Mornington Peninsula Day Tour. Your Day Your Way. Your group only
Description
The Mornington Peninsula, located just over an hour from Melbourne, is one of Victoria's most picturesque coastal destinations. Known for its beautiful beaches, rolling vineyards, charming seaside villages, stunning natural landscapes, coastal walking trails, spectacular national parks, and a million photo opportunities. Boarded by Port Phillip Bay and the Bass Strait ocean, the region is a must visit destination for travellers seeking an authentic Australian coastal experience. Tour with a personal guide and your own private group of 2-6 people. We are flexible to your personal preferences, so let us know if you would like to include additional sights or stay a bit longer at a particular location. It is your private and personalised tour. Times are flexible for cruise ship clients.
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Itinerary
Tour the beautiful Mornington Peninsula with your own private group. See the stunning coastline, historical townships, spectacular national parks, trendy cafes, and the views from the peninsula's highest peak. Walk along the beach, drive through vineyard country, stroll through the cosmopolitan local streets, and capture a million photo opportunities. The tour is designed so travelers may avoid the crowds and experience the peninsula most scenic attractions in the comfort of a private car.
The first stop will be the bustling historical township of Mornington. Visit the beautiful fishing harbour and local pier, walk down vibrant Main street, and stop for a coffee break.
Leaving the coast and heading inland into winery country. Arrive at Arthurs Seat, the highest point on the peninsula, where the views span across Port Phillip Bay to Melbourne.
The next stop is Sorrento, home to Victoria's first European settlement. Sorrento is a picturesque town, featuring stunning homesteads, historical buildings, the ferry terminal, and beautiful cafes and beaches. Lunch will be in one of the many Sorrento eateries.
View the spectacular Portsea back beach from the cliff tops. A beautiful backdrop for photos, with views across the pounding surf, dangerous rips, and dozens of reefs. This is the coastline where Australian prime minister, Harold Holt, disappeared in 1967.
Make sure you have your walking shoes for this visually stunning, cliff top walk between Sorrento and Portsea. Take this short undulating track between the summer mansions of Melbourne’s A-list and their private jetties below, while overlooking the breathtaking water views across Port Phillip Bay. The walk is only 1.5 kilometers return.
The Mornington Peninsula's famous bathing boxes have always attracted photographers. The afternoon sunlight is usually the best time to snap some photos of these colourful beach huts, and the backdrop of red cliffs, and rich yellow sand.
A short coastal walk along the rugged and spectacular Cape Schanck cliff top walking track. Beautiful photo opportunities of the lighthouse and the most southern point on the Mornington Peninsula.
An optional visit to one of the award winning Mornington Peninsula wineries, a beautiful way to wrap up your day sipping cool climate wines amongst stunning scenery.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pick up and drop off available from hotels, Melbourne airport, and Station Pier Cruise Terminal, Port Melbourne. Travelers will be notified where the pick up point is when the booking has been confirmed. Times are flexible for cruise ship travellers.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(39)
We had Karin as our guide, we weren’t interested in wineries and hot springs. Karin understood perfectly and showed us all the sights. She’s also extremely knowledgeable about the areas and its history. My son is intellectually impaired, and he loved the whole day. I can’t thank Karin enough for being so understanding with us both.
Thankyou Debra, I very much enjoyed spending the day with you and Zeke, Im so pleased it was a great day for you!
Excellent, comprehensive tour of the Mornington Peninsula with a friendly and informative guide. Karin paced the tour perfectly so we were able to see a lot without ever feeling rushed.
Thankyou Mark and Carey, its lovely to hear that enjoyed your day touring the Mornington Peninsula. Safe onward travels.
Lovely day trip around Mornington Peninsula. Karin’s local knowledge made the trip more interesting, she was able to give us historical information and personal anecdotes. she was able to ensure that I could access areas in my wheelchair. The day was well balanced with breaks at Mornington and Sorrento and shorter photo stops along the way. We were given advice on where to eat and never felt rushed. The final stop at a vineyard was the perfect end to the day. Communication to arrange the trip was thorough and response to my queries was always quick.
Thankyou Jane, Im happy to know that you and John enjoyed your day. It was lovely to spend the day with you! Happy onward travels!
Morningston peninsula is absolutely gorgeous. We enjoyed visiting quaint towns, beautiful beaches, on both the bay and ocean sides of the peninsula, gorgeous vistas, and a little known walk pass million dollar homes overlooking cliff rimed beaches. We had lunch reservations at the Main Ridge Estate winery (also highly recommended) and Karin, our guide, tailored our tour so we’d see all the sights, enjoy our lunch and get us back to our cruise ship prior to departure. Karin is just a lovely, knowledgeable and welcoming person, with a clean and comfortable van making for a most wonderful day. Should we return to Melbourne we will be contacting Karin again to arrange another visit. Well worth the money.
Hi Kathleen and Kurt, thankyou so much for the lovely review. I thoroughly enjoyed your company and I loved sharing my home town with you. Wishing you happy onward travels.
This is a personalised and extensive tour with a very knowledgeable and personable guide/driver. Thoroughly enjoyable.
Thankyou John and Gill, I hope you've enjoyed the rest of your Australian travels, it was lovely to spend the day with you!
Karin was excellent tour guide and was able to adjust the tour to our wishes with no problems. Very knowledgeable and professional and a delightful person.
Thankyou Paul and Nina. It was a pleasure to show you my hometown. Safe travels and enjoy Australia!
Karin the tour guide was awesome to deal with and made us feel so welcome. Her knowledge of the area and willingness to aid in our experience was really appreciated. Absolute 10/10 day withe the itinerary we put together- Thanks so much!!
Thankyou Taylor, Im so pleased you enjoyed your day. It was lovely to spend the day with you and your happy friends!
What an amazing experience! From start to finish, this tour was absolutely flawless and well curated. Karin was knowledgeable, friendly, and went above and beyond to make sure everyone felt comfortable and engaged. We learned so much, saw breathtaking sights, and never felt rushed.
Hi Vidya, thank you for your lovely review. It was a pleasure to spend the day with you and your beautiful family. Safe Travels!
Had a wonderful day exploring the Mornington Peninsula with Victoria Explore Discover Tour co. Karin was our guide for the day and was fantastic- has an incredible knowledge of the peninsula and shared its history along the way as well as keeping us on track and away from the crowds! We stopped for many photo ops along the coast. Saw some great beaches, colorful beach huts, 2 light houses and the London Bridge viewing area. The scenery was spectacular but highlight for me was seeing kangaroos in the wild! We stopped in the morning for a stretch/ coffee break and later for a nice lunch- I had snapper and fries and my husband had calamari (there’s a variety of restaurants to choose from). We followed the meal up with a walk around town and homemade ice cream!
Thankyou for the lovely review Nancy, it was lovely to spend the day with you!
Karin is very knowledgeable as a native of Mornington Peninsula. We loved her stories and the areas she showed us, great day!
Thankyou Kay, it was so lovely to spend the day with you and your friends!
