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See The Great Ocean Road and Phillip Island

For both tourists and locals who enjoy the comfort and insider knowledge of a bus tour, Melbourne is centrally located to access Victoria’s best – and both Phillip Island and the Great Ocean Road, Australia, rank at the top.

Great Ocean Road Tours

Victoria’s Great Ocean Road is a blend of rugged coastal and mountainous scenery, rolling farmlands interspersed with environmentally significant national parks, weathered lighthouses and quaint historic towns. Around each bend of the Great Ocean Road, Victoria is revealed from its often tragic maritime history to the cascading waterfalls and rainforests of the Otway Ranges.

The Twelve Apostles located in the Port Campbell National Park, is a key attraction of any Great Ocean Road tour. The majestic limestone stacks rise 45 meters from the surging Southern Ocean providing stunning photo opportunities and a definite stop over for coach tours. Melbourne is within easy distance but with scenery this beautiful, having someone else do the driving is ideal.

Phillip Island Tours

Phillip Island Australia, aside from being a picturesque and peaceful island dotted with B&Bs, has gained world-wide recognition for hosting two widely diverse tourist attractions – the nightly Phillip Island Penguin Parade when around a hundred fairy penguins emerge from the sea on dusk and waddle tentatively up the beach to their burrows.

The island is also famous for the adrenalin pumping Phillip Island Motor Cycle Grand Prix held annually against a backdrop of emerald green paddocks and the shimmering blue expanse of Bass Strait.

Phillip Island tours invariably include the Penguin Parade, where visitors stand along a strategically placed boardwalk to view the penguins who appear suddenly from the turbulent foam.

Bus Tours Melbourne

For relaxation and local knowledge, climbing aboard one of the Melbourne bus tours is the perfect option for both these must see locations.

For the Great Ocean Road bus tours, Melbourne company and 2007 Australian Tourism Award Winner, Go West Tours conduct day tours taking in surfing icon, Bells Beach, Loch Ard Gorge, London Bridge, the Apostles, a guided rainforest tour in the Otways and lunch at Apollo Bay.

They also conduct Phillip Island day tours where the Penguin Parade is the highlight of a day of wine tasting, getting up close and personal with the Australian wildlife and exploring the coastline, but do warn Fairy Penguin viewing, while year round, is influenced by the seasons.

Choosing to take a Great Ocean Road or Phillip Island day tour will ensure you don’t miss any of the sights and can relax back and enjoy all the breathtaking views.

Our thanks to Go West Tours for the above contribution. See their website for more tour details, FAQ, online bookings, pick-up locations and tour videos.

Bus Tours Of Melbourne, Great Ocean Road And Phillip Island

Melbourne Day Tours