Where:

Victoria, Australia

the start of the Great Ocean Road is only two hours drive from Melbourne.

Last Visited:

Last visited in November 2006

Why Go:

the Great Ocean Road is one of the greatest coastal drives in the world.

Highlights:

Here are a few things to stop and see or do as you progress along the road, in order as you come from Melbourne

• Surfworld Surfing Museum
• Bells Beach - world famous surfing beach
• Point Addis - great views and walks, and there is a nudist beach near here
• Anglesea Golf Course - see the kangaroos
• Aireys Inlet Lighthouse
• Memorial Arch - just past Aireys Inlet is a famous memorial arch erected to commemorate the returned servicemen from WW1 who built the Great Ocean Road from 1918 to 1932.
• Lorne and Erskine Falls
• Wye River - lovely seaside town
• Kennett River Koalas
• Apollo Bay - nice little town for a lunch break
• Maits Rest - rainforest walk
• Cape Otway Lightstation
• Otway Fly Tree-Top Walk
• Melba Gully - go glow worm spotting
• Twelve Apostles

Eating & Drinking:

• there are towns dotted along the route which provide the usual array of eating options.

Other things you should know about:

• The Great Ocean Road was built from 1918 to 1932
• If you drive from Melbourne and along the Great Ocean Road, you can cut a few hours off your trip by short cutting back through Colac, and you don't have to backtrack

More information:

• read the guide to places along the road or nearby: Lorne, Torquay, Anglesea, Aireys Inlet
• about the 12 Apostles
• see also photos from in and around the towns of Lorne, Anglesea, Aireys Inlet
• Great Ocean Walk - long distance walking trail

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