The Halls Gap Motor Inn is nestled between the Grampian mountain ranges. The hotel has a beautiful garden. Wild kangaroos come right in the garden at night time.
Accommodation
The Colonial Motor Inn has 53 rooms. The rooms are equipped with tea/coffee making facilities, colour television, air conditioning and heating, mini bars, direct dial phones, table and chairs. An in-room breakfast service is available. The hotel has double rooms with queen size beds and two bedroom self contained unit.
- Restaurant;
- heated pool;
- banquet facilities for 200;
- color television;
- air conditioning;
- free parking;
- guest laundry;
- tea and coffee facilities;
- barbeque area;
- mini-bars.
Activities
- Bush walking,
- 4 wheel drive tours,
- the Brambuk Cultural Centre wineries,
- a wildlife park and
- close to lakes.
About the Grampians Natianal Park
SIZE: 100km long x 50km.wide
FEATURES: Rugged mountain scenery with walks, waterfalls, lakes and numerous species of flora and fauna.
The Grampians National Park (Gariwerd) is the largest in Victoria, being approximately 100km. long and 50km. wide. Situated in the heart of Western Victoria, it is easily reached from Adelaide or Melbourne by road, train, light aircraft, or the many coaches which operate tours to the region, often in conjunction with a tour of the Great Ocean Road.
Formed over hundreds of millions of years, The Grampians are a range of spectacular sand-stone ridges, heavily timbered, and rich in wildflowers and wildlife. Unusual rock formations, aboriginal rock paintings, waterfalls and lakes, streams, and some 400km. of walking tracks make it an ideal place to spend a few days on your holiday, and to mingle with nature at its best.
Ongoing erosion has created unique rock formations most of which are easily reached by car or foot, and include the 'Elephant's Hide' 'Fallen Giant', 'Grand Canyon', 'Nerve Test', and the 'Lady's Hat'. Walking Tracks lead to such spectacular lookouts as 'The Pinnacle', 'Mackeys Peak' and 'Boronia Peak'. By car you can reach 'Boroka Lookout' and 'Reid's Lookout' and 'Mount William', which offers wonderful views over the ranges and township from the summit, and the approach road.
The Grampians were named when Major Thomas Mitchell visited the area and climbed Mt. William in 1836. He found mountains covered in wildflowers of red, yellow, purple, pink and white. Some plants will be flowering at any time of the year, however, they are best seen from August to November. A wildflower exhibition is held in Halls Gap each September.
The Grampians are also a sanctuary for the many species of wildlife which populate the area, including koalas and kangaroos. Other, rarer species include gliders, bandicoots, potoroos and native mice. There are over 200 species of birds in the national park.
Aboriginal art sites also dot the area, with more than 40 recorded, many easily accessible. Among the sites in the Victoria Range are the 'Cave of Hands', 'Camp of the Emu Foot', 'Cave of Fishes', 'Fertility Cave' and 'Glenisla Shelter'. In the Northern Grampians visit the 'Flat Rock Shelter' and 'Cave of Ghosts'. Nearer Stawell you will find 'Bunjil's Shelter' the most important aboriginal site in the area and remembering the leader of all the aboriginal people of Western Victoria. The Brambuk Aboriginal Cultural Centre offers tours to significant aboriginal sites.
Information Centres in Stawell, Halls Gap, Ararat, Horsham and Hamilton offer extensive information on the region.
Location
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