Victoria is home to one of the countries most spectacular coastal drives - the Great Ocean Road which hugs the contours of the states rugged south coast. Further inland some of the richest pastoral land in Australia provides the setting for regal old homesteads giving the area a feel of the English countryside.

On from here the Grampian National Park offers fabulous bushwalking trails, great viewpoints and a multitude of wildlife and seasonal flowers.

Also home to Melbourne - Australia's sporting capital, a visit to this state is well combined with Tasmania, New South Wales or South Australia.