Alkira Glamping

What was once an old open-air artists studio on our property has now been lovingly transformed by hand into the straw-bale yurt named Alkira. The luxurious interior comes with everything you need for a quiet escape.

Our cozy accommodation is nestled amongst the mountain ash trees and rolling hills of Emerald in Victoria’s Dandenong Ranges, less than an hour from Melbourne’s CBD. Situated on a 40-acre property - which is a mix of farm and bushland - this slice of paradise is the perfect country getaway.

where to eat

• The Patch Store

• The General Food Store, Emerald

• Kallista Tea Rooms

• The Independent Gembrook (a little further but so worth it!)

• Bam Bam Italian

• The Paradise Hotel

• Proserpina Bakehouse

• Sir Paz Estate Winery

• Miss Marples Tea Room

• Cooks Corner

• Killik Rum Distillery

• The Olinda Tea House

• Micawber Tavern

• Monbulk Thai

• House of Fras

what to do

• Puffing Billy Steam Train

• Puffing Billy night train

• Cameo Cinema Belgrave

• Lysterfield Lake

• Gumbuya World

• Sky High

• Cardinia Dam

• Glen Harrow Park Trees Adventure, Belgrave

• Tesselaar’s Tulip Festival

• U-Pick Berry Picking

• Bushwalking / hiking (see below)

local shopping

• Epoch, Kallista

• Leaf Studios, Kallista

• Emerald Gardens Nursery

• Behind The Trees, Emerald

• Olinda and Sassafras have lovely shops

• The Lost Woods Market (Second Saturday of the Month)

local sights

• Emerald Lake

• John’s Hill Reserve Lookout

• Dragons Nest (Neuman Track, off Grantulla Road Kallista)

• Grants Picnic Ground (and surrounding walks)

• Sherbrooke Forest

• Alfred Nicholas Gardens