6D4N MELBOURNE AND FARMSTAY from Chan Brothers Travel

Highlights:

TOUR CODE: AU06Z

Melbourne
- St Patrick’s Cathedral
- Arts Centre Melbourne
- Yarra River
- Cooks’ Cottage
- Shrine of Remembrance
- Farm stay
- Brighton bathing boxes
- Warrook Cattle Farm with homestead lunch

Mornington Peninsula

- Ashcombe Maze and Lavender Gardens
- Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm or Peninsula Hot Springs
- Local winery with wine–tasting session

Phillip Island

- Phillip Island Chocolate Factory
- Antarctic Journey at Nobbies Centre
- Penguin Reserve and penguin parade

6D4N MELBOURNE AND FARMSTAY

From $1888 SGD

Singapore – Melbourne

Assemble at Singapore Changi Airport for your flight to Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria.

Meals: (Meals On Board)

Melbourne – Farm Stay

Upon arrival in Melbourne, embark on a city tour and drive past St Patrick’s Cathedral, Arts Centre Melbourne, Yarra River, Cooks’ Cottage and Shrine of Remembrance. Thereafter, continue on to your farm stay, the perfect opportunity to experience Aussie hospitality firsthand. Depending on the focus of your host farm, you can participate in farm activities such as feeding farm animals, collecting chicken eggs and having them cooked for you, picking or planting seasonal fruits, berries and vegetables, stargazing at the amazing myriad of stars, spotting native wildlife amidst the rural environment and see the picturesque countryside. This is an educational and enriching experience for all ages.
Note
Accommodation at the farm stay is without air conditioning and on multi–share basis. Travellers will be assigned to different hosts.Farm activities may vary, depending on the farm. You may wish to bring a thank–you gift for your host.

Meals: (Meals On Board/Western Lunch/ Western Dinner)

Farm Stay – Mornington Peninsula – Melbourne

This morning, enjoy a scenic ride towards Mornington Peninsula. Visit Ashcombe Maze and Lavender Gardens to marvel at Australia’s oldest hedge maze. Look out for the rose maze with over 1,200 varieties of roses. Delight your senses with the sight and fragrance of these lovely flowers and get to take home a complimentary bottle of handmade lavender lotion. Next, visit Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm, one of Australia’s largest farms where you can try picking strawberries if they are in season. Take the opportunity to indulge in a delectable strawberry ice cream. Thereafter, visit a local winery for a wine–tasting session.
Note
Each traveller above the age of 13 years old will be given a complimentary bottle of handmade lavender lotion.
Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm will be replaced with Peninsula Hot Springs, which includes entry to the public pools, from April to September. Please bring along your swimwear and towel.

Meals: (Breakfast/Western Lunch)

Melbourne – Phillip Island – Melbourne

Today, make a stop at the iconic Brighton bathing boxes for that perfect Instagram shot of the famous vibrant and playful bathing boxes against the gorgeous backdrop of the sun, sand and sea. Visit Warrook Cattle Farm for some farm activities. Go on a hayride and have a go at sheep shearing, cow milking or whip cracking. Feed kangaroos, wombats and watch a sheepdog do its rounds before enjoying a homestead lunch. Next, visit Panny’s Amazing World of Chocolate at Phillip Island Chocolate Factory. Discover how chocolate is made, learn more about its origins and experiment with unique and exciting machines to create your very own chocolate bar. Next, visit Antarctic Journey at Nobbies Centre, and marvel at Antarctic wildlife through the virtual and multimedia displays. If time permits, you may like to take a walk outside Nobbies Centre and take in the spectacular coastal scenery. You may also catch a view of the offshore seal colony at Seal Rocks. In the evening, head over to Penguin Reserve to watch the popular penguin parade. Behold the spectacular sight of groups of penguins returning ashore to their sand burrows after feeding at sea. Thereafter, return to Melbourne for your overnight stay.

Note
Please bring along warm clothing as Phillip Island can get cold at night.

Meals: (Breakfast/Homestead Lunch/Seafood Dinner)

Melbourne

After breakfast, spend the day at leisure. Join an optional tour to Great Ocean Road, one of the world’s most spectacular coastal routes, at your own expense. If you are interested in the glorious history of the gold rush era, go on an optional tour to Sovereign Hill in Ballarat at your own expense. Experience the daily rituals of the gold–mining days with a stroll down the streets to visit the goldsmiths, craftsmen and traders. Alternatively, you may wish to visit Docklands, one of Melbourne’s newer attractions, a unique 200–hectare waterfront development in the heart of Melbourne.

Meals: (Breakfast)

Melbourne – Singapore

If time permits, you can do some last–minute shopping before you transfer to the airport for your flight home.
Note
Travellers taking an early morning flight will be provided with a packed breakfast.

Meals: (Breakfast/Meals On Board)

Agency: Chan Brothers Travel

6D4N MELBOURNE AND FARMSTAY

From $1888 SGD

Agency: Chan Brothers Travel

6D4N MELBOURNE AND FARMSTAY

From $1888 SGD

Agency: Chan Brothers Travel