Puffing Billy Steam Train, Yarra Valley and Healesville Wildlife Sanctuary Day Tour

9 Hours

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Overview

Explore the delightful Dandenong Ranges with this family-friendly day trip from Melbourne. Chug through an emerald forest aboard the historic Puffing Billy steam train, and enjoy a traditional Aussie "˜billy' tea and bird feeding among the fresh mountain scenery. Visit the Healesville Sanctuary for an up-close encounter with native Australian wildlife like kangaroos, wombats and koalas.

Puffing Billy and Healesville Sanctuary day trip from Melbourne
Take a drive through the beautiful Dandenong Ranges
Ride the Puffing Billy steam train through forests of towering mountain ash trees
Get up-close to over 200 species of Australian animals including koalas, kangaroos, emus and wombats at the Healesville Wildlife Sanctuary

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What To Expect

Discover why the Dandenong Ranges are a favorite destination for day-tripping Melbournians on this fun-filled, full-day tour. After morning pickup at your Melbourne hotel or Federation Square, relax on the 1-hour ride to the Dandenong Ranges. Stop at the Grants Reserve cafe for a traditional Australian billy tea served with lamington cakes and Vegemite, and then try your hand at feeding some of the area's native cockatoos and brilliant crimson rosellas while surrounded by verdant ash gum trees. Continue on to the town of Belgrave and hop aboard Puffing Billy "” the oldest steam train in Australia. Settle in to one of the wonderfully preserved railcars and watch the mountain scenery glide by on a 30-minute ride that takes you through the lush Sherbrooke Forest and across a historic wooden trestle bridge.Next, head to the famous Healesville Sanctuary, home to more than 200 species of native Australian wildlife. Enjoy a gourmet picnic lunch from one of the on-site cafes (own expense), and then set off to explore the zoo's beautifully landscaped habitats. Get an up-close encounter with amazing marsupials like kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, Tasmanian devils and koalas, and observe other animals like echidnas, platypuses, lyrebirds and dingoes. Attend various feedings and presentations throughout the day to learn more about these incredible creatures. Sit back and relax on the return drive to Melbourne, where you'll be dropped off back at your original departure point in the late afternoon.ItineraryHotel Pickups:7:45am AAT Kings Office "“ Corner Flinders & Russell Streets7:05am Adara East Apartments7:25am Adina Grand Apartments7:15am Atlantis Hotel6:50am Bayside Eden6:50am Bayview on the Park6:50am Como Hotel7:20am Crown Metropol7:15am Crown Promenade7:20am Crown Towers7:25am Crowne Plaza Hotel (at top of ramp)7:05am Downtowner On Lygon7:00am Hilton Southwharf7:20am Hotel Sophia6:00am Ibis Styles Kingsgate Hotel7:00am Ibis Swanston Street7:35am Intercontinental Hotel (Collins St Entrance)7:25am Kings Street Backpackers7:10am Langham Hotel7:05am Magnolia Court7:40am Mantra on Russell7:20am Mantra on the Park7:30am Marriott Hotel7:10am Melbourne Short Stay Apartments7:35am Mercure Grand on Swanston (Reception Desk)6:55am Mercure Pullman Albert Park7:10am Mercure Treasury Gardens7:35am Mercure Welcome (Reception Desk)7:10am Miami Hotel7:35am Novotel Collins6:40am Novotel St Kilda7:35am Oaks on Market7:25am Park Hyatt7:05am Pullman on the Park7:15am Radisson Flagstaff7:40am Rendezvous Hotel7:30am Rydges Melbourne7:00am Seasons Botanical7:15am Sofitel Hotel7:20am Stamford Plaza7:05am Travel Inn Carlton7:05am Travelodge Docklands7:10am Vibe Savoy7:20am Windsor Hotel7:00am YHA Metro (Corner of Howard & Courtney Street)

Puffing Billy Steam Train, Yarra Valley and Healesville Wildlife Sanctuary Day Tour

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