Ararat (Victoria)
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Travel to Ararat (Victoria), visa requirements / Get around / Ararat (Victoria) attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Shopping, Ararat (Victoria) souvenirs / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Ararat (Victoria) nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Get out
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Ararat is known as the Gateway to the Grampians. It is situated in western Victoria, Australia about 200 km northwest of Melbourne. It has a population of around 10,000. Ararat is the centre of a sheep and wheat farming area and is becoming well-known for its burgeoning wine industry.
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Travel to Ararat (Victoria), visa requirements
200 km North-West of Melbourne in Victoria, on the Western Highway. Accessable by road, rail bus or air.
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Get around
Beware, it rained here once! The locals vaguely remember it - there was water in the lakes! The ground was soft and green.
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Ararat (Victoria) attractions and sightseeing
With huge horizons, it is a spectacular place for sunrises and sunsets. It has views:
- East to Mt. Langi Ghiran, Mt.Cole and the Pyrenees ranges.
- West there are dramatic hillscapes preceding the Grampians.
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http://www.ararat.vic.gov.au/
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City tours
- Check out the lookout on One Tree Hill, and for a different perspective also the lookout on Flint Hill. - Swim in Norval Dam. - Check out Rocky Point. - Go to the World Rabbit-Skinning Championships at Moyston. - Drive the Pyrenees Highway from Ararat to Avoca and back, there are few more enjoyable drives in the country. - Take a tour of the old "J Ward" - former home of the criminally insane. - Eat at least once at Sicilians restaurant. - Fish in the Hopkins river. - Watersports, fishing and swimming at Green Hill Lake. - Walk up the track to Langi Ghiran reservoir. - Cycling at the Velodrome. - Go Soaring at the airport - Quiet roads make the district an excellent area for exploring by bicycle
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Shopping, Ararat (Victoria) souvenirs
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Good restaurants and cheap meals
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Ararat (Victoria) nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs.
at one of the town's many old pubs.
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Hotels, youth hostels, lodging
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Get out
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A1GP, Aalst, Aberdeen (South Dakota), Abha, Abijatta Shalla Lakes National Park, Abu Dhabi, Africa, African flora and fauna, African National Parks, Afrikaans phrasebook, Aguateca, Agua Blanca, Airline consolidators, Air courier, Air travel in South Africa, Aksu-Zhabagly, Alaska Highway, Albanian phrasebook, Albany, Albany Highway, Alberobello, Along the Magnificent Mile, Along the Yangtze river, Along the Yellow river, Alpine skiing, Altitude sickness, Alton, Altrincham, Amazonas, Amazonas (Venezuela), Americans in Cuba, American Airlines, Amharic phrasebook, Amusement, Andes (Venezuela), Annapurna Circuit, Anshun, Antaiji, Antarctica, Appalachian Mountains, Appalachian Trail, April, Arabic phrasebook, Ararat (Victoria), Architecture, Ardennes, Arima, Armenian (Eastern) phrasebook, Armenia Heritage Trail, Arriving in a new city, Arusha National Park, Asia, Asuka, August, Augustow, Avoiding a transit of the United States, Awash National Park, Azerbaijani phrasebook, A week near Hong Kong
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