Kallista

Worth seeing in and around Kallista

5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Dandenong Ranges

   The Dandenong Ranges are a set of low mountain ranges in Victoria, Australia, approximately 35 km east of the state capital Melbourne. A minor branch of the Great Dividing Range, the Dandenongs consist mostly of rolling hills, rising to 633 m at Mount Dandenong, as well as steeply weathered valleys and gullies covered in thick temperate rainforest, predominantly of tall mountain ash trees and dense ferny undergrowth.

   5.4 km · mountain range in Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Puffing Billy Railway

   Puffing Billy Railway is a 2 ft 6 in narrow gauge heritage railway in the southern foothills of the Dandenong Ranges in Melbourne, Australia. The railway was one of the five narrow gauge lines of the Victorian Railways which opened around the beginning of the 20th century.

   3 km · heritage rail service in metropolitan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Burnham Beeches

   The Burnham Beeches is a mansion and its associated gardens, located on Sherbrooke Road in Sherbrooke, in the Dandenong Ranges, in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. Built in 1930 on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri people, the house was built for Alfred Nicholas, a sales magnate for the Australian subsidiary of Aspro.

   1.6 km · heritage-listed mansion in Sherbrooke, Yarra Ranges, Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden

   The Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden, formerly known as the National Rhododendron Gardens, is a botanical garden in Olinda, Victoria, Australia. The gardens are known for their rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias, cherries and daffodils.

   3.4 km · botanical garden in Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Monbulk Creek Trestle Bridge

   The Monbulk Creek Rail Bridge, also known as the Monbulk Creek Trestle Bridge, the Puffing Billy Trestle Bridge, and the Horseshoe Bridge, is a railway trestle bridge that carries the Puffing Billy tourist train across the Monbulk Creek and over the Belgrave-Gembrook Road, located between Belgrave and Selby, in the Yarra Ranges, in the north eastern suburbs of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. Built in 1899 on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri people, the bridge was added to the Victorian Heritage Register on 20 August 1982 in recognition of its historical, social, and architectural significance; and was also added to non-statutory lists by the Victorian branch of the National Trust on 18 September 1975 and the now defunct Register of the National Estate on 21 March 1978.

   2.9 km · heritage-listed railway bridge in the Yarra Ranges, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

In Healesville, you can visit the Healesville Sanctuary, a world-renowned wildlife park. The sanctuary provides rehabilitation facilities for injured wildlife, breeding programs for several endangered species, and aims to educate the public about the unique and beautiful wildlife of Australia.

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Things to do

Things to do Hot air balloon flights Vineyard hopping Browse the Yarra Glen Sunday market, one of the local farmer's markets or the Healesville car boot markets behind the main street shops on the first Sunday of each month. Play golf at one of the quality courses Lilydale Airfield offers light plane sightseeing trips, flying experience, and flying lessons.

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Where to eat

Great coffee and muffins/croissants (or real hamburgers) at Smiths Gully store. A must for a little alternate, healthy eating is the Bodhi Tree Cafe on the far side of the township, opposite the Giant Steps Winery. Usually on Friday and Saturday nights this eatery hosts live music with local artists. Worth the effort!

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Getting to Kallista

Airports

Melbourne (MEL), 53 km · Melbourne Avalon (AVV), 81 km

Stations

Upper Ferntree Gully, 5.8 km · Belgrave (Puffing Billy) railway station, 3.1 km · Selby railway station, Melbourne, 3.6 km · Menzies Creek railway station, 5.1 km

• Melbourne → Kallista

  38 km · quickest by road, 1h 14m · A$6–8
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• Geelong/Melbourne → Kallista

  33 km · quickest by road, 1h 6m · A$5–7
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• Hobart (Cambridge) → Kallista

  578 km · quickest by air, 6h 19m · A$270–390
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