Campervan Travel Tips Must See Holiday Destinations in Victoria Australia
Online, February 22, 2010 (Newswire.com) - VICTORIA
Australia offers you many unique sights and curious, delightful and awe inspiring travelling experiences. Choose where you will visit taking into account a comfortable travelling pace for you and what particularly excites your interest. This campervan holiday of yours is a wonderful opportunity to unwind and savour what is on offer: natural beauty, great food and wine and the thrill of much exploring and adventuring.
The following are possible locations you may wish to explore in Victoria. Visiting them all may take a longer time than you have available, so choose a broad area of particular interest to you and focus your attention there.
Melbourne
Melbourne has many splendid colonial buildings but is, in essence, a very modern, vibrant city built along the Yarra River and fronting onto Port Phillip Bay. Laid out on a grid pattern it is very easy to get around and if you hop abroad one of the specially marked tourist trams you will enjoy a free ride around the city. It is renowned for its fine dining and is regarded as the cultural capital of Australia. It is also the sporting capital of Australia and many world class events and tournaments are held in large sporting venues that are within the city precinct..
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Phillip Island
The highlight of any visit to Phillip Island is the evening penguin parade, regarded as the premier wild life experience of Australia. However Phillip Island has many sandy beaches, great nature walks and is also the home of World Championship
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Mornington Peninsula
Queenscliff
Geelong
Great Ocean road
One of the great drives of the world, the Great Ocean Road starts at Torquay and winds its way 247 kilometres to Warrnambool. It follows the coast all the way and you get to see spectacular scenery, including rugged cliffs, exquisite sandy coves, crashing waves, amazing rock formations and a quaint fishing village.
Warrnambool
Grampians
The Grampians National park is a very popular holiday destination. It's renowned for it's breathtaking rocky views, rich aboriginal culture, European heritage and stunning spring wild flower displays.
Ballarat and the Gold Fields
Ballarat is a large inland regional centre with a rich history relating to its central role in the Victorian Gold Rushes from 1850-60. There are still working mines and a beautifully recreated historical village, Sovereign Hill, which gives a unique glimpse into Ballarat's colonial past. There are many imposing and opulent public buildings and private dwellings built in the Victorian style and the city is still the gateway to many surrounding townships which are part of the historic gold fields area of Victoria.
Yarra Valley
Home to over 90 wineries, the Yarra Valley offers visitors many fine wine and food experiences. Once there you can also visit the famed Healesville Wildlife Sanctuary and then easily drive across to the Dandenongs which has numerous good restaurants and many art and craft shops.
High Country, Mansfield
The high country offers spectacular scenery and excellent wine and food. As well there's a wide variety of 'adventure' activities available, trail riding, helicopter trips, balloon rides, a chair lift and dirt bike riding.
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