Join the Winelander and spend Australia Day sampling the best food and wines of Western Victoria as we venture from Melbourne to Inverleigh and the Geelong Wine Region. Sit back and relax in our restored carriages on a Single Day Slow Rail Journey to remember. Travel in Platinum Class for the ultimate exploration of the region - enjoy a gourmet lunch at a winery, then taste your way around the scenic Geelong Wine Region - or set sail to the Inverleigh Hotel in Gold Class.
Gold Class tickets from $150, and Platinum Class Tickets from $250. Limited rail-only tickets are available from $120.
Leave Melbourne behind this Australia Day on a summer Slow Rail Journey you won't soon forget. Depart the city bound for the Geelong Wine Region - home to some of Victoria's most acclaimed wineries.
Join the Winelander in Platinum Class for the ultimate exploration of the Geelong Wine Region.
Start the morning off with breakfast at the art-deco Savoy Hotel - a fitting way to start an Australia Day Celebration, with the building having hosted a hotel since Charles Alexander opened Australia's first hotel with en-suites and climate-controlled rooms in 1866.
After a leisurely breakfast, you will be escorted to Southern Cross Station to board the Winelander and the first-class carriages that will transport you from the hustle and bustle of Melbourne to the multi-award-winning Geelong Wine Region.
After venturing through the busy freight yards that surround Melbourne's rail gateway, watch through your panoramic window as the density of Melbourne fades into the wide open spaces of Regional Victoria.
Arriving at the siding of Inverleigh, Platinum Class guests detrain to board coaches to commence the day's Off-Train Experience, visiting the best food and wine of the region. Transfer first to the much-acclaimed Clyde Park Winery, where a gourmet lunch will be served.
After enjoying lunch, rejoin the coaches to visit another of the region's acclaimed wineries before returning to Inverleigh.
Upon arrival back in Inverleigh, enjoy a drink and join the Australia Day Celebration, including live music and more, at the famous historic Inverleigh Hotel.
Late afternoon, re-board the Winelander for a relaxing journey back to Melbourne to conclude your Australia Day Slow Rail Journey.
After venturing through the busy freight yards that surround Melbourne's rail gateway, watch through your panoramic window as the density of Melbourne fades into the wide open spaces of Regional Victoria.
Arriving at the siding of Inverleigh, Gold Class guests will be transferred to the iconic Inverleigh Hotel to join the town's Australia Day celebrations, including live music, a BBQ and more, followed by ample time to explore the hamlet of Inverleigh, relax by the Barwon River and more.
Late afternoon, re-board the Winelander for a relaxing journey back to Melbourne to conclude your Australia Day Slow Rail Journey.
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Locomotives
Our train will feature Slow Rail Journeys Standard Gauge Carriages, hauled by either a V/Line N Class Locomotive or one of Seven-O-Seven Operations' heritage diesel locomotives.
