Botanica: Victorian Homesteads & Private Gardens Along the Great Southern Touring Route

Melbourne

6 days, 5 nights

Guided Coach Tour

From: $7,102 pp

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Tour overview

Absorb the stunning wilderness of Victoria’s Grampians National Park, while spending two nights at the renowned Royal Mail Hotel. Visit private gardens of the Western District and along the Great Ocean Road. Admire the striking Twelve Apostles and the Victoria State Rose Garden. Pay a visit to the private garden of Botanica Founder, Judy Vanrenen OAM, and hear about her love of gardening.

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6 days / 5 nights

5 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 4 dinners

Melbourne

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Trip itinerary

Depart from Melbourne this morning for the beautiful Macedon Ranges. Visit the historic Mount Mitchell Estate to enjoy lunch at this private homestead and its garden. Afterwards we drive through the majestic Grampians National Park, home to more than a third of Victoria’s flora. Arrive at our accommodation, the Royal Mail Hotel. Here we take a guided tour of the hotel’s kitchen garden, regarded as the largest of its kind in Australia. We then sit down for a Welcome Dinner at our hotel’s award-winning restaurant, whose meals are prepared from the fresh garden produce grown on-site. Staying Two Nights: Dunkeld, The Royal Mail Hotel or similar