Visit East Gippsland
Home to the iconic Gippsland Lakes, Croajingolong National Park, and the Snowy River, the region offers endless outdoor adventures, from boating and fishing to hiking and wildlife spotting. Rich in Indigenous culture and history, East Gippsland is also known for its charming towns, fresh local produce, and laid-back lifestyle, making it a perfect destination for nature lovers and explorers alike.
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East Gippsland’s event calendar is packed with markets, festivals, live music gigs and foodie feasts on the weekends, family friendly events, and school holiday activities. Local gatherings, food celebrations, and vibrant community happenings fill every season—discover what’s on and experience East Gippsland’s energy all year round.
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All kinds of wonder
Home to the iconic Gippsland Lakes, Croajingolong National Park, and the Snowy River, the region offers endless outdoor adventures, from boating and fishing to hiking and wildlife spotting. Rich in Indigenous culture and history, East Gippsland is also known for its charming towns, fresh local produce, and laid-back lifestyle, making it a perfect destination for nature lovers and explorers alike.
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Home to the iconic Gippsland Lakes, Croajingolong National Park, and the Snowy River, the region offers endless outdoor adventures, from boating and fishing to hiking and wildlife spotting. Rich in Indigenous culture and history, East Gippsland is also known for its charming towns, fresh local produce, and laid-back lifestyle, making it a perfect destination for nature lovers and explorers alike.
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All kinds of inspiration
Home to the iconic Gippsland Lakes, Croajingolong National Park, and the Snowy River, the region offers endless outdoor adventures, from boating and fishing to hiking and wildlife spotting. Rich in Indigenous culture and history, East Gippsland is also known for its charming towns, fresh local produce, and laid-back lifestyle, making it a perfect destination for nature lovers and explorers alike.
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Eat East Gippsland
Keep pace with East Gippsland’s food and drink scene with this go-to guide. From farm gates and festivals to top restaurants and cosy cafes, plan your foodie adventure. Pair it with our Drink Trail—wineries, breweries, cideries and distilleries across coast, valleys and towns.
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Heading to the beautiful Gippsland Lakes or Buchan Caves this summer? Drop in for a yarn and a feed at Bush Café & Aboriginal Art Gallery 🎨, 10 minutes from Lakes Entrance.
Enjoy breakfast, lunch, coffee or a slice of cake 🍰, then wander through the Aboriginal Art Gallery showcasing powerful works 🖼️ by talented Aboriginal artists living, working and practising culture across the region.
Set among quiet bushland 🌿, this welcoming space invites you to slow down, connect and experience the deep relationship Traditional Owners have with Country 🏞 and culture.
📍 Near Lakes Entrance
🚙 3:40 hours` drive east of Melbourne
📷 @glawac
Image description: exterior of an art gallery surrounded by trees, a plate of food with a jar of chutney
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Looking for a water-lovers playground 💦? Check out Corringle Slips and Mots Beach, on the Lower Snowy River estuary 🌿, East Gippsland.
It’s just across the river from Marlo 🏞, but 30-minute drive by car, Corringle Slips is a local`s favourite for water activities such as boating, kayaking 🛶 and fishing. Mots Beach (Mouth of the Snowy Beach) has beautiful soft white sand and epic coastal views 🏖️.
Swimming at the beach is not advised due to strong rips and currents - but be sure to pack your boogie board all the same, as the sand dunes offer up hours of hectic sliding fun.
Camp among banksia woodlands between the sea ⛺ and the lake at Parks Victoria Corringle Beach Campground.
Dogs are welcome (on a lead) 🐕 and you can book via the Parks Vic website.
📍 Corringle Slips
🚗 4:40 hours east of Melbourne
📷 @everyday_nicky
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A landscape shaped by time, story and spirit, from a majestic river to rainforest gullies and striking red cliffs 🏞️.
The Den of Nargun Loop Walk winds beneath dreamy forest canopies before lifting you onto a bluff with gasp-worthy views.
This 3.4km circuit sits in the rugged heart of Mitchell River National Park in East Gippsland, it usually takes about 1.5 hours to complete 🌿.
