Celebrate anniversaries, mark out milestones and ask life's big questions at special occasion spots in Melbourne and regional Victoria. Pull up a chair at award-winning restaurants and wineries with friends and loved ones. Treat your tastebuds to a long lunch or splurge on a decadent dinner. Pack a picnic and seek out scenic spots in parks, gardens, and along nature trails. Tours can help you make the most of the experience, without having to do the planning legwork. Then, extend the occasion with a sleepover in a memorable stay. Spend the night in luxurious hotels, designer eco-lodges, cosy cabins and rustic renovated churches.

Let Melbourne and regional Victoria set the scene for your next special occasion.

City celebrations

Make memories at Melbourne's top chef's tables and over award-winning cocktails. Relax at a pampering day spa and sleep on a luxury pillow at a boutique hotel.
Vue de Monde, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Vue de monde

Restaurants
Your bucket list is not complete without a reference to dining at Shannon Bennett's Vue de monde at least once. It's a Melbourne fine dining institution.
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Sense Of Self (SOS) Bathhouse

Spa & wellbeing
Located on the border of Collingwood and Fitzroy, Sense Of Self Bathhouse occupies a double storey converted brick warehouse. The facilities include a...
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Reine & La Rue

Restaurants
Dine fine in this classy, elegant, restaurant and cocktail bar, housed in what was originally the Melbourne stock exchange.
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QT Melbourne

Hotels
The world’s a stage and some sets are just more sumptuous than others. At QT Melbourne your scene is dressed in velvet detail, sultry soundscapes and three...
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W Melbourne

Hotels
Melbourne’s first luxury lifestyle hotel with its rebellious Flinders Lane address, W Melbourne takes its design cues from the streets of Australia’s cultural...
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The Interlude at Pentridge

Hotels
An experiential stay like no other in Melbourne’s creative north.The Interlude at Pentridge combines an immersive experience, a fascinating history and...
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Gimlet at Cavendish House

Restaurants
In a landmark 1920s building on leafy Russell Street, our cocktail bar and dining room bring classic European charm to the heart of Melbourne.Step into...
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Scenic spots

Take your pick of picturesque spots to celebrate a special occasion in regional Victoria.
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Powers Lookout

Scenic Lookouts
The rocky escarpment high above the King Valley was the hideout of Harry Power, a notorious but ‘gentlemanly’ bushranger in the 1860s. From the Mansfield-Whitfield...
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Cape Schanck Lighthouse Reserve

National parks & reserves
Things to do- Visit the lighthouse museum- Take a guided tour of the historic lighthouse- See some of the best coastal scenery near Melbourne when you...
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The Pinnacle

Walking & hiking
Choose from two different routes up to The Pinnacle lookout and keep an eye out for native wildlife including koalas, kangaroos and echidnas.
Hot summer border at cloudehill

Cloudehill Gardens

Parks & gardens
Cloudehill is a garden at the top of the Dandenongs in Olinda, and is internationally famous for garden rooms overflowing with flowers and magnificent...
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Cactus Country

Parks & gardens
Immerse yourself in the surreal beauty of Cactus Country, a unique outdoor attraction that transports you straight to the deserts of Mexico, right in the...
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Garden of St Erth

Parks & gardens
The Garden of St Erth is a beautiful historic house and garden, a short drive from Daylesford and Ballarat.Explore the gardens and discover an extraordinary...
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Mount Buninyong

Scenic Lookouts
Mount Buninyong is an extinct volcanic mountain 745m above sea level. It's a great landmark of the Buninyong district and only a 20-minute drive from Ballarat.Mount...

Tours

Join a tour so you can relax into the experience. Let the experts do the planning, driving and organising while you make the memories.
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Your Exclusive Tours

Tour operator
Your Exclusive Tours provides private, luxury, and sightseeing travel experiences in Melbourne and Victoria. You are not limited in visiting key regional...
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Acacia Luxury Private Tours

Tour operator
Acacia Luxury Private Tours offer exclusive private travel experiences in Melbourne and throughout regional Victoria. Drawing upon extensive local knowledge...
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Oceania Tours

Tour operator
Oceania Tours operate premium small group and private tours of Melbourne's major attractions and hidden gems as well as unforgettable tours to the Yarra...
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Melbourne Heli

Tour operator
Calling all adventurers. Experience Melbourne and greater Victoria from the sky.With local trips over the Brighton Beach Boxes and Melbourne City, trips...
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Global Ballooning Australia

Tour operator
From the MCG and the Eureka Tower to the Yarra River – watch the sun come up over Melbourne's iconic attractions on a balloon flight over the city.
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Great Private Tours

Tour operator
Great Private Tours is a privately run, independent luxury tour operator for the discerning traveller.Offering unique itineraries with a private guide,...
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