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Day Trips From Melbourne


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Enjoy your exploration of this selection of day trips from Melbourne, trips that are close to the city and not too far to travel to if you are visiting my beautiful hometown.

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If a day trip right in the heart of the city is what you prefer take a look at Melbourne Attractions.


Whether you are a local or a visitor from interstate or touring from overseas you will find...


Day trips from Melbourne are the best!


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Finding more to see and do is my passion and you can be rest assured that I am under construction all the time.

These are my suggestions, however you may have some great day trips from Melbourne that you would love to share with us all here.

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Beaches of Melbourne


Car bulletThe Great Ocean Road, famous for the Twelve Apostles and historic shipwrecks. A vast range of coastal environments including woodlands, dunes, wetlands, coastal cliffs, limestone stacks and arches.

Car bulletPort Phillip Bay beaches and their clean, soft sands.


Car bulletPhillip Island on a day trip from Melbourne visiting one of Melbourne's top tourist attractions, the Fairy Penguins


Car bulletWestern Port Bay - feed the pelicans down at Hastings.


Car bulletMornington Peninsular...View Port Phillip Bay from Arthurs Seat



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Accommodation along the Great Ocean Road

Accommodation on the Mornington Peninsular

Accommodation down Phillip Island way


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Dandenong mountains


Car bulletSkyhigh on top of The Dandenongs


Car bulletGrants picnic Ground where you can feed the Australian native birds on your day trip from Melbourne.

Car bulletPuffing Billy train....Ride the world famous heritage railway.

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Yarra Valley


Car bulletthe Big Bouquet where you can learn about Alpaca breeding and growing Gerberas


Car bulletThe Australian Rainbow Trout Farm where you can catch your own rainbow trout



Like to stay in this beautiful area? Have a look at a couple of suggestions here...

Accommodation in the Yarra Valley and The Dandenongs.

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Country experience


Car bulletThe Gippsland region such as the Great Lakes, Limestone caves, rugged coastline and it's shipwrecks, coal mines and dinosaur digs.


Car bulletSovereign Hill...Pan for gold and experience the days of the goldrush.


Car bulletHanging Rock...Take the family along for a picnic and experience its eerie atmosphere. A day trip from Melbourne that can be quite disturbing!


Car bulletHalls Gap...If you enjoy rock climbing or a spectacular view you may consider this. On this day trip from Melbourne experience magnificent scenery, a great example of the Australian bush.


Car bulletHepburn Springs...Indulge your senses and feel all healthy by experiencing the taking of the waters


Car bulletEdgars mission on a great day trip from Melbourne meet some of the cast of Charlotte's Web, animal cast that is. Edgar would love you to meet his friends at his animal rescue shelter.



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