South East Victoria Holidays

Wilsons Promontory is one of Australia's first national parks and offers walkers over 80km of tracks. The Mt Oberon and Squeaky Beach walks are amongst the most popular.

Moe is coal mining town with several historical displays such as the Old Gippsland Pioneer Township which has many old buildings and working displays of old crafts.  Pay a visit to the Gippsland Heritage Centre for an insight into the area's history. Visit the restored gold mining town of Walhalla on the goldfields railway .

Morwell is an industrial town with mine tours available as part of the town's promotion of industrial tourism. The town services the local power station, coal mines and pulp and paper industries.

Traralgon is a major paper and pulp centre and the focal point of Victoria's energy industry. The town was originally a gold miners rest stop and remnants of the gold rush architecture are still visible in the town. One of Australia's biggest engineering ventures is the Loy Yang power station to the south of the town.

Ninety Mile Beach is all about coastal dunes and pristine white sands that stretch from Port Albert in the west to Lakes Entrance in the east. The beach is best appreciated by following the Ninety Mile Beach Wildlife Trail from Sale through Loch Sport then back to the coastline through Golden Beach and Seaspray. After a short detour inland, its back through the fishing villages at McLoughlans Beach,  Manns Beach and the charming Port Albert.  Visit Nooramunga Marine Park to see the local marine life.

Sale is situated on the junction of the Princes Highway and the Gippsland Highway and is the major town of the Gippsland region. This is an ideal jumping off point for the Ninety Mile Beach to the south. Bird enthusiasts will find the Sale Wetlands to be a popular location.

North of Sale is the timber town of Heyfield, one of the southern gateways to the alpine high country and part of the Country Road Scenic Drive network.  The nearby town of Stratford is on the Pioneer Way Heritage Trail, being the first permanent settlement in Gippsland. 

Bairnsdale is a sensible location for those wanting to combine coast and country. It is the largest town of the lakes area. It lies at the junction of the Princes Highway as it passes along the coast and the Omeo Highway that turns inland towards the high country.

Lakes Entrance is a place of warm winters and mild summers, making it a very popular holiday destination. There is fishing in the lakes, rivers and ocean with hire boats, catamarans, canoes, windsurfers and jet skis plus every imaginable form of water activity.  Nearby Metung and Paynesville are villages in the heart of the Gippsland Lakes that offer peaceful relaxation and are ideal centres for boating holidays.

Buchan is a gateway to the Snowy River National Park and the Alpine National Park. This is a area of 4WD tours, abseiling, white water rafting, caving and cave tours. Anglers can try trout fishing in the Buchan and Timbarra Rivers.

Orbost is 10 minutes on from the eastern end of the 90 Mile Beach. It is also a gateway to the alpine high country of the inland. There is an impressive coastline at Cape Conran Reserve and Pt Ricardo beach offers surf fishing off the beach and great sunsets. Explore the nearby Bemm River and Point Hicks and visit Grandview Lookout.

Mallacoota Inlet overlooks the Gabo Island lighthouse and has year round bushwalking, inlet and ocean fishing and walks on the Wilderness Coast. Full day and twilight river cruises are available. Enjoy some fishing and the wildlife at Gypsy Point and pay a visit to the Genoa Falls.

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