Healesville Travel Guide

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Dominique Portet

Dominique Portet, Healesville

 lesaandbill Says:  This is a french wine maker...and you can tell! The French definitely know what they're doing. They have excellent wines...both red and white. The grounds and cellar door are also impressive...definitely worth a stop! 

Watch Aussie animals at Healesville Sanctuary

Watch Aussie animals at Healesville Sanctuary, Healesville

 HarShe Says:  Healesville Sanctuary, Australia's premier wildlife park, is nestled in the foothills of the Yarra Valley, just one hour from Melbourne. Koalas, dingoes, kangaroos and the unique platypus are just a few of the 200 species of Australian wildlife flourishing in a beautiful... 

Visit a Vet Hospital at Healesville Sanctuary

Visit a Vet Hospital at Healesville Sanctuary, Healesville

 HarShe Says:  Visitors will enter a real working hospital environment, engage with veterinary staff and see first-hand all the previously behind-the-scenes areas including the operating theatre, laboratory, emergency and post-mortem zones, care and recovery wards, and rehabilitation and... 

Art, Food & Wine in picturesque setting

Art, Food & Wine in picturesque setting, Healesville

 pedroswift Says:  Visit TarraWarra Estate. Try the wines for public tasting. Eat at the bistro for lunch. Visit the on-site gallery. Not necessarily in that order.I remember doing wine tastings when I was half my present age and the expectation was a wooden plank in a tin shed. How times have... 

Healesville Sanctuary

Healesville Sanctuary, Healesville

 Kate-Me Says:  The number 1 attraction which visitors come to Healesville to see is undoubtedly the Healesville Sanctuary, one of the largest, and I believe longest established too, native animal sanctuaries in Australia, with close to 200 species of Australian animals and birds featured... 

Another string to your bow!Yarra Valley Archery Pa

Another string to your bow!Yarra Valley Archery Pa, Healesville

 pedroswift Says:  Looking to fill in a little time early in the day before the Yarra Valley wineries open their doors for public tastings?? Head for the Yarra Valley Archery Park at Launching Place south of Healesville.If you didn't bring your bow and arrow set, equipment can be hired and... 

WILDLIFE WATCHING

WILDLIFE WATCHING, Healesville

 DennyP Says:  HEALESVILLE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY...Less than an hours drive out of Melbourne is this marvellous wildlife Sanctuary with over 200 species and is a great place to view your favourite Aussie wildlife..it is open every day of the year and is in a truly great bush setting that... 

Healesville Sanctuary

Healesville Sanctuary, Healesville

 mikp Says:  Healesville Sanctuary is a fantastic day out for all the family. Plenty to offer all ages. There is a huge range of different animals to see. Kangaroos, wombats, owls, platypus (a must), bird flying demo (a must), bats, reptiles. A Cafe is also available as well as pram... 

TarraWarra

TarraWarra, Healesville

 lesaandbill Says:  A great place to eat...a great cellar door...and good wines...but the museum? ...stole the show. This is an art museum with modern art...and changing displays. It overlooks the yarra valley...and honestly...you could spend hours on this campus. We were not that crazy about... 

Yarra Yering

Yarra Yering, Healesville

 lesaandbill Says:  Bar none...the BEST wine in the valley...or at least what we've tasted so far. Bill just happened to recognise the label from one of the bottles at healesville hotel..as it was one of the most expensive...and saw this close to Coldstream Hills. He doesn't advertise...he's... 

Coldstream Hills

Coldstream Hills, Healesville

 lesaandbill Says:  Yarra valley is known for their chardonnays...and pinot noirs because of the climate. This place has some of the best of both..and also an excellent reserve merlot. They have a neat atmosphere...a fun tastor...and good wines. This place is a must stop for a good taste of... 

Badgers Brook Vineyard

Badgers Brook Vineyard, Healesville

 lesaandbill Says:  This was a fun stop. This would definitely be a great stop for lunch. The chef here is famous...and they were completely booked out...or else...this looked like the place to be! The still have a great cellar door...and they do serve bread, jams and other few items... 

