26-27 April: Enjoy a weekend of slow rail travel to Victoria's best food and wine.

Tickets from $395 pp twin share or $540 for sole use of a hotel room.

Itinerary

Saturday 26 April

Today will see you travel with Seven-O-Seven Operations on a day-long steam-hauled Slow Rail Journey from Melbourne to Seymour to attend the acclaimed Tastes of the Goulburn Festival.

Departing Melbourne, our heritage diesel locomotives will work hard to pull a string of heritage carriages - many of which featured on some of Australia's most famous trains - through the northern suburbs before accelerating through Wallan toward the Great Dividing Range. Between Kilmore and Tallarook, relax in your comfortable seats as the train winds over the range before pulling into Seymour. Accessing the festival from the train could not be more convenient - be met on the platform by representatives of the festival, which lies just steps from the platform.

Goulburn Valley’s favourite food and wine festival is hosted on Seymour's picturesque heritage-lined Station Street. Discover new products and flavours: sample gourmet produce and award-winning beer, cider, gin, spirits and wine. Meet producers and talk to winemakers. Be inspired by chef demonstrations. Learn how to use local ingredients in your home kitchen. And kickback to toe-tapping tunes all at Tastes of the Goulburn.

The rivers and ranges of the Goulburn Valley region in Central Victoria boast mild weather, sandy soils, and abundant water. Our talented local growers, producers, and makers make the conditions to deliver gourmet food, award-winning wines, crisp ciders, unique craft beer, botanical gins, and plenty more. In addition to the fantastic food and wine on show, various bands will provide music and there is plenty of entertainment for kids.

Our train will arrive in Seymour in time for you to explore the festival for approximately four hours before returning to Melbourne.

For more about the Tastes of the Goulburn Festival, visit their website at www.tastesofthegoulburn.org.au.

After returning to Southern Cross Station guests will be checked into a luxurious hotel located adjacent to Southern Cross Station for the evening.

Sunday 27 April

Today you'll leave Melbourne behind on a day-long Slow Rail Journey you won't soon forget. Depart the city bound for the Geelong Wine Region - home to some of Victoria's most acclaimed wineries.

After joining the train at Melbourne's Southern Cross Station, relax in the carriages that will transport you from the hustle and bustle of Melbourne to the multi-award-winning Geelong Wine Region.

After venturing through the busy freight yards surrounding Melbourne's rail gateway, watch through your panoramic window as the density of Melbourne fades into the wide open spaces of Regional Victoria.

Arriving at the siding of Inverleigh, de-train to board coaches to commence the day's Off-Train Experience, a gourmet lunch at the much-acclaimed Clyde Park Winery.

Spend the afternoon relaxing into the rhythm of slow rail travel as we re-board the Winelander for a relaxing journey back to Melbourne to conclude your amazing day with us onboard the Winelander.

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