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Yarra
Valley and Dandenong Ranges
Tourist
Information Site
Yarra Valley
& Dandenong
Ranges - Melbourne- Victoria - Australia
Less than an hour from Melbourne is the rich fertile Yarra Valley which
produces some of the world's best wines. The area is dotted with
fruit orchards, market gardens, vineyards and flower farms.
Beside
it, rising to a height of approx 550 metres are the lush Dandenong
Ranges
with their famous forest walks, fern glades and tall mountain ash
trees.
A short distance to the east can be found the Upper Yarra Valley
extending
to Warburton and beyond where the mountain streams tumble their way
over
rocks and cascades to the start of the famous Yarra River which gives
the
Yarra Valley its name.
Places
To Visit
Katandra
Gardens
Wildflower Garden -Wandin Hedgend Maze - Healesville
Mont
Delancey Homestead and museum - Wandin
Warratina
Lavender Farm - Wandin
Healesville Sanctuary - Healesville
William Ricketts Sanctuary - Mt
Dandenong
Puffing Billy - Belgrave
Wineries - Yarra Valley
Tommy Finn's Trout Farm - Warburton
National Rhododendron Garden - Olinda
Yabby Farm - Yellingbo
Archery Park - Launching Place
Rainforest Gallery - Mt Donna Buang
Badger Weir - Healesville
Mt Dandenong Observatory
Steavenson Falls - Marysville
Activities
to Do
Golf at Olinda Golf
Course
Play tennis at Mt Evelyn
Indoor Tennis
Centre
Go Ballooning
Take a Joy Flight from
Lilydale Airport
Go Horseriding at
Ponyland - Christmas
Hills
Go Sky-diving from
Coldstream Airport
Mini-golf, Games and
Mazes at Hedgend
Maze
Bush Walk
Go Cycling along the
Warburton Trail
Try Archery at Launching
Place
Go fishing at Tommy
Finn's Trout Farm
Visit Antique Shops and
Art Galleries
Take a Winery Tour
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Gardens
Tesselaars
Tulip
Farm - Silvan (in season)
Wandin
Waters
- Wandin (in season)
Katandra
Gardens - Wildflower Gardens. Wandin
National
Rhododendron
Gardens - Olinda
Cloudehill
-
Olinda
Pirianda
Gardens
- Olinda
Mont De Lancey
- Old world Garden
Karwarra
Australian
Plant Gardens - Kalorama
Warratina
Lavender Farm - Wandin
The
Big Bouquet
- Healesville
Singing
Gardens
of C.J. Dennis - Toolangi
George
Tindale
Gardens - Sherbrooke
William
Ricketts
Sanctuary - Mt Dandenong
Alfred
Nicholas
Wide Horizons
Merrigum Cottage
Attic House
and
many more
Motels
Billanook
Country
Inn
Lilydale
Motor
Inn
Sanctuary
House
Motel
Caravan
Parks
Warburton
Caravan
Park
Badger
Creek
Caravan & Holiday Park
Doon
Reserve
Yarra Junction
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Picture of Katandra
Gardens Wandin with mountains in the background
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