Yarra Valley Dairy

Yarra Valley Dairy, Healesville

 lesaandbill Says:  A great place to stop for a quick bite to eat...or a little cheese platter...or ice cream. This is a great shop with pasta, some of the best cheeses...little boutique wines...and ice cream. They even have a place for the kids to watch the cows be milked.If you get a... 

Restaurants  

Healesville Hotel Dining Room: Foodies Mecca in the Yarra

Healesville Hotel Dining Room: Foodies Mecca in the Yarra, Healesville

 pedroswift Says:  During the four trips we have made to the Yarra Valley in recent years , we have based ourselves at Healesville at the Yarra Gables Motel and we have eaten at least once per trip at the Healesville Hotel Dining Room. Based on the half dozen or so meals we have eaten here, I... 

Healesville Hotel: TWO chef's hats!

Healesville Hotel: TWO chef's hats!, Healesville

 lesaandbill Says:  If you're a local...then you'll know about The Age Good Food Guide. If they give a restaurant 1 chef hat..it's excellent...but if it's 2 or 3? it's close to heaven. We found out the Healesville Hotel has 2 hats...and had to jump on the bandwagon. We heard the degustation... 

Belle Verdure Cucina: Cafe in Badgers Brook

Belle Verdure Cucina: Cafe in Badgers Brook, Healesville

 lesaandbill Says:  I already mentioned this under the Cellar Door...but this looked like a very cool spot. It was definitely buzzing...and it was the place to be. Theres a famous chef here...so the food is supposedly some of the best...We're definitely going back when we can get a... 

Transportation  

Car is best

Car is best, Healesville

 Kate-Me Says:  I was rather surprised to find on a map that though Healesville is only an hour from Melbourne central, it can't be accessed by train. The closest train station seems to be Hurstbridge, still quite some suburbs and distance away. The best way to get there would be by car,... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Don't drink and drive...or bike!

Don't drink and drive...or bike!, Healesville

 lesaandbill Says:  We love biking...and thought biking around the Yarra would be a fun time...until we found out the police were all over the place with breathalizers. If you're over the limit on your bike...you can get a DWI. We thought it was an aussie joking around with us...until we had it... 

Favorites  

Plovers

Plovers, Healesville

 Kate-Me Says:  One of the little things I enjoyed while in Healesville this trip, were the Plover birds we had camped almost right outside our door in the grass at the pub.One of the two standing in the grass started up a furious squawking when we arrived and rushed at us a bit, a sure... 

Dutch house/former herb farm

Dutch house/former herb farm, Healesville

 Kate-Me Says:  On our way back towards Melbourne from Healesville, as we were passing through the town of Diamond Creek, still up in the hills, we were amazed by the sight of this home-built dutch house in the distance, and just had to drive into the street to take a photo!It was so... 

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 Yering Station has one of the best cellar doors...and has excellent wines...so this is a good one to include on your tasting tour... 

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Healesville Sanctuary in Yarra Valley

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 Healesville Sanctuary is such a great place that it deserves its own travelogue. Far better than any zoo, the animals are in large walk through enclosures, more like they were living free in an... 

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HEALESVILLE ANIMAL SANCTUARY

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 Healesville Sanctuary is open every day of the year and has been a sanctuary since the early 1930's.all of Australias most loved animals are here to be seen Koalas,... 

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Healesville : Base for Yarra Valley Wine Touring

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 We've used Healesville as our base several times during road trips to the Yarra Valley. Have found a great place to stay and a beaut dining establishment which we just can not go past. The local... 

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Animal Sanctuary

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Healesville. I'd love to share with you the 3 tips I've written, the 4 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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Healesville Wildlife Sanctuary

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 Two species of kangaroos are resident in the "Grasslands" exhibit - Eastern Grey and the Kangaroo Island Kangaroos. Kangaroos have a unique reproductive system; while a joey is growing in the pouch...... 

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