Greater Melbourne
Destinations
Every main destination in Victoria
Tours, attractions, caravan parks and local guides — all organised by place. Sam pulls these together from what our team's actually visited and what travellers tell us is worth the detour. Pick a destination to start planning.
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Great Ocean Road
Great Ocean Road
243 km of coastal drama — Twelve Apostles, Loch Ard Gorge, rainforest hinterland and surf breaks.
Phillip Island
Phillip Island
Penguin Parade, Grand Prix, Koala Conservation Centre and Cowes beach — 90 min from Melbourne.
Victorian Alps
Mount Hotham
Mount Hotham is Australia's highest lifted ski village (1,861 m) — an upside-down resort where you ski down to the lifts. 428 m vertical, advanced terrain, the only ski-resort airport in the country.
Victorian Alps
Falls Creek
Falls Creek is Victoria's largest skiable area and Australia's only fully pedestrianised ski village — 451 hectares, 14 lifts, 65 km of Nordic trails, over-snow shuttles to your lodge.
Mornington Peninsula
Mornington Peninsula
Hot springs, vineyards, bayside beaches and wild ocean surf at Point Nepean.
Grampians
Grampians
Rock art, waterfalls, sandstone ridges and one of Australia's great bushwalking regions.
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Yarra Valley
Yarra Valley
80+ cellar doors, Healesville Sanctuary and sparkling-wine country 60 min from the CBD.
Yarra Valley
Dandenong Ranges
Cool-climate fern gullies, Puffing Billy steam train and SkyHigh sunset over Melbourne.
Gippsland
Wilsons Promontory
Southernmost tip of mainland Australia — granite mountains dropping into turquoise bays.
Gippsland
Gippsland
Ninety-Mile Beach, Lakes Entrance, dairy country and alpine high plains out east.
Goldfields
Daylesford
Mineral springs, spa retreats and a foodie weekend destination 90 min NW of Melbourne.
Murray River
Murray River
Echuca paddlesteamers, Mildura citrus and the river-country border with NSW.
High Country
Bright
Autumn colour capital, Mount Buffalo and gateway to the Alpine National Park.
High Country
Mount Buller
Premier snow-sports village 3 hours from Melbourne; summer mountain-biking and hiking too.
Great Ocean Road
Geelong & Bellarine
Waterfront Geelong, Queenscliff heritage and a quieter Bellarine wine scene.