The Den of Nargun holds profound cultural meaning as one of the most important Aboriginal sites for the Gunaikurnai people, a place to tread thoughtfully and with respect.
📍 Mitchell River National Park
🚗 3:15 hours` drive from Melbourne
🎥 @nickandlaura_
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Marlo is where the mighty Snowy River meets the sea 🌊, just minutes from Cape Conran Coastal Park 🌿.
Follow the 5km (one way) Snowy River Estuary Walk 🚶 through the stunning Marlo Coastal Reserve, tracing the lower reaches of the Snowy River estuary 💦 all the way to the windswept sands of Mots Beach.
A twitcher’s haven, the boardwalk sections are ideal to watch birdlife 🐦 and other inhabitants of the backwards and wetlands.
Stock up on local produce at @thelocalatmarlo or sit down to grab a bite to eat.
10 minutes down the road is @sailors_grave_dunetown, a farmhouse-style brewery 🍺 experience. You’ll find 16 beers on lavishly adorned taps, pouring anything and everything from their core offerings though to more adventurous brews 🍻. With a beer in hand, feast on their Mexican leaning 🌮 menu.
📍 Marlo
🚙 4:30 hours` drive from Melbourne
Image description: boardwalk view looking over the estuary, a woman sitting at a table with a meal in front of her, people sitting around a table of Mexican food and beer, someone standing by the water looking up at the sky at dusk
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Downhill thrills await across 100km of state-of-the-art mountain biking trails 🚵♂️, with more than 20 runs ranging from beginner level to advanced.
Launch into one of the 20+ runs and choose your own adventure: cross country, downhill or jump runs 🚲. All ability levels are catered to with a range of beginner, intermediate and advanced tracks ⛰.
With 100km of trails 🚴♀️, Omeo Mountain Bike Park is set to be one of the biggest in Australia, making Omeo one of the country’s best mountain biking destinations.
📍 Omeo
🚙 5 hours` drive east of Melbourne
Image description: children on mountain bikes jumping on a dirt track in the bush, sunshine over the mountains on a town below, aerial view of a pump track that spells "OMEO", a person on a bike doing tricks with trees behind
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In the centre of the pocket-sized Bruthen you`ll find (literally) the sweetest cafe 🐝. @tambo_valley_honey is slinging hearty brunches 🍳, cakes and sweets 🍰, paninis and some more refined mains. Honey is king on this menu – expect Russian honey cake, burnt honey cheesecake and baklava, as well as honey venison sausages or seared scallop with banksia honey.
The open, high-ceilinged space manages to be warm and inviting amidst wooden trusses and exposed brick walls. Sample the range of honey and browse the bee-themed gift shop 🎁. There are literally buckets of honey to take home for later 🍯.
Take in this gem of a cafe, alongside rainforest walks 🌴, hidden swimholes 💦, gift shops, and cluster of wineries on your itinerary to explore Bruthen.
📍 Bruthen
🚙 3:43 hours` drive east of Melbourne
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Did you know you can hire your own yacht ⛵️ to cruise the Gippsland Lakes?
Sheltered from the ocean by the thin strip of sand that is the Ninety Mile Beach 🌊, the Gippsland Lakes boasts two national parks 🌳, several small port-side towns with restaurants and pubs 🍻, three rivers for cruising and fishing 🎣, and vast expanses of lake for spectacular sailing ⛵️.
@rivieranautic has one of Australia`s finest fleets of yachts and motor cruisers ⚓️, catering for everyone from those seeking a challenge to those just looking for a quiet cruise around 🚤. The knowledgeable team will help you find your sea-legs (or is it lake-legs? 🤔), even if you`ve never stepped on board a boat before.
📍 Metung
🚙 3:50 hours drive east of Melbourne
📷 @australia
Image description: a woman standing on a boat, wind blowing her hair as she looks out over the lake
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Explore the rugged charm of Cape Conran, where secluded beaches 🌊, coastal woodlands and rich cultural heritage come together on the far eastern coastline.
