V E N U E D E TA I L S Type Attraction / Nature Capacity No maximum capacity Group facilities Explorer 22 passengers Opening hours Daily: 9am-5pm (Closed Christmas Day) F E A T U R E S • Designed Australian Garden • Extensive walking paths throughout bushland • Electric, open-air Explorer bus, walking tours and regular programs • Café accepts group bookings • Gift Shop Explore the diversity and wonder of Australian landscapes at Cranbourne Gardens. The 15-hectare native Australian Garden with its striking red sand and picturesque wildflowers also features a rockpool, waterholes, eucalypt walk and lifestyle gardens. Book a ride on the electric, open-air Explorer bus around the Australian Garden and hear stories of the landscape. Then visit the Boon Wurrung Café for something sweet or savoury with views over the Garden. The Australian Garden is surrounded by remnant bushland and wetlands, brimming with native plants, mammals and amphibians. Take a stroll along the pathways and be immersed in nature. ROYAL BOTAN I C GARDENS CRANBOURNE Corner Ballarto Road and Botanic Drive, Cranbourne VIC 3977 T: +61 3 5990 2200 E: rbgc@rbg.vic.gov.au W: rbg.vic.gov.au V E N U E D E TA I L S Type Tours / Transport Capacity 700 passengers and 75 cars every sailing Group facilities Coaches welcome, group dining onboard Opening hours Departs every day, every hour on the hour, 7am-6pm F E A T U R E S • Spectacular scenery, dolphin spotting • 40 minute crossing versus 3 hour drive around bay; easy drive-on-drive-off • All weather • Cars, motorhomes and coaches Experience Melbourne’s beautiful Port Phillip Bay! In just 40 minutes, cruise you and your car effortlessly across Port Phillip Bay. It’s the fastest, most relaxing and scenic way to link Victoria’s Great Ocean Road with the Mornington Peninsula. And it reveals the most spectacular Bay views, from historic Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula to quaint Queenscliff on the Bellarine Peninsula. Two ships provide hourly departures from each charming village between 7am and 6pm, seven days a week. This drive-on-drive-off experience is a very smooth and easy way to continue a road trip rather than driving the 200 kilometre/3 hours around through city traffic and on toll roads. SEAROAD FERR I ES 1 Wharf Street East, Queenscliff VIC 3225 & Esplanade, Sorrento Pier, Sorrento VIC 3943 T: +61 3 5257 4500 E: travel@searoad.com.au W: searoad.com.au V E N U E D E TA I L S Type Attraction / U-Pick Farm Capacity 200 people Group facilities Groups welcome Opening hours Nov-Apr: daily 9am-5pm May-Oct: Fri-Sun, school holidays/public holidays. Note: opening hours may change without notice, check website for details. F E A T U R E S • U-Pick Strawberries, Dessert Café • Seasonal berries, local café area • Child-friendly venue Enjoy picking your own famous Rocky Creek strawberries, from November to April, at this beautiful hinterland property. Buy seasonal fresh produce or peruse the retail shop for tempting local gourmet products and a variety of strawberry themed gifts. Indulge year round in heavenly desserts and delectable chocolate fondue and housemade icecream in the strawberry café. The Café has a seasonal menu featuring Rocky Creek produce. Perhaps try the Rocky Creek strawberry temptation available on the café menu (image opposite). Simply delicious! ROCKY CREEK STRAWBERRY FARM 244 Shands Road, Main Ridge VIC 3928 E: cafe@rockycreek.com.au W: rockycreek.com.au ATTRACTIONS, ACTIVITIES & TOURS ATTRACTIONS, ACTIVITIES & TOURS 63
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