Mount Gambier Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)

Pitstop Attraction @ Mt Gambier

A must rest stop when you are doing a roadtrip from adelaide to Melbourne VV. This is located a 6 hours drive away from melbourne or an approx 3/4 hrs drove from Melbourne. This depends where you are coming from. - Umpherston Sinkhole - Mt Gambier Blue Lake Umpherston Sinkhole/Balumbul, also known, as the sunken garden was once a cave formed through dissolution of the limestone. The sinkhole is open at all times and from dusk each evening the area comes alive with possums as they venture into the floodlit gardens to feed. This place isn't wheelchair friendly as there will be steps all the way down to the Sinkhole, also do be careful as it gets slippery due to the water droplets from the plants and soil. Mt Gambier Blue Lake is a large, monomictic, crater lake located in a dormant volcanic maar associated with the Mount Gambier maar complex. The lake is situated near Mount Gambier in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia. This is one of the top most visited attractions in Mt Gambier. The Blue Lake offers a walking trail that is 3.6 kilometres long which will direct visitors to each of the viewing platforms dotted around the Lake. The trail also leads to the underpass between the Leg of Mutton Lake crater and the Blue Lake. #southaustralia #melbourne #australia #hiking #trails #vacation #scenicspot #scenic #view #reststop #pitstone #instaphoto #instapic #volcano #adventure

The Sunken Garden Short Insight Tour

Mount Gambier located in South Australia is a popular tourist attraction where it is popular for limestones, crater and holes. Yup! Sinkholes where one called the Umpherston Sinkhole where this is a beautifully maintained area with plants like vines hanging down into the Sinkhole, with trees and ferns being plant strategically to make this place look like a magical wonderland. You have to slowly make your way down to the Sinkhole via a man-made wooden structure path along the side of the walls down to this Sinkhole. Look up and you will find this looking beautiful, don't forget to take a photo using a panoramic shot to have a whole view of these attraction. Those that are tired, there are benches built for you to rest, as you know when you climb down, the only way out is up. #passionpassport #mountgambier #attractions #naturalwonders #southaustralia #flowerlover #touristsattraction #videotour #mytripvlog

The Sir Redmond Barry statue

#melbournetrip The Sir Redmond Barry statue is located in Melbourne, Australia, in front of the State Library of Victoria. Sir Redmond Barry was a prominent figure in Melbourne's history and played a significant role in the development of the city's cultural and educational institutions. The statue of Sir Redmond Barry was erected in 1887, four years after his death, to commemorate his contributions to the cultural and intellectual life of Melbourne. Barry was a judge, philanthropist, and scholar who founded the Melbourne Public Library (now State Library of Victoria) and played a key role in the establishment of the University of Melbourne. The statue depicts Sir Redmond Barry in a seated position, holding a scroll and wearing his judicial robes. It stands as a tribute to his legacy and his lasting impact on the city of Melbourne.

If you visit Australia, it is worthy to visit Mount Gambier. This place is almost forgotten, population is really small but it holds its own tourist places such as this peaceful cave gardens. Give it shot, it really is a memorable place. #wintergetaway #wintergetaway