HIGHLIGHTS:

• Blue Dandenong Ranges - superb traditional gardens and towering mountain ash forests
  
• Churchill Island - explore the magic of this working heritage farm with magnificent views over Westernport Bay
  
• Enjoy a hearty country style Gippsland roast lunch (Optional). Lunches and snacks are available at your own expense.
  
• Meet your farmer for a guided tour of the heritage farm
  
• Feed 'Tiger' the goat
  
• Pet baby animals in the nursery
  
• Try your hand at milking a cow!
  
• Watch 'Panda' the Border Collie dog round up the ducks
  
• Observe the farmer and his dogs herd Scottish Highland cattle
  
• Learn the art of sheep shearing
  
• Blacksmith demonstration
  
• Ride on a horse drawn wagon
  
• Guided tour of the original cottage, homestead and heritage gardens.
  
• There is time for afternoon tea (own expense)
  
• Opportunity to hand feed wallabies and kangaroos*
  
• Look for wetland birds from the boardwalk (seasonal)
  
• Phillip Island Nature Park - a natural home for koalas,
  shearwaters, seals and Little Penguins
  
• Koala Conservation Centre - look for koalas in their natural habitat from tree top boardwalks
  
• The Nobbies - a rugged rocky outcrop
  
• Seal Rocks - home to Australia's largest colony of fur seals
  
• Witness the Penguin Parade on floodlit Summerland Beach
  
• See penguin rookeries from an elevated boardwalk
  
• Inspect the Visitor's Centre - an opportunity to learn about the life of the Little Penguin
  
• During your evening return to Melbourne, a contemporary
  movie feature will be screened.