Lakes Entrance
Lakes Entrance is a coastal town in eastern Victoria, Australia. It's known for the Gippsland Lakes, a vast system of inland waterways.
Accommodation Details
Central Hotel, 321 Esplanade, Lakes Entrance https://centralhotel.com.au/
Cost: $130 per night. Total = $390. You DO NOT need to ring the Hotel. Rose has booked the rooms. Rooms are in a separate building next to the pub
Day 1: Tuesday 27 May
Heritage Bakery to Lakes Entrance via Bermagui & Tathra. 497km: Drive time, including stops, is 8 hours. (without stops 6hrs 29mins) https://maps.app.goo.gl/HLTJDMVurGGxabFW6
7:30am: Depart from the Heritage Bakery, Milton
10:00am - 10:45am: Morning tea. Wild Orchid Cafe, Tathra. (Heritage Bakery to Tathra: 2hrs
49mins, 203km) https://www.wildorchidtathra.com/
12:45pm: Lunch at Cann River Bakery or Snaffle (Tathra to Cann River: 2hr, 160km)
1:30 - 1:45pm: Leave from lunch. (Cann River to Lakes Entrance: 1hr 35 mins 134km)
3:30pm: Arrive at accommodation. Check in & free time
6:00pm: Dinner at the Central Hotel
Day 2 Wednesday 28 May
9:30am: Scenic route to Metung with a stop in Bruthen for morning tea (leave by 10:15)
10:00am: morning tea in Bruthen at either Tambo Valley Honey or Bruthen Tearooms. 51mins, 58.4km https://maps.app.goo.gl/ttZoWSFcUn1kzmVM8
10:45am: Metung. Explore the town at your leisure.
11:50am: Metung Pub or a local cafe for lunch.
Leave by 1:00pm at the latest.
Scenic route to Hotel: 27 mins, 22.4km https://maps.app.goo.gl/tBEsn8PV39CZswf1. Or
Direct to Hotel: 20mins, 17.9km https://maps.app.goo.gl/qc7hFUFhB6VbmsRbA
1:40pm boarding for 2:00pm cruise: 2.5 hour Peels cruise on the Thunderbird. Cost $54 for Seniors. Tea/coffee, alcohol and snacks are available on board. Purchase tickets in the morning before any other activities.
6:30pm: Dinner if people want it or just snacks and an early night.
Day 3 Thursday 29 May
9:00am: Drive to Paynesville
Hotel to Paynesville: 1hr 4 mins, 69km https://maps.app.goo.gl/gMUgsm8VmEmS9W1b8
10:15am: Morning tea at either Bruthen Bakery https://www.bruthenbakery.com/ or Tambo Valley Honey. https://tambovalleyhoney.com.au/?srsltid=AfmBOoqFsZ6HGQMHUaT_cE2b6DtDNFdpDDxrTIUXdvl3xoewWovXWdee
10:50/11:10am: Raymond Island. Raymond Island is possibly the only place in Australia where you can walk 2 kilometres and be guaranteed to see many koalas in the wild. It is a flat walking trail only – you cannot drive around the trail; however, you can drive the streets and see koalas. The Koala Trail starts as soon as you disembark the ferry and finishes back at it. There are more than 200 Koalas on the Island. Take water, sunscreen, etc with you as there are no shops on the island https://raymondislandkoalatrail.com.au/
Ferry to Raymond Island. Ferry Cost Pedestrians free. Cars $14
- Ferry to Raymond Island leaves at 9:30, 9:50, 10:10 each hour
Ferry back to Paynesville
- Ferry from Raymond Island leaves at 12:00/ 12:20/12:40pm: each hour
1:00pm: Lunch at Three Double8 Zero: 11 -13 Esplanade, Paynesville. https://www.threedouble8zero.com/
2:00pm: Drive back to Lakes Entrance (time is not an issue so we can take as long as we like before leaving
Paynesville to Hotel: 50mins, 59km https://maps.app.goo.gl/rn9D5MiLQMYgto746
Free time
6:00pm: Dinner: RSL - chinese
Day 4 Friday 30 May
8:30am Leave Hotel.The plan is to drive home via Bombala and Mt Darrah. 517km Drive time, including stops, is approx 8 hours. (without stops 6hr 36mins) https://maps.app.goo.gl/veJaDjKxSDFimQU29
