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"THE
GREAT OCEAN ROAD" - A very special Self-Drive holiday from Melbourne
to Adelaide
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| Day 1 | Arrive Melbourne Take delivery, of a self - drive car on arrival. Hotel: THE WINDSOR |
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Day 2 and Day 3 |
In Melbourne. |
| Day 4 | Depart Melbourne and travel along the western
highway to Ballarat. Visit the Great Soutliern Woolshed, the citv's newest
attraction and largest working shearing shed in Australia. Arrive at Sovereign
Hill and the Gold Museum. Pan for gold, take a mine tour and ride the
old stagecoach. Lunch at Sovereign Hill. Visit Ballarat Wildlife Park
to see the outstanding reptile display and watch the feeding of crocodiles. In the
evening you might like to enjoy dinner and the show at the 'Blood on the
Southern Cross" sound and light spectacular ,or dinner at any one
of Ballarat's many fine restaurants or cafes. Perhaps a live performance
(seasonal) at Ballarat's one hundred and twenty one years old "Her Majesty's Theatre". Hotel: GARDENS HOUSE BED AND BREAKFAST |
| Day 5 | Depart Ballarat for Colac and Lavers Hill on the Great Ocean Road. Set in the forest, you can enjoy lunch and take in the breathtaking panorarnic views from the ranges to the coast. Depart Lavers Hill for the Shipwreck Coast, an area of immense beauty, ravaged by the sea. Discover the 'world famous' Twelve Apostles and London Bridge. Visit the Loch Ard Shipwreck Museuni before proceeding on to the historic town of Port Fairy. Hotel: style="mso-spacerun: yes"> MERRIJIG INN - Classified by the National Trust - 1842 Victoria's oldest inn. |
| Day 6 | Depart Port
Fairy and travel along Highway One to Portland. Portland has more than
two hundred 19th
Century buildings and houses including Edward Henty's bluestone residence
at Burswood. A short distance from Portland
is Cape Bridgewater, with its wonderful sweeping beaches, spectacular
blowholes and 'petrified' forest. Continue to Nelson and the magnificent
Lower Glenelg National Park for your picnic lunch. After lunch, it's a
magnificent tour up to the Glenelg River or visit the impressive Princess
Margaret Rose Caves. Take one of the many walks in the National Park.
Depart Nelson for Mount Gambier for overnight.
Hotel: ADELAIDE-HERITAGE APARTMENTS |
| Day 7 | Visit
the magnificent Blue Lake', a crater lake. |
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Day
8 to Day
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Touring to Borossa Valley, the Adelaide Hills and perhaps Kangaroo
Island. |
| Day 10 |
Surrender
the self-drive car at the airport Depart Adelaide |
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This
is a suggested itinerary only, which can be varied to suit individual
requirements.
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