Amazing holidayspots: Melbourne

Melbourne is the king of cultural Australia, the centre of the arts and crafts movement in the country A favoured cultural destination is the Melbourne Museum, enjoyed by over 700 000 visitors per year. . Another museum worth visiting is the Chinese Museum, or if galleries are your thing then have a look at the National Gallery of Victoria.

KINGBILLI COUNTRY ESTATE

Discover a tranquil world by a mountain stream, where serenity soothes the senses & seeps into the soul. In an atmosphere of natural harmony, secluded cottages & spectacular wildlife combine to create a memorable & uniquely Australian experience.

The Cathedral Valley is possibly one of Victoria's best kept secrets. Just 90min NE of Melbourne, this is a bushwalker's paradise with its mountain streams, waterfalls, fern-gullies, lyrebirds and amazing wildlife. But there's far more to this part of the world than simply spectacular scenery.

Established over a quarter of a century ago. Kingbilli's extensive landscaped gardens cover seven acres of clay-based river flats.

Great Ocean Road Small Group Eco

Experience the spectacular Great Ocean Road on a full-day tour from Melbourne. Your small, personalized eco tour takes you by comfortable minibus along the winding Great Ocean Road to Kennett River, where you're guaranteed to spot koalas in their native habitat. The Great Ocean Road eco tour continues to the Otway Ranges for strolls at Maits Rest panoramic rainforest walk.

World-famous Port Campbell National Park is the next stop on your Great Ocean Road small group tour, with its iconic array of offshore rock formations known as the Twelve Apostles. Here you have the option of taking a helicopter ride to see the magnificent coastline from the air.

Aerie House French Island

French Island is Victoria's only island wilderness. Mainly National Park, it is home to less than 100 people and over 230 bird species, 300 plant species including orchids and native mammals including Koalas, echidnas and potoroos. Accessible only by sea or air, the island is a natural paradise, largely untouched by tourism and just over an hour from Melbourne, the capital of Victoria. The island has no mains electricity, no made roads but an abundance of beach and bush walks, peace, quiet and tranquility.French Island Farm is a 45 acres beach front property providing new, ensuite accommodation with stunning sea views from every room.

Australia Sightseeing Pass

Experience the best sightseeing tours in Australia with the Diamond Pass. The Diamond Pass is a cost effective and revolutionary new way to see the most popular attractions in and around Australia's top vacation cities!

A single Diamond Pass contains 8 coupons, which can be transferred and utilized between couples, children and parents, families or friends. It can be used anytime - no need to decide which tours or on what dates until you reach your destination. Your seat is guaranteed on all tours operating when you book 16 hours before departure.

Yarra Valley Wineries and Puffing Billy Steam Train

Take a day trip out of Melbourne and into the prosperous heart of the amazing wine country that is the Yarra Valley. En route, ride aboard Australia's oldest steam train, the Puffing Billy. Meander through the scenic mountains and valleys arriving at Fergusson Winery.

Marvel at the spectacular views and lush rainforest settings of the Sherbrooke Forest
See the many native Australian birds and animals of the Dandenong Ranges - listen for their distinctive calls
Enjoy the picturesque mountain villages scattered along the way and the spectacular views of Melbourne's skyline
Beautiful Sherbrooke Forest is home to lyrebirds, crimson rosellas, cockatoos and kookaburras - look out for these native birds

Phillip Island Penguin Small Group Eco Tour

Observe and interact with Australian wildlife on this Phillip Island Penguin tour from Melbourne. Visit a boutique winery or chocolate factory, enjoy a picnic lunch and watch the fairy pengiuns at dusk waddling up the beach into their burrows in the sand dunes.

First stop is the Gurdies boutique winery for wine tasting or followed by a guided tour of a fauna park, home to a range of native species including kangaroos, koalas, wallabies and even tasmanian devils.