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3 days Great Ocean walk
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The Experience
What your day looks like
The Great Ocean Walk is one of Australia's most popular Bucket List walks. Whilst the famous Great Ocean Road doesn’t always follow the coastline, this walk allows you to go where the road doesn’t. To walk the entire Great Ocean, Walk from Apollo Bay to the impressive Twelve Apostles is a staggering 104kms, taking around 8 days. Our Great Ocean walking holiday has been carefully curated so that you experience walking the best sections in just 3 days, allowing you to discover its exceptional natural beauty over a long weekend. Walking is only part of the adventure on this fantastic 3-day walking holiday. A highlight of your journey is a wow-mazing spectacular helicopter flight to view the Twelve Apostles from the air. An amazing way to view the spectacular beauty of this area from a Bird’s Eye view. Walking with only a daypack, our CEO – (Chief Experience Officers) will guide you across this natural iconic landscape of cliff-tops to view the iconic Apostles and then down to the beaches to gape at their sheer height. You'll also experience wildlife and the history of this remarkable region. diversity of natural landscapes from majestic tall forests and coastal heathland to a dramatic coastline like no other; with the sandstone sea stacks of the Twelve Apostles its impressive finale. Along the way, you will be charmed by the abundant local wildlife you will encounter in this area. It is easy to spot koalas lazing in a gum tree, echidna and wallabies, as well as an array of birdlife.
At a Glance
The experience, in brief
- Bucket List Adventure
- 3Day Experience
- Helicopter Flight
- Guided Walk
- Scenic Diversity
- Wildlife Encounters
- The Twelve Apostles Finale
Your Itinerary
Your day, step by step
Day 1
Melbourne
Transportation. Welcome to Australia! Meet your guides at 7.30am at The Langham Melbourne. From here, we transfer to the Great Ocean Road with short stops along the way at Anglesea and Apollo Bay, before arriving at Parker River.
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Hiking at Great Ocean Road Memorial Arch. Great Ocean Road: From here, we transfer to the Great Ocean Road with short stops along the way at Anglesea and Apollo Bay, before arriving at Parker River. Our first walk takes us to Point Franklin and Crayfish Bay. Crayfish Bay offers beautiful vistas and rock ledges hiding clear salt-water pools and is often used for snorkelling and spear-fishing activities. The area used to house some beach shacks, occupied by local fishermen, but these were removed when the area became part of the National Park. This section of the Great Ocean Walk mostly follows the cliff line and affords superb views of the ocean where the foliage clears; we may also see koalas relaxing in the trees. The track is gently undulating, with a firm, sandy surface, interspersed with some sets of wooden steps/staircases.
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Enjoy dinner prepared by our guides
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Afterwards, we transfer further to our accommodation at the stunning Johanna Seaside property. Sit back and enjoy the company of your fellow companions
Day 2
Melbourne
Eco Tour at Great Ocean Road Memorial Arch. Great Ocean Road: This morning, enjoy breakfast, before setting out on our day’s walk, which will be the most challenging of the tour. We will depart the lodge at 830am to enable an early start on the trail. You will see spectacular and isolated areas of the Great Ocean Walk, traversing from Milanesia Gate to Moonlight Head on an undulating trail that is usually compact and stable. We begin surrounded by beautiful coastal forest as we trend downhill to the isolated tranquility of Milanesia Beach, where a short wander along the sand brings us to our first climb for the day – a steady ascent on a firm track with several sets of steps. The trail continues to undulate on a generally stable surface for the full journey, dissected by gullies, featuring Rough Tree Ferns and other lush flora, as well as drier sclerophyll forests. Our climbs regularly afford us spectacular views along the coast in both directions. An ascent of 138 steps and an additional small climb brings us to one of the official GOW campsites at Ryans Den. Typically our lunch spot, this high point provides an expansive outlook of our surrounds, and the chance to recharge our batteries for the 2nd half of today’s walk. We mostly follow the coastline from here, heading west toward Cape Volney and beyond, alternating between high points and shady gullies, with a final stepped climb to emerge onto Moonlight Head, where we can celebrate our achievements with incredible views once again.
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Leisure at Great Ocean Road Memorial Arch. Leisure time and optional Wreck Beach exploration: With our accommodation located nearby, we can take some time-out to freshen up and enjoy some afternoon tea. Later in the day, we can explore the area a little further, with a visit to nearby Wreck Beach to learn more of the local maritime history and view remnants of past shipwrecks, including well-preserved anchors. This involves approximately 1.5km of additional walking, as well as scaling a series of 300+ steps that lead to and from the beach
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Breakfast Afternoon tea Dinner
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Tonight, after dinner, relax and enjoy reflecting on your day, and the wonderful experience you shared with your fellow hikers. Accommodation.
Day 3
Melbourne
Eco Tour at The Twelve Apostles (Victoria). Gibson’s Steps / 12 Apostles: After breakfast, we depart from the accommodation at 8:30am and drive a short distance west for our final walking experience of the tour: Princetown to Gibson’s Steps/12 Apostles. This dramatically beautiful final section of the walk is a fitting finale to our 3-days, starting on boardwalk that crosses the pristine wetlands of the Gellibrand River, which supports extensive bird and aquatic life. The trail winds through coastal scrub and follows the cliff tops on varying surfaces of compacted earth or board-walked path, providing fabulous views. The spectacular vistas ultimately include the famous Apostles, rising majestically from the Southern Ocean. Created by constant erosion of the limestone cliffs over millions of years, the rugged splendor of these ancient sea-stacks is striking to the eye. At Gibson’s Steps, we descend approximately 50 man-made steps to the beach to view the stunning limestone cliffs from below. We also experience a closer view of the impressive sea-stacks of Gog and Magog, not strictly included as Apostles, but worth a look, all the same.
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Helicopter Tours at The Twelve Apostles (Victoria). Discover 12 Apostles in a helicopter: On completion of our morning walk, we enjoy a spectacular helicopter flight over the Apostles and surrounding coastline a fabulous way to gain a true perspective of the grandeur of this region
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Breakfast Lunch
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A short drive takes us to Loch Ard Gorge, where we enjoy our final lunch together on the beach, if conditions are suitable. We then return to Melbourne via the inland route, with a short break at the little hamlet of Winchelsea, usually arriving at The Langham Melbourne at approximately 5.30pm the end of a wonderful journey. FINISH TIME: Arrive back at The Langham Melbourne at approximately 5.30pm Thanks for traveling with us!
Before You Go
What to know before booking
Included
Fully supported Pack-Free Walk with no overnight packs to carry Helicopter flight over the Twelve Apostles Professionally guided by local guides Transfers to and from Melbourne CBD
Not Included
Tips and gratuities
What to Bring
Hiking shoes Comfortable clothe
Meeting & Pickup
The Langham Melbourne
Languages Offered
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Optional Add-ons
FLEXI-WALK ADD-ON - 259.00 Per Person | SOLO TRAVELLERS WANTING THEIR OWN ROOM - 350.00 Per Person
Planning Notes
Hotel pickup offered: No Confirmation: Manual By Business
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