Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Enjoy a Gadget-Free Day at the Healesville Sanctuary

By Nia Lawrence


Yarra Valley is the place to go if you want different kinds of activities to do. When you are a family of two adults and young ones, you want to make sure that every family member's needs are catered to. By doing the research before the trip, you can plan out your holiday well. Make sure there's always an activity included that will give joy to at least one person in the family. Consider the highlights of Yarra Valley which includes visiting the wineries, learning about animals in Healesville Sanctuary, and a taking a picturesque balloon ride.

Yarra Valley is most well-known for its wine produce. Wine lovers who live in Melbourne or are just visiting the city will always want to drive out of the city boundaries to visit this place just to enjoy some new wine products. If the adults in your family have a particular affinity to wine, you should really make a wine-tasting tour a part of your holiday schedule. The kids will still enjoy these trips even though they cannot participate because there usually is food-tasting at the same time in some wineries. Some wineries are so vast that they are sometimes allowed to cavort in the nearby fields while you are doing your wine-tasting. You can choose to book with an official guided tour, but making your own itinerary ensures that what is included are the only wineries you want to visit.

Once the adults have had their rest and relaxation, it's now time to cater to the needs of the kids. Healesville Sanctuary should be your next stop. This is the home of dozens of native Australian birds and animals. You get to see species you never even knew existed, so this is a great opportunity to add a little more information into your mental database. Your city kids will not find most of these animals anywhere else, so this will be considered an awesome and singular experience by them. Use this time to reacquaint yourself with your kids as you learn about these species together.

Finally, you can just spend time with the family sightseeing Yarra Valley from above. This is the best place to try out ballooning because you have the beautiful mountains and picturesque valleys that will take your breath away. Start or finish off with a picnic of light goodies topped with champagne for the adults and soda pop for the kids, and there you have it: the best day-out ever.

So, a good family outing need not involve any gadgets nor require a lot of money. When there are places like Yarra Valley to see, you will learn that the simple country life can be quite fun, too.




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