Visit beautiful Bellarine Peninsula for the beaches, scenic countryside, rural villages and many tourist activities. Take a tour to go snorkelling with dolphins and seals or go scuba diving to explore shipwrecks and coral. Fishing, swimming and surfing are also very popular. Try a horse-drawn double decker bus or take a ferry ride over to the Mornington Peninsula. Stroll around the heritage buildings in Queenscliff and visit the museums - Queenscliff Historical Centre, the Marine Discovery Centre and Queenscliff Maritime Museum. The children will love Amaze'N Things, a very large maze, or Adventure Park for water activities.
Point Lonsdale has a lighthouse to explore and Buckley's Cave below the lighthouse. Barwon Heads has a scenic golf course and a good surfing beach, as has Ocean Grove. Portarlington is known for its great craft markets, Lavender Cottage Gallery, Portarlington Mill, wineries and historic homes. Indented head is a picturesque fishing village. Bellarine Peninsula is a great spot for bird watching in the nature reserves, lagoons and wetlands. There are accommodation choices to suit everyone from luxury restored hotels in Queenscliff to holiday houses and units, guesthouses, caravan parks and camping grounds.
Locations The Bellarine Peninsula is on the western side of Port Phillip Bay.
Activities Bellarine Peninsula has surf beaches, quiet beaches, fishing spots, walking trails, historic buildings, native flora and fauna, galleries and wineries.
