2 Day 1 Night Great Ocean Road Tour

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From $297

Fast facts

  • Departs Melbourne from 7am returns Melbourne 7 pm onwards
  • Includes 1 breakfast 1 Dinner
  • 1 Night mixed dorm accommodation included
  • This tour is backpacker style 18 to 35 years

Ride Tours takes you on a breathtaking two-day, one-night journey along the Great Ocean Road. Visiting locations such as the 12 Apostles and Loch Ard Gorge.

Touring with Ride Tours 2 days 1 night Great Ocean Road is not just great value for money. But a great way to meet new friends travelling along one of Australia’s stunning coastal drives.

The Twelve Apostles limestone formation is one of the most well-known attractions along the Great Ocean Road, which is on the Australian National Heritage list. With Ride excursions, we travel down the highway the other way backing up to Melbourne.

Starting on the south-west shore, which enables us to escape the masses and complete the tedious portion of the drive first, saving the best for last along the Great Ocean Road.

With a two-day tour, we can take our time and ensure that you never feel hurried. The only thing we can do is make sure we get to the Twelve Apostles in time for sunset.

The first week of September will see the start of this tour.

Day 1

From Melbourne, Ride tours 2 day 1 night Great Ocean Road depart for Victoria’s south-west coast . Stopping along the way for morning tea with provided tea, coffee, and cookies.
Arrive at Logans Beach in Warrnambool, a beautiful surf spot that is also a great area to observe whales feeding their young all year long (winter treat).


We travel to Tower Hill, a sizable, ancient, submerged volcano in a National Park. Home to koalas, kangaroos, and emus, after doing some shopping and eating lunch in Warrnambool.
We travel 30 minutes to the Great Ocean Road, where we stop to take in the breathtaking scenery (and, if the weather permits, go swimming.

Then we go to the Twelve Apostles to see the sunset.

We wait for the Little Penguins to return from their day of fishing to their nests below the cliffs after dusk for around 30 minutes. We will eat dinner at the Port Campbell Hostel before our trip to see the Twelve Apostles at dusk in the summer.

It is a short 10-minute drive there.Then we head to the Twelve Apostles for a sunset viewing experience.

After sunset, we wait for around 30 minutes to see the Little Penguins returning. From their day’s fishing to their nests below the cliffs

It is an easy 10-minute drive to the Port Campbell Hostel, where we will have dinner (in summer, dinner is before the sunset trip to the Twelve Apostles

Day 2

After breakfast, we depart at around 8 am. And travel for ten minutes to the stunning Loch Ard Gorge, the site of a horrible shipwreck and a valiant rescue. Once the Twelve Apostles are out in the open air, you have the option of taking a helicopter flight. Which is optional but highly recommended and costs $145 for a 15-minute flight.The Apostles can then be seen from the beach at Gibson’s Steps.

We travel in style for an hour through the Great Otway National Park. To reach Maits Rest, where we will participate in a guided rainforest walk. We stop in the beach community of Apollo Bay for lunch. The Great Ocean Road’s original section, which hugs the ocean the entire way, takes us to Bells Beach in the late afternoon. Along the way, we experience around two hours of breathtaking views. At Bells Beach, we might see some surfers. Returning to Melbourne (a 1.5-hour trip up the highway), we’ll be there at 7:00 p.m.

Inclusions on the 2 day 1 Night Great Ocean Road

  • Hostel stays are included in ride tours and are in mixed-gender dormitories (to upgrade to a private room, contact us for prices and availability)
  • Dinner
  • continental breakfast buffet
  • Afternoon tea
  • Entry fees for national parks
  • kindhearted knowledgeable guide

Dont forget to bring

Please limit your luggage to one soft pack or bag, no more than 5 kg, as we don’t have room for lots of luggage.
Dress appropriately for the seasonal weather and bring snacks, a water bottle, sunscreen, hat, swimmers, towel and a jacket.

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