A twelve day golf and wine adventure combining some of Australia's finest golf courses with two of three of the best wine regions in the country.

12 nights Luxury accommodation
5 Rounds of golf including
- Royal Melbourne (or one of Melbournes other famous sandbelt courses)
- Moonah Links
- National Golf Club
- The Heritage Golf and Country Club
- Cypress Lakes
Private Wineries tours
Transfers

$4500.00 per person

AM Arrive at Melbourne Airport. Meet Golf Tourism Australia representative upon arrival. Transfer by limousine to your city accommodation.

Park Hyatt Melbourne (two nights)
1 Parliament Square
East Melbourne Vic 3002
Tel: (61 3) 9224 1234
Fax: (61 3) 9224 1200

A Melbourne Attractions Pass will be provided allowing complimentary admission to some of Melbourne finest attractions.

PM Meet Golf Tourism Australia representative in hotel foyer. Transfer out to Melbourne's famous Sandbelt region.

The Sandbelt in Melbourne is world renowned as the finest stretch of golf courses anywhere in the world. Royal Melbourne, Kingston Heath, Metropolitan, Victoria, Commonwealth, Huntingdale and Yarra Yarra are all championship courses and all are situated within the sandbelt and within twenty minutes of each other.

Today you will have the chance to play one of these fantastic courses.

Transfer by back to your city accommodation.

Remainder of the day exploring Melbourne using the Melbourne Attractions Pass.

PM Dinner tonight at Radii located at Park Hyatt Melbourne. Radii is considered one of the finest restaurants in Melbourne.

AM Transfer by Limousine to the Mornington Peninsula

Mornington Peninsula
A popular vacation destination, the Mornington Peninsula curves lazily southwards from Melbourne down Port Phillip Bay to a patchwork of bushland, pasture, hills, vineyards and national parks. The Mornington Peninsula is a scenic resort region, rich in wineries, restaurants and art galleries. Wildlife abounds in its more secret corners, and birdsong greets you wherever you walk through its well-tended parks. Even the names of the towns evoke a holiday atmosphere: Dromana (a superb beach for swimming), Rosebud (a holiday mecca), Sorrento ( a grand old seagoing village) and Red Hill (famous for its monthly craft markets).

Mornington Peninsula can be favourably compared to some of the finest Peninsulas in the World. There is an abundance of great golf courses and stunning coastal views from every corner of the Mornington Peninsula.
Situated just an hour outside of Melbourne the golf here is simply awesome. There is a tremendous variety of golf courses available including links and resort style courses, all are in excellent condition year round.

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Peppers Moonah Links (Three Nights)

Afternoon round at Moonah Links (Thomson Wolveridge & Perrett)

Food & Wine Connoisseurs Trail Day Tour

Excite your tastebuds on this trail of sensuous delight. Begin your adventure at Hickinbotham at Dromana and stimulate the palate with their selction of wine breads and fruit wines. Visit Dromana Estate Vineyards and discover the award winning wines of garry Crittenden. Continue to Arthurs Seat Road and relax at Arthurs Seat Restaurant and Vinotheque Sit back, sip a coffee and be captivated by the views. Meander through the bush hinterland to Tgallant where you will be fascinated by the brilliant wines and unusual cellar door. Then it's time to get your hands dirty. Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm is the perfect place to pick a bounty of juicy ripe berries. A superb lunch then awaits you at Mantons Creek Vineyard. Wash it all down with wines from Red Hill Estate. Walk it off with a stroll through their gardens and enjoys the views across Port Phillip Bay

AM Morning round on one of the National Courses.

The National Golf Course at Cape Schanck has long been recognised as one of the most spectacular courses in the country, and when new land was acquired nearby back in 1996 to build two links style courses it looked every bit as good. What has developed from the initial planning stages is a 54-hole golf mega-complex, featuring three world class golf courses - the Old National course (designed by Robert Trent Jones Jnr), the new Moonah course (designed by Greg Norman) and the Ocean course (designed by Thomson Wolveridge and Perrett)

PM Check out of accommodation. Transfer by Limousine to The Yarra Valley

The headwaters of Melbourne's Yarra River are amongst the cool, lush hillsides of the Yarra Valley. The moist climate favours production of dry, fruity white wines and the wineries of the Yarra Valley are fast gaining a reputation for producing world class wines.

