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----- Take your budget further and get 5% off when you use the code WELWIKI5 on your booking through the link on WikiCamps. Enjoy your experience! ----- Let your guide show you some of Victoria's best-hidden secrets. Starting early, depart Melbourne at 7:30 am, travel north directly to Mt Macedon to enjoy the wonderful views and the magnificent memorial cross. After enjoying Mt Macedon, you'll head down the mountain to the iconic Hanging Rock. It's most famous as the subject of the Australian historical fiction novel by Joan Lindsay, Picnic at Hanging Rock. Set in 1900, it is about a group of female students at an Australian girls' boarding school who vanish at Hanging Rock while on a Valentine's Day picnic and the effects the disappearances have on the school and the local community. Whether it's based on true events or not remains a mystery. For the energetic travellers, you will get the chance to climb to the top, so pack comfortable walking shoes and water. Then, stop in at Trentham Falls, which with a 32-metre drop, is one of the longest single drop waterfalls in Victoria. It's an easy walk from the carpark to view this incredible scene. Next, it's onto Daylesford, with the first stop at the local convent gallery. Afterwards, you'll have free time to explore the village and purchase some lunch (own cost). There are many excellent shops, restaurants and galleries in Daylesford. After lunch, you'll head to Lavandula Swiss Italian Farm (subject to opening they only open on selected days). Here you will find all different varieties of lavender products and have the chance to explore the property taking in all the different lavender grown onsite. Say hello to the farm animals, too, including Mirella the Highland cow, two emus, heaps of chickens, plus sheep and alpacas. The final stop of the day is the beautiful Daylesford lake.