23 Best Things To Do
Of all the beautiful road trips Australia has to offer, a self drive across the Great Ocean Road in Victoria has to be the most famous. The 2 Day Great Ocean Road and Phillip Island Tour follows the road in reverse too, but stays overnight in Torquay to jump on a ferry to Sorrento on day two. Built in 1848, the Cape Otway Lightstation is surrounded by the Great Otway National Park, spectacular sea cliffs and the Southern Ocean below. The route takes in everything from big city lights to sleepy coastal towns, verdant green rainforest to dusty red outback, remote waterholes to sugar-white beaches, ancient rock art to kitsch big things; it's everything great about Australia in one continuous road trip.
We woke up bright and early to revisit the 12 apostles (for more great photos) and London Bridge. Activities along the way may include wine tastings in Apollo Bay; spotting wild koalas in Kennett River; hiking along the shipwreck coast to witness the natural splendor of the Loch Ard Gorge; or pulling over at sunset to witness the Great Ocean Road at its most majestic.
Today: Australia's Great Ocean Road. If you're here to make the most of your Australian road trip we would recommend setting aside at least a couple of days. Of course, like all road trips in Australia, the more people you have on board the cheaper fuel and in most cases, food, will be. But really, living this way; making the most of Australia's hidden, unexplored beauty, camping and eating basic food, is the most budget-friendly way to explore the country.
Depending on your direction, your first taste of the Great Ocean Road's dramatic limestone coastline will likely be at one of the two viewing platforms at the Bay of Islands. From Apollo Bay, you head out along the Great Ocean Road. The Grampians will allow you to experience ‘real Australia' - farmland, locals, Wallabies, Koalas, Kangaroos & the peacefulness that comes with being ‘in the middle of no where.' The national park is absolutely stunning and a playground for adults if hiking, walking or exploring is your thing.
In Apollo Bay you can take a drive through the Otways Ranges to Australia's oldest lighthouse, or perhaps catch a glimpse of a platypus in the wild at Lake Elizabeth, an ancient mountain lake. As I got into planning our road trip along the Great Ocean Road it quickly became clear that selecting accommodation was going to be a bit of a challenge. Yes, there is plenty of food to be found in little townships along the great ocean roadTours Ocean Road.
