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Maya Spa is a boutique day spa where one can experience relaxation and total rejuvenation.

Set behind a private courtyard and opposite beautiful Dromana Beach a tranquil, earthy décor, rich in warmth waits, ready to indulge all of your senses.

Their Spa and Massage rooms are private and provide a quiet ambience to make your visit one of relaxation.

Maya Spa offers a variety of blissful beauty and therapy services to tempt you including:

• Customised Spa treatments to suit almost any occasion. From their dual massage room which is ideal for couples to group bookings providing private use of the entire day spa.
   
• Experience wellness massages using adapted massage techniques to relieve tension and promote relaxation, with your choice of their pure essential aromatherapy blends.
   
• Relaxation, deep tissue, reflexology and hot rock massages are all available.
   
• Maya Spa’s body treatments include invigorating body scrubs infused with natural fruit extracts and mineral mud body wraps to leave your skin soothed and nourished. Experience their signature Wicked Chocolate Treatment indulging your senses and taste buds.
   
• Nurturing facials are designed to nourish and rejuvenate the skin. Their private hydro baths are inviting and revitalising.
   
• Traditional beauty services such as waxing, tinting, spray tanning, pedicures, manicures and permanent hair reduction treatments are all available.

Please Click here for our treatment menu including prices

Opening hours

Monday - 9am to 5pm
Tuesday - 9am to 5pm
Wednesday - 9am to 5pm
Thursday - 9am to 7pm
Friday - 9am to 6pm
Saturday - 9am to 5pm
Sunday - 10am to 4pm

Please note Sunday & all late nights from 5pm-7pm are by appointment only and subject to availability of therapists.

Rising above the Mornington Peninsula, Arthurs Seat is the most familiar of all Port Phillip Bay landscape features. Its 314-metre summit, reached by road or on foot, gives spectacular views of the bay and Port Phillip Heads. On a clear day the view extends as far as the city skyline, the You Yangs and Mount Macedon. Take the pleasant one hour circuit walk to Kings Falls or visit the delightful Seawinds Garden featuring indigenous and exotic formal gardens, along with sculptures by William Ricketts. There is 24 hour access to the park. How to get there Arthurs Seat State Park is located 60km south of Melbourne on the Mornington Peninsula (Melway 159 D12). Access to the park from Melbourne is via the Mornington Peninsula Freeway and the Arthurs Seat Scenic Road. Weddings The Seawinds Garden within Arthurs Seat State Park provides the perfect venue for your wedding ceremony or wedding photography. Upon inquiry we suggest you visit the park to view and select the site where you would like to have your ceremony. Aboriginal Traditional Owners Parks Victoria acknowledges the Aboriginal Traditional Owners of Victoria - including its parks and reserves. Through their cultural traditions, Aboriginal people maintain their connection to their ancestral lands and waters. Further information is available from Aboriginal Affairs Victoria AAV and Native Title Services Victoria Before you go Conditions can change in parks for many reasons. For the latest information on changes to local conditions, please visit the relevant park page on the Parks Victoria website. Be bushfire ready in the great outdoors. Refer to the Bushfire Safety section on the Parks Victoria website for tips on how to stay safe.

Trofeo Estate is situated on Harrisons Road in Dromana, the old site of Five Sons Estate. The property encompasses the vineyard, cellar door, winery and Whispering Vines Café. Whispering Vines Café can be found next to the cellar door and has a modern café cuisine focused on fresh organic and biodynamic produce. You can find AllPress coffee made by their trained baristas anytime of the day along with cake or gelato. Al-fresco dining overlooking the lake and the vineyard, the modern cuisine paired with chosen wines is sure to tantalise your taste buds. Every Friday is pizza night at Whispering Vines Cafe, includes all you can eat gourmet pizza (Gluten-Free included), and your first glass all for $15! The cellar door is open daily, come and visit their unique cellar door and working winery. Trofeo Estate's friendly staff will greet you with tastings of their two labels No.85 and their premium, Trofeo Estate. Trofeo Estate wine varieties include Chardonnay, Moscato, Pinot Noir and Shiraz. Pinot Gris and Cabernet Sauvignon will also be available following the harvest of 2013. The vineyard is managed based on biodynamic principles. The production of wine involves the use of terracotta amphorae to promote purity of fruit. The property was once the site of a large passionfruit plantation supplying the concentrate of the fizzy drink, Passiona! If you would like any further information please contact Trofeo Estate. Happy wining and dining!

