- Accommodation:
- ibis budget Melbourne CBD
- Transport:
- Metlink offers tram, train and bus transport all on the one ticket
- The system is divided into three zones, zone 1 (inner city area), zone 2 (outer suburbs), or both. They are sold as a 2hr or a full day ticket
- All Metlink Trains arrive and depart from Flinders St Station
- Trams run in a 12min loop and stop at attractions such as Queen Victoria Market, Fitzroy Gardens and Bridge Rd
- There is a Melbourne City Tourist Shuttle that operates every 30 mins from 9:30am – 4:30pm
- Things to see:
- Queen Victoria Market
- Yarra River
- Royal Botanic Gardens
- Federation Square
- National Gallery of Victoria
- F1 track
- Old Melbourne Gaol
- Flinders Street Station
- Eureka Skydeck
- Yarra Valley
- St Paul’s Cathedral
- Chiantown
- Dandenong Ranges
- Shrine of Remembrance
- St Lilda Beach
- Port Phillip
- St Patrick’s Cathedral
- Tips:
- Take a trip to Phillip Island, where on Summerland Beach you can watch the Penguin Parade at sunset, when Little penguins come ashore in groups
- The Nobbies outcrop is the viewing site for Seal Rocks, home to a large colony of Australian fur seals
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