Yarra Valley

Apr 07 2009

Published by PinotNoir at 9:53 am under Pinot Noir Winery

Yarra valley is the region near the Yarra river, located just an hour’s drive from the city of Melbourne. It is a great holiday destination surrounded by luscious greenery, beautiful wineries, forests, verdant hills and mountains. The Yarra Valley is the perfect way to enjoy a vacation away from the hustle and bustle of city life.

Yarra valley can be visited as a day trip or even a weekend getaway from Melbourne .Yarra valley is known to be one of the greatest wine producing regions of the world. The Yarra valley is where the Victorian wine industry originated in the year 1838. Over the years Yarra valley has gained importance as a major wine region of the world producing some very exotic brands of wine for the world market. The Yarra valley houses more than 55 wineries and is known for chardonnay, pinot noir and some of the premium wines.

The Yarra valley wine touring guide provides a guided tour into the wineries and some very exquisite locations. The tourist can have some great wine tasting experiences here right from the cellar doors.

In addition to the wineries the traveller can indulge in a variety of activities here at Yarra valley from trekking to taking off on an exciting hot air balloon ride and enjoying an aerial view of this scenic land. Tourists can enjoy a relaxed delicious hearty meal made out of the local produce in the midst of a vineyard. The local produce here include anything from fresh vegetables, salmon , hazelnuts, cheese , pastas to farm fresh fruits grown locally.

Visit the Healesville wildlife sanctuary and have a close look at Australian wildlife including kangaroos, wombats and platypus. You can take a ride on the oldest steam train in Australia (Puffing Billy) and enjoy a journey back in time, zoom past some really scenic locations with the wind in your hair.

Close by are the Dandenong Ranges which have their own special charm surrounded by greenery and dotted with villages from where you can buy some lovely mementoes and exotic teas. A celebration in the region is the Annual Grape Grazing day when the wineries celebrate with the best of food and wine and some great music – what more could you want!

There are accommodations of various types ranging from bed and breakfast to luxurious villas.

This article was written for travellers interested in Australia and its many attractions. While Yarra Valley has proven very popular, we also receive frequent requests about other holidays of interest throughout Australia, and our authors try to write about the various destinations of interest as we find time. One popular tourism provider is Verve Beachside, providing Mornington Peninsula accommodation via their website at www.vervebeachside.com.au. We suggest you visit their site to find out more about their services to holiday-makers. You may also care to browse the collection of tourist operators at TravelAU.com.au, providing links to direct bookings with a large number of tourism operators.

Contributed By: Medha Ruby

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Produced by the team at TravelAU.com.au - a group of travel and technology industry professionals promoting unique Australian tourism and travel products, produced this article on behalf of Verve Beachside

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