
0900
Arrive
At Rochford Winery from your balloon flight.
Rochford Wines is a fully operational vineyard and winery that houses a spectacular complex and a tourism award winning restaurant and café, as well as a permanent sound shell for outdoor performances.
Rochford Wines
Cnr Maroondah Highway & Hill Road
Coldstream VIC 3770
Tel: (03) 5962 2119
Fax: (03) 5962 5319
www.rochfordwines.com.au
0900
Return
To Sebel Yarra Valley and check out.
1000
Visit
Yarra Valley Dairy
Producers of fine farm cheeses, the Yarra Valley Dairy specialises in both cow’s milk cheeses and goat’s milk cheeses, which are sold throughout Australia.
Yarra Valley Dairy
McMeikans Road
Yering VIC 3770
Tel: (03) 9739 0023
Fax: (03) 9739 0101
www.yarravalleydairy.com.au
1100
Arrive
At Rayners Stonefruit Orchard
The freshest fruit is the fruit taken straight off the tree. Peaches, Nectarines, Apricots and other varieties to select from. It’s the ‘Garden of Eden’ in the Yarra Valley… and you can take an Orchard Walk through the groves of stone fruit trees, sampling the freshest fruit, and enjoying the company of one of our staff explaining about the fruit of our trees.
Rayner’s Stonefruit Orchard
60 Schoolhouse Road,
Woori Yallock
Tel: (03) 5964 7654
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As promised, here’s the itinerary for Day 2 of my 10 days trip to Melbourne!
Breakfast
Causeway 353
0845
Depart to The Dandenong Ranges
The Dandenong Ranges have been a favourite escape for Melburnians since the boom times of the 1880s when members of Melbourne society would board a train at Flinders Street Station and slowly travel east to enjoy the peace, pure air and pristine forests of these Ranges. Taking tea in “the Dandenongs” became a custom, as did a lazy picnic under a shady tree, a bush walk through the forests of mountain ash, gums and ferns, and a night or two in a guesthouse. Not much has changed except the Dandenongs are now accessible to everyone.
1015
Depart on Puffing Billy
Puffing Billy Steam Railway is a genuine relic of Victoria’s early rail days. It is Australia’s oldest steam railway and one of the finest preserved steam railways in the world. The vintage steam train hauls passenger carriages through the Dandenong Ranges from Belgrave to Lakeside Station, via Menzies Creek and Emerald, a distance of 13km. A round trip takes just over two hours.
Puffing Billy Steam Railway
Old Monbulk Road
Belgrave VIC 3160
Tel: (03) 9757 0700
Fax: (03) 9757 0705
www.puffingbilly.com.au
1130
Disembark at Lakeside and depart to mountain villages, Olinda and Sassafras.
Sassafras has always been a popular weekend destination for city dwellers since the area was first settled in 1894. Close to Melbourne, Sassafras village has maintained its original charm, attracting visitors to its cafes, restaurants and tea rooms, specialty shops, quality boutique accommodation, antique shops and scenic drives to national parks and gardens.
Sassafras has always been a popular weekend destination for city dwellers since the area was first settled in 1894. Close to Melbourne, Sassafras village has maintained its original charm, attracting visitors to its cafes, restaurants and tea rooms, specialty shops, quality boutique accommodation, antique shops and scenic drives to national parks and gardens.
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