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Chateau Yerring (three nights)
42 Melba Highway
Yering Vic 3770
Tel: +613 9237 3333
Fax: +613 9237 3300

This heritage listed Victorian mansion on 250 acres, borders the Yarra River and is set amidst established gardens dating from 1854. The luxury period accommodation and award-winning Eleonore's Restaurant boast some of the best rural vistas in Victoria, while the lounges and sitting room are a showcase for fine paintings and antique furniture. Sweetwater Café offers breakfast and lighter meals throughout the day. All menus are skilfully devised by executive chef Gary Cooper and complemented by an extensive range of local wines from Chateau Yering's historic cellar. In the heart of Victoria's premier wine region, the Yarra Valley, Chateau Yering is just 50 minutes drive from Melbourne. The property adjoins Yering Station Winery and is close to other excellent wineries. Daily activities may include winery tours, hot air ballooning, swimming, tennis, ora massage and facial in the Clarins beauty room.

Dinner tonight at Eleanors at Chateau Yerring

Today experience a private wine tour of the Yarra Valley.

Discover the beauty of this premier grape growing region. Visit a combination of small and large wineries, including the famous Domaine Chandon, where we tour the winery and finish the day with a glass of their sparkling wine. An optional morning stop at Healesville Wildlife Sanctuary can be included. Lunch included.

AM Arrive at the Heritage Golf & Country Club for 18 holes of golf

The Heritage Golf & Country Club
Corner of Hughes and Yarraview Roads
Wonga Park
Telephone 03 9722 2500
Facsimile 03 9722 2599

An area most Victorians normally associate with wine tasting, restaurants and beautiful Sunday drives has undergone a quiet, yet stunning transformation. Under the perfectionist eye of none other than Jack Nicklaus, The Heritage Golf and Country Club, a grand residential, leisure and tourism development, has emerged.

PM Following golf transfer to Melbourne Airport to board your flight to Sydney.

New South Wales, Australia's most populous state, is home to some of the finest golf courses in the country. Sydney has many public and private golf courses of a world class standard, while around the state many country courses are famous throughout the country for their diversity and quality. Narooma in the south, where Paul Hogan once filled a TV commercial advertising Australia to the world is one great example. The Blue Mountains, Hunter Valley, Southern Highlands, Nelson Bay and North Coast are all regions that have an abundance of quality golf courses.

Arrive Sydney. Transfer by limousine to your city accommodation.

Park Hyatt Sydney (Three nights)
7 Hickson Rd
The Rocks
Sydney NSW 2000

Day at leisure to explore Australia's Olympic City.

AM Limousine transfer out to the Hunter Valley

The Hunter Valley is north of Sydney, about 2 hours drive, and is renowned for its world famous wines, like Lindemans and McWilliams. Being Australia's oldest wine-producing area, it is the home to eighty or more wineries.
If you enjoy your wine, go and visit a traditional winery and sample some of their exquisite aged vintages. For something different, take a tour through one of Hunter Valley's modern boutique wineries. Their wines are fresh, unique and interesting! The combination of good wine and local fresh food products is surely a great way to dine and relax during your stay in the Hunter Valley!

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Peppers Guest House Hunter Valley (Two nights)
Ekerts Road
Pokolbin
NSW 2320
Phn: 61 2 4998 7596
Fax: 61 2 4998 7739

Peppers Guest House is nestled in the Pokolbin region of Hunter Valley Wine Country, home to many of Australia's finest wine makers.

And for those seeking fine food, the most awarded restaurant in the Hunter Valley is our own Chez Pok - offering a unique country style menu with Asian, French and Italian influences.

Set in peaceful country gardens Peppers Guest House is the ideal escape from today's busy lifestyle. 47 colonial style rooms are luxuriously furnished with antiques and decorated with rustic bric-a-bac.

Dinner tonight at Peppers Guest House

AM Golf today at Cypress Lakes

The 18-hole championship golf course is ranked among the top resort courses in Australia. Unveiled in 1992, it was designed by Steve Smyers of Florida. From the blue championship markers, the layout is a length of 6,359m par 72, but reduces to 5,975m from the men's tees with the ladies facing a distance of 5,107m. The front nine is tree lined with sloping fairways and the back nine is a links style layout. Not to mention, over 60 huge bunkers and dramatically shaped and elevated greens. As well as each tee and green having stunning panoramic views of the valley's famous vineyards or surrounding mountains

AM Transfer by limousine back to Sydney

Check into your city accommodation

Park Hyatt Sydney (one night)
7 Hickson Rd
The Rocks
Sydney NSW 2000

Explore more of Sydney or you may wish to play more golf on one of Sydney's first class courses.