Great Ocean Road and 12 Apostles Full-Day Trip from Melbourne | 13 hours

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Great Ocean Road and 12 Apostles Full-Day Trip from Melbourne
2 Adults x $86.21
$172.42
Approx Total
$172.42

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: German, Korean, Portuguese, Japanese, English, Italian, French, Dutch, Spanish
  • Morning tea and snacks with wildlife sightings
  • National Park fees
  • Live tour commentary on board
  • Travel in comfort and style of a large coach with air-conditioning
  • Professional driver/guide
  • Personal expenses
  • Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overview

Our Great Ocean Road tour is a must-do coastal destination to visit when coming to Melbourne. We spend the day twisting and winding along the spectacular Great Ocean Road enjoying awesome coastal photo opportunities. Along the way stop to see cuddly koalas in the wild. Enjoy one of the world’s most spectacular coastal drives as you travel on the world-famous National Heritage-listed Great Ocean Road Tour. See the abundance of Australian wildlife, whilst checking out the magnificent surf beaches, and walk among the ancient rainforest, before arriving in the afternoon to witness the marvel of these gigantic limestone stacks known as the 12 Apostles located in Port Campbell National Park. There is no word to express the beauty of the Great Ocean Road Tour!

Meeting points

Our main meeting point for this will be the Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders St, corner of Market St. (Please meet the bus on the Market street side), Melbourne @ 7:35am. If you wish to arrange an alternative pickup location, please contact our reservations team on +61393931333.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

  • Melbourne

    Our tour begins at 7:35am leaving Melbourne we head over the Westgate Bridge towards Geelong.

    1 hour

  • Anglesea

    Travel along the majestic Great Ocean Road from Anglesea. We will be keeping our eyes out to spot Australian wildlife throughout the day. If you’re lucky enough, you may see some Kangaroos and listen to the songs of lovely birds native to Australia such as Kookaburras, King Parrots, Yellow Robins, Fairy-Wrens, and much more.

    30 minutes

  • Great Ocean Road Memorial Archway

    We make our way to our first highlight, the Memorial Arch. Listed as a National Heritage, the war memorial archway is the gateway to the Great Ocean Road. Stop for a photo in front of the Great Ocean Road sign before we begin winding our way along one of the greatest coastal roads in the world.

    15 minutes

  • Apollo Bay

    We will visit the quaint coastal town of Apollo Bay in southwestern Victoria. Located on the east side of Cape Otway, Apollo Bay is a natural resort town where you can explore its rich rainforests filled with waterfalls, streams, lush vegetation, and exotic wildlife. We will stop here for lunch at your own expense. Enjoy a cafe dining experience or a picnic down the beach – the choice is yours.

    45 minutes

  • Great Otway National Park

    Explore the Great Otway National Park with your tour guide and learn all about this ancient rainforest. See centuries-old eucalyptus trees, thousand-year-old ferns towering over a warm temperate rainforest terrain, a variety of native birds, and wildlife of all kinds.

    45 minutes

  • N/A

    Be mesmerized by the famous 12 Apostles and soak in the splendour of the rock formations’ allure and magnificence. Let the towering cliffs dwarf you as the raging waters of the surf pound on the rocks below. Witness the changing colours of the sky and sea as the sun slowly sinks behind the giant limestones. You can see the Gog and Magog from the viewing platform at the 12 Apostles with views of Gibson Steps in the distance. An incredible highlight of your Great Ocean Road Tour

    45 minutes

  • Loch Ard Gorge

    Get lost in the natural beauty of Loch Ard Gorge while learning from our tour guide some history of the area’s famous shipwrecks. There had been over 200 shipwrecks between Port Fairy and Cape Otway. Hear the harrowing story of two young survivors of the Loch Ard Ship Wreck in 1878. Marvel at the formations of Island Archway, Razorback and the Salt and Pepper Shakers

    45 minutes

  • N/A

    As we head back to Melbourne, we will have a quick pit stop in the town of Colac

    25 minutes

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Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Child and infant fare prices apply to 0 to 12 years old. Please advise if you have anyone travelling aged from 0 to 4 years old.
  • Our vehicles are not wheelchair, prams or child stroller accessible please refrain from bring on tour.
  • Only a small day pack per person with no more than 5 kg is permitted

Free Cancellation

June 18100% refund
June 19No refund

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  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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4.8

369 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews
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    320
  • 4 stars
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  • 3 stars
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  • 2 stars
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  • 1 star
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Showing 1-5 of 320 reviews with 5 stars

Amazingly rewarding tour!

Published on Feb, 2025

Fabulous tour! We are just returning from a truly amazing experience with our guide Misty and driver Ben. This is a reverse tour to the 12 apostles site, a definite plus as we got there before the coastal tours, earlier in the day so the weather was just perfect as well and we had the place to ourselves. We added a helicopter ride to our tour and this was just great! On our way to the 12 apostles we discovered the rural side of Victoria while traveling on the highway and then on country roads, which we loved. Our day trip included walks to beautiful viewpoints along the ocean, along a trail in the rainforest and on a beach. We had a koala in the wild stop and Misty kindly and expertly spotted three koalas for us. Very exciting experiences! Did I mention we also had a chance to try Australian breakfast goodies at our breakfast stop in Colac, enjoyed a light lunch of sandwiches and fruit later and topped this with an afternoon ice cream stop at award winning Dolley’s in Apollo too! All of this with super informative commentary and humor from Misty, a young woman so wonderful it pinches our heart to leave her… my husband and I can’t recommend this tour enough. This has been a memorable and fantastic experience we will remember for a very long time to come!

Great Ocean Road tour

Published on Feb, 2025

Great tour with lots of stops along the way. 12 Apostles viewing areas were fantastic. Our driver Kiwi was informative and entertaining. He worked hard to help us see as much wildlife and trail walks as possible.

Great way to spend the day

Published on Feb, 2025

Lots of good information, great sense of humor. Flexible with time. Drives well. Stopped to see various animals along the roadway. Long day but we'll worth it.

Great trip with driver Steve

Published on Feb, 2025

Great trip. Steve was very informative, courteous & kind. A wonderful sense of humor. Would be happy to do any trip with Steve

Definitely worth it

Published on Feb, 2025

The tour was great …. Got to see a lot in one day. Chris “Kiwi” was super knowledgeable and was very considerate of his passengers. I would definitely recommend it … be prepared though it’s definitely a 12-13 hour tour but the bus was comfortable so that made it enjoyable.

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