6-Nights Highlights of Victoria from $1,968

Goway Travel

OFFER ID 1722813

Epic Scenery, Iconic Landmarks, Wildlife Encounters Uncover Victoria's charm on a week-long exploration through Australia. Savor fine wines in Yarra Valley, then witness the rugged beauty of the Great Ocean Road.

Trip Overview :

Discover the essence of Vicotria on this 7-day Australia vacation, which will take you from Melbourne’s world-class city life to the beautiful Yarra Valley and Iconic Great Ocean Road.

Settle into your first-class Melbourne hotel for your first three nights and embark on a comprehensive city tour. Discover Melbourne’s world-renowned sporting arenas, including Federation Square, the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Albert Park Lake (Formula 1) and the famous Sports Precinct, before visiting the city’s iconic cafes, laneways, and arcades.

Venture into the Yarra Valley for your personalized tour of the region’s world-renowned wineries. Learn how to swirl, sniff, slurp, and properly sample delicious glasses of local wine as you travel from estate to estate, uncovering the stories and unique viniculture across the region.

Return to Melbourne briefly before embarking on your journey along the Great Ocean Road. Marvel at the incredible sights of whales, dolphins, echidnas, bandicoots, and other local wildlife as you venture to the tranquil Apollo Bay, the immersive Otway Ranges, and the dramatic Twelve Apostles and Loch Ard Gorge.

Highlights:

Explore Melbourne’s laneways, arcades, street art, cafés and independent boutiques.
Discover Melbourne landmarks including Federation Square, Albert Park Lake and Brighton Bathing Boxes.
Meet Australian wildlife before watching Phillip Island’s famous Little Penguins return ashore.
Savour Yarra Valley wine tastings, vineyard views and an overnight estate stay.
Journey along Australia’s Great Ocean Road to Apollo Bay, the Twelve Apostles and Loch Ard Gorge.

Included Services:

Private arrival & departure transfers
5 nights premium accommodation in Melbourne
1 night premium accommodation in Yarra Glen
Small group Lanes and Arcades Melbourne Walking Tour
Small group Melbourne Bay to Laneways City Explorer and Phillip Island Moonlit Sanctuary Tour
Small group Overnight Yarra Valley Wine Tour from Melbourne
Small group Great Ocean Road Tour from Melbourne
2 breakfasts, 2 dinners, 2 lunches

Excluded Services:

Travel insurance
International and domestic airfare & airfare taxes
Meals and beverages not explicitly listed as included
Gratuities
Optional excursions
Items of a personal nature
Passport & Visa fees, if applicable

6 nights from $1,968 per person

Itinerary

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Itinerary Details

Day 1: Arrive in Melbourne & Lanes and Arcades Afternoon Tour

Transfer: Melbourne Airportto Melbourne - City Centre

Hotel: Crown Promenade Hotel (4 Star Rating)

Crown Promenade Melbourne is a top choice for the savvy traveller who seeks functionality, location and genuine service with the amenities you expect, and the extras you deserve.

Have you ever been to a city and wondered what all the fuss was about? Or wasted time trying to find that cool local café you were told of, and ended up missing everything? Melbourne's arcades and laneways hide many of these answers. Join this indulgent afternoon walk through Melbourne's beautiful back streets, and get orientated in the life of the city that locals love. Discover artisanal and specialty retailers, that often are only found in the city. Some of the quirkiest cafes, independent designers, street art, architecture, and historical tales are found in these walkways. Soak in the city via all your senses, and engage with passionate creatives. There is something for everyone, locals and visitors alike.

Day 2: Melbourne City Sights Half Day Tour & Phillip Island Penguin and Moonlit Sanctuary

Be dazzled by the wonderous sights of Australia’s most vibrant city and learn about Melbourne’s fascinating history with your expert Guide. Take a stroll in the gardens, see some of our world famous attractions like Albert Park Lake (Formula 1 track), Federation Square and Brighton Bathing Boxes. Known as Naarm by the local Wurundjeri people, Melbourne is a young city full of rich history, from John Batman and the first settlers, the gold rush, bush rangers and the birth place of Australia as a country. Today, Melbourne is the largest city in Australia. Known for sports, arts, fashion and food, this tour is a must for visitors to get a good idea of all the places to see and experience in Melbourne.Let Oceania Tours whisk you away to discover Phillip Island's unique nature experiences and dramatic landscapes. Your small group tour will help to further the protection and conservation of the local fauna and flora.

