Melbourne & Victoria - Mornington Peninsula & Phillip Island (PDF Chapter)
This is the Mornington Peninsula & Phillip Island chapter from Lonely Planet’s Melbourne & Victoria guidebook.
Mornington Peninsula is a string of holiday communities that curls around Port Phillip Bay’s eastern half. At the tip of the peninsula, a world of rugged ocean surf beaches, sublime links golf courses and coastal bushwalks opens up.
- settle in at dusk for the famous penguin parade at Phillip Island
- maps
- treat yourself to a day of wine tasting, in between a long lunch and visits to cheesemakers, at Red Hill
- transport
- take in soaring coastal views from the Arthurs Seat gondola
- restaurants & accommodation
Coverage includes: Mornington, Blairgowrie, Sorrento, Portsea, Point Ne-pean National Park, Flinders, Red Hill & Around, French Island, Phillip Island.
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