Drive Great Ocean Road Australia

The drive along the Great Ocean Road is a journey like no other. As the road winds and bends to conform to the rugged coastline, the scenery unfolds like magic. The Great Ocean Road is considered to be one of the world’s most scenic roads. While you travel along the Great Ocean Road, you will wind along Victoria’s surf coast including world-renowned beaches like Bells and Torquay, and it even takes you through the Otways rainforest and the famous Twelve Apostles.

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Your audio guide will help you explore all of the following during your sightseeing along the Great Ocean Road:

TOWNS

Torquay - home to the famous Bell Beach and arguably the surfing capital of Australia.

Anglesea - boasts stunning coastal scenery and a wide, sandy beach next to Anglesea River.

Lorne - one of the Great Ocean Road’s most popular holiday destinations offering a sheltered beach and beautiful scenery of Erskine Falls in the Great Otway National Park.

Apollo Bay - is situated midway along the Great Ocean Road and is nestled in the scenic foothills of the Otway Ranges.

Lavers Hill - is located at the highest point on the Great Ocean Road and is a small, vibrant community combining farmers and artists.

Port Campbell - a very popular coastal town and home to the famous 12 Apostles, London Bridge, Loch Ard Gorge and the Bay of Islands.

Peterborough - next major town along the Great Ocean Road after Port Campbell and situated on one of the Road’s magnificent headlands.

LANDMARKS

Bells Beach - close to Torquay and home of one of the best surf breaks along the coast, it has attracted surfers from all over the world for decades.

Point Addis - is home to the Point Addis Marine National Park and spectacular surf beaches.

Split Point Lighthouse - located at Aireys Inlet and built in 1891, and continues to shine her light every evening.

Memorial Arch - built as a tribute to the WWI soldiers who were involved in the construction of the Great Ocean Road.

Teddy’s Lookout - provides stunning views high above the coast over the St. George River and considered to be one of the best views along the road.

Carisbrook Falls - located in the Otway Ranges, a short distance from Apollo Bay.

Twelve Apostles - spectacular collection of limestone stacks off the shore of Port Campbell.

Loch Ard Gorge - named after the clipper ship Loch Ard which ran aground nearby in 1878 after travelling from England.

London Arch - formerly known as London Bridge before an arch suddenly collapsed in 1990.

The Grotto - is a geological formation known as a ‘sink hole’ and is located just outside of Port Campbell.

Bay of Islands - a stunning coastal park that stretches for 33 km from Peterborough almost to Warrnambool.

PLANTS & ANIMALS

Kangaroos

Koori Cultural Walk

Flora Reserve Lookout

Koalas

Glow Worms

Cape Otway National Park

Curdies River

PEOPLE

William Calder - instrumental on the development of the Great Ocean Road after World War I.

William Buckley - lived among the Aboriginals for 32 years in the 18th century.

Lily Beaurepaire - one of Australia’s legendary lifesaving figures.

The Ford family

Tom Pierce - one of the two survivors of the ill-fated ship Loch Ard.

Eva Carmichael - one of the two survivors of the ill-fated ship Loch Ard.

Hugh Gibson - an early pioneer of the 1800s.

And much, much more!