Start at East Cape, following the East Cape Boardwalk 🚶♀️➡️ and Cape Conran Nature Trail through banksia woodlands 🍃 and past ancient Gunaikurnai meeting places. At Salmon Rocks, you can even spot the top layer of a traditional shell midden 🐚 from the viewing platform.
Families can enjoy the calm, shallow water at East Cape, while anglers can cast a line 🎣 at Wild Pearl Point and Binn Beach, or Yeerung River 🐟.
Short walks like the Estuary View Walk and Yeerung Gorge Walk lead to hidden pools and river views 🏞. For a bigger adventure, full-day routes such as the Dock Inlet (20km) and Pearl Point (25km) tracks take you deeper into the coastline’s wild beauty 🌿.
Complete your Cape Conran adventure with a visit to @sailors_grave_dunetown , a modern brewhouse 🍺. Enjoy a thoughtfully brewed pint and a flavour-packed taco 🌮.
📍 Cape Conran
🚙 1 hour east of Lakes Entrance, 4 hours east of Melbourne
📷 @rhiandmiles
Image description: an orange rock formation on a sandy beach with dried grass, people fishing on a jetty on a clear day with no clouds, an aerial photo a car driving a curved road surrounded by vegetation, a man holding a shirt walking along a path surrounded by grassland
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Lake King is considered one of the boating capitals of Victoria ⛵
Marvel at the world’s second-largest silt jetties, where the Mitchell River has carved narrow tracks of land into Lake King over thousands of years 🏞. Stretching more than 8km, they offer a striking display of nature’s slow and steady work.
Cast a line from the shore 🎣 or head to the Lake King Jetty in Metung or Eagle Point Jetty 💦 near Paynesville. Both great spots to hook flathead 🐟, garfish, tailor, mullet, luderick or bream.
While you’re in the area, hop on a ferry to Raymond Island 🚤, just off the Paynesville foreshore. It’s a haven for Australian wildlife, and yes, the koalas really do steal the show 🐨.
📍 Paynesville
🚙 3:50 hours` drive from Melbourne
📷 @grantsh.photography
Image description: a fishing boat at the end of a jetty at sunrise
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Discover the beauty of Basin Creek Falls 💦 in Snowy River National Park.
This 2.6km return walk 🚶♂️from the Basin Creek Carpark, follows a steep and rocky track through lush forest 🌿, mossy rocks, and fern gullies before opening out to dreamy vistas over the Snowy River 🏞 far below.
You`ll hear the thundering falls before you see them. When you arrive, you’ll be rewarded with a spectacular single-span waterfall and a grassy picnic spot 🧺. A number of rocks allow you to cross to the other side of the pool.
📍 Buchan
🚙 4 hours` drive from Melbourne
📷 @amzy.outdoors
Image description: a woman standing at the base of a waterfall looking up at the rushing water
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It’s easy to see how this sweet little walking track 🚶♀️ got its name… it really does feel as though fairies 🧚♀️ may live here…
Fairy Dell 🧚♀️ is a short 1.4km loop track that winds through a pocket of cool temperate rainforest, so full of ferns 🌿 and moss that everything seems to glow green.
Around 15 mins drive 🚗 on an unsealed road from Bruthen, Fairy Dell Walking Track is wide and well maintained, though it has some steps and moderately steep sections.
📍 Bruthen State Forest, East Gippsland
🚙 15 mins drive from Bruthen, 4 hours drive east of Melbourne
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Get ready for some pristine river water and breathtaking vistas at Balley Hooley, aka The Junction 🏞️.
Balley Hooley is a place of tranquility at the meeeting place of the Buchan River and the Snowy River. It’s easy to spend a few hours here, lazing by the wide section of river 😌. This rural idyll is a top spot for fishing, canoeing, kayaking and swimming 🛶. There are toilets, picnic tables and fire pits, where you can cook a barbecue (hopefully the fish are biting!) 🎣.
As you`re driving from Buchan, it’s well worth a stop at One Tree Hill on your way past, for the dreamy views across rich farmland and rolling hills, toward the township. There’s a picnic table, and it’s a solid choice for cracking out some morning tea and a thermos of tea ☕️.
📍 Balley Hooley (near Buchan)
🚙 4:25 hrs east of Melbourne
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