Travellers, especially road trip enthusiasts, consider the Great Ocean Road one of the best drives in the world. Offering some of the most picturesque coastal views in the world, the 244-kilometre drive is a sheer pleasure for travellers. aking out a few days from your trip to and around Victoria makes it possible to explore the length of this beautiful ocean-hugging stretch.
Exploring the Great Ocean Road
This exquisite Great Ocean Road trip starts at Anglesea and ends in the west at Warnambool. While you may not pass by any popular cities, you will be blessed with unparalleled open spaces, stunning views, gorgeous countryside, beaches and coastal views like nowhere else.
Here are some of the best beaches and coastal views you will spot during your drive along the Great Ocean Road:
Bells Beach
Famous worldwide for its vast swells, this beach is a hotspot for surfing competitions. Spend some time polishing your surfing skills, go skydiving, and snorkelling, lie on the beach or take a stroll along the coast. Bells Beach in Torquay is ideal for your first pit stop along this coast.
The Split Point Lighthouse
The Split Point Lighthouse is an iconic spot on this road trip. This stop is a great place to enjoy coastal views while delving into this region’s history. Head on top of the lighthouse through a guided tour for some great photo ops. Crown over the lighthouse through a guided tour for some great photo ops.
Apollo Bay
At this point of your trip, you want to sit back and relax from your dive. Apollo Bay offers just the opportunity for you to let your hair down. In addition to some great surfing, you can explore the foothills of the Otway Ranges from here. Take off on foot, and you will also chance upon some eateries and beachfront bars where you can knock back some drinks.
The Twelve Apostles
No trip to the Great Ocean Road is complete without a pit stop at the iconic Twelve Apostles. Located off the Shore of Port Campbell National Park, the collection of towering limestone stacks is among the most picturesque views you will experience while driving down this road. Unfortunately, only eight of the twelve apostles have survived the ocean’s wrath.
The London Bridge
The second biggest attraction on the Great Ocean Road is this exquisite stone arch once known as the London Bridge. In the day, double hooks were created as a natural walkway of stone connected to the land. The ocean took claim of the bridge, leaving the rest of the structure alone in the water.
In addition, fantastic coastal views and beaches along this strip include the Loch Ard Gorge, The Grotto and the Bay of Islands; each one is more beautiful than the other, making for a memorable road trip along the Great Ocean Road.
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