Melbourne – One of biggest tourist attraction in Australia

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Winding along the western coast of Victoria, the Great Ocean road offers stunning views (of wild coastal scenery, majestic rainforest, and the rugged shipwreck coast and giant cliffs), beachside activities, laidback coastal towns and maritime villages. The other attractions include Great ocean walk, seeing twelve Apostles and Port Campbell national park , Loch Ard George, surfing, maritime heritage, natural beauty.

There are different bus tours offered by many companies from Melbourne taking in all the highlights of this glorious coastal drive. This region demonstrates the power of the sea as it ruthlessly battles the land. The tours also enable one to see the famous Bells Beach (home to world surfing championship), popular coastal township of Torquay and Lorne (a surfer’s heaven and retreat and major holidays resort towns), towering limestone cliffs, sweeping the beaches and the Amazing twelve Apostles (giant rock stacks that rise from southern ocean).There will also be a chance to see the local koalas.

Experience nature’s art on the great ocean walk. The great ocean walk stretches 100kms from the idyllic resort town of Apollo bay to historic Glenample. One can choose from short walks, day walks and overnight on tracks- To see breathtaking coastal views, beautiful parks, beaches and reserves.

Famous for twelve Apostles and historic shipwrecks, Port Campbell national park contains the most significant areas of vegetation of fauna native to south-western Victoria. Sunrise and sunset offers particularly impressive views as the Twelve Apostles change color from dark and foreboding in shadow to brilliant sandy yellow under a full sun. Swimming, surfing and scuba diving tours are available at Port Campbell. Other main attraction of the park includes Loch Arid Gorge, Glenample homestead, London Bridge and the Grotto. Discover coastal woodlands, dunes, wetlands, cliffs, limestone stacks and arches.

The south-west coastline of victoria between Moonlight head and Port fairy is a treacherous section of coast that has claimed more than 180 ships and earns it the name of Shipwreck coast. Shipwreck discovery trail, flagstaff hill maritime village, lighthouses and museum of the great ocean road attracts many tourists round the year.

Wild life is abundant throughout the Great ocean road region. See Southern right Whales at Warrnambool, kangaroos and koalas at the Tower hill state Game reserve and thousands of glow worms at Melba gully state park.

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