Victoria and Tasmania

Victoria and Tasmania Itinerary

• Days One to Four – UK → Melbourne – Veriu Queen Victoria Market

  Touch down at Melbourne International Airport and check into your hotel in Melbourne. This boutique hotel is footsteps from Queen Victoria Market and features a rooftop terrace, gym, pool, lobby café and bar, pantry, laundry, complimentary Wi-Fi, and 24-hour reception with concierge. The Veriu Suites have air-conditioning, a kitchenette with fridge, oven, hob, and microwave; Smart LED television with Netflix and Nespresso coffee machine. Melbourne lets you indulge in retail therapy at the adjacent Queen Victoria Market or wander through the Central Business District’s Laneways to experience the café culture and vibrant street art. Discover the Old Melbourne Gaol or marvel at the views from Eureka Skydeck 88. Get up close to Melbourne Aquarium’s marine life and Melbourne Zoo and Healeville Sanctuary’s wildlife. Or head to St Kilda to see the resident penguins on the pier and enjoy Luna Park’s vintage rides.

• Days Five to Seven – Melbourne → Dunkeld – Royal Mail Hotel

  Pick up your hire car and hit the open road towards Dunkeld and check into your hotel for the next three nights. This charming hotel is moments from Mount Sturgeon and combines award-winning fine dining and abundant on-site amenities – including an outdoor pool, terrace, two restaurants, bar/lounge, snack bar/deli, wine cellars, kitchen garden, and concierge. Courtyard Rooms offer welcome touches like air-conditioning, bathrobes, television, mini-fridge, and balcony. Dunkeld is all about peaceful strolls through Dunkeld Arboretum’s giant River Red Gums or a hike along Grampians Peaks Trail and a climb up Mount Sturgeon at Grampians National Park. Tee off at Grampians Golf Course or sample the Pyrenees-Grampians Wines on a drive out to estates like Best’s Wine or Mount Langi Ghiran for a cellar door tasting. Or why not take time to grab a coffee at the historic Dunkeld Old Bakery or shop for local produce at the charming Grampians Providore?

• Days Eight to Nine – Dunkeld → Lorne – Mantra Lorne

  Drive to Lorne, the gateway to the Great Ocean Road, and check into your hotel for a two-night stay. This beachfront hotel sits in 12 acres of landscaped gardens and boasts an indoor heated mineral pool, steam rooms, restaurant, 18-hole putting green, fitness centre, tennis, and 24-hour reception. The 1 Bedroom Apartments Classic View feature a fully-fitted kitchen with ceramic hob, fridge, and kettle; LED television, bathroom with hairdryer, Wi-Fi Internet, and a balcony or terrace. Swim and surf at Lorne Beach in Louttit Bay and take scenic strolls and whale spot in the winter months at Lorne Pier. Enjoy tree-top adventures at Live Wire Park’s treetop zipline rollercoaster and canopy circuits and explore contemporary art at Qdos Arts Gallery. Visit Lorne Swing Bridge over Erskine River and enjoy panoramic vistas from Teddy’s Lookout where Saint George River meets the Bass Strait. And experience Great Otway National Park’s Sheoak Falls, Phantom Falls, and Cora Lynn Cascades Walk.

• Days Ten to Thirteen – Lorne → Hobart – Ibis Styles Hobart

  Drive back to Melbourne Airport; return your hire car and fly to Hobart. Check into your hotel just a short walk from the famous waterfront for a four-night stay. Discover a restaurant and bar, heated indoor pool, two saunas, and fitness centre. Standard Rooms with 1 Queen-size Bed offer complimentary fast Wi-Fi access, Samsung television, radio, air-conditioning, tea/coffee making amenities, and a bathroom with shower, full-length mirror, and hairdryer. Hobart leads to the historic Battery Point, tours of Cascades Female Factory, and Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens. Ride Mount Wellington Explorer Bus for cityscapes from the 1,271-meter peak and shop for Tasmanian artisan goods at Saturday’s Salamanca Market. Visit the waterfront Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery or hop on the Mona Ferry to the subterranean Museum of Old and New Art. Sample Cascade Brewery’s beer, Lark Distillery’s whisky, and Constitution Dock’s fish and seafood.

• Full Day Tasman Island Tour with Port Arthur Historic Site

  This full day tour is included in your stay – complete with morning tea, a three-hour Tasman Island Wilderness Cruise, Port Arthur Historic Site with lunch, and drop-off at Hobart city centre hotels (hotel pick-up not included).

• Day Fourteen – Hobart Airport via Melbourne and Singapore to the UK

  Travel to Hobart Airport in time to catch your flight back to the UK – hopefully with many happy memories to look back on of your Victoria and Tasmania holiday!