Gippsland

Gippsland rewards anyone willing to leave the main road, valleys, caves and old mining towns holding history that most visitors drive straight past on the way to the coast. Walhalla sits tucked into a valley so steep it only gets a few hours of direct sun each day, gold rush buildings preserved almost exactly as miners left them. Buchan Caves hold their own deep history further east, limestone chambers and genuine fossil deposits open for guided tours. Lakes Entrance anchors the coast where the Gippsland Lakes finally meet the ocean.