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Great Ocean Road & Grampians Self-Drive

MelbourneLornePort CampbellHalls Gap

  • 7N/8D

    Duration

  • 4 cities

    Melbourne, Lorne, Port Campbell, Halls Gap

  • 3★ to 4★

    Hotels

Great Ocean Road & Grampians Self-Drive is a private 7-night, 8-day trip covering Melbourne, Lorne, Port Campbell, Grampians, Melbourne. It suits couples and friends who enjoy driving, photographers. Prices start at ₹1,05,000 per person on twin sharing, land only, with the domestic flights in the plan included. Best time to go: October-April. Drive one of the world's great coastal roads at your own pace. Pick up your car in Melbourne and follow the Great Ocean Road past surf beaches and rainforest to the Twelve Apostles at sunset, then turn inland to the sandstone peaks, waterfalls and wild kangaroos of the Grampians. Short daily drives, pre-booked stays and a zero-excess insured car.

Trip highlights

  1. Self-drive the Great Ocean Road
  2. Twelve Apostles at sunset and Loch Ard Gorge
  3. Wild koalas at Kennett River
  4. Grampians lookouts, waterfalls and kangaroos
  5. Rainforest walk in the Otways
  6. Melbourne laneways

Trip highlights

  • Melbourne laneways - self-guided with Gantu map
  • Bells Beach and Memorial Arch stops - self-guided Teddy's Lookout
  • Kennett River koala walk - self-guided, 45 min
  • Maits Rest rainforest walk - 30 min
  • Twelve Apostles and Loch Ard Gorge sunset
  • London Bridge and Bay of Islands - self-guided
  • The Pinnacle walk - 4 km return, 2h
  • MacKenzie Falls - 2 km return with steep steps

Day-by-day itinerary

  1. Day 1 · MelbourneArrive in Melbourne
    Melbourne (Australia)

    Private transfer to your city hotel. Afternoon laneways walk and dinner on Degraves Street (own cost).

    • Private car
    • 4-star hotel in the CBD (or similar)
    • Breakfast
  2. Day 2 · LornePick up the car, drive to Lorne

    Collect your car in the city. Drive to Torquay and Bells Beach, then along the cliff road to Lorne. Stop at the Memorial Arch and Teddy's Lookout.

    • Private car
    • 4-star coastal hotel (or similar)
    • Breakfast
  3. Day 3 · Port CampbellKoalas, rainforest and the Twelve Apostles

    Look for wild koalas at Kennett River, walk the Otway rainforest at Maits Rest, then continue to Port Campbell. Sunset at the Twelve Apostles and Loch Ard Gorge.

    • Private car
    • 3-star motel or lodge (or similar)
    • Breakfast
  4. Day 4 · Halls GapShipwreck coast to the Grampians

    Morning at the Bay of Islands and London Bridge rock arch, then drive inland through farmland to Halls Gap in the Grampians. Kangaroos graze on the town oval at dusk.

    • Private car
    • 4-star lodge (or similar)
    • Breakfast
  5. Day 5 · Halls GapGrampians peaks and waterfalls

    Walk to the Pinnacle lookout, see MacKenzie Falls and the Balconies, and visit Brambuk Cultural Centre to learn about the area's Aboriginal heritage.

    • Private car
    • 4-star lodge (or similar)
    • Breakfast
  6. Day 6 · MelbourneBack to Melbourne via Ballarat
    Melbourne (Australia)

    Drive to Ballarat for the gold-rush town of Sovereign Hill, then return to Melbourne and drop off the car.

    • Private car
    • 4-star hotel (or similar)
    • Breakfast
  7. Day 7 · MelbourneMelbourne free day
    Melbourne (Australia)

    Free day: Queen Victoria Market, the Royal Botanic Gardens, or the optional Phillip Island penguin parade in the evening.

    • Metro / Public transit
    • 4-star hotel (or similar)
    • Breakfast
  8. Day 8 · MelbourneDepart Melbourne
    Melbourne (Australia)

    Private transfer to Melbourne Airport.

    • Private car

Trip map

Where you'll stay

  • Melbourne (Australia)

    4-star hotel in the CBD (or similar)

    4★ · Melbourne

  • 4-star coastal hotel (or similar)

    4-star coastal hotel (or similar)

    4★ · Lorne

  • 3-star motel or lodge (or similar)

    3-star motel or lodge (or similar)

    3★ · Port Campbell

  • 4-star lodge (or similar)

    4-star lodge (or similar)

    4★ · Halls Gap

  • Melbourne (Australia)

    4-star hotel (or similar)

    4★ · Melbourne

Activities included

  • Melbourne (Australia)

    Melbourne laneways - self-guided with Gantu map

    Melbourne

  • Lorne

    Bells Beach and Memorial Arch stops - self-guided Teddy's Lookout

    Lorne

  • Port Campbell

    Kennett River koala walk - self-guided, 45 min

    Port Campbell

  • Port Campbell

    Maits Rest rainforest walk - 30 min

    Port Campbell

  • Port Campbell

    Twelve Apostles and Loch Ard Gorge sunset

    Port Campbell

  • Halls Gap

    London Bridge and Bay of Islands - self-guided

    Halls Gap

  • Halls Gap

    The Pinnacle walk - 4 km return, 2h

    Halls Gap

  • Halls Gap

    MacKenzie Falls - 2 km return with steep steps

    Halls Gap

  • Halls Gap

    Brambuk Cultural Centre - free entry

    Halls Gap

  • Melbourne (Australia)

    Sovereign Hill - ticket included, 3h

    Melbourne

Good to know

Visa

  • Australia: Stamped/Sticker Visa. Subclass 600 online; no ETA/eVisitor for Indians · Indicative for Indian passport. Verify with embassy before travel.

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