People often say Whitehill Gallery is a hidden wonderland; galleries are the last stronghold of Australian made art. Situated at the start of a scenic drive from Melbourne to Red Hill, Whitehill Gallery has a sculpture walk among the trees and a café for drinks. Whitehill Gallery proudly displays only works that have the relevant provenance in the Peninsula. The Gallery has wonderful pieces of ceramics, jewellery and wearable art, mostly from local practitioners. Exhibiting Artists at Whitehill Gallery include: -Elena Ryazanoff: Multi-media -Clive Ducker: Oils, -David Minton: Life sculpture -Robert Ford: Sculptures steel and wood -Fiona Bilbrough - Oils - Multi prize winner Dennis Veal: Charcoal and Graphite figure drawings -Josephine and Ernest Pititto: Tuscan and seaside landscapes in oil. -Carole Foster: Australian landscapes multi-media -Nambooka (Bea Edwards) Aborinal Works, -Rodney Symmons: Australian landscapes in oils -Lewis Jakamurra: Aboriginal paintings -Charles Bock: Seascapes -Stephen Ashmore: Spiritual paintings -Ron Farnill: Watercolours traditional -Ian Chisolm: Watercolours -Beverley Graham: Botanical prints -Vicky Sullivan: Paintings and art-wearables, Jewellery, ceramics, woodwork, garden features display.

Hickinbotham of Dromana was recently established in 1988. The brewery on site has led to many internationally acclaimed beers, all which are on tap at the Cellar Door. Located on the Morningotn Peninsula, they are knwon for their wines such as Taminga, Chardonnay with Aligote, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Merlot, Merlot, Shiraz, Strawberry Kiss. They also brew their own beer, these are Summer Ale, Pilsener, Pale Ale, Brown Ale, Stout and Barley wine. They can cater for all occasions, whether it is a wedding, conference or function, they can hold up to 250 people. They also have their own Bakery Café that produces provincial bakery produce. Hickinbotham of Dromana is now known as the home of the Wine Platter. "Hickinbotham is a very famous name in Australian winemaking and Andrew Hickinbotham is the third generation to make a substantial impact in the winemaking world. The wines here are idiosyncratic with highlights being the Chardonnay blended with the little known French variety Aligote and a surprisingly delicious sparkling wine made from strawberries. The cellar door is rustic, quirky and thoroughly inviting - live music, a raging open fire, freshly baked bread and good food make it easy to stay put for a while." Stuart Gregor

Heronswood is a breathtaking historic property situated on two hectares of formal gardens and home to the Digger's Club. The gardens comprise of stunning perennial and annual borders as well as kitchen and vegetable parterre gardens, providing inspiration to cooks and gardeners. Indulge in fabulous Mediterranean-style food that is regional, seasonal and organic in Australia's only thatched roof cafe, and enjoy local wines and great espresso coffee. Browse through the plant nursery and bookshop.

Peninsula Gourmet Emporium specialise in Victoria's Mornington Peninsula gourmet produce and wine. Just one hour's drive from Melbourne, Peninsula Gourmet Emporium create hampers, gifts and baskets for every occasion. For a truly local gourmet produce experience, head to the Peninsula Gourmet Emporium in Dromana - the home of Hamper Yourself. Whether you are searching for a lovely gift, a passionate cook seeking delicious ingredients, or you simply want to support local artisan businesses, this one-stop shop brings the best of the Peninsula together under one roof. Peninsula Gourmet selects only the finest products, offering an extensive range of jams and condiments, teas and spices, olives and olive oils, cheeses, confectionery, helpful cookbooks and a variety of gluten-free goods. Added to this is an exquisite selection of scented candles, soaps, moisturisers and beauty products, oil burners and diffusers. Try the delicious Cazans jams or olives from Ridge Estate, pick up a bag of Red Hill muesli or treat yourself to some yummy Peninsula Fudge. Allow yourself the time to wander through and browse the shelves, there is much to explore in this convenient and unique establishment. If you are a tourist, or have visitors from out of town who want to take a slice of the Peninsula home with them, then Peninsula Gourmet Emporium is the place to go. There are items to suit a range of tastes and budgets. Select individual items right off the shelf, or grab a collection together and make up a hamper of all your favourite goodies. Carefully constructed and packaged, these beautiful hampers are a work of art in themselves. There are ready-made hampers or you can put in the extra effort to design a truly individual creation. This is a great gift idea for family, friends, clients or the person who simply has everything.

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