Relax and indulge your senses in the beauty of your Self-Drive package holiday in the Yarra Valley wine region where welcoming cellar doors and farm fresh produce and quaint country towns - Lillydale, Kangaroo Ground, Healesville and Yarra Glen await you; meander through mountain ranges and bucolic countryside and perhaps even take a Sky Walk through the canopy of the mountain ash trees or visit is cascading waterfall in a mountain range.

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.

Meander through fertile valleys and the sweeping vine clad hillsides of the historic Yarra Valley wine area and choose which of the 55 welcoming cellar doors of amazing vineyards you prefer to enjoy tastings of fine, world famous wines - you might even meet the winemaker. The Yarra Valley was started by early pioneers and settlers as long ago as 1838, and today has some 100 wineries. Visit Australia's oldest family winery, the sublime De Bortoli Winery, Moet et Chandon owned Domaine Chandon where the tasting room overlooks the vineyards or the TarraWarra Estate winery where a fine art gallery is combined with the classic winery the choice is wide ranging. Or choose to experience some cutting edge style winemaking where the distinct terroir of the cool climate Yarra Valley wine regions, the Valley Floor and the Upper Yarra, gives rein to some progressive young winemakers - interspersed with amazing cafes and restaurants serving fresh local produce to complement their wines. Visit farm gates offering fresh grown produce, wander into a gourmet cafe or restaurant, a roadside gallery or a village antique shop. See flora and fauna, rise above the world in a hot air balloon, on a scenic helicopter ride or take a jump into the unknown - skydiving in the Yarra Valley. Explore the quaint townships and villages of Yarra Glen, Lilydale, Kangaroo Ground and Healesville set on gently sloping hills and Seville, Hoddles Creek and Warburton where the Upper Yarra extends across much of the south side of the valley, sitting on the doorstep of Melbourne.

Time to continue the indulgence in the elegance and fresh local produce in this area of fertile valleys and vine clad hills, where farmers come to market with produce weekly and where welcoming farm and cellar doors, boutique breweries and grand historic buildings from eons past await you in the towns and countryside of the Yarra Valley.