Fact Sheets & Video - Great Ocean Road

Here, you can take a fully guided, seven-day road trip in a convoy of trikes, bikes, and little blue beach buggies! Operated by Australian Freewheeling Tours, the ride begins at Arthur's Seat and the first stop is the seaside town of Sorrento - a favourite summer escape for Melbournians! Here the convoy boards the ferry to Queenscliff. The ferry runs seven days a week, every day of the year, in all kinds of weather. Thirty minutes later gets you to historic Queenscliff, where Terry Marsh at the General Store cooks up his famous hot chips.This road trip moves at a very relaxed pace - there's even time to pull in for a refreshing dip, or surf, at the renowned Bell's Beach, best known as one of the top surf beaches in Australia.For the rest of day one the convoy takes on the Great Ocean Road - one of the world's great drives, cruising along cliff tops and getting sprayed by the crashing waves!Over seven days you travel the full 280 kilometres of the Great Ocean Road, before heading back to Melbourne via Ballarat. The factsAustralian Freewheeling Tours runs seven-day Great Ocean Road tours between October and April for $870 per person twin share. The road trip includes buggy hire, guide, Melbourne transfers and camping fees. Australian Freewheeling ToursTel: 03 9557 9122 If you prefer cabin accommodation, rooms at the Cumberland River Holiday Park start from $47 per couple, per night.Cumberland River Holiday ParkTel: 03 5289 1790You can hire a surfboard at Strapper Surfboards in Torquay, near Bell's Beach for $30 for a half day. Wetsuits can be hired for $20 a day. Strapper Surfboards Tel: 03 5261 2312