6D5N Melbourne Trip: Personal Expenses RM6000 (Part 1)
Autumn in March is lovely, but for peak red maple leaves, visit mid-April to May 🍁! ✈️ Transport Tips SkyBus from airport to CBD: $24 AUD/one-way (round-trip saves $$$). Myki card: Buy at airport/7-Eleven ($6 card + top-up). Free tram zone in CBD — no card needed! Outside zone: tap Myki ($15, 2-hour transfer free). 🏨 Hotel: Mercure Welcome Melbourne 5 nights: RM1379 3-min walk to Chinatown 🥢 + tram stops 🚃 Clean & modern (deposit: $150 AUD via credit card/cash — refundable!). 📅 Day 1: City Icons 1️⃣ Queen Victoria Market (Closed Mon/Wed) American Doughnut Kitchen: 5 donuts for $11 AUD 🍩 (skip jam if you hate sugar overload!). 2️⃣ State Library Victoria 📚 Head to 5F/6F for iconic photos (stay quiet!). 3️⃣ Flinders Street Station 🚉 + St. Paul’s Cathedral ⛪ Jay Chou’s spot! Sunset light = perfect pics. Enter church if open (free, but be respectful!). 📅 Day 2: Great Ocean Road (GOR) Tour Tour company: AUS (12-person van, informative guide!). Reverse route: 12 Apostles → Gibson Steps → Loch Ard Gorge → Port Campbell (lunch @ 12 Ricks Beach Cafe) → Bay of Martyrs → Alpaca farm + cheese factory 🦙🧀. Return to CBD by 4 PM → Dinner in Chinatown: noodles!🍜Overlay Coffee ☕1000 Bread 🥐 #MelbourneTravel #BudgetTrip #GreatOceanRoad #MalaysianInMelbourne