Canonical: https://peninsulainsider.com.au/explore/plans/ Publisher: Peninsula Insider Published: unknown Modified: unknown Format: public main text, generated from the canonical page; imagery and interactive controls omitted. Dates and caveats below retain their page meaning; this format is not a new fact check. # Don’t plan. Pick one of ours. A good day starts with a few good decisions. We’ve put the stops in order. Choose the one that suits you, then make it your own. [Browse the itineraries]() Find your plan Your time. Your company. Your kind of day. Chosen by Peninsula Insider ## A good place to start [See every itinerary]() A weekend with a bit of everything, plus two other ways to spend your time. Editor’s pick ### [Ridge to sea]() Our starting point for a first weekend: vineyard lunches, a coastal walk and Point Nepean, with a different base each night. 3 days · Red Hill & Merricks · Couples · 6 stops across 3 days Day 1: Red Hill → Merricks North · Day 2: Red Hill → Cape Schanck → Sorrento · Day 3: Point Nepean Book both stays and your lunches. Check the Hill & Ridge organiser for the current market date and weather before including that stop. Plan transport between stops, and check the route for your dates before booking. [See the itinerary]() 6 stops across 3 days. Yours to adjust in My Trip. Montalto Vineyard & Olive Grove, Red Hill, Mornington Peninsula. Photo: Two Palms Australia, courtesy of Visit Victoria At a glance 6 stops - Day 1 Montalto Vineyard & Olive Grove → Jackalope Hotel - Day 2 Polperro → Cape Schanck Boardwalk → Hotel Sorrento - Day 3 Point Nepean Fort Walk Book both stays and your lunches. Check the Hill & Ridge organiser for the current market date and weather before including that stop. Another way to spend it ### [Flinders and the Cape]() A shorter escape with one village base, two coastal walks and time set aside for the meals. 2 days · Flinders & the Ocean Coast · Couples · 5 stops across 2 days Day 1: Flinders → Cape Schanck → Flinders · Day 2: Cape Schanck → Merricks Check the stay and restaurant service times first, then fit the walks around your reservations. Plan transport between stops, and check the route for your dates before booking. [See the itinerary]() 5 stops across 2 days. Yours to adjust in My Trip. Cape Schanck, Mornington Peninsula. Photo: Courtesy of Visit Victoria At a glance 5 stops - Day 1 Quarters at Flinders Hotel → Cape Schanck Boardwalk → Moke Dining - Day 2 Bushrangers Bay Walk → Pt. Leo Estate Check the stay and restaurant service times first, then fit the walks around your reservations. Another way to spend it ### [The family day out]() One gondola ride, one lunch and a bay beach. The final coffee stop can go if the children have had enough. One day · Red Hill & Merricks · Family · 4 stops in one day Day 1: Red Hill → Mount Martha → Mornington Check Eagle tickets, lunch service and the final cafe opening time for your chosen day. Plan transport between stops, and check the route for your dates before booking. [See the itinerary]() 4 stops across one day. Yours to adjust in My Trip. Arthurs Seat Eagle Gondola Ride, Mornington Peninsula. Photo: Courtesy of Visit Victoria At a glance 4 stops - Day 1 Arthurs Seat Eagle → Red Hill Brewery → Mount Martha Beach → Commonfolk Coffee Check Eagle tickets, lunch service and the final cafe opening time for your chosen day. Editorial choices. No sign-in needed to use an itinerary. [Open My Trip]() The complete collection ## Ready-made itineraries 6 itineraries Days in order, with the stops already chosen. Check transport between stops and booking requirements, then make it yours. ### [Ridge to sea]() Our starting point for a first weekend: vineyard lunches, a coastal walk and Point Nepean, with a different base each night. Day 1: Red Hill → Merricks North · Day 2: Red Hill → Cape Schanck → Sorrento · Day 3: Point Nepean Book both stays and your lunches. Check the Hill & Ridge organiser for the current market date and weather before including that stop. 3 days · Red Hill & Merricks · Couples · 6 stops [See itinerary]() ### [Flinders and the Cape]() A shorter escape with one village base, two coastal walks and time set aside for the meals. Day 1: Flinders → Cape Schanck → Flinders · Day 2: Cape Schanck → Merricks Check the stay and restaurant service times first, then fit the walks around your reservations. 