We drive south-east from Melbourne to reach Moonlit Sanctuary Conservation Park where you will meet endangered species, kangaroos, wallabies and koalas plus an array of colourful birds and reptiles.

Our journey then leads onto Phillip Island, the home of the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix and our famous Little Penguins. Upon arrival on the island, depending on the time of year and your particular interests, we will visit Woolamai beach to see surfers riding the waves. From here, we go to the western corner of the island to enjoy magnificent views of Bass Strait and the Nobbies, which is home to the largest colony of fur seals in Australia.

During the daylight savings months, you will travel to the town of Cowes where you will have free time for dinner. In the winter months you can have something to eat at the Penguin Parade Visitor Center or wait for your early arrival back at your city hotel.

Finally, a trip to Phillip Island is not complete without its black tie gala event: the Penguin Parade. You will head to the Visitor Centre to shop, have a coffee and meander along the boardwalk to the viewing platform where you will see the little penguins come ashore, decked out in their tuxedos as they hurry off to find their burrows. On this tour, you will be treated to viewing the penguins at the special Penguins Plus viewing platform close to the little penguins' favourite spot to exit the water.

Day 3: Day at Leisure in Melbourne

Day 4: Melbourne to the Yarra Valley

Board our Yarra Valley Wine Experience - Enjoy personalized tour in the company of an average number of 12 -24 people. Our AWTC Wine Expert guide, who will entertain guests while taking in the sights during the journey to the Yarra Valley. After an approx. 1-hour transfer to Yarra Valley we arrive at a premium cellar door to enjoy the first tasting. Guests will learn how to swirl, sniff, slurp and then enjoy an extensive cellar door tasting at an iconic Yarra Valley cellar door. The next destination is Balgownie Estate, with spectacular views and a great display on the history of winemaking. The cellar door staff will share some of their great wines with guests before moving onto a delicious 1 course lunch to include a glass of wine and tea or coffee.

Balgownie Estate Vineyard Resort and Spa your overnight destination

After lunch clients say goodbye to the group and make your way to reception to check in for a relaxing overnight stay.

Accommodation is a 1-bedroom Spa Suite.

There are activities to enjoy in the afternoon to include access to the Health Club (experience pool, steam room and gym equipment). Leisure facilities include tennis court, volleyball net, giant chess set and 1.6km walking trail.

Balgownie Resort Optional Inclusions

1309 Restaurant: for evening dinning please book with 1309 Restaurant staff at check in - own expense.

Endota Spa is also located on the property and clients may select to prebook treatments directly and at own arrangement and cost:

Hotel: Balgownie Estate Vineyard Resort and Spa (4 Star Rating)

A leisurely one hour's drive or approximately 65 km from Melbourne's CBD and the airport. Balgownie Estate Vineyard Resort and Spa is located in the heart of the Yarra Valley, amongst the undulating green landscape, which is accentuated by the striking geometry of corridors of grape vines. The hotel is comprised of 69 spacious and sophisticated guest suites and rooms. All the rooms are elegantly appointed with soft furnishings, muted colour ways and subtle mood lighting.

Meal(s): Lunch

Day 5: Yarra Valley to Melbourne

Breakfast is included with the rest of the morning free time.

Guests must vacate the room as per check in instructions. Luggage storage is available on request with hotel staff.

Lunch is at client’s own expense.

1:00pm Guests make their way into the cellar door to meet your AWTC driver guide.

Enjoy an extensive cellar door tasting at 2 premium wineries.

Tour return time will be between 4:30pm – 5:00pm. Drop off location will be as per your pickup location.

Only space for 1 small overnight bag per guest. Suitcases and large bags to remain in Melbourne.

Accommodation check-out time: checkout time is 11:00am however late checkout requests can be satisfied most of the time but cannot be guaranteed. We recommend clients requesting at time of check-in.

A late checkout will be requested at time of booking by us however due to high occupancy on weekends it is not always available.

Meal(s): Breakfast

Hotel: Crown Promenade Hotel (4 Star Rating)

Crown Promenade Melbourne is a top choice for the savvy traveller who seeks functionality, location and genuine service with the amenities you expect, and the extras you deserve.

Day 6: Great Ocean Road Small Group Tour

Experience this majestic coastal drive-in style with your small group and enjoy time to relax and fully appreciate the wonders of this world-famous touring route. Stay on the lookout for some very special animals including whales, dolphins, echidnas and bandicoots. Your camera will get a good workout along this exciting journey where we will stop for plenty of photo opportunities.

