Visit Dandenong Ranges National Park and feel the serenity of being surrounded by rainforest. Ride through the forest on ‘Puffing Billy’ steam train, an original steam locomotive. Greenery everywhere and sound of nature with bird calls makes for a scenic and delightful tour. Visit Sherbrooke Forest with its tall eucalypts and at Grants Picnic Ground, enjoy an authentic Australian experience … our Aussie style Bush Billy Tea with lamingtons, Vegemite and crackers. Here you will also get to meet many of the locals … Crimson Rosellas and King Parrots! There is time for a short bushwalk before riding on Australia’s most notable narrow gauge railway on Puffing Billy steam train.

Half Day Morning Puffing Billy Tour

• Melbourne‘s eastern suburbs
• The Dandenong Ranges National Park – home of the lyrebird, superb traditional gardens and towering Mountain Ash forests
• Visit Sherbrooke Forest – the heart of the Dandenongs with its tall eucalypts, kookaburras and bellbirds
• Meet the locals at Grants Picnic Ground … colourful Crimson Rosellas and King Parrots! (opportunity to hand feed)
• Enjoy an Aussie style Bush Billy Tea with lamingtons, Vegemite and crackers – old fashioned hospitality in delightful surrounds…what a treat!
• Ride through the forest on Puffing Billy from Belgrave to Menzies Creek, the most scenic section of the original steam locomotive’s journey 
• Pass through quaint villages noted for their restaurants, craft shops and beautiful gardens
• Visit Sassafras known for its local craft and antiques
• Views of Melbourne‘s skyline, Silvan Dam and the rolling hills

1 Day Puffing Billy Highlights Tour (with highlights from the Half Day Morning Puffing Billy Tour)

• Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
• Melbourne Park – National Tennis Centre
• Visit the Royal Botanic Gardens and walk amongst a wide range of native plants and trees 
• Arts and Cultural Centre
• Docklands – waterfront development
• Etihad Stadium at Docklands
• Take in a spectacular city overview from the Bolte Bridge
• Port Melbourne by the sea
• Travel by the beach to trendy St Kilda
• Perhaps enjoy a local favourite – afternoon tea or a barista made coffee and continental cake (own expense)
• Colourful Brighton bathing boxes on the beach – a functional remnant of a bygone era (photo stop)
• Lively Fitzroy Street in St Kilda with its restaurants and bars
• Albert Park Lake – site of the Formula One Grand Prix

1 Day Puffing Billy Tour with Australian Wildlife (with highlights from the Half Day Morning Puffing Billy Tour)

• Panoramic views from Grantulla Road
• Enjoy a delicious spit roast lunch with wine as guests of Louise Fergusson (Asian cuisine and vegetarian meals are also available on request)
• Opportunity to taste Australian wines at Fergusson’s Winery, a noted Yarra Valley wine producer
• Tour through the Yarra Valley
• Visit Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery – a sweet feast for the senses
• Delight in complimentary chocolate tastings, displays of premium chocolates and observe European chocolatiers at work
• Pass through the township of Healesville – set amidst mountain bushland
• Visit Healesville Sanctuary – home for over 200 species of Australian birds, mammals and reptiles in a natural bushland setting
• Stroll through paddocks of kangaroos and wallabies
• Walk through large aviaries and pond areas that bring birds of the wild so close to hand – the elusive lyrebirds, eagles, ibis and spoonbills
• Witness the “Spirits of the Sky” demonstration
• Observe the underwater life of the platypus
• Come face to face with a koala!
• Meet a furry wombat!
• See dingoes, Tasmanian devils, echidnas, snakes and goannas

1 Day Puffing Billy Tour with Yarra Valley Wineries (with highlights from the Half Day Morning Puffing Billy Tour)

• Panoramic views from Grantulla Road
• Enjoy a delicious spit roast lunch with wine at Fergusson’s Winery as a guest of Louise Fergusson (Vegetarian meals and Asian cuisine is also available on request)
• Sample Australian wines at Fergusson’s Winery, a noted Yarra Valley wine producer
• Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery – a sweet feast for the senses
• Enjoy complimentary chocolate tastings, observe European chocolatiers at work and take in the wide display of premium chocolates
• Travel through Healesville township nestled amidst mountain bushland
• Visit Rochford Wines and taste from a selection of fine Australian wines
• It’s then on to Dominique Portet – a boutique family-owned winery now in their tenth generation as winemakers and continuing to respect their French tradition
• Take a vineyard, bottling or vintage tour (depending on the activity of the winery)
• Enjoy a complimentary cheese bite with your wine tasting