The new semester is about to begin. Are the friends looking forward to meeting a classmate who has not seen each other on vacation? Of course, the new semester should have a good time with friends, have a thorough wave, that is interesting. Dandenong Ranges, not far from downtown, is a good weekend choice.
As the most popular suburban forest area of Melbourne, Dandenong Ranges was once the main source of Melbourne wood, and after development, it has become a comprehensive recreational area with beautiful natural scenery. But Dandenong Ranges is so big, how to arrange the itinerary is the best way to open Dandenong Ranges? Dandenong eat, drink and have fun! Boys and girls, please take it!
Play and scenery
Puffing Billy
Starting with Belgrave, the little train with hazy steam is moving slowly, showing you green ferns and forests. The railing of the window is the most popular position. Sit on the railing and stick your legs and arms out of the window, feeling extremely free. The train will go through dozens of turns, big and small, so don`t miss the perfect photo shoot! Get off at the terminal and walk along the painted blue line of the platform for two minutes to Belgrave Station. in Puffing Billy
Puffing Billy stops, each with a bathroom and a dining area.
There are shopping and catering in the town of 1.Belgrave Station:, and the starting station of the small fire station. Surrounded by sherbrooke woods, the perfect way to take pictures of Monbulk Creek trestle bridge. Remember to poke your head out of the window, then slightly look back and take a beautiful picture.
2.Menzies Creek Station: Little train is the first stop point. Along the way, you can see the Cartier Reservoir and enjoy the idyllic scenery of Paradise Valley.
3.Emerald Town Station: lasted 50 minutes. The rest point of the station is the only fully preserved original building throughout the process.
4.Lakeside Station（Emerald Lake Park）
Take little train to the lake for an hour, rent a pedal boat, and float in the lake central. You can also have lunch in the arms of nature with your friends through Customer Service Centre`s advance reservation of BBQ stoves or Picnic shelter.
5.Gembrook Station: passes through three wooden trestle bridge. along the way from Lakeside Station to the finish line. Train will also pass through Wright forest, as if he were in the rainforest. After the start of October, "Day Out With Thomas" is back, and the scene in the movie will come true!
Time, ticket purchase and reservation:
Visitors can choose to buy tickets at the station or log on to the official website: http://puffingbilly.com.au/en/tickets-and-bookings/buy-tickets/ reservation in advance.
The train runs at 10:30am2:30pm per day, with fewer train shifts from Monday to Wednesday and more frequent Thursday to Sunday. The daily open trip is slightly different, and the most popular trip to Belgrave Station.
Location: 1 Old Monbulk Road, Belgrave
Tel: 0397570700
ARGYLE LOCO WORKS
This is a so-called steam-driven train Garden. There are all kinds of miniature models in the garden, from express train head to small engine. All kinds of steam train models run vividly in this mini world and are an excellent place to understand puffing billy. I need to make a reservation to go.
Address: Main St, Olinda VIC 3788
Tel: 03 9751 1964
Website:http://argyleloco.com.au.
Alfred Nicholas Gardens
Alfred Nicholas Gardens has become a beautiful landscape in the dandenong Mountains because of its picturesque waterfalls and lake views. There is a chic wooden cabin by the lake. A variety of local and introduced plants make the garden full of changing scenery and color all year round. All kinds of birds, such as macrots, live here at will, and remember to say hello to them when they meet them.
Address: Sherbrooke Road, Sherbrooke VIC 3789
Tel: 13 1963
Tree Adventure
The super-exciting jungle adventure is near the terminal of Puffing Billy. Tree adventure gives you a chance to look down on the dense redwood forest on Dandenongrange. The high safety rope allows you to travel through the woods like a bird and fly in the air. Here you can rent a professional go pro to record the excitement of yourself and your family. Note: winter maintenance time to 8.12 days, during which only weekend open.
Address: 40 Old Monbulk Road, Belgrave VIC 3160
Tel: 03 9752 5354
Scheduled Web site: http://www.treesadventure.com.au
1000 Steps Kokoda Track Memorial Walk
As one of the most famous tracking routes in the Dandenong Mountains, the memorial walk is used to commemorate Australian soldiers who walked there during World War II. Now, however, the natural oxygen bar, made up of forests and shrubs, gives tourists more leisure relaxation and exploring exercise limits. There are many viewing platforms along the way, with a panoramic view of the Dandenong mountains. It is also an excellent trip to visit the leaves in autumn. It takes about 30 minutes to 1.5 hours to walk back and forth. Remember to bring good water and there is no supply station along the way.
