Food & Wine

PASSENGER FERRY VEHICLE FERRY PASSENGER FERRY Melbourne Werribee Little River Wallington Portarlington Queenscliff Pt Lonsdale Sorrento Rhyll Mornington Red Hill Main Ridge Newhaven Marysville Belgrave Kinglake Dixons Creek Yarra Glen Coldstream Healesville AVALON AIRPORT YOU YANGS MELBOURNE AIRPORT Gembrook Warburton Wandin FRENCH ISLAND Dromana Somerville Moorooduc Cowes Drysdale CAPE SCHANCK PENGUIN PARADE PHILLIP ISLAND YARRA VALLEY DANDENONG RANGES GEELONG BELLARINE PENINSULA MORNINGTON PENINSULA TANTALISING TASTE TRAILS It doesn’t matter where your particular gourmet passions lie – we’ve got them covered. There are tantalising taste trails in the Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula and Bellarine Peninsula. And we’ve hand-picked a selection of Phillip Island’s gourmet treats too. If you’re a keen cook or have green thumbs, you’ll find plenty of options for learning more from local chefs, and from local producers about growing your own fruit and vegetables. For example, there’s an edible forest in the Yarra Valley where the chef includes guest-picked produce in cooking classes. On an orchard tour, ask questions about the 450 varieties of fruit. The Mornington Peninsula has the Wine Food and Farmgate trail and a boutique farm offering tours and farm picnics. The Bellarine Taste Trail and the Moorabool Valley Taste Trails take in more than 50 makers, producers, wineries and brewers. All these trails offer dozens of opportunities to taste and learn more about wine, cider, beer and distilling craft gin, rum and whisky. DOWNRIGHT DECADENT You’ll find some extra special treats too, such as a chocolate factory on Phillip Island where you can create your own edible masterpiece. But if you just want to sit back in beautiful restaurants for lunch and dinner, this is itinerary planning made simple. Spectacular wineries offer tastings and casual and formal dining, while restaurants reveal extraordinary views of deserted coastlines and rolling green hills. Some wineries feature magnificent sculpture gardens and there’s a 130year old milking shed in Yarra Valley where you can enjoy a platter of handmade cheese. You can stay overnight at gourmet retreats with day spas, book a self-contained villa, sleep surrounded by pictureperfect gardens and vineyards, stay seaside or lakeside. 1 2 3 4 1. InterContinental Sorrento, Mornington Peninsula 2. Food &Wine, Yarra Valley & Dandenong Ranges 3. Wildlife Coast Cruises, Phillip Island 4. Jack Rabbit Vineyard, Geelong & The Bellarine It is so easy to design your own journey linking the four extraordinary regions Beyond Melbourne. 1 Decide the order in which you wish to link each region. 2 Select EACH attraction and accommodation you wish to experience in your rst regional destination, adding them to Trip Planner as you go. Then move on to add options from your second regional destination and so on. 3 Note you can add up to 23 options (MAX) in total. 4 Once you have selected all the places you want to visit Beyond Melbourne, click on the TRIP PLANNER button at the top of your screen. 5 Once you are happy with the order of your choices, click on DOWNLOAD TRIP PLAN to see your entire journey both pictorially and mapped out with times and distances between attractions. DESIGN YOUR JOURNEY WITH TRIP PLANNER

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