National Park "Dandenong" located on the territory of the eponymous mountain range an hour's drive from Melbourne. On weekends, families come here all the inhabitants of the surrounding towns, because it is one of the most popular holiday destinations in Victoria. Incidentally, it is also one of the four places in Australia where you can see the giant eucalyptus, which reaches 150 meters (!) In height, which is the highest flowering plants in the world.

Scientists believe that it is about 100 million years ago, the first jungle. And it is the remnants of ancient forest - tree ferns - can be seen today. Particularly impressed the Jurassic forest produces, if you drive by it on the famous steam locomotive "Puffing Billy" directly under the canopy of giant eucalyptus trees.

For many thousands of years in the mountain ridge Dandenong lived aboriginal tribes and vuvurrong bunurong. Then, this area has become an important source of wood resources for the growing of Melbourne. Already in the late 19th century, there were paved roads and railway lines, but then began to come here the first tourists. In 1882, the fern gully was declared a protected area, but the national park was established only a hundred years later - in 1987.

Himself national park is divided into several zones, each of which has its own peculiarity. For example, in Sherbrooke forest can feed from the hands of multi-colored parrots and see Australian Lyrebird. The Fern ravine in the southwestern part of the park is the so-called "Thousand Steps Trail" that leads to the top of one Tree. To move on this very steep trail, you need to overcome the 700 steps that serve as a reminder of the Battle of Kokoda in the territory of Papua during the Second World War. In the tourist village of Sassafras in the heart of the park you can enjoy a cup of tea and a delicious wonder to buy souvenirs. And from the observation deck on top of Mount Dandenong in the forest Dungalla can admire the panorama of Melbourne.