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I'm planning a trip to Australia this Aug, bringing my sis and her 2 little nieces along. Intention is to fly in to Brisbane, travel by train to Gold Coast, spend time at the theme parks, take a drive down to Sydney, then head to Snowy Mountain, Great Ocean Road, then to Melbourne.

I know Melbourne has the Penguin Parade, but anything else, especially for young kids (less than 6 years old)?

How about where to stay that is good, convenient, and yet not too expensive? Safe too as only my sis and I with 2 very young girls.

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jencrs

Things to do for young kids........ that's a tough one. Ok, I'll probably be in Melbourne next tues, I'll ask around for you. In the meantime, there's another thread in this section on Melbourne that you may wanna have a look first.

wildswans

Try to make it a day trip in Phillip island, there is a koala sanctuary and the nobbies and various different attractions there.

The great ocean road might not be ideal cos the bus ride is really long.

If you dun have experience driving overseas then it might not be recommended for you to drive cos the roads are quite dark at night and the kids might get scared, so better to go with bus tours.

StayHealthy

Ok, thank you for the advice. Will plan a good day to Phillip Island. Have driven in Australia before, so should be quite ok. But I'm avoiding driving at night as only 2 ladies and 2 little girls. Don't think it is safe.

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wildswans

We just visited Melbourne last yr. My group was 3 adults and 3 seniors. We drove to Philip Island, which took about an hour. Its an interesting place to explore, particularly if you are driving. The main prob is that you need to stay til night fall to catch the penguin parade. By then, its really dark and driving back can be quite scary cos there is no street lamp along there main highway until you're closer to the city.

The scenary along the great ocean road is really nice, but you might wanna consider staying overnight along the way if you wanna avoid driving at night. Cos by the time we reached the end of the sights, it was evening.

St. Kildas and various weekend markets at South Bank is also fun to explore.

Dun miss out victoria markets for fresh produce too

eTourSingapore

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along the Great Ocean Road, there are a few stables which run horse rides along the beach. I remember doing one near a town called Warnambool. I believe they can do a modified one for young children.

Pls do plan your drive carefully and have a lot of rest. The distance seems pretty long to me, if you don't have a lot of time to cover the over 2000km.

Have a great trip.

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winni12

phillip island is a great place to visit went there before for 2 days

jencrs

Still interested? The concierge wasn't all that helpful, but i've picked up a couple of brochures. Guess I could scan and send to you if you want.

wildswans

Just check out the "i" at federation sq. There are lots of info there and they would be able to recommend different activities for you.

Alternatively, go to the OZ tourism office that is located at United square

StayHealthy

Thank you for the offer. But it will be troublesome for you. I have taken some brochures from various travel agencies. Just not sure whether they are ideal for my young nieces.

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wildswans

Why not check out their website?

There is one for melbourne that will make recommendations.

wildswans

Just remembered, check out the puffing billy, its an old train ride through the mountains. Really cool and fun for the kids.

assassin

is travel around melbourne for 3-4 days enough? Like go to those interesting places only