Melbourne
Seven days in Australia's cultural capital — laneways, the Great Ocean Road, Yarra Valley wine country, Phillip Island, and the Mornington Peninsula.
7 Days · All-Inclusive · Maximum 10 GuestsThe Destination
Australia's cultural capital, experienced from the inside.
Melbourne is a city that rewards those who know where to look — hidden laneways lined with street art and espresso bars, a food scene that rivals any city in the world, and a surrounding landscape of extraordinary variety. Wine country, ocean roads, wildlife sanctuaries, and peninsula coastline, all within reach.
Your Grevillea Journeys week is based from a magnificent private villa in the Yarra Valley, the Mornington Peninsula, or the Dandenong Ranges. Each morning begins with a chef-prepared breakfast. Each day takes you somewhere extraordinary. Each evening brings you home.
Day by Day
Your Seven Days
A sample week through Melbourne's icons, wine country, and wild coastline — subject to final itinerary confirmation.
Day 1
Arrival & Welcome
Arrive at Melbourne Airport where your dedicated host meets you for a private transfer to your villa. Settle in, explore your home for the week. Then the week begins properly: welcome drinks as the evening light settles over the garden, followed by your 4-course welcome dinner — a chef-prepared celebration of Victorian produce. Yarra Valley ingredients. Mornington Peninsula wines. Four courses that introduce you to the flavours of the week ahead. The table is set. The week has started.
- Private airport transfer
- Villa orientation with your dedicated host
- Welcome dinner by your private chef
- Yarra Valley or Mornington Peninsula villa
Day 2
Melbourne City & Laneways
Melbourne's famous laneways — Hosier Lane, Degraves Street, Centre Place — are the city's beating heart. A morning exploring the CBD's hidden arcades and street art, the Queen Victoria Market, and Federation Square. Afternoon in Fitzroy and Collingwood, Melbourne's creative heartland.
- Hosier Lane and Degraves Street
- Queen Victoria Market
- Federation Square and NGV
- Fitzroy and Collingwood exploration
Day 3
Great Ocean Road
One of the world's great coastal drives. The Great Ocean Road hugs the Victorian coastline from Torquay to the Twelve Apostles — limestone stacks rising from the Southern Ocean. Loch Ard Gorge, London Arch, and the wild beauty of Port Campbell National Park. A full day on one of Australia's most dramatic roads.
- Twelve Apostles limestone stacks
- Loch Ard Gorge
- London Arch
- Port Campbell National Park
Day 4
Yarra Valley Wine Region
Victoria's premier cool-climate wine region, just an hour from Melbourne. Cellar door tastings at the valley's celebrated producers — the sample itinerary may include Domaine Chandon, Yering Station and De Bortoli, subject to availability — a long lunch at one of the valley's acclaimed restaurants, and time to explore the rolling green hills and boutique producers that make the Yarra Valley one of Australia's most beautiful wine regions.
- Yarra Valley cellar doors
- Cool-climate cellar door tastings
- Long lunch in the Yarra Valley
- Cool-climate pinot noir and chardonnay
Day 5
Phillip Island
Phillip Island is one of Australia's great wildlife experiences. The Penguin Parade — little penguins returning from the sea at dusk — is one of the most extraordinary natural spectacles in the country. Morning at the Koala Conservation Reserve, afternoon exploring the island's wild coastline, and the Penguin Parade at sunset.
- Little Penguin Parade at dusk
- Koala Conservation Reserve
- Phillip Island coastline
- Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Day 6
The Finale
The Mornington Peninsula — ocean beaches, Port Phillip Bay and some of Victoria's finest wineries. Morning tastings, lunch at a peninsula restaurant, afternoon at Peninsula Hot Springs. Then you return home to something extraordinary. The villa is transformed. The table is dressed. Welcome drinks are poured. And your private chef presents the week's centrepiece: a 7-course gala dinner built around the finest Victorian produce — Mornington Peninsula pinot noir, Yarra Valley trout, King Island dairy, and the ingredients that define this remarkable food state. Seven courses. Ten guests. One table. The week ends the way it deserves to.
- Mornington Peninsula wineries
- Peninsula Hot Springs
- Mornington Peninsula coastline
- Signature 7-course gala dinner
Day 7
Until Next Time
A relaxed final morning at the villa — a long breakfast, time to take in the surroundings one last time. Private transfer to Melbourne Airport whenever you're ready.
- Leisurely final breakfast
- Time to enjoy the villa
- Private transfer to Melbourne Airport
Where You'll Go
Victoria — your seven-day territory
The Great Ocean Road — one of the world's great coastal drives.
What You'll See
Sightseeing Highlights
Great Ocean Road
Twelve Apostles, Loch Ard Gorge and the wild Southern Ocean coastline
Melbourne Laneways
Hosier Lane, Degraves Street and the city's hidden arcades
Yarra Valley
Cool-climate cellar doors and the valley's celebrated producers
Phillip Island Penguin Parade
Little penguins returning from the sea at dusk
Queen Victoria Market
Melbourne's iconic fresh produce and food market
Mornington Peninsula
Boutique wineries, hot springs and ocean coastline
Fitzroy & Collingwood
Melbourne's creative heartland — galleries, cafes and street art
Peninsula Hot Springs
Natural thermal mineral springs on the Mornington Peninsula
All-Inclusive
Everything Included
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