Puffing Billy with Australian Wildlife

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Highlights:
Ride on Australia's most notable narrow gauge railway through the spectacular Blue Dandenong Ranges with bellbirds and kookaburras echoing the steam train's whistle.
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Type: Tours around Melbourne
Departs From: Melbourne
Meeting Point: Federation Square East (corner Russell Street and Flinders Street)
 Duration: 9 hours
Available: Departs Monday Wednesday Friday Sunday at 08:20, daily at 08:20
Ride on Australia's most notable narrow gauge railway through the spectacular Blue Dandenong Ranges with bellbirds and kookaburras echoing the steam train's whistle. Tour the richness of the Yarra Valley - a pastoral experience of farms and vineyards, haystacks and wine grapes. Visit Healesville Sanctuary - a truly Australian experience - cradled in the forested foothills of the Great Divide where you can surround yourself with Australian wildlife.

HIGHLIGHTS
- Melbourne's eastern suburbs
- Visit Sherbrooke Forest - heart of the Dandenongs; tall eucalyptus, kookaburras and bellbirds
- Share Bush Billy tea with the locals...colourful crimson rosellas and king parrots! (opportunity to hand feed with seed provided)
- Ride through the forest from Belgrave on Puffing Billy steam train - an original steam locomotive
- Sherbrooke Forest - noted for its lyrebirds, tall mountain ash eucalypts and fern gullies
- Pass through quaint villages noted for their restaurants, craft shops and beautiful gardens
- Panoramic views from Grantulla Road
- Opportunity to taste Australian wines at Fergusson's Winery, a noted Yarra Valley wine producer
- Tour through the Yarra Valley
- 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 & spoonbills
- Witness the "Eagles Fly" demonstration
- Observe the underwater life of the platypus
- Come face to face with a koala!
- Meet a hairy nose wombat!
- See dingoes, Tasmanian Devils, echidnas, snakes and goannas.

Includes
- Historic steam train ride
- Entrance to Healesville Sanctuary
- Aussie style Bush Billy tea with lamingtons and vegemite crackers

Excludes
- Meals and drinks unless specified
- Personal Expenses
- Tips and gratuities
- Optional activity costs

Please Note
- Children below 4 years old are free of charge, provided they do not occupy a seat.
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