Take a short one or two day excursion from Melbourne for that well earned break. There are many different options depending on what your interests are. Please ask us to design your own itinerary for a special event.

One Day to Echuca Echuca is only 45minute flight from Melbourne. It is on the Victorian border and has a proud history of being the main inland trading port for the Murray. Departing in the morning we arrive in time for a lunch cruise down the Murray River.

One Day to Millawa Winery for Lunch A one hour flight from Moorabbin and you land right at the Brown Bros airstrip, a short walk to the winery. Here we taste the wines in the cellar room. Located adjacent to the Cellar Door at Milawa, the Epicurean Centre is a restaurant where you can enjoy sumptuous dishes created to complement the flavours and complexities of Brown Brothers wines. Late in the afternoon we return to Moorabbin.

Two Days to Mallacoota

A flight of 1½ hrs gets us to the east coast of Victoria and the quaint town of Mallacoota. After a Chinese type noodle lunch at Lucy’s restaurant, take a half day fishing tour on the protected lakes. Fish for Australian Bass, Bream, Flathead and view the wilderness area of the lakes. Accommodation would be in the Hotel/Motel or Karbeethong Lodge. On the second day try fishing in the ocean or maybe a boat cruise up the inlet on Porkie Bess to view Sea Eagles and other birds or maybe another fish as well. The ocean fishing can include scuba diving for abalone. Return to Melbourne that evening.

Two Days to Flinders Island

This is just a short 85 minute flight down to Flinders Island in the middle of Bass Strait This is a stunning island with volcanic rock, mountains, unbelievable beaches, fishing, great walks and just a place for a weekend to get away from it all. Stay in a B&B type accommodation or the modern Furneaux Tavern at Lady Baron. Take a tour around the island and visit the great bays/beaches like Trouser’s Point and Killecrankie. Maybe the fit might like to climb Mt Strezleckie. Return to Moorabbin late afternoon on day two.

Two Days to Mungo National Park

Fly direct to Mungo, landing on the dirt airstrip and taxi right to the lodge. Stay at Mungo for the day and take a half day drive through this amazing remote landscape to view the China wall and the amazing sandstone landscape especially around sunset. Dinner in the lodge then after breakfast next morning fly 20 minutes to Mildura. Visit a winery for lunch on the banks of the Murray River then a 1½ hr flight back to Moorabbin arriving late afternoon.