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Start and Finish: Melbourne, Victoria
Distance: 807 kilometres
Recommended Time: 5-7 Days
This campervan hire itinerary (Melbourne return) is an amazing self-drive touring route that offers the very best of Victoria’s attractions, coastal scenery, cities and towns, history and heritage all in a flexible, compact, touring package. Starting from Melbourne, the city that prides itself on being a great city, the route can be traversed clockwise or anti-clockwise, and provides unlimited opportunities to journey off the official path at any point to explore even more of the region’s extraordinary attractions. |
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The Great Ocean Road:
Geelong, less than an hour from Melbourne, is beautifully nestled on the shores of Corio Bay. The city’s new waterfront is a popular highlight. You can take a pleasant detour to the seaside village of Queenscliff. Then drive the spectacular Great Ocean Road from Torquay, Australia’s surf capital, through the Mediterranean-style resort of Lorne to Apollo Bay, paradise by the sea, and the Great Otway National Park.
As the Great Ocean Road continues into the rugged Shipwreck Coast region, where scores of ships have been wrecked in the treacherous coastal waters, the majesty of the Port Campbell National Park, home of the famous Twelve Apostles, begins to unfold. Blowholes roar while the sea boils around towering rock stacks.
The Grampians:
The Great Southern Touring Route leaves the coast near Port Fairy and heads north toward the Grampians National Park. Character-packed towns along the way provide a glimpse of Australian rural life. Nearing the Grampians, the enormity of the ranges becomes apparent as they begin to dominate the horizon.
Ballarat Gold fields and Spa Country:
Following the Western Highway into the major regional city of Ballarat. The city is at the centre of a region filled with a fascinating and sometimes rowdy golden past, and gateway to the sparkling attractions of Spa Country. Gold was first discovered in the 1850s, leaving a lasting legacy of beautiful streetscapes in the region’s cities and towns.
| Day 1 |
Melbourne to Lorne |
140 kms |
| Day 2 |
Lorne to Warrnambool |
208 kms |
| Day 3 |
Warrnambool to Halls Gap |
196 kms |
| Day 4 |
Halls Gap to Ballarat |
148 kms |
| Day 5 |
Ballarat to Melbourne |
115 kms |
For more information please visit www.greatsoutherntouring.com.au
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