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  • Monday 06 February 2012
  • Author: PSG

School Holiday Itinerary Suggestions: #3 Trees, Tiny Trains & Tea

  • Tuesday 28 June 2011
  • Author: kylie

Why not combine a climb in the trees with a model railway visit followed by a relaxing cup of tea? Trees Adventure is a short 15 minutes drive away from Emerald Lake Park, home of the largest working model railway in the Southern Hemisphere!

This amazing display has a viewing area larger than the average house with interactive display with buttons to press, trains to watch and fascinating miniature living in towns, city and country. This little world consists of over 2,000 metres of track including 250 houses and buildings, 450 cars and trucks, 1100 trees and 1500 miniature people.

On site at the park you’ll also find a cafe, tea rooms, picnic shelters and free electric BBQs.

Book your Trees Adventure session: here
Model Railway information: here
Directions from Trees Adventure to Emerald Lake Park: here

Trees Adventure is a great place to go these school holidays

Trees Adventure is a great place to go these school holidays

A day in the hills with a trip to largest model railway in the Southern Hemisphere:

Model Railway at Emerald Lake Park

Model Railway at Emerald Lake Park

School Holiday Itinerary Suggestions: #2 Trees, Pandas & Cars

  • Tuesday 28 June 2011
  • Author: kylie

Our second school holiday itinerary suggestion will have you climbing trees, wrestling pandas and racing cars… well on the big screen at least.

Tree top obstacle course at Trees Adventure, Belgrave

Tree top obstacle course at Trees Adventure, Belgrave

After a morning session at Trees Adventure exploring our tree top obstacle course, and bite to eat, put your feet up and let your imagination run wild on the big screen at Cameo Cinemas in Belgrave. This school holidays sequels abound with Kung Fu Panda 2 and Cars 2.

Kung Fu Panda 2 now showing at Cameo Cinemas, Belgrave

 

Book your Trees Adventure session early: book here
Check movies session times & ticket pricing for Cameo Cinemas: here
Review places to eat: here

Cars 2 now showing at Cameo Cinemas, Belgrave

Cars 2 now showing at Cameo Cinemas, Belgrave

School Holiday Itinerary Suggestions: #1 Puffing Billy & Tree Climbing

  • Tuesday 28 June 2011
  • Author: kylie

With the school holidays about to descend upon us we’ve come up with a few suggestions to help you keep the troops free of the ‘I’m bored’ zone.

Our first itinerary suggestion is a classic – a morning ride on Puffing Billy, a picnic lunch at Gembrook, return to Belgrave and come climb in the trees in the afternoon.

Book your Trees Adventure session here.
Book your Puffing Billy ride here.
Place your picnic at J.A.C. Russell Park in Gembrook here.

Trees Adventure, Belgrave High Ropes Obstacle Course

Trees Adventure, Belgrave High Ropes Obstacle Course

Puffing Billy steam train, Belgrave

Puffing Billy steam train, Belgrave

J. A. C. Russell Park, Gembrook opposite Puffing Billy station

J. A. C. Russell Park, Gembrook opposite Puffing Billy station

 

Climb a tree and stay the night at Glen Harrow Cottages

  • Monday 20 June 2011
  • Author: kylie

After your tree adventure relax in the luxurious warmth of the yesteryear cottages at the Glen Harrow B&B, conveniently located on the same estate as Trees Adventure.

Glen Harrow Cottages are set in 25 acres of historic botanical wonderland. It’s a world leafy forest walks and quiet seclusion.  Towering fern gullies and mountain ash trees mingle with 140 year old magnificent exotic oaks, maples, giant californian redwoods. Each of the five cottage retreats is surrounded by wild fragrant gardens for you to enjoy.

The cottage owners will tell you:

“Glen Harrow is often referred to as “The Dandenong Ranges Secret Garden” by many older locals. The rare trees in the Gardens are still thriving, and some are now well over 140 years old. Magnificent, towering, giants, of both exotic and native forests, protected by their isolation. Many are listed on The National Trust Significant Tree Register.”

Trees Adventure and Glen Harrow Cottages combine to form an experience of adventure, romance and relaxation – the perfect getaway!

 

Put it in the budget! Corporate team building activity for your high performing team

  • Sunday 19 June 2011
  • Author: kylie

OK, so the end of the financial year is nearing. Even in the treetops we can hear the tapping of calculators, the clicking of mouses on spreadsheets and the squeak of markers on whiteboards – businesses are planning!

Well we suggest you plan a trip for your and your team to Trees Adventure in FY12.   We offer the ideal setting for corporate team building activities. Learn to see each other in a new light and get hungry for new challenges!

Tree-top adventures are a brilliant self-confidence boosting exercise especially with the progression from easy to hard challenges, and they present a great opportunity to learn how to encourage colleague through difficult situations and build lasting trust.

Group bookings of 10 or more are eligible for a 10% discount. Talk to us about tailoring a package with the onsite bed and breakfast accommodation or a ride on Puffing Billy.

Call us on (03) 9752 5354 or book here.  See you in the trees!

 

 

Nearby Attractions: Puffing Billy Christmas in July

  • Tuesday 14 June 2011
  • Author: kylie

Our friends at Puffing Billy have a a sensational event happening this July… Christmas!!

Puffing Billy’s Dinner Special happening on Saturday 2 and 9 July 2011 enables passengers to enjoy the grandeur of a steam train journey combined with traditional Christmas dinner and entertainment. What a terrific winter weekend this would make in the Dandenongs – a morning session at Trees Adventure, luxurious check in to Glen Harrow Cottages and on to dinner on Puffing Billy!

That gives us plenty to ho! ho! ho! about.

Start organising your weekend away and book your Trees Adventure here: bookings

See you in the trees!

Dear Trees Adventure :)

  • Monday 23 May 2011
  • Author: PSG

Dear Trees Adventure,
I would like to thank you for the wonderful experience my husband Angus had at Trees Adventure yesterday. I booked the session for him via Red Balloon for his birthday, and was pleasantly surprised by the prompt follow up confirmation that I received via phone call and email. The park itself was beautiful, Angus had so much fun with the beginner, intermediate, and advanced courses, and I enjoyed being a spectator. The experience is excellent value for money, safe, and the instructors were knowledgeable and professional. We will definitely recommend this experience to our friends, and will be back for Angus to do the intermediate course again, and complete the advanced course.

Regards
Yasmine

Great Train Racers

  • Monday 02 May 2011
  • Author: kylie

What a packed weekend up in Belgrave! Around 3000 runners took on Puffing Billy in the 2011 Great Train Race.

As the Puffing Billy website explains:

The Great Train Race is one of the longest running ‘Fun Runs’ on the Australian running calendar. The race isn’t simply a race amongst the competitors… the exciting challenge is competing against the steam locomotive, Puffing Billy, over 13.2 kilometres through the hills and fern gullies of the picturesque Dandenong Ranges from Belgrave to Emerald Lake Park.

The continual popularity and growth of this unique event of running against a steam train is what makes the Great Train Race an event not to be missed. The Great Train Race is organised by Puffing Billy Railway volunteers and all proceeds go towards the maintenance of Puffing Billy’s family of locomotives.

Well done to all the competitors.  We look forward to seeing you at the 2012 Great Train Race next year!

Trees Adventure Photo Gallery

  • Sunday 28 February 2010
  • Author: PSG