Melbourne to Apollo Bay via Lorn

City of Melbourne - We will pick you up around 08:30AM and prepare to start your two-day, one-night Great Ocean Road trip.

Geelong - Arrive in Geelong around 10:00AM. Geelong’s seaside is dotted with more than 100 beautiful handmade puppets by artist Jan Mitchell. These painted puppets are actually bollards from the port’s early days of prosperity. They were later drawn and designed by artists. Complete the current attractions in Geelong Port. If you have time, you can look for these beautiful puppets with different looks, themes, and costume designs. Their colors are very bright and unique.

Anglesea - Arrive in Anglesea town around 11:20AM. The town’s main attraction is Anglesey Main Beach, just south of the town’s main road. Perfect for surfing, swimming or relaxing. Rodney Point Roadknight Beach is designed for children.

Split Point Lighthouse - Arrive at Split Point Lighthouse at about 12:15PM. It is located in Aireys Inlet, a small town on the famous Great Ocean Road in Victoria. It is 34 meters high and is characterized by a white tower with a red top. It looks very cute. Because the tower is pure white, it is also called The White Queen or Little Red Riding Hood Lighthouse.

Great Ocean Road Memorial Archway - Arrive at the Great Ocean Road Memorial Gate at about 13:10 PM. This is a huge imitation wooden arch spanning the road, as well as commemorative stone tablets and statues of construction workers. Almost all tourists driving on the Great Ocean Road and tour buses will stop here to take photos. It is also a must-visit attraction on the Great Ocean Road.

Lorne - Arrive in Lorne at about 13:45 PM (lunch time). It has the charming and peaceful scenery and temperament of an Australian coastal town. It has attracted tourists here for more than a century. The town of Lorne has a mild climate, wonderful cafes, unique shops, boutiques and galleries. After walking through the jungle and seeing the spectacular waterfalls, a cup of hot chocolate is particularly sweet and delicious. It is the most popular holiday destination along the Great Ocean Road. one. The lake next to the town has a wide surface and dense reeds on the shore, making it a habitat for seabirds and migratory birds. Occasionally, white swans and black swans visit.

Kennet River - Arrive at Kennet River at about 15:45PM, which is home to a large number of wild koalas. It is easy to see many in the eucalyptus forests near Kennet River, especially along Gray River Road. Koalas hang lazily among the towering trees. Whether you drive by slowly or stop the car and take a leisurely walk along the river bank, it will be a good experience. If you are lucky, you can even see them crossing the road slowly. koala.

Cape Patton Lookout Point - Arrive at Barton Point Observation Deck at about 16:40 PM. There are many scenic observation decks along the Great Ocean Road. Barton Point Observation Deck is the larger one and the most well-known one. Many tourists have stayed here. Beautiful photos. The so-called landscape platform is actually a parking space that protrudes outwards on the roadside, about 80 meters above sea level. The coastline scenery is very magnificent, with the rough ocean at your feet.

Apollo Bay - Arrive at Apollo Bay at about 17:20 PM. After checking in, have free time in the town for dinner and end the first day of the trip.

Apollo Bay to Melbourne via 12 Apostles

Apollo Bay - Depart from Apollo Bay at about 09:00AM and prepare to start the second day of the Great Ocean Road trip.

Mait’s Rest - Arrive at Maits Rest Tropical Rainforest at about 09:15 AM. Maits Rest will show you the unique scenery on the other side of the Great Ocean Road. Here you can see dense ferns and Myrtle Beech trees that are more than 300 years old. If you are lucky, you can also see wild possums, gray kangaroos, koalas, wallabies and other animals here. It is also one of the best places to watch fireflies on the Great Ocean Road at night. If you like rainforest views, this is a great place to walk. It takes about 30 minutes to circle the trail and is about 800 meters away.

Castle Cove - Arrive at Castle Cove Lookout at about 10:00AM, another secret observation deck.

Gibsons Steps - Arrive at Gibson Stairs at about 11:00 AM. Gibson Stairs is an 86-step staircase dug into the cliff. It is located between the bottom of the cliff eroded by the sea and the surging waves. It can lead from the top of the cliff to Gibson Beach below. . It is said that this steep staircase was originally dug by the local Kirrae Whurrong Aboriginal tribe as a hunting route for them to go to the sea. It was later repaired and improved by an early settler named Hugh Gibson, and it became what we see today. .

Twelve Apostles - Arrive at the Twelve Apostles at about 11:30 AM. They are 12 huge broken rocks located on the shore of the Great Ocean Road. They have been formed by thousands of years of seawater erosion and weathering but are still standing. The Twelve Apostles, a world cultural heritage, are named after the Twelve Apostles in the Bible because they resemble the twelve apostles of Jesus.

Loch Ard Gorge - Arrive at Loch Ard Gorge at about 12:30 PM. Loch Ard Gorge is a steeply structured coast with a large area. There is one place where you can go down to the beach. The seawater pours in from the gates formed by the tall cliffs on both sides and merges into a pool. Deep blue emerald pool. Loch Ard Gorge is majestic and one of the most beautiful places on the Great Ocean Road.

Port Campbell - Arrive at Port Campbell at about 13:30 PM (lunch time). Port Campbell itself has a good swimming beach, and Two Mile Bay is a good surfing beach. The town is also the mouth of the small river Campbells Creek. Crossing the river to the west, there is a good viewing platform, Scenic Town Lookout, which overlooks the town, harbor and ocean. There is a nice short hiking route from below the observation deck, from the west bank of the river mouth to the coast.

Great Ocean Road - Arrive at London Bridge at about 14:45 PM. The London Arch is a beautiful coastal landscape formed by the force of nature. In the past, this rock was a promontory protruding from the sea and connecting the land. Due to the erosion of the waves, two round holes were formed, which formed a double arch shape. So it was named “London Bridge”.

Port Campbell National Park - Arrive at Cave Rock at about 15:00 PM. Cave Cave Rock is an arch bridge on the seaside. The limestone here has been affected by millions of years of strong winds and waves, forming a cave that connects to the sea. It is very spectacular. Visitors can follow the plank road all the way down. Walk to this unique scenic spot. On a clear day, the water in the cave can create very beautiful reflections.

Port Campbell National Park - Arrive at the Thousand Islands Group at about 15:50 PM. Multiple reefs are scattered in the bay, like islands scattered on the sea.

City of Melbourne - Return to Melbourne at about 16:10PM and arrive in Melbourne city before 20:00.

• In-vehicle air conditioning
• Driver part-time tour guide service

• three meals
• Accommodation hotel