If you are trying to plan a holiday where you can rediscover each other, a family trip brimming with attractions and activities, find somewhere ideal to include on your itinerary as you backpack around or perhaps the perfect location for an up-and-coming event or special occasion, then why not come and discover the Yarra Valley. Only one hour’s drive from Melbourne and known all over the world for its award-winning wines produced within some of the 70 or more wineries, the Yarra Valley is a place for consideration. Summer or winter you will find ample things to see and do no matter what your interests might be!
The Yarra Valley is internationally known for its wine-making industry where you will have the opportunity to sample some at over 40 different cellar doors and accompany a great meal with a lovely bottle at you dine in one of the vineyard restaurants and estates. Tour around the Regional Food Trail that was established back in 1998 where you sample some of the region delights from berries, handmade pastas, nuts, fresh vegetables, dairy products, and locally produced game meats or visit the numerous towns and villages that dot their way through the Yarra Valley where you can dine, shop and be entertained with many different attractions. There are beautiful parklands and gardens to laze in, museums that tell the stories from the past, and while on holiday within the Yarra Valley, you simply cannot pass up the chance to ride on a historic Puffing Billy Steam Train.
Walk through the Dandenong Ranges, go hiking, rock climbing, mountain bike riding, or bird watching. Discover ancient forests, rainforests, and National Parks, get up close with kangaroos, dingoes, wombats, and many other animal species at one of the wildlife parks, or perhaps fishing for trout or playing a round of golf interests you. Pamper yourself at the well-being centres and spa retreats, plan the perfect winter escape where you can snowboard, go cross-country skiing, tobogganing, and snow tubing during the winter time at the snow fields resorts within the region or base your holiday around the food and wine festivals, music concerts and interesting events that make their way through the Yarra Valley.
All holidays within the Yarra Valley will leave you relaxed and revived as your senses can recharge the batteries in tranquil surroundings. Cycle along laneways, roads, and cycling tracks taking in the stunning landscape that surrounds you, stay in luxury accommodation that will complement any holiday, and discover one of the best holiday destinations in the country. There are just so many attractions and activities that the Yarra Valley offers that it is hard to list them all, so you will just have to come and discover them for yourself. Discover a place where you can walk through vineyards, stop in at interesting boutiques and markets, taste test mouth-watering treats, enjoy a great holiday with the kids, and have a holiday destination that is jam-packed full of plenty of different things to see and do. Book your preferred accommodation whether you wish to stay in a bed and breakfast, holiday home, resort, exclusive retreat, cottage, caravan park, family apartment, boutique hotel, backpacker hostel, or budget motor inn, and have a holiday within the Yarra Valley.