CBD Icons & gardens & Remembrance
“7 nights in Melbourne, Australia — Land, settle into the riverside base, and ease in with a gentle stroll along the water.”
7 nights in Melbourne, Australia, mapped out day by day through Melbourne — a place to sleep and something worth doing on every one of the 7 days.
Good to know
- Best season
- 12-19 May
- Pace
- Steady, a full day out
- Where you sleep
- Riverside ryokan, Melbourne
- Getting around
- Trains, transit, and walking
- Length
- 7 days
- Budget
- €1,654
The trip, day by day
- 1
Arrival & the Yarra
Check in to the Riverside ryokan in UptownSunset walk along the Yarra RiverRiverside dinner at Southbank - 2
CBD Icons
Flinders Street Station facade and clocksFederation Square galleries and lanewaysLunch in the CBD lanewaysQueen Victoria Market for produce, stalls and street food - 3
Gardens & Remembrance
Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne guided walkShrine of Remembrance and its city viewsPicnic lunch in the Domain parklandsFitzroy Gardens and Cooks' Cottage - 4
Bayside Day
St Kilda Beach and Esplanade promenadeBrighton Beach Boxes photo stopSeafood lunch on the foreshoreSt Kilda pier sunset - 5
Carlton Heritage & Albert Park
Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton GardensMelbourne Museum (optional) nearbyLunch in Lygon Street's Italian precinctAlbert Park Lake loop walk and city skyline views - 6
Dandenong Ranges Day-Trip
Puffing Billy Railway steam train through the fern gulliesLunch in the Dandenong Ranges villageSkyHigh Mount Dandenong lookout and gardensSunset views over Melbourne from the summit - 7
Free Day & Departure
Morning coffee and final Yarra River strollLast-minute shopping in the CBDTransfer to airport for return Lufthansa flight to AMS
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Arrival & the Yarra
Land, settle into the riverside base, and ease in with a gentle stroll along the water. Check in to the Riverside ryokan in Uptown and Sunset walk along the Yarra River.
- Flights
- €702
- Stay
- €952
- Per night
- €236
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CBD Icons
A walkable day through Melbourne's civic heart, from grand station to buzzing square and market. Flinders Street Station facade and clocks and Federation Square galleries and laneways.
Gardens & Remembrance
The Kings Domain green belt: botanic gardens, the war memorial, and a leafy heritage garden. Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne guided walk and Shrine of Remembrance and its city views.
Bayside Day
Trams down to the coast for beach, promenade and the famous painted boxes. St Kilda Beach and Esplanade promenade and Brighton Beach Boxes photo stop.
Carlton Heritage & Albert Park
World-heritage architecture in the morning, lakeside laps in the afternoon. Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens and Melbourne Museum (optional) nearby.
Dandenong Ranges Day-Trip
Into the hills for a heritage steam train and a panoramic mountain lookout. Puffing Billy Railway steam train through the fern gullies and Lunch in the Dandenong Ranges village.
Free Day & Departure
Last riverside wander and souvenir stops before the evening flight home. Morning coffee and final Yarra River stroll and Last-minute shopping in the CBD.
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