REGION: Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges
The Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges, Victoria. is only a hour's drive from Melbourne, the beautiful Dandenong Ranges form a natural backdrop to Victoria's capital city, attracting hordes of city visitors annually to this green haven of hills and forests. Rising to an average elevation of 500-600m, the Dandenong Ranges peak at Mount Dandenong, 633m above sea level. Colourful, inviting and cool, especially in summer, the Dandenongs are popular for daytrips, not only for their intrinsic beauty but also for the many beautiful gardens and great variety of European and native trees and shrubs. The Dandenongs are home to 6 of the Great Gardens of Melbourne. The rich volcanic soil and plentiful rain ensures that plants flourish here, and there are many nurseries and arboretums to visit. The smattering of restaurants, art galleries, antique shops and tearooms in the many townships of the Dandenongs provide excellent detours from exploring the region's stunning scenery. The Yarra Valley is becoming renowned as one of Victoria’s premium wine regions and is celebrated each year with the grape grazing festival. Only a short distance from Melbourne CBD, the Yarra Valley offers restaurants, cellar doors, hotels and recently established golf courses. The Yarra Valley is richly endowed with some of the most beautiful countryside in Victoria. Distant blue ranges, rolling hills strung with vines, towering trees, and verdant valleys with pristine rivers make up the spectacular scenery on offer around Marysville and Warburton Major towns in the area offering accommodation for a weekend getaway from Melbourne include: Belgrave, Emerald, Gembrook and Olinda in the Dandenongs and Healesville, Yarra Glen and Warburton in the Yarra Valley. |
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Tourist infoDandenong Ranges and Knox Visitor Information Centre
Parks/Reserves
latest storiesChinese visitors enjoy a real Aussie Experiencekatandra | 2008-07-01 | In April this year Katandra Gardens of Wandin received a visit from a group from the China Academic Degrees and; Graduate Education Development Centre who had come to communicate with the Australia Universities. | read more The charm of the Acheron Valley, Victoriaacheronvalley | 2008-08-21 | The Acheron Valley, around an hours drive east of Melbourne and over the Black Spur, is an icon of Victoria waiting to be discovered. Offering a 'nature based' experience, the Acheron Valley provides city dwellers a place to really escape the daily grind and to get back in touch with nature. | read more Yarra Ranges National Parkyvmarketing | 2008-02-28 | The Yarra Valley is renowned for its wineries, festivals, golf courses and weekend getaway style accommodation, though many travellers are not aware of the National Park that adjoins this area. | read more Great Gardens of the Dandenongsyvmarketing | 2008-02-28 | The Dandenong Ranges are blessed with a 'rain forest' like climate. Sheltered from the heat of Victoria's summer months and regularly blanketed in mist and rain, the Dandenong's make for an ideal environment for the creation of spectacular gardens. | read more top storiesMelbourne's Yarra Valleyyvmarketing | 2008-02-28 | A region of over 55 world class wineries and set amidst a back drop of mist covered hills – the Yarra Valley is easy to get to, but impossible to leave. | read more Great Gardens of the Dandenongsyvmarketing | 2008-02-28 | The Dandenong Ranges are blessed with a 'rain forest' like climate. Sheltered from the heat of Victoria's summer months and regularly blanketed in mist and rain, the Dandenong's make for an ideal environment for the creation of spectacular gardens. | read more Chinese visitors enjoy a real Aussie Experiencekatandra | 2008-07-01 | In April this year Katandra Gardens of Wandin received a visit from a group from the China Academic Degrees and; Graduate Education Development Centre who had come to communicate with the Australia Universities. | read more The charm of the Acheron Valley, Victoriaacheronvalley | 2008-08-21 | The Acheron Valley, around an hours drive east of Melbourne and over the Black Spur, is an icon of Victoria waiting to be discovered. Offering a 'nature based' experience, the Acheron Valley provides city dwellers a place to really escape the daily grind and to get back in touch with nature. | read more |
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Main AttractionsPuffing Billy
Belgrave
Dandenong Ranges National Park
Mount Dandenong Observatory
Olinda
Sassafras
William Ricketts Sanctuary
Hot Air Balloon Rides over the Yarra Valley
Healesville Sanctuary wildlife park
Grape Grazing
editors picksMelbourne's Yarra Valleyyvmarketing | 2008-02-28 | A region of over 55 world class wineries and set amidst a back drop of mist covered hills – the Yarra Valley is easy to get to, but impossible to leave. | read more Chinese visitors enjoy a real Aussie Experiencekatandra | 2008-07-01 | In April this year Katandra Gardens of Wandin received a visit from a group from the China Academic Degrees and; Graduate Education Development Centre who had come to communicate with the Australia Universities. | read more Yarra Ranges National Parkyvmarketing | 2008-02-28 | The Yarra Valley is renowned for its wineries, festivals, golf courses and weekend getaway style accommodation, though many travellers are not aware of the National Park that adjoins this area. | read more Great Gardens of the Dandenongsyvmarketing | 2008-02-28 | The Dandenong Ranges are blessed with a 'rain forest' like climate. Sheltered from the heat of Victoria's summer months and regularly blanketed in mist and rain, the Dandenong's make for an ideal environment for the creation of spectacular gardens. | read more |
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