Melbourne Great Ocean Road Reverse Day Tour

Explore the 12 Apostles and Great Ocean Road without the crowds on our Reverse Great Ocean Road Day Tour! This day trip includes all the highlights of the standard tour but visits the 12 Apostles and the Shipwreck Coast in the morning instead of the afternoon.  By going against the flow of the traffic we avoid the busy tourist crowds allowing us to make the most of all this stunning region has to offer.

Meeting Point

Immigration Museum (Museums Victoria)

400 Flinders St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

Our default pickup location for this tour will be Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders St, corner of Market St, Melbourne @ 7:35am. If you wish to change your pickup location, please contact our friendly reservations team.

What to expect:

Duration: 13 hours

WWI Memorial

117 Murray St, Colac VIC 3250, Australia

We stop to stretch our legs and enjoy morning tea

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Twelve Apostles

Great Ocean Road & Booringa Road, Port Campbell, 3269, Victoria

We take time to admire the amazing Limestone stack formations with minimal other tourists around, also if you are keen to take to the skies and add a helicopter ride over the Apostles on to your experience then this is the tour for you!
Taking your time to walk along the boardwalks and capture perfect photos of the Twelve Apostles in the morning sun is just breathtaking.

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Loch Ard Gorge

Great Ocean Road Port Campbell National Park, 3269, Victoria

Also in the National Park we head down to Loch Ard Gorge, site of one of Australia’s most well know shipwrecks, hear the dramatic tale of Tom and Eva. Take time to walk down on to the beach and get the sand in-between your toes, or walk out over the top of the Gorge and find the Island Archway and Razorback rock formations.

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Maits Rest Rainforest Walk

Great Ocean Rd, Cape Otway VIC 3233, Australia

We then depart just as other tour buses start to arrive, we head Eastward along the Great Ocean Road, coming inland we drive through towering Eucalyptus trees until we arrive at a patch of Cool Temperate Rainforest. You will be amazed at the difference in scenery as we take a walk through the tree ferns and, marvel at the ‘ancient relics’ – the Myrtle Beach trees that provide perfect canopy shade and originate from when Australia was part of a super continent known as Gondwanaland. Breath in the fresh air before we take a relaxing drive out to the dramatic Shipwreck Coast!

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Wye River

Wye River, Victoria

Along the journey we will be making stops to look for Koalas hanging out in the wild, as they are exactly that, wild, we cannot guarantee where they will show up, but our knowledgeable guides know all the best spots to search for them.

20 minutes

Great Ocean Road Memorial Archway

Great Ocean Rd 689/721 Great Ocean Rd, Lorne, Victoria

A monument to mark the original starting point of the Great Ocean Road.
After some photos at the iconic Memorial Arch and a lesson on the history of the soldiers who built this road and dedicated it to their fallen comrades, we will wind through more stunning views (of course stopping for pictures!)

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

What's included:

• All National Park entry fees
• Light picnic lunch provided
• Australian wildlife sightings, in the wild.
• Professional driver guide with live commentary

Not included:

• Meals not indicated
• Personal expenses