Boutique Great Ocean Road Day Trip from Melbourne with Optional Reserve Seating Upgrade
Melbourne, Australia
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Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: 1 day
Inspiring one day travel experiences to the Great Ocean Road. Travel in a small pack of only 11 people allowing your guide to best showcase incredible coastlines, wild kangaroos and koalas and a dining experience of locally sourced seafood and produce at La Bimba Restaurant. Maximize your time in Melbourne whilst creating lasting memories with your loved ones. Choose to upgrade to be guaranteed the best seats reserved in the vehicle. The seats are positioned to the front of the vehicle for added comfort and the very best views out the windows. You will also have a window side view of the ocean as you travel along.
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Inspiring one day travel experiences to the Great Ocean Road. Travel in a small pack of only 11 people allowing your guide to best showcase incredible coastlines, wild kangaroos and koalas and a dining experience of locally sourced seafood and produce at La Bimba Restaurant. Maximize your time in Melbourne whilst creating lasting memories with your loved ones. Choose to upgrade to be guaranteed the best seats reserved in the vehicle. The seats are positioned to the front of the vehicle for added comfort and the very best views out the windows. You will also have a window side view of the ocean as you travel along.After morning tea in Angelsea, begin your experience with a journey through Aireys Inlet past the Split Point Lighthouse before arriving at the Memorial Archway built in 1939 marking the gateway to this famous coastal drive. Here you will have the opportunity to get the postcard shot of the Great Ocean Road sign hung from the Memorial Arch. Then make your way down to the beach for your first coastal walk.
Your next stop will be a photo opportunity in the beautiful seaside town of Lorne. Head up to Teddys Lookout highly regarded as one of the best lookouts on the Great Ocean Road. Here, walk out to two stunning lookouts offering a unique perspective of the Great Ocean Road.
Continue your journey along the most scenic part of this morning’s drive with a photo opportunity at Mount Defiance. Stop for an extended break from the road at Kennett River to spot as many koalas as you can as well as attract many wild parrots and crimson Rosella's. An incredible wildlife experience and you can almost be guaranteed a koala sighting!
On arrival to Apollo Bay you'll be escorted to a reserved table at La Bimba restaurant. Once seated your waiters will serve warmed Turkish bread with garlic olive oil and a trio of dips to start. Once entree is digested you will be served an incredible banquet of local produce and will share many dishes so you're able to taste a whole range of foods.
After lunch in Apollo Bay, make your way across the Otway’s heading towards your next stop, a beautiful bushwalk through a temperate rainforest showcasing an ancient world once known as Gondwana. Here you will see one of the best living examples of what dinosaurs would have seen 180 million years ago. You will also discover the amazing Mountain Ash the 2nd largest species of tree in the world reaching heights of over 300 feet. Then journey through the Ayre river wetlands making your way towards the amazing limestone coast and the 12 Apostles.
Next, enjoy a hike along the Great Ocean Walking track for your first glimpse of the impressive limestone stacks standing strongly in the thunderous Southern Ocean. Hike the last 500-meters of this inspiring trail offering stunning views of the 12 Apostles. The Great Ocean Walk then leads you to Gibsons Steps. It's here that you will have the opportunity to make your way to the beach where you'll feel dwarfed by towering sheer cliffs and the scale of the coastline. The only beach access to see the 12 Apostles. The world famous 12 Apostles Lookouts is next where from no other vantage point will you see as many limestone stacks lined up one behind the other.
Loch Ard Gorge is next. As you descend into the gorge be mesmerized by the scenes of one of the most beautiful beaches in Australia. Round out an exceptional day with time to explore Island Archway, Salt and Pepper Shakers, The Razorback and Mutton Bird Island.
Your next stop will be a photo opportunity in the beautiful seaside town of Lorne. Head up to Teddys Lookout highly regarded as one of the best lookouts on the Great Ocean Road. Here, walk out to two stunning lookouts offering a unique perspective of the Great Ocean Road.
Continue your journey along the most scenic part of this morning’s drive with a photo opportunity at Mount Defiance. Stop for an extended break from the road at Kennett River to spot as many koalas as you can as well as attract many wild parrots and crimson Rosella's. An incredible wildlife experience and you can almost be guaranteed a koala sighting!
On arrival to Apollo Bay you'll be escorted to a reserved table at La Bimba restaurant. Once seated your waiters will serve warmed Turkish bread with garlic olive oil and a trio of dips to start. Once entree is digested you will be served an incredible banquet of local produce and will share many dishes so you're able to taste a whole range of foods.
After lunch in Apollo Bay, make your way across the Otway’s heading towards your next stop, a beautiful bushwalk through a temperate rainforest showcasing an ancient world once known as Gondwana. Here you will see one of the best living examples of what dinosaurs would have seen 180 million years ago. You will also discover the amazing Mountain Ash the 2nd largest species of tree in the world reaching heights of over 300 feet. Then journey through the Ayre river wetlands making your way towards the amazing limestone coast and the 12 Apostles.
Next, enjoy a hike along the Great Ocean Walking track for your first glimpse of the impressive limestone stacks standing strongly in the thunderous Southern Ocean. Hike the last 500-meters of this inspiring trail offering stunning views of the 12 Apostles. The Great Ocean Walk then leads you to Gibsons Steps. It's here that you will have the opportunity to make your way to the beach where you'll feel dwarfed by towering sheer cliffs and the scale of the coastline. The only beach access to see the 12 Apostles. The world famous 12 Apostles Lookouts is next where from no other vantage point will you see as many limestone stacks lined up one behind the other.
Loch Ard Gorge is next. As you descend into the gorge be mesmerized by the scenes of one of the most beautiful beaches in Australia. Round out an exceptional day with time to explore Island Archway, Salt and Pepper Shakers, The Razorback and Mutton Bird Island.
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