Explore Victoria's Gippsland Region

Day 1

Home - Traralgon
Your tour begins with a flight to Melbourne where our crew will be waiting to greet you. Enjoy lunch together before travelling via Clyde, Tooradin, Lang Lang and into the Strzelecki Ranges, bringing you into the charming village of Loch. Enjoy a short break to wander the main street lined with beautifully restored buildings housing antique stores, boutique cafés, and local craft shops. Continue on to the Latrobe Valley, arriving into one of Gippsland's largest towns - Traralgon, for the next four nights.

Day 2

Traralgon - Morwell
This morning, enjoy a locally guided tour highlighting the history, engineering and adventures of 100 years of technological development with Victoria's brown coal. After morning tea travel to Yarragon, a quaint country town with an abundance of shops offering some of Gippsland's finest. Whether your interest is in art, food, antiques, collectables, alpacas or shoes, you are sure to find something to spark your interest. Enjoy lunch at Gippsland Food and Wine before visiting the Power Works Energy Education Centre. Later, stop at the Morwell Centenary Rose Garden where you'll have time to stop and smell the roses before returning to our accommodation.

Day 3

Walhalla - Old Gippstown
Today we visit the small township of Walhalla to ride Goldfields Railway, before a local guide provides an informative town tour onboard our coach. We then take a guided underground tour through Victoria's most profitable single goldmine - the Long Tunnel Extended Goldmine. (Please note: enclosed walking shoes and comfortable clothing is required today as some walking is necessary to gain maximum benefit from the day. A jacket may also be wise, as temperatures underground are cooler and Victorian weather is changeable.) This afternoon, visit Old Gippstown with its authentic buildings dating back from the 1840s through to the 1930s featuring several National Trust classified buildings and one of the best collections of horse-drawn vehicles and farm equipment in Australia.

Day 4

Kelpie Working Dogs - Timeless Memories
Beloka Kelpies is a family-owned working dog training centre and farm, and today we have the opportunity to see some of their work in progress. See fully trained dogs, dogs whose training is in progress and young pups working with sheep, cattle and ducks; if we're lucky, we may even get to cuddle a puppy afterwards! Continue on to Yarram, a township known for its awesome street art, having adopted an Internationally acclaimed street and silo artist - Heesco Khosnaran, to transform their building walls into a blaze of colour with stories of hope.

Day 5

Traralgon - Holden Museum - Home
This morning after breakfast, we farewell our hosts and Victoria's Latrobe Valley. Rolling pastures and distant hills accompany you as we travel westward along the Princes Highway, before a visit to the Trafalgar Holden Museum. Long before Australians drove the famous Holden cars, this iconic brand had its name on saddles and buggies, golf clubs and pedal cars, trams and aero engines. Learn the remarkable story with its beginning as an Adelaide Saddlery that became synonymous with engineering innovation and Australian ingenuity. The modest yet character-filled building, is a treasure trove for car enthusiasts and history buffs alike. Later, we'll make our way towards Melbourne Airport, stopping for lunch along the way.

B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner