Maroondah Highway, Lilydale, Yarra Glen, Vineyards, Alpine National Park, Mt Buller, Mansfield. Self-Drive Tour with Hotels Car Hire (unlimited kms) Bonus Vouchers. Departs from Melbourne. Themes include: Victoria, Departs from Melbourne, Fly-Drive Car, Returns from Melbourne. + Show more

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3 days Car Hire, "no worries" unlimited kms, comprehensive insurance
2 nights good standard Mansfield hotel (luxury upgrades available)
Victoria Bonus Voucher Book ($500 value discounts at shops, restaurants & attractions)
Relax all the hard work has been taken out of your Self-Drive Holiday. Enjoy the freedom of the open road and the security of this popular DISCOVER AUSTRALIA Itinerary.

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Victorian Alps Mount Buller Mount Hotham Kinglake National Park Lake Eildon Healesville Sanctuary Great Dividing Range Bicentennial National Trail

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Indulge in the year round romance of the Victorian Alps and travel the road to suit your style on a Self-Drive package holiday with seasonal wildflowers and snowfields, boutique wineries and food trails to follow, scenic drives to Falls Creek, Mt Hotham and Mount Buller almost 2 km above sea level and historic gold mine townships from the 1800's like Beechworth and Glenrowan with Ned Kelly in common to explore, or choose to ski or fish on a fresh water lake.

Self-Drive Tour from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

DAY 1 Melbourne - Mansfield

Follow the Maroondah Highway to the bucolic beauty of fertile rolling farmlands, parklands and mountain ranges of Melbourne's close northern playgrounds and world famous wineries and then to the winter wonderland of the Victorian Alps and snowfields.

Today see Lilydale, Coldstream, Yering, Yarra Glen, Healesville, Healesville Sanctuary (zoo specialising in native Australian animals, history of breeding native animals, set in natural bushlands), Bicentennial National Trail (one of the longest marked multi use trails in the world), some 50 boutique vineyards, into the Great Dividing Range, Black Spur, St Fillans, The Cathedral Range, Goulburn Valley, Molesworth, Alexandra, Lake Eildon National Park (water activities, nature walks, scenic drives), Kanumbra, Merton, Bonnie Doon, Mansfield, Buller, Alpine National Park (Victoria's largest park, highest mountains in state, snowfields during winter) or Mt Buller 47km (Victoria's largest and best alpine skiing resort, 1804 m above sea level, 180 hectares of ski trails). Direct driving 189km (2.30 hours) .

Overnight Mansfield

DAY 2 Discover Mansfield

Who can deny the romance of the High Country? Abundant good food and excellent wines, the Alpine National Park, Lake Eildon, lake Nillahcootie, and Mansfield State Forest, hiking, skiing, water-skiing and horse-riding and warm cosy restaurants service fresh local produce and wines from the region. And tales of the iconic Australian history of Australia's most well-known bushranger, Ned Kelly and the Trooper's Monument, made in remembrance of police officers shot by Ned Kelly. Enjoy Mt Buller, Victoria's largest alpine winter skiing resort set some 1.8 kms above sea level with 180 hectares of ski trails and Mount Stirling, Mt Hotham and Halls Creek and summertime enjoy the resorts for hiking and mountain biking, with the Mt Buller ski lift working year round for the skiiers’ ease and amazing fields of wildflowers replacing the snowfields. Visit Craig's Hut, the replica cattleman's shelter used in iconic movie "The Man from Snowy River" and a symbol of the isolation of the cattlemen working the high plains in the summer cattle droves.

Mansfield (small foothills township near Lake Eildon, Lake Nillahcootie, kayaking, wakeboarding, waterskiing destinations horse riding trails of the mountain cattlemen of yesterday, trail biking, 4WDriving), Mt Buller, Mt Hotham, Falls Creek, Mt Stirling (year round destinations, winter snow ski and snow board, summer hiking, biking, rock climbing, river rafter), Delatite River, Jamieson River and Howqua River (rafting and freshwater fishing), Beechworth (gold rush town, grand heritage buildings and Ned Kelly), Glenrowan (historic wineries and historic tales of Ned Kelly), Benalla (heritage Rose Gardens, Art Gallery excellent regional collection), Milawa (gourmet villages and superman chefs in fresh food land), Rutherglen, Bright, King Valley (alpine villages, tree lined streets making up the Muscat Trail of wineries and farm door fresh foods), The Great Alpine Road (great touring route via heritage towns, wineries, farms and alpine landscapes), Nagambie (wineries, the Goulburn River and fertile farming plains), Wangaratta (annual Jazz Festival), Myrtleford, Alexandra (historic village, near mountains, waterways), Harrietville (gateway to the Alpine National Park), Dinner Plain (alpine village on the high plains, set in snowgums), Chiltern (streetscapes from the 1800's, character).

Overnight Mansfield

DAY 3 Mansfield - Melbourne

Follow the Maroondah Highway from Mansfield and the winter wonderland of the Victorian Alps and snowfields. to the bucolic beauty of fertile rolling farmlands of the Goulburn Valley Hwy, the Great Dividing Range mountain ranges of Melbourne's close northern playgrounds and world famous wineries.

Time today to enjoy some of the delights of the high country and to enjoy the countryside treasures en-route back to Melbourne, perhaps taking a late luncheon in the splendid Yarra Wine Region: (some 55 Boutique Vineyards, welcoming cellar doors, galleries, restaurants), Gulf Station (historic pioneer pastoral property, National Trust owned Open Wed - Sun) Yarra Glen (old Yarra Glen Railway Station, heritage listed historic Yarra Glen Grand Hotel, antiques, cafes, bars, restaurants, galleries,) Kinglake National Park ( bushwalking tracks, fern gullies and panoramic lookouts) Yarra Valley Dairy (working dairy, 'farm gate' speciality cheeses, local produce and clotted creams) or pay return visits to the treasures you have already discovered!. Direct driving 189km (2.30 hours) .

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Alps of Victoria Self-Drive

3 Day Self-Drive Package

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*Starting holiday costs per person, two share, for low seasons (A$). Seasonal surcharges apply outside of low season. As prices vary based on travel dates, be flexible with dates to get the for the best deals! Vehicle Hire conditions apply (request Vehicle Hire Inclusions Sheet, also provided with Costings). Subject to limited availability at these prices, after which higher prices apply, book now. See Important Information before booking. © DISCOVER AUSTRALIA Booking Code: mp103

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