Yarra Valley Travel

The Yarra Valley is a wine-growing area with many wineries, near Melbourne in Victoria. One advantage of the valley is that it is literally on Melbourne’s doorstep.

From the center of the city, you can be there in approximately an hour, simply by driving down the Eastern Freeway and the Maroondah Highway, which runs through the middle of the Yarra Valley. The wineries are clearly signposted, and many of them are directly accessible from the highway.

Cities and Major Towns of the Yarra Valley

• Yarra Glen
• Healesville
• Warburton

Things to See at Yarra Valley

• Hot air balloon flights
• Browse the Yarra Glen Sunday market
• Lilydale Airfield offers light plane sightseeing trips, flying experience, and flying lessons.
• Nearby Coldstream Airfield, operated by the Royal Victorian Aero Club, offers similar services.
• Take a ride on the Yarra Valley Tourist Railway from Healesville
• Have a BBQ at Sugarloaf Reservoir