Local Attractions
There's lots to do and see in the Dandenong Ranges.
Enjoy a relaxed lunch at the Paradise Valley Hotel,
Clematis, then tour.
The Dandenong Ranges is renowned for it's beautiful forests
& views, sense of community, local crafts, fine dining and luxury
accommodation.
Visit Olinda and the National Rhododendron Gardens, home of
15,000 rhododendrons, 12000 azaleas, 250,000 daffodils, native birds
and spectacular panoramic vies of the Yarra Valley and distant ranges.
Spend a relaxing afternoon browsing through the many art , antique and
handicraft galleries and sampling a famous Dandenong Ranges
Devonshire cream tea.
Take a ride on Puffing Billy, Australia's oldest steam railway, through thick
forests, fern-filled gullies and past gorgeous villages with poetic names
like Belgrave, Gembrooke and Emerald.