Lakes Entrance
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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
7:00am: Depart from the Heritage Bakery, Milton (Heritage Bakery to Tathra: 2hrs 49mins, 203km). This is the longest section of the run down. If needed, there are plenty of Rest Stops along the route to Tathra.
10:00am - 10:45am: Morning tea. Wild Orchid Cafe, Tathra. (Tathra to Cann River: 2hr, 160km) https://www.wildorchidtathra
12:45 - 1:00pm: Lunch at Cann River Bakery or Snaffle (Cann River to Lakes Entrance: 1hr 35 mins 134km)
3:00pm: Arrive at accommodation. Check in & free time
6:00pm: Dinner at the Central Hotel
Day 2 Wednesday 28 May
Purchase tickets for the afternoon cruise before we leave on todays run. Office opens at 9:00am.
9:30am: Scenic route to Metung.
10:00 -10:45am: Morning tea in Bruthen at Tambo Valley Honey.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ttZoWSFcUn1kzmVM8
11:15am: Metung. Explore the town at your leisure. Treat yourself to a snack or an early lunch at a place of your choosing before leaving to drive back to Lakes Entrance for our afternoon cruise.
12:40am: Meet at designated spot for the drive back to Central Hotel.
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 a place of your choosing in Paynesville. Recommendations: Waterview Bakery https://www.waterviewbakery.com.au/ or Ginny’s Place.
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 cuisine
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
