Day Trips from Melbourne

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Day Trips from Melbourne

Day trips from Melbourne follow the Great Ocean Road to the 12 Apostles, watch the Penguin Parade on Phillip Island or taste wine in the Yarra Valley, about an hour from the city.

Yarra Valley Wine Tours from Melbourne

The Yarra Valley is about an hour from Melbourne. Half and full-day tours taste wine at estates such as Chandon, Rochford and Yering, with gin, cheese and chocolate stops.

Great Ocean Road Tours from Melbourne

Most tours take 12 to 13 hours along the coast road to the 12 Apostles and Loch Ard Gorge, with stops at Apollo Bay, the Otway rainforest and koalas in the wild.

Phillip Island Tours from Melbourne

Phillip Island is about 2 hours from Melbourne. Tours end at sunset with the Penguin Parade, when little penguins come ashore, after the Nobbies, koalas or the seal colony.

Grampians Tours from Melbourne

The Grampians are about 3 hours west of Melbourne. Full-day tours walk to MacKenzie Falls and the Balconies, look out from Boroka Lookout and see kangaroos at Halls Gap.

Mornington Peninsula Tours from Melbourne

The Mornington Peninsula is about 90 minutes from Melbourne. Tours bathe at Peninsula Hot Springs, taste wine at local estates or ride the Arthurs Seat gondola to its views.

Puffing Billy Tours from Melbourne

Puffing Billy is a heritage steam train through the forests of the Dandenong Ranges, about an hour from Melbourne. Tours pair the ride with penguins, wineries or Healesville.

Tours of 2 to 5 days from Melbourne: the Great Ocean Road with the Grampians, the coast road all the way to Adelaide, or a paddle down the Murray River.

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