Gray Line’s unique Best of Melbourne Tour is a showcase of Melbourne’s charm. A scenic cruise on the Yarra River, a comprehensive look at Melbourne’s highlights, a visit to the beautiful Blue Dandenongs National Park and fine cuisine aboard the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant as you tour the streets of Melbourne.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Make your own way to our office at Federation Square, corner Flinders & Russell Streets by 11.55am.
RIVER CRUISE
- Enjoy a scenic cruise on the Yarra River
- Experience our early settlement days with views of the barque “Polly Woodside”
- Spectacular views of the city skyline
- See the West Gate Bridge.
COACH TOUR
- St Paul’s Cathedral and Flinders Street Station
- Arts and Cultural Centre
- Kings Domain Gardens
- Shrine of Remembrance (photo stop)
- Queen Victoria Market
- Law Courts & Flagstaff Gardens
- Fashionable suburbs of South Yarra and Toorak
- Melbourne’s green and leafy eastern suburbs
- The Dandenongs – home of the lyrebird, superb traditional gardens and towering mountain ash forests
- Visit Sherbrooke Forest – heart of the Dandenongs; tall eucalypts, kookaburras and bellbirds
- Share Bush Billy tea of Aussie grown tea and gum leaves, lamingtons and vegemite crackers with the locals…
- Colourful Crimson Rosellas and King Parrots! (opportunity to hand feed)
- Pass through quaint villages noted for their restaurants, craft shops and beautiful gardens
- Visit Mt Dandenong summit – spectacular views of Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay (photo stop)
- Return to the city, passing Fitzroy Gardens and St Patrick’s Cathedral.
TRAMCAR
- An unforgettable experience of dining in the 1927 colonial tram car restaurant as it cruises Melbourne’s streets
- A sumptuous three course dinner including beverages.
Late bookings are subject to availability. Hotel drop-offs are not available on this tour.