To begin, your expert Oceania Guide will collect you from your Melbourne hotel to commence your exciting road trip. Your next stop will be at Apollo Bay, a tranquil seaside town which is most noteworthy for its setting among the soft rolling hills. It offers a great selection of cafes and restaurants where you can enjoy some lunch (not included). Following this, we will enjoy a walk in the forest in the Otway Ranges. A truly unique day out, capped off by a visit to the ancient rock formations of the Twelve Apostles and Loch Ard Gorge. Finally, your Oceania guide will transfer you back to the comfort of your hotel in Melbourne.

We plant a native tree for every passenger on our Great Ocean Road Tour.

Day 7: Depart from Melbourne

Transfer: Melbourne - City Centre to Melbourne Airport

Featured Destinations

Great Ocean Road

Yarra Valley

Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is a maze of hidden laneways, opulent bars, exclusive restaurants and off-the-beaten-track boutiques. Here you can soak up culture, hit the sporting grounds, taste the dynamic food and wine scene, dance til dawn or wander the parks and leafy boulevards. Visit Federation Square, the city's landmark cultural space, and enjoy a sunset beer on the St Kilda promenade. Shop till you drop on funky Brunswick Street or upmarket Chapel Street. Wander Southbank's cafes, bistros and bars and get a world tour of cuisines in Carlton, Richmond and Fitzroy. Take an Aboriginal Heritage Walk through the Royal Botanic Gardens and cheer with a capacity crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Five Must-Have Melbourne Experiences:

1. Shop till you drop

Bag a bargain at the Rose Street Artist's Market and browse the funky boutiques on Brunswick Street. Buy designer labels such as Akira Isogawa and Zimmerman on Chapel Street in Prahran or in the historic Melbourne General Post Office, which covers an entire city block. For everything from fashion to furnishings at fantastic value, visit Bridge Road in Richmond. Melbourne is a shopper's haven, offering eclectic boutiques, high-end fashion, funky homeware stores and European style piazzas in the city's arcades and hidden laneways.

2. Bar hop and dance till dawn

Sip a cocktail in a converted sea container in Chinatown, enjoy a sunset beer in a St Kilda pub or listen to cabaret in lush retro surroundings in jazz bars in the city. Linger over exquisite tapas and exotic wine in a Little Collins Street bar and mingle in a pink parlour with fake grass in Bourke Street. You can party from dusk in the bars of Brunswick Street. Or dance till dawn in bars in the city's lantern-lit laneways, secret apart from the spill of coloured light under heavy brass doors.

3. Get into the gourmet goodness

Let the aroma of good coffee waft over you in Melbourne's gothic European laneways. The city is famous for its coffee and old-world café culture but there's so much more to explore. Once you've downed a 'short black' or taken an afternoon aperitif, try tea in a nineteenth-century hotel or salivate over your silver spoon in acclaimed restaurants like Nobu, Botanical and Becco. Pick up fresh fruits, vegetables and seafood at the Queen Victoria Market on a Saturday, known for its bustling crowds and buskers. Try out the restaurants, cafes, bistros and bars in Southbank or Federation Square. Make your way around Melbourne's multicultural cosmos of cuisines: Carlton for Italian classics, Richmond for budget-friendly Vietnamese and Fitzroy for Spanish tapas.

4. Fill up on culture

See a performance by the Australian Ballet, which is based here in Australia's cultural capital. Or enjoy a dazzling musical at the Princess Theatre. Browse the Southern Hemisphere's best collection of international art at the National Gallery of Victoria. Or visit the Australian Centre for the Moving Image in Federation Square, a landmark cultural 'space' for Melbournians. Challenge yourself with the creative collections in the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art in Southbank. To learn more about Melbourne's Aboriginal cultural heritage, see contemporary and dreamtime art or take an Aboriginal Heritage Walk through the Royal Botanic Gardens.

5. Go sports mad

Cheer for an Australian Rules Football game with a capacity crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground over winter. Go cricket mad in summer, when the city hosts the Ashes and one day internationals. Or join the huge crowds watching the Australian Tennis Open at Melbourne Park. Rev heads head to Melbourne in March for the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix in Albert Park. And whether you are a racing fan or just a casual punter, you won't want to miss the Melbourne Cup - the world's richest horse race on the first Tuesday in November.

Vacation Details

Valid Date Ranges

10/09/2026 - 12/31/2028

from $1,968 per person

* This departure has been designated a guaranteed departure by the operator, meaning that the minimum number of guests has been met, although still subject to weather and other conditions.

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