2 days · Flinders & the Ocean Coast · Couples · 5 stops [See itinerary]() ### [The family day out]() One gondola ride, one lunch and a bay beach. The final coffee stop can go if the children have had enough. Day 1: Red Hill → Mount Martha → Mornington Check Eagle tickets, lunch service and the final cafe opening time for your chosen day. One day · Red Hill & Merricks · Family · 4 stops [See itinerary]() ### [Sorrento, off season]() Use Sorrento as your base for the back beach and Point Nepean. The second dinner is a drive out to Pt. Leo. Day 1: Sorrento · Day 2: Sorrento → Point Nepean → Merricks · Day 3: Sorrento Book the stay and both dinners. Allow for the Pt. Leo return drive and check park access before setting out. 3 days · Sorrento & Portsea · Couples · 8 stops [See itinerary]() ### [The wellness weekend]() Two nights in the same place, a thermal session and a gallery on the way home. Keep the coastal walk optional. Day 1: Merricks → Red Hill · Day 2: Fingal → Merricks → Cape Schanck → Red Hill · Day 3: Mornington Book the stay and thermal session first, then check meal service times and cancellation terms. 3 days · Red Hill & Merricks · Couples · 7 stops [See itinerary]() ### [The golf weekend]() One round at St Andrews Beach, with vineyard meals and an optional coastal walk for the rest of the group. Day 1: Merricks North · Day 2: Fingal → Red Hill · Day 3: Mornington → Main Ridge Check tee-time availability and book the stay and group meals before committing to the weekend. 3 days · Red Hill & Merricks · Group · 6 stops [See itinerary]() A little more groundwork ## Planning guides 24 guides Advice for choosing your own stops, a place to stay, or a bigger occasion. These are reading guides, rather than day-by-day itineraries. Planning guide ### [A day in Mornington]() Forget pressing on to the vineyards. [Read guide]() Planning guide ### [A Red Hill Saturday]() A ridge morning, one properly chosen cellar door, and a lunch that earns the drive. [Read guide]() Planning guide ### [Arriving on Friday night]() You leave the city at four. [Read guide]() Planning guide ### [Cape Schanck, then the springs]() The Peninsula's most satisfying day combination - Bushrangers Bay in the morning, lunch on the drive north, and a long afternoon at Peninsula Hot Springs. [Read guide]() Planning guide ### [Four hours on the Peninsula]() For the midweek visit, the work trip with a free morning, or the Melbourne friends who have a flight out of Tullamarine at five. [Read guide]() Planning guide ### [Half a day at Point Nepean]() Fort Nepean, the Quarantine Station and open coast in one considered half-day. [Read guide]() More planning guides (18) Planning guide ### [How to plan your weekend]() Stop googling. [Read guide]() Planning guide ### [Making one night count]() One room, one dinner, one slow morning. [Read guide]() Planning guide ### [One More Hour: Three After-Five Peninsula Plans]() Daylight saving begins on 4 October. [Read guide]() Planning guide ### [Plan a corporate retreat]() The best Peninsula retreats balance work, hospitality, and recovery. [Read guide]() Planning guide ### [Plan a wedding weekend]() The Peninsula wedding weekend only works when the event, the guest base, the food, and the next-day recovery all belong to the same idea. [Read guide]() Planning guide ### [Planning a springs weekend]() One Fingal bathhouse, two nights and an unhurried Sunday. [Read guide]() Planning guide ### [The birthday weekend]() A milestone birthday deserves more than a booking at the usual restaurant. [Read guide]() Planning guide ### [The couples weekend]() One memorable dinner, a long lunch and an afternoon with no agenda. [Read guide]() Planning guide ### [The Easter long weekend]() Easter is the Peninsula's first big four-day stress test of the year. [Read guide]() Planning guide ### [The market Saturday]() Mornington, Hill & Ridge, Balnarring and Somers: check each organiser's current calendar, then build a Peninsula weekend around a confirmed market. [Read guide]() Planning guide ### [The one-booking day]() Most Peninsula days are over-planned. [Read guide]() Planning guide ### [The orientation drive]() The drive to make on your first visit, or the one to send a friend on when you are out of time... [Read guide]() Planning guide ### [The Peninsula picnic]() The best picnic on the Mornington Peninsula is not a hamper from a winery gift shop. [Read guide]() Planning guide ### [The producer trail]() Past the cellar doors and the long lunches, the Peninsula has a quieter and more interesting layer: the people who grow, churn,... [Read guide]() Planning guide ### [The school holidays guide]() One active morning, an easy lunch, a quieter afternoon, and a rainy-day fallback. [Read guide]() Planning guide ### [Three Peninsula pub routes]() A drinking guide to the Mornington Peninsula's public houses - the fires, the bistros, the beer gardens, the locals, and the argument... [Read guide]() Planning guide ### [Where to stay for golf]() Peninsula golf courses, nearby stays, and the booking checks that make a trip work. [Read guide]() Planning guide ### [Where to stay for the springs]() Sleep beside the springs, choose a base with a drive, or make the hotel spa your destination. [Read guide]() ## None of these fit? Choose your own places and days out. My Trip keeps your stops together, ready to share or print. [Search the site]() [Open My Trip]()