Melbourne

Great Ocean Road to 12 Apostles plus Rainforest Melbourne DayTour

Melbourne, Australia

ULTIMATE Great Ocean Rd scenery gourmet 12 Apostles rainforest

12 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

When in Melbourne, don’t miss an opportunity to head out to the Great Ocean Road. This group tour takes you all along the coast, from 12 Apostles to Lord Ard Gorge. This is a medium-sized bus tour, taking you places large coaches can’t reach. There are stops for chocolate samples, history lessons and Anzac biscuits, and a stop for lunch at Apollo Bay (an additional expense).

Enjoy round-trip transfers from several meeting points in Melbourne for ease
Use an audio guide to hear the commentary in different languages
Keep your eyes peeled for kangaroos at Anglesea and koala’s at Great Otway’s NP
Get your cameras ready for dramatic natural formations along the Great Ocean Road

What's Included

Snacks
Air-conditioned vehicle
Fun and expert Guide
National Parks entrance
Selected Hotel pick-up & return
Translated web tour in languages

Lunch
Gratuities (optional)
Helicopter ride (optional)

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Meeting point

Rendezvous Hotel Melbourne
328 Flinders St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
7:35am the bus collects in front of Rendezvous Hotel on Flinders St (this central hotel is near Flinders St train station)

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

07:00 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Pickup details

We pick you up from listed hotels in the city starting from 7am, Southbank 6:50am, or St Kilda 6:25am onwards - select a location or 'decide later', we can help you. The actual time to be at the front of the hotel for collection is emailed to you after booking as each hotel has a set time. Hotels are selected so you get more time exploring & less in city traffic. We return to the city around 7:30-8pm depending on variables in the day, to commence the hotel drop offs & for your own dinner plans

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate

Children aged 7 years or older can be a passenger
Total tour duration already includes travel time
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 24 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

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.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Featured review

kathleen_z

This was the perfect tour, especially with tour guide Kelly. Since this was a long way from Melbourne, there were plenty of stops at the Chocolaterie, Apollo Bay, viewpoints, Rain Forest and finally the 12 Apostles with 2 different stops there. There was enough time in each to enjoy. Kelly was very animated and in good cheer. The 20 passenger van was fairly new and comfortable. It was the perfect day out. I am glad I chose it. I'm also a travel agent, so would highly recommend it to others.

Reviews

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Recommend this trip!

David_M, Mar 2024

Kel is a champion of the Great Ocean Road trip. She was very knowledgeable about the entire area, able to spot koala bears and navigate traffic/parking on an Easter weekend. Thanks for a great trip.

Awesome

Nikita_B, Mar 2024

Kel is the best! She explained everything, every small details! We saw kangaroos and koalas, enjoyed coffee breaks and beach views.

Wonderful experience

Angie_N, Mar 2024

We saw edchina at the entrance to the Loch Ard Gorge. Kelly is a fantastic guide. She is very cheerful, helpful and knowledgeable. She drive us to see the kangaroos before stopping at the chocolatier and ice Creamery. We also spotted koala just at the car park of the entrance. Every stops for photo opportunities are beautiful! Love the tour! Would highly recommend this tour!

Fun adventure

DuaneP_L, Mar 2024

Beautiful views of ocean and rainforest. Excellent guide, Kel. Fun visits to chocolatier and restaurants.

Memorable breathtaking educational tour

David_S, Mar 2024

The tour was really nice and Kel the tour leader was exceptional.! She was very composed, humorous, knowledgeable and was able to gauge her audience’s well and adapted accordingly which is a skill in itself. Overall a tour thats definitely well worth its value!

Beautiful sites and exceptionnal guide

Line_N, Feb 2024

Thoroughly enjoyed the day. Kel was a super guide. Very knowledgeable and professional. Excellent driver as well... Managed time very well and handled latecomers tactfully but firmly early on so this would not become a pain throughout the day. Her music selection between explanations worked so well with the scenery and time of day. And of course, all sites visited were exceptionnal. The 12 hours just flew by. Thank you Kel. Keep up the good spirits.

A great adventure.

Derek_M, Feb 2024

The apostles, the beautiful beaches, the rain forest. So many highlights. Guide was superb. Very knowledgeable, friendly and good fun.

Stunning views

Jiayu_L, Feb 2024

I think the best part of a trip should be get a good guide. Kel is really nice and responsible guide. Actually, I think this route is a little bit short, but totally interesting. Luckily, this whole trip got really nice weather, so we can see really beautiful sceneries.

This outing made my trip to Australia it was one of the best.

Suzanne_M, Feb 2024

We had a great day. Our driver ( female driver) was soooo good , knowledge, we had time to visit , take photos , never felt in a rush . We saw koalas . Yes I recommend this outing with this driver , she was excellent. Suzanne & Bob.

Mid blowing beautjful

Barbara_H, Feb 2024

The entire tour was fabulous. We had a wonderful time. It was a memorable life experience from the Chocolatierie, travelling along the Ocean road to the 12 Apostles.

Relaxing fantatsic day out that you will not forget

carolyn_t, Feb 2024

As a single mother it was so good to be able to relax and enjoy the day I felt safe with Kel driving with my girl on board, she was funny, informational , caring and friendly my daughter had a brilliant time and enjoyed all the facts and information kell had told along the way .

12 Apostles starts with a stop at the Chocolatier - the Perfect Day from Melbourne

kathleen_z, Feb 2024

Amazing Tour!

hovenvandenlisa, Feb 2024

I loved this tour! The guide Kel was amazing, she had a great playlist on and had very nice stories. The day is long, but so worth it. The 12 apostles are out of this world. And we were also lucky that we got to see Koalas. Definitely recommend this tour!

Wonderful ocean road trip

Helen_W, Feb 2024

Excellent itinerary, a really fun day with stunning view. Only concern is limited time at each stip due to a packed itinerary otherwise all is good. Kel is a great tourist guide and good driving skills.

Just go!

gnorton1, Feb 2024

This tour was one of the best we’ve taken. A long day but perfectly timed stops made it well paced and enjoyable Of course the 12 apostles was the highlight, but equally the other stops, seeing koalas to many other stops that ended with the 12 apostles. Last, but not least, Kel was our guide and she is fantastic. Gave us all the information we needed to make sure we had enough time and where to go once at various stops.

Highly recommended by solo traveller

Richard_M, Jan 2024

Visiting Melbourne on business, I only had a short time for sightseeing. This was a perfect way to get out of the city and see many sights in one day. Kel our guide was fab!

Really is amazing Ocean rd. Great guide

Ronit_P, Jan 2024

Kel the guide was wonderful,knowledgeable,friendly she played a great song playlist throughout the entire journey. always let us know what the next stop is in advance, the 21 passenger van was very comfortable. We had 13 people which was nice to spread out on seats. We had great weather so the views were magnificent. There are twists and turns on the coastline for about an hour, but This is a must tour.

Great tour. She could charge a little more and it would still be worth it

Travell_E, Jan 2024

Kel was amazing. I personally think she could charge a little more for this tour. A few times I was away from the group and witnessed her working hard while we were away from the bus to make sure things were in order and that she and the bus was always easy to find.

Good trip

Natallia_R, Jan 2024

It was a long day, but the places we saw were worth driving that far. Our guide John did everything possible to make our trip comfortable and enjoyable for all

Breathtaking Views

Melba_S, Jan 2024

Although this trip was LONG, the views were magazine book. They were breathtaking. It was a great experience

Response from Host, Jan 2024

So glad you had a great experience getting to those breathtaking views of the region

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