Address: Burwood Highway and Mt Dandenong Tourist Road, Upper Ferntree Gully
Time: 6am-9pm daily (including public holidays)
William Ricketts Sanctuary
As you step into the verdant William Ricketts Sanctuary, you will be shocked by 92 indigenous clay statues that haunt the road from time to time. Each statue represents the culture, way of life and spiritual world of the indigenous people. William Ricketts, the sculptor of these statues, tries to explore indigenous culture and the relationship of man and nature with this unique art form. William Ricketts Sanctuary, named after William Ricketts, has also become an iconic cultural shrine for Dandenong ranges.
Address: Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd, Mt Dandenong
Tel: (03) 9751 1300
FERNY CREEK HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY GARDEN
The 10-acre Ferny Creek Ornamental Garden Reserve is adjacent to Sherbrooke Forest. Step on the path in the garden and you can see the nearby hills and the great watershed in the distance with the frame.
Address: 100 Hilton Road, Sassafras VIC 3787
Tel: 03 9755 1882
AUSTRALIAN RAINBOW TROUT FARM
Come here to catch fish and fishing gear do not have to bring, are ready for you! In the heart of the Dandenong Mountains, delicious trout is waiting for you to catch! If it`s too boring to wait for the fish to take the bait, you can swing a few strokes at the Mini Golf Stadium not far away and stretch your body. Fish on the bait can also be on the spot BBQ, is so fresh ah!
Address:26MulhallsRd, MacclefieldVIC3782.
Tel: (03) 5968 4711
Burrinja Cultural Centre
The Berlin Gaga Cultural Center is a multicultural art center with a theater for 400 people. Live music performances and art activities will be held here. Located in Melbourne`s most beautiful and artistic mountains, gallery exhibitions will be held throughout the year, mainly a combination of local indigenous culture and domestic art.
Location:351GlenferRoad, UpweyVIC3158.
Tel: 03 9754 8723
Sherbrooke - Grants Picnic Ground
The largest national park in the Dandenong Mountains is Sherbrooke Forest. There are different hiking routes for you to choose from in the park. The bright spot of the park is undoubtedly the popular picnic spot Grants Picnic Ground, has a barbecue can barbecue, remember to bring utensils yo! You can also buy some fodder parrots here, and if you are lucky, you may meet one who can talk to you.
Address:
Tel: 13 1963
Olinda Falls
Benevolent, happy mountain, wise man happy water, immersed in the quiet green mountain how can not be accompanied by running water? Like mountains and rivers, you will also want to get close to the pure dandenong ranges murmuring Qingquan Falls. The road to Olinda Falls is only ten minutes` walk, no steps, no slopes, only the sound of flood and dense air. This generation, which is also the favorite habitat of Australian wildlife, may encounter emus, kangaroo bears and possum.
Address: Olinda Falls Reserve, Mt Dandenong
Tel: 131 963
National Rhododendron Gardens
It`s not far from Olinda Falls. It`s National Rhododendron Gardens.. Although it is a national cuckoo garden, a large number of other flowers, such as azalea and camellia, are planted in the garden, ensuring that the garden is full of birds and flowers all the year round. Some of Australia`s strange and rare flowers are also hidden in it. Autumn is the best viewing season in the garden. If you come then, don`t forget to look up at the flowers of Grey Mountain, the tallest plant in the world. Spring and summer season, the garden picnic, will also bring unforgettable memories.
Address: The Georgian Road, Olinda
Tel: 131 963
Warratina Lavender Farm
The owner of the manor experimented with lavender on the land because of his hobby and did not expect to expand into a lavender manor of as many as 10,000 plants many years later. In the manor, which is open all year round, lavender planting still follows the traditional way of harvesting sickle by hand. In the purple lavender ocean, do not forget to Lavender Cottage Tea Room to order a manor special lavender scones with a pot of lavender scented tea, lavender butter biscuits and lavender honey ice cream are also impossible for other families to eat! In addition, you can buy a variety of lavender products, such as cute lavender koalas.
Address: 105 Quayle Rd, Wandin North VIC 3139
Tel: (03) 5964 4650
Web site: http://www.warratinalavender.com.au
Food
Cuckoo Restaurant
Fastidious Bavarian style interior Cuckoo, the whole restaurant exudes a thick exotic amorous feelings. The restaurant that has served guests delicious buffet since 1958 is located at the foot of Dandenong Mountain. Surrounded by picturesque scenery, it is also an excellent place for dinners and banquets.
