Melbourne: Fruit-Picking & Puffing Billy Tour in Mandarin – Melbourne, Australia

EXPERIENCE:

Explore the Yarra Valley with a Mandarin-speaking guide on a full-day tour from Melbourne. Ride the Puffing Billy Steam Train, pick seasonal fruit at Rayner’s Orchard, and indulge in sweet treats at Yarra Valley Chocolaterie and Ice Creamery.

The first stop on your day trip from Melbourne is the Puffing Billy Steam Train, Australia’s oldest steam railway. The architecture of the station follows the style of a small British rural station, passes through the primitive forest park, and shuttles through the verdant Dandenong Ranges

With lush fern gullies brushing past and Mountain Ash trees towering overhead, feel a sense of tranquility and beauty during the one-way train ride.

Disembark the train and continue to Rayner’s Orchard, a unique boutique orchard located in the beautiful Yarra Valley. Rayner’s Orchard has at least 8 varieties of fruit ready for picking every day of the year. Join a tractor tour of the property, with stops to pick fruit along the way.

The orchard grows 450 varieties of fruit, including peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots, tamarillo, pomegranate, persimmon, figs, pepino, feijoa, guava, kiwi fruit, Dutch medlar, and various citrus throughout winter.

Your final stop is at Yarra Valley Chocolaterie and Ice Creamery to enjoy abundant free chocolate tastings. Watch the European Chocolatiers handcraft over 400 different chocolate products. Relax in the all-day Café serving breakfast and lunch, and specializing in decadent sweet treats.

When the tastings are done, relax and enjoy free time to explore the expansive lawns, gardens, orchards, and wetlands.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Join a family-friendly day tour from Melbourne to explore the Yarra Valley
Ride on the hundred-year-old Puffing Billy Steam Train, the oldest in Australia
Take a tractor ride and pick 8 varieties of fruit to eat at Rayner’s Orchard
Indulge in free chocolate tastings at Yarra Valley Chocolaterie and Ice Creamery
Enjoy live commentary throughout the day from a Mandarin-speaking guide

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