Best Kid-Friendly Melbourne Vacations
>> Sep 18, 2014
Kids love when they have fun in places
that they feel comfortable in, places that they find interesting, unique and
where they too can find there play mates. Often, what amuses kids is never hard
to know as you can easily notice by how much they talk about it and their
reactions to surprises like going to parks, playing computer games or even just
chilling out in the beach.
You probably have taken your kids to most places, but have you ever considered reaching as far as Melbourne to give your kids what some people call 'more happiness'?
Melbourne has numerous tourist places. From the
popular cricket ground to the gardens and from zoo to the art play which kids
will find amusing.
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne’s are immensely proud of this
historic stadium which can contain 100k viewers at one time! It is located
Yarra Park, and it is within walking distance of the city centre of Melbourne.
This rich stadium was built in 1853 and many grand sports events like 1956
Olympic games, the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the first ever cricket test match
were held here. They offer many tours to give visitors a chance to sit in the
coach’s room, to visit the changing rooms and more. It’s a kid friendly place
with numerous facilities inside, like cafes, and restaurants. Kids will
definitely love this, it's perfect.
Royal Botanic Gardens
Almost two kilometres from the city centre
is a place called the Royal Botanic Gardens, which are located in Bird wood
Avenue. This amazing place has a natural sanctuary for wildlife. It is visited
by 1.8 million visitors annually. If you are visiting this place with your
family, the best part is The Children's Garden. Your child can crawl through
plant tunnels, can climb on the real rocks and play hide and seek in the vast
bamboo forest here. There is no wonder that with its beautiful views and
soothing lakes, this place has become an asset to the Australian tourism.
Numerous walks and tours are available to let you feel the horticultural
diversity of this magnificent place.
Melbourne Zoo
Located in Elliot Ave, Parkville is a
wonderful place which lets you get back in touch with the many wonders of
nature. This place has been a home to more than 320 animal species from
Australia and around the world, like Penguins, koalas, kangaroos and many more.
See kids jump, laugh, clap and smile as they watch orangutans frolicking on the
tress. Many programs let you have the close encounters with kid’s friendly
animals and also to meet a keeper and feed animals.
Are your kids fascinated by the life under
the sea? Then Sea Life Aquarium is the place to be. This incredible place has
been divided into 12 amazing zones. Watch your family transported to another
world as they gasp at the rainbow colours at Seahorse, look eye to eye with
huge sharks and watch majestic Penguins play, slip and slide across the
snow-covered ice. This kid friendly place is located on the banks of Ybarra
River.
Art play
Located at Birrarung Marr, Batman Avenue,
this creative studio gives a chance to meet some artists and to explore,
imagine and create mosaics, puppetry, sculptures and cooking. They also offer
art playing Backyard activities during school holidays. Kids have fun as they
draw in the sand, play in the rain, imagine and create sculptures using used
and natural materials. Fun Font Factory, a graphic design studio, lets them
create a font out of used materials. Kids have fun as they try to make an A
using straws or L using matchsticks.
Author bio
Flora, a passionate traveler and blogger who shares
her thoughts one various topics she came across. As a solo traveler shares her
stories on many blogs. Presently she is working for Australian visa which
is a visa service provider.
2 komentar:
Kapan ya mbak Lin .. sy bisa ke sana hehe
Tapi kabarnya aquarium terbesar dan terlengkap ada di arab ya mbak :)
Idaman semua kelurga, utk bisa liburan kesana ya mbak :)
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