Melbourne Trip Overview
The tour is an Exclusively Private Tour, 14 hours in duration, which explores the beautiful Great Ocean Road and all that it has to offer, in your own comfy air conditioned private vehicle together with an experienced guide.
Visit all the main hot spots such as the world famous 12 Apostles, plus other must-see attractions inside Great Otway National Park. Visit the beautiful coastal township of Apollo Bay before embarking on a stunning introduction to Port Campbell National Park, where you will visit Gibson Steps, Loch Ard Gorge, London bridge and The Arch.
As this is an extended tour, you have additional time foe search for koala’s and kangaroos in the wild, and have a guided walk through a magnificent rainforest.
**Please note that this tour NOT operate in May, June, July or August due to the limited daylight hours.
Additional Info
Duration: 14 hours
Starts: Melbourne, Australia
Trip Category: Shore Excursions >> Ports of Call Tours
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The tour is an Exclusively Private Tour, 14 hours in duration, which explores the beautiful Great Ocean Road and all that it has to offer, in your own comfy air conditioned private vehicle together with an experienced guide.
Visit all the main hot spots such as the world famous 12 Apostles, plus other must-see attractions inside Great Otway National Park. Visit the beautiful coastal township of Apollo Bay before embarking on a stunning introduction to Port Campbell National Park, where you will visit Gibson Steps, Loch Ard Gorge, London bridge and The Arch.
As this is an extended tour, you have additional time foe search for koala’s and kangaroos in the wild, and have a guided walk through a magnificent rainforest.
**Please note that this tour NOT operate in May, June, July or August due to the limited daylight hours.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: The Great Ocean Road, Great Ocean Road, Torquay, Victoria 3231 Australia
Sit back and relax, as we tour along the main section of the Great Ocean Road
Duration: 6 hours
Stop At: Bells Beach, 86 km (53 mi) SW of Melbourne; 25 km (16 mi) S of Geelong; 5 km (3 mi) SW of Torquay, Torquay, Victoria 3228 Australia
We stop to view one of the world most famous surf spots.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Lorne Beach, Mountjoy Parade, Lorne, Victoria 3232 Australia
One of the Great Ocean Road’s largest coastal towns.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Teddy’s Lookout, George Street, Lorne, Victoria Australia
Great vantage point over Lorne and surroundings.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Great Ocean Road Tours, 7 Riverside Quay, Southbank, Melbourne, Victoria 3006 Australia
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Stop At: Split Point Lighthouse, Federal St, Aireys Inlet, Victoria 3231 Australia
A major landmark of the Great Ocean Road, and a chance for some great photos.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Mait’s Rest, 17km west of Apollo Bay, Apollo Bay, Victoria Australia
After lunch, we will undertake one of the area’s most beautiful walk – easy moderate 25 minute walk.
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Cape Patton Lookout Point, Great Ocean Road, Kennett River, Victoria 3234 Australia
Stunning vantage point along the GOR.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Kennet River Koala Walk, Grey River Road, Kennett River, Victoria 3234 Australia
Here, we search for the illusive koala. Sadly there are only 80,000 koala’s left in the wild, but your guide knows all the best spots to look, so fingers crossed!
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Castle Cove, Great Ocean rd, Glenaire, Victoria Australia
Fabulous cove with spectacular views from the clifftop.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Blanket Bay Road, Cape Otway, Great Otway National Park, Victoria 3221 Australia
The tour will pass through The Great Otway National Park
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Twelve Apostles Marine National Park, Great Ocean Rd & Booringa Rd, Princetown, Victoria 3269 Australia
The Marine National Park is home to the Twelve apostles, as well other key rock formations.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Loch Ard Gorge, Great Ocean Road Port Campbell National Park, Victoria 3269 Australia
The site of the famous Loch Ard shipwreck.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Twelve Apostles, Great Ocean Road, Port Campbell, Victoria 3269 Australia
We make a stop to view the twelve apostles, from a great boardwalk vantage point.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Port Campbell precinct and foreshore, Port Campbell foreshore, Port Campbell, Victoria 3269 Australia
We make a short stop at the small coastal township of Port Campbell.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Port Campbell National Park, Great Ocean Road, Port Campbell, Victoria 3269 Australia
The National Park is home to local wildlife as well as some natural rock formations
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: London Bridge, west of Port Campbell on Great Ocean Road, Port Campbell, Victoria 3269 Australia
Subject to time, we make a stop to London Bridge rock formation, which partly collapsed in the 1990’s.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Eureka Skydeck, 7 Riverside Qy Southbank, Melbourne, Victoria 3006 Australia
At the conclusion of the tour, guests will have the option to be dropped off at their cruise ship, or they may choose to finish their day at Eureka Observation deck and make their own way back.
*Tickets are at guests own expense. Upon conclusion of the observation deck, guests are required to make their own way onward journey.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Twelve Apostles Marine National Park, Great Ocean Rd & Booringa Rd, Princetown, Victoria 3269 Australia
we make a 45 mine stop for the 12 Apostles boardwalk.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: The Great Ocean Road, Great Ocean Road, Torquay, Victoria 3231 Australia
We travel the entire section of the Great Ocean Road. All the way from the start at Torquay to end the end of the road at Port Campbell. Driving time is approximately 8 hours giving you a huge 6 hours of sightseeing outside of the vehicle.
Duration: 8 hours
Stop At: Cape Otway, Cape Otway, Great Otway National Park, Victoria
We travel through Cape Otway forest enroute.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Lorne, Lorne, Victoria
We stop in Lorne for a comfort break. It is also the location for the Great ocean Road museum which is included in your tour (optional)
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Port Campbell National Park, Great Ocean Road, Port Campbell, Victoria 3269 Australia
We make several stop sin they National Park. the extra time you have a great choice of different venues to visit.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Port Campbell, Port Campbell, Victoria
We stop here for a comfort break, before we make the scenic journey back to Melbourne.
Duration: 10 minutes