Australia & New Zealand | Australia | Yarra Valley
The Yarra Valley is Victoria's premier wine growing region, an easy one-hour drive from Melbourne.
The Yarra Ranges & surrounding valley is renowned for its beauty, wineries, national parks, forests & mountains. For the beginner, the Yarra Valley beckons with the best wine education you'll ever find, with about 30 wineries offering cellar door sales. Learning was never this much fun, especially when you can break for lunch at an excellent restaurant or cafe overlooking on the vineyards.
The Yarra Valley is also home to the world-renowned Healesville Sanctuary. This is the sanctuary that visitors from all over the world want to see. For years, it has won Australia's major environmental tourism award, along with national tourism awards for its gift shop. Healesville Sanctuary has also been winning accolades for more than 60 years for the natural bush environment that's home to over 200 species of Australian wildlife. You can meet the keepers, see birds of prey flying free, descend into the underwater world of the platypus and join in the nightlife in the nocturnal house.
The Yarra Ranges & surrounding valley is renowned for its beauty, wineries, national parks, forests & mountains. For the beginner, the Yarra Valley beckons with the best wine education you'll ever find, with about 30 wineries offering cellar door sales. Learning was never this much fun, especially when you can break for lunch at an excellent restaurant or cafe overlooking on the vineyards.
The Yarra Valley is also home to the world-renowned Healesville Sanctuary. This is the sanctuary that visitors from all over the world want to see. For years, it has won Australia's major environmental tourism award, along with national tourism awards for its gift shop. Healesville Sanctuary has also been winning accolades for more than 60 years for the natural bush environment that's home to over 200 species of Australian wildlife. You can meet the keepers, see birds of prey flying free, descend into the underwater world of the platypus and join in the nightlife in the nocturnal house.
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