Small-group overland tour · Immigration Museum, Flinders St
This three-day overland trip leaves Melbourne on the Great Ocean Road, visits the Twelve Apostles and Loch Ard Gorge, crosses Tower Hill and the Grampians, and finishes in Adelaide. It suits travellers heading west anyway, because it turns a long transfer into the best of Victoria's coast and mountains.
Flying from Melbourne to Adelaide is quick. Driving there via the coast is the version people remember. This listing is one way: it starts at the Immigration Museum on Flinders Street and drops you in Adelaide city three days later. Day one follows the heritage-listed Great Ocean Road towards Apollo Bay, with wild koalas on the way (and Southern Right Whales offshore in winter, if you are lucky), a guided rainforest walk in Great Otway National Park, then the Twelve Apostles, The Razorback and Loch Ard Gorge. The Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority has closed the Loch Ard Gorge beach steps for now, but the lookouts are open. You sleep in Warrnambool.
Day two visits Tower Hill, an ancient volcano where kangaroos and emus roam, then heads inland to the Grampians, known as Gariwerd to its Traditional Owners. A guided hike climbs to the Pinnacle lookout, and the day ends with an Aussie BBQ in Halls Gap. The listing also names Reed's and Boroka lookouts and MacKenzie Falls, and day three crosses into South Australia to Adelaide. One guest calls the early morning headland walk at Warrnambool a highlight.
Groups are up to 23, with a driver-guide in an air-conditioned vehicle. The price includes two nights (private ensuite or budget shared rooms), two breakfasts and two dinners with guest participation, all national park fees and guided walks of about 6.5 km. Rated 4.8 from 57 reviews. Since 16 October 2026, drivers need a timed-arrival booking to park at the new Keerray Woorroong Visitor Centre. Tour operators get guaranteed parking bays at a set time, so as a tour guest you book nothing extra. Free cancellation runs up to 14 days before.
Leave the Immigration Museum for the coast: surf beaches, seaside towns and koala spotting towards Apollo Bay.
A guided rainforest walk, then the Twelve Apostles and Loch Ard Gorge. Night in Warrnambool.
Wildlife and Aboriginal cultural history in an ancient volcanic landscape.
The guided hike to the Pinnacle lookout, then an Aussie BBQ and a night in Halls Gap.
More of the Grampians, including MacKenzie Falls and Boroka Lookout, then across into South Australia to Adelaide city.
★★★★★The trip was great. The route was great and included the most important points of the Great Ocean Road. We also had enough time at all the stops and with the tips from the guide it was perfect. Away from the mass tourism on days two and three it was almost an even better experience. [...] The accommodations were also great. It was a perfect trip!
★★★★★We had an exceptional experience on this tour. Our guide and driver, Graham, was well-prepared, attentive to all 11 passengers of various ages, enthusiastic, well-informed and welcoming. [...] The sights were all great but the early morning headland walk at Warrnambool and the hikes in the Grampians were the most memorable.
★★★★★Awesome 3 day trip, saw so many beautiful sights, stopped to hike and see towns frequently, our tour saw so many koalas! Jdog (Janet) was an awesome guide, SO passionate and knowledgable, and made everyone feel so welcome! Highly recommend this trip
★★★★★Sam was the best tour guide I've had in a while. He was kind funny and super knowledgable he always had a fun fact to provide with and used his personal time to find the answers to questions that's were asked.
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Yes, on day one, along with The Razorback and Loch Ard Gorge, after a rainforest walk in Great Otway National Park. You sleep in Warrnambool that night.
Two nights, in Warrnambool and Halls Gap. The listing offers private ensuite rooms or budget shared rooms.
Two breakfasts and two dinners, with guest participation. Other meals are extra, and the listing says there are plenty of chances to buy food or eat out with the group.
It starts at the Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders St, Melbourne, and finishes at a drop-off point in Adelaide city. Hotel transfers to and from those points are not included.
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The Great Ocean Road, the Twelve Apostles and the Grampians on a 3-day journey that ends in Adelaide.
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