Location: 508 Mount Dandenong Tourist Road, Olinda Vic
Time:
- Lunch: Monday to Sunday 11:30am – 3.00pm
- Dinner: Friday to Sunday 6.30pm – 11.30pm
- Afternoon Tea: Saturday & Sunday 3.30pm – 5.30pm
Tel: 03 9751 1003
Miss Marple’s Tearoom
In the town of Sassafras, deep in Dandenong Mountain, there are many handicraft shops to visit. Miss Marple`s Tearoom can`t be missed in any way! The restaurant was inspired by Grandma Miss Marple, the protagonist of Agatha Christie`s novel after the detective novel, which not only restored the novel with tea sets and arrangements, but also divided the menu into different chapters for the staple desserts. Grandma`s Sikang cakes are full of butter, soft and dense, covered with their favorite jam, with a pot of tea or a cup of coffee, taste buds fall in an instant. Belgian waffle is also a good choice. I don`t accept reservations.
Address:382 MountDandangTouristRoadSassfrasVIC3787.
Tel: 03 9755 1610
Web site: http://www.missmarplestearoom.com
Pie in the Sky
Pie in the sky? Yes, in Australia, a place with a strong plot for Pie, the pie store, which opened in 1993, has won 11 gold medals for Australian meat pie of the year, has been nominated in both Postcards and Getaway travel program, and has been selected as the first meat pie in Victoria. Come to Dandenong want to let taste buds experience the original Australian cuisine, come to Pie in the Sky can never be wrong!
Address: 43 Olinda-Monbulk Rd, Olinda-3788, Victoria-Australia
Tel: 03 9751 2128
Web site: http://www.pieinthesky.net.au
Sky High Observatory
The tallest viewing platform in the whole Dandenongrange, there is a huge seat called the Giant`s Chair, sitting on this chair, and what you see is said to be the best view of the entire watchtower. Go up the path of the viewing platform and you come to Sky High Gardens. Make a wish to the wishing tree, maybe it will come true. And don`t forget to go to the door of Mr. Percy Possum`s house to find out. On the south side of the park, there is also a mysterious Sky High Maze.. The little couple who take pictures of marry come to see that the gardens and labyrinth on the mountain can be booked as places for wedding and all kinds of rituals!
Climbing down the trestle to a low mountain and enjoying the sunset at the top of the mountain is another high-end enjoyment. Don`t forget to take some photo memories with your camera.
Almost every viewing platform has an elegant restaurant with large floor windows, and Sky High Restaurant, located on the Sky High viewing platform, gracefully overlooks the Dandenong range. covered with ferns and trees. After sunset, it was the lights of the city dotted with silent nights, sipping red wine or coffee in their hands, feeling the day and slowly scratching through their eyes.
Location: 26 Observatory Road, Mount Dandenong
Tel: 03 9751 0443
Web site: http://www.skyhighmtdandenong.com.au/home.aspx
stay
When it comes to accommodation, Dandenong gives tourists plenty of choices. Of course, one of the most distinctive is the cabin. Many ghosts rent their lavish cabins to tourists. There are also groups of companies to help people book cabins. The facilities of these cabins are complete and the accommodation conditions are absolutely perfect. They can not only experience the characteristic living environment, but also ensure the living quality since they are close to each other, and add a lot of color to the trip of Dandenong. Usually cabins are very popular, be sure to book in advance!
Arcadia Cottages
You can stay in fern cottage, surrounded by ferns to breathe wet air. You can also live in a tree-built tree cottage, overlooking the woods and shrubs and flying with birds.
Address: Arcadia Cottages, 188 / 190 Falls Rd, Olinda VIC 3788, Australia
Web site: http://www.arcadiacottages.com.au/index.html
Como Cottage Accommodation
Living in the forest with a mysterious sense of primitive forest house is also a good choice, including breakfast, as well as wifi yo!
Address: Como Cottage Accommodation,1465 Mt Dandenong Tourist Road, 3788 Olinda, Australia
Web site: http://www.comocottages.com.au
Mary Cards Coach House
Have you ever lived in weatherboard cottage with Australian characteristics? Mary Cards Cottage is also a very popular choice for Dandenong ranges, and its interior is like this:
Address: Mary Cards Coach House, 1498 Mt Dandenong Tourist Road, 3788 Olinda, Australia
Web site: http://www.marycards.com.au
Japanese Mountain Retreat Mineral Spring and Spa
Want a professional hot spring SPA to relax, Dandenong can also satisfy you. Japanese Mountain Retreat Mineral Spring and Spa is a rare place to go in winter near the mountains. Soak in the private natural scenery and rich in sodium, calcium, magnesium and other minerals in the spring water, body fatigue swept away, the skin is also nourished. In addition to hot springs, you can also enjoy luxury SPA and massage. Such a pleasant life, of course, without exquisite meals and bed, give you an excuse to escape from a busy life.
Address: 14 Mountain Cres, Montrose VIC 3765
Tel: 03 9737 0086
Web site: http://www.japanesemountainretreat.com.au
After saying so much, what are you hesitating about? come and play with Dandenong!
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