Summer school holidays guide: things to do in Melbourne and Victoria
Family-friendly summer holidays activities Melbourne
Come face to face with marine life at SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium
Melbourne CBD
Looking to beat the summer heat during summer holidays in melbourne?
Melbourne’s SEA LIFE Aquarium features over 10,000 animals to see and learn about, including sharks, penguins, crocodiles, and seahorses.
Kids can also head to the new Jelly Lab experience to learn more about these majestic marine creatures.
RACV Members save on SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium tickets.
Strike a pose at ArtVo
Docklands
Perhaps it’s raining, or you’ve had enough of the summer heat. Either way, great photo magic awaits at ArtVo, in Melbourne’s activity capital of the Docklands.
In this immersive 3D gallery, trick imagery makes your photos appear as optical illusions and puts you at the centre of it all – whether you’re sitting in a fairy jar, in the clutches of King Kong, saving someone on a broken bridge or going to sleep in a mermaid’s clam. Have a fun day out with the family making photographic memories.
RACV Members save on tickets here.
Try to avoid jail at Monopoly Dreams Melbourne
Melbourne CBD
Melbourne’s latest attraction has landed on GO.
Monopoly Dreams Melbourne is an immersive take on the popular board game, where visitors can take the Chance to win Monopoly money, battle through a laser maze, explore Mr Monopoly’s mansion and 4DX movie, and play games to get out of Jail. Bookings are recommended over the Melbourne summer holidays.
RACV Members save on tickets to Monopoly Dreams Melbourne.
Take a ride on Puffing Billy
Belgrave
The Dandenong Ranges make for a day of beautiful exploration in nature – take a hike, walk through the botanical gardens, stay for lunch and have a ride on the historical steam train, Puffing Billy.
Heading through mountainous rainforest, kids will love dangling their feet off the carriage as the 100+ year old train takes passengers on a journey on this heritage attraction.