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WALKING TOURS

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From 2318 per person twin share
4 DAYS | MELBOURNE TO MELBOURNE
OPERATOR: Twelve Apostles Lodge Walk
TRAVEL TYPE: Guided walk
DEPARTS: Tuesdays

HIGHLIGHTS
• Walk along Johanna Beach
• Discover the wonders of Dinosaur Caves
• View Ryan’s Den • Take in the beauty of Cape
Volney and Cape Otway
• Admire the ruggedness of the Twelve Apostles
Johanna Beach
• Hike through Port Campbell National Park
TWELVE APOSTLES LODGE WALK 4 DAYS
INCLUDES
Day 1: Melbourne to Johanna Beach (LD) Day 3: Moonlight Head to Princetown (BLD) • 3 nights lodge accommodation
Depart Melbourne and travel to Castle Cove. View Today is about shipwrecks, sandy pathways, exposed • 15 minute scenic helicopter flight
the Southern Ocean on arrival. This will be a constant heathland and maybe even a first glimpse of the • Meals as specified
neighbour for the next four days. Drop down onto Apostles. Your first stop is aptly named Wreck Beach.
Johanna Beach. This is an opportunity to kick off Following lunch, notice how the geology begins to • National park fees • Expert guide
the boots and walk barefoot; wind-swept waves just change from sandstone to limestone. Thick Eucalypt • Daily transfer from the lodge to each walk
metres away. At the end of the beach awaits your forest gives way to sections of moonscape, indicators of • Return coach transfers from Melbourne city
cool water and lemonade greeting. Walking distance: what’s in store. Walking distance:15 kilometres. accommodation
10 kilometres. Stay the next three nights at The Day 4: Princetown to Melbourne (BL) ^Price valid 1 – 30 Sep, 1 Dec 20 – 28 Feb 21. Ask your travel
Twelve Apostles Lodge. Today invites new heights. Not only will you conquer agent for prices for other dates.
Day 2: Milanesia Track to Moonlight Head (BLD) the final steps of your Great Ocean Walk but top
Beginning at Milanesia Track, today covers some of this with a 15 minute helicopter flight, capturing the
the most remote sections of the Great Ocean Walk. chiselled coastline from above gives scale not only to Twelve Apostles
The trail carves its way through deep gullies with the Apostles but the trek you’ve completed. There’s a Princetown
tree ferns and towering Eucalypts. There are 132 viewing platform exclusive to walkers on the final stretch
steps to ascend before trailing west out of the forest to view the Apostles one last time before arriving at the Twelve Apostles
to Ryans Den. On suitable days, this is your lunch visitor centre. Moonlight Lodge Walk
perch. The Den gifts with unsurpassed views across It’s the official end to the walk. Follow this with a final Head 3
to Cape Volney and Cape Otway. Further along, the lunch in Port Campbell before returning via coach to Wreck Beach Milanesia
trail mimics the tumbles and rising of the coastline, Melbourne. Walking distance: 15 kilometres. Beach Johanna
keep an eye out for Cape Volney. Walking distance: WALK START/FINISH Beach
15 kilometres. (B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner) ATTRACTION MELBOURNE
WALK 222KM

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From 2361 per person twin share
7 DAYS | MELBOURNE TO MELBOURNE
OPERATOR: Inspiration Outdoors
TRAVEL TYPE: Guided walk
DEPARTS: 2020: Apr 1, 16, 24 • Sep 5, 13,
20, 29 • Oct 6, 13, 18, 25

HIGHLIGHTS
• See the natural beauty of Milanesia Beach
• Marvel at the stunning Twelve Apostles
• Visit Cape Otway and Cape Volney
Milanesia Track • Walk through Port Campbell National Park
• Discover Johanna Beach and Ryan’s Den
GREAT OCEAN WALK TOUR 7 DAYS
INCLUDES
Day 1: Melbourne to Shelly Beach (LD) Milanesia Beach, the trail winds up and down along the
Depart Melbourne CBD at 8am, heading for the coastline past Ryan’s Den and Cape Volney. End the • 4 nights lodge accommodation
spectacular Great Ocean Road and Apollo Bay – the day with a steep climb up to Moonlight Head. Walking • 2 nights motel accommodation
start of the Great Ocean Walk. The walk today is relatively distance: 17 kilometres. • 15 minute scenic helicopter flight
easy with some short sections of beach walking and a Day 6: The Gables to Gibson Steps (BLD) • Meals as specified
few hills. Walking distance: 9 kilometres. Stay overnight After Moonlight Head the track dips down into a valley • National Park fees • Expert guide
in Apollo Bay. which leads to The Gables Lookout. The Gables • Daily transfer from the lodge to each walk
Day 2: Shelley Beach to Parker Hill (BLD) Lookout sits on one of the highest sea cliffs in mainland • Return coach transfers from central Melbourne
Today the walk starts off by heading away from the coast Australia. Continue to walk from The Gables through a pick-up location
and into the forest of Mountain Ash. End the walk at the grove of casuarina trees to Wreck Beach. End the walk
top of Parker Hill. Walking distance: 19 kilometres. Stay today at Gibson steps, taking in the eastern Apostles ^Price valid 1 Apr – 31 Dec 20.
the next four nights at Johanna Seaside Cottages. Walking distance: 17 kilometres. Stay overnight in
Day 3: Parker Hill to Castle Cove (BLD) Port Campbell. 1 Port Campbell
This morning will lead inland through Manna gums Day 7: Gibson Steps to Melbourne (B)
towards the Cape Otway Lightstation and then along Take the short walk from Gibson steps to the Twelve Twelve Apostles MELBOURNE
the coastline up above Station Beach. Walking distance: Apostles visitor centre – the end of the Great Ocean 199KM
16 kilometres. Walk! Take a 15 minute helicopter flight to see the The Gables Castle Cove Apollo Bay 1
Day 4: Castle Cove to Milanesia Beach (BLD) spectacular coastline and the Twelve Apostles from Milanesia Johanna Lookout
Beach
Walk from Aire River to Milanesia Track. Walking the air. Walking distance: 2 kilometres. Head back to Beach Shelly
distance: 20 kilometres. Melbourne, arriving late afternoon. WALK START/FINISH Beach
Day 5: Milanesia Beach to The Gables (BLD) (B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner) OVERNIGHT Cape Otway 4 Parker Hill Track
ATTRACTION
The first highlight today is Milanesia Beach. After WALK Lightstation
* Prices are a guide only, subject to change and availability and are in New Zealand Dollars. From prices for accommodation are per room per night for 2 people, unless otherwise specified and based on the lowest room category for
22 travel in low season. Prices for tours and transfers are per person, unless otherwise specified. For full terms and conditions including pricing and conditions, refer to the Booking Conditions at the back of this brochure.