Gippsland pushing to return
Well-known for its excellent beaches, vast lakes, untamed wilderness and seasonal snowfields, the Gippsland Lakes region on Victoria’s south eastern coastline is currently pushing hard to restore its popular tourism appeal for the coming months.
Bushfires kept tourists away from the region over last year's Christmas holidays and tourists have been cancelling their winter trips because of the recent floods.
The Gippsland Lakes system is Australia’s biggest and most beautiful expanse of inland waterways with more than 400 square kilometres of lakes, rivers, lagoons and islands to explore.
The ideal way to explore the lakes is by boat. Head for Metung, a small, stylish lakeside village that offers a range of accommodation and award-winning boat hire options.
The lakes are separated from the ocean by a strip of coastal sand dunes known as the Ninety Mile Beach.
Separating the stunning Gippsland Lakes from the Bass Strait, Ninety Mile Beach is one of the most natural and unspoilt beaches in the world -- and is ideal for whale and dolphin-spotting.
Along with Wilsons Promontory, Gippsland’s Ninety Mile Beach are among Victoria’s greatest natural attractions – and both of them are ‘must visit’ locations on Melbourne-Sydney coastal self-drive itineraries.
Wilsons Promontory or 'The Prom', as it is fondly called by locals, sits at the southernmost point of mainland Australia.
The 50,000 hectare national park features great beaches, cool fern gullies, spectacular rock formations and an abundance of wildlife. Around half of Victoria’s bird species and a third of its mammals, both rare and common, can be found there.
The area is also renowned for its scenic walking tracks – more than 30 walks cover 130 kilometres of tracks varying in length and difficulty.
Bushfires kept tourists away from the region over last year's Christmas holidays and tourists have been cancelling their winter trips because of the recent floods.
The Gippsland Lakes system is Australia’s biggest and most beautiful expanse of inland waterways with more than 400 square kilometres of lakes, rivers, lagoons and islands to explore.
The ideal way to explore the lakes is by boat. Head for Metung, a small, stylish lakeside village that offers a range of accommodation and award-winning boat hire options.
The lakes are separated from the ocean by a strip of coastal sand dunes known as the Ninety Mile Beach.
Separating the stunning Gippsland Lakes from the Bass Strait, Ninety Mile Beach is one of the most natural and unspoilt beaches in the world -- and is ideal for whale and dolphin-spotting.
Along with Wilsons Promontory, Gippsland’s Ninety Mile Beach are among Victoria’s greatest natural attractions – and both of them are ‘must visit’ locations on Melbourne-Sydney coastal self-drive itineraries.
Wilsons Promontory or 'The Prom', as it is fondly called by locals, sits at the southernmost point of mainland Australia.
The 50,000 hectare national park features great beaches, cool fern gullies, spectacular rock formations and an abundance of wildlife. Around half of Victoria’s bird species and a third of its mammals, both rare and common, can be found there.
The area is also renowned for its scenic walking tracks – more than 30 walks cover 130 kilometres of tracks varying in length and difficulty.
Labels: beaches, boating, gippsland, metung, national parks, ninety mile beach, wilson's promontory
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