Victoria may be Australia's smallest mainland state, but it packs an extraordinary concentration of natural diversity and wildlife encounters into a remarkably compact and accessible geography.
From the ancient rainforests and towering mountain ash forests of the Central Highlands to the dramatic coastal scenery of the Great Ocean Road, the semi-arid mallee woodlands of the northwest, and the wildlife-rich wetlands of the Gippsland Lakes, Victoria offers nature experiences of remarkable breadth and quality within easy reach of one of Australia's most vibrant cities.
It is a state where little penguins waddle ashore on Phillip Island each evening, where southern right whales nurse their calves in the sheltered waters of Logans Beach, and where the endangered helmeted honeyeater clings to survival in carefully protected streamside forests of the Yarra Ranges.
Victoria's extensive network of national parks and marine protected areas safeguards habitats ranging from alpine snowfields to temperate ocean, delivering wildlife encounters and wilderness experiences that consistently surprise and delight even the most well-travelled nature enthusiast.
