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MELBOURNE GOLF
MELBOURNE Tours/Cruises
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City Highlights Melbourne, the fashion, finance & sports capital of Australia, the capital of Victoria. Australia’s second biggest city. A city of style, of Victorian architecture, of trams, of fashion, food, theatres, art galleries and leafy gardens. Population 4 million. Melbourne is known internationally for its famous Melbourne Cup horserace and the centre of Australian Rules Football - but it offers so much more: a city of Victorian architecture, parks and gardens, fashion, food, theatres, a very extensive rail and tramcar system that includes the Circle City and the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant. See the historic Flinders Street Railway Station, spend a day at the Flemington Racecourse and take a punt on the horses. See Australian Rules football and the MCG featuring the Australian Gallery of Sport. View the panorama from the Rialto Tower, the tallest building in the southern hemisphere. See Captain Cooks Cottage at the Fitzroy Gardens and the Royal Botanical Gardens or visit the National Arts Gallery and the Victorian Arts Centre. Don't miss shopping the Bourke Street Mall where you will find Melbourne's two most prominent department stores, David Jones and Myers/Grace Bros. See the Queen Victoria Market by tram.
Sightsee the city by Circle City Tram; a complimentary tourist tram Outdoor Fun The Victorian Arts Centre - the premier performing arts venue. Visit Como House, Melbourne's historic houses, history and architecture Tour the National Art Gallery, housing Australian, Aboriginal, Asian, European and Pre - Columbian art. See the Old Melbourne Jail, learn about Australia’s bushranging and convict past Restaurants and Pub Eateries Chinatown is where you can enjoy a delicious Banquet or Yum Cha. If your preference is for seafood, Italian, Greek and many other ethic cafes. Visit St Kilda by night. Lygon Street Carlton is the best authentic Italian place of cafes and restaurants bistros operated and staffed by the many Italian immigrants who now live in Melbourne. If you like a high elevated view, dine at Southgate. Fitzroy offers off-beat café culture and there are many comfy pubs and bistros throughout the city that you can find good, dinky di Aussie tucker that you can wash down with a tinny or two of Fosters or Carlton draught or a good quality but inexpensive Australian red or white wine.
Melbourne Restaurant
Tramcar
Spirit of Melbourne
Cruising Restaurant Melbourne cuisine is renowned as one of the world’s most ethnically diverse cities. They say an epicurian can savour the world at night in Melbourne and its suburbs that boasts to house the largest Greek community anywhere excepting Athens. Love to go shopping? Catch a surburban train to South Yarra & Toorak, both upmarket city shopping suburbs or play a game of golf on one of Melbourne’s famous sand belt courses nearby. Vacation Australia recommends The Langham 5 star, The Old Melbourne Hotel, The Walnut Tree; Leo’s Spaghetti Bar (bistro) St Kilda, Carlton Lygon Street, Crown Casino, Chinatown, the international Wentworth Hotel in beautiful Collins Street, The Windsor Hotel - Spring Street City, Fisherman’s Catch - St Kilda, France-Soir - Toorak Road South Yarra and for the academics and intellectuals, try Thresherman’s Bakehouse right outside the Melbourne University.
Eureka Skydeck Created to reach for the sky, nothing you have ever experienced will prepare you for the awe inspiring view of Melbourne from the Southern Hemisphere's highest viewing platform. An experience above all else. Skydeck 88 is the only observation deck in the world that can thrill you with 'The Edge' - a glass cube which projects 3 metres out from the building - with you in it - suspended almost 300 metres above the ground! You are able to purchase a souvenir photo of you actually in 'The Edge' from our Edge Shop on Level 88. Nightlife Do not expect the array of “all night” clubs and places such as Kings Cross in Sydney. Melbourne is conservative compared with Sydney. Visit the theatre, attend a Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Concert. You will find live music and comedy clubs such as the Last Laugh and the new, very impressive Crown Casino where you can while away the night and most of the early morning hours.
Beyond the City - Places of interest
Victorian Alpine
Region - Mt Buffalo, Snowy River. 250 mile trip. Sports to see & do:
Caulfield Race Course - See
the 1.5 mile Caulfield Cup FEATURED HOTELS
Getting Around
There is an extensive city and suburban tram, bus, and train network. One of the best ways to see the city is aboard a tram. The Circle City Tram, recognized by its gold and burgundy colours, circles the city every ten minutes and is free. The Melbourne City Explorer links major attractions - Day Tickets are available.
Vacation Australia provides independent custom planned golf & leisure vacations, either self drive and driver guide luxury coach, Ask about our Preferred Partner Itineraries for those who wish to join a group Vacation Australia's "Kangaroo Kelly" has comprehensively golf and travelled all States in Australia. He not only knows the popular tourist regions but also knows the favourite places of the crafty locals.
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