Great Ocean Road walk 3 days / 2 nights – 27 to 29 April 2018

$1095 per person twin share $1345 per person single share

PACKAGE INCLUDES FEATURES  Fully guided walk  Perfect for a long weekend or beginners multi-day hike  All transport and guiding (pick up and drop off in central Melbourne)  Highlights of the and afternoon at the Twelve Apostles  Two nights’ accommodation at Bimbi Park Cottages  26kms of walking, split over 3 days  Self-guided tour of historic Cape  Hosted by Penny from Otway Light station TravelManagers  3 lunches, 2 breakfasts and 2 two- course dinners + plenty of trail mix, fresh fruit, pre-dinner nibbles, tea/coffee

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To find out more call Penny your personal travel manager 0422 103 844 E: [email protected] facebook.com/PennySchroderTravelManagers travelmanagers.com.au/PennySchroder

Part of the House of Travel Group ACN: 113 085 626 Member: IATA, AFTA, CLIA Your itinerary

Day 1 – 27 April 2018: waves crash over reefs and where the where the Gellibrand River meets the notorious Bass Strait meets the great Southern Ocean. Our walk today starts 8km – easy grade Southern Ocean. above the wetlands around Princetown Parker River to Cape Otway which support a wide variety of bird life. Lightstation Day 2 – 28 April 2018: We’ll walk down through the Gellibrand Depart Melbourne 7.30am 10km - moderate grade River Estuary and reconnect with the Milanesia Gate to Great Ocean Walk. We head off from Melbourne and down the iconic Great Ocean Road, stopping After breakfast and lunch making we head Today’s walk follows the cliff lines of the en-route at Anglesea for morning tea. We off on the days’ walk. From Milanesia Great Ocean Walk. We are now on the arrive in around 11am and Gate we descend to a beautiful and home stretch into National here we prepare for today’s walk. remote beach. Isolated, rugged and Park and the world famous Twelve hidden, Milanesia Beach receives few Apostles soon come into sight. Today’s walk is a delightful 8km walk of visitors and is all the more special for it. moderately undulating terrain exploring This section traverses the cliff tops that Look for the “beachcomber’s cottage” the coastline of the Cape Otway area, face out across the ocean and passes when you reach the beach. encompassing Parker River Inlet, Point Gibsons Steps and finishes at the iconic Franklin and Crayfish Bay. Your Park Trek From here the trail continues along the Twelve Apostles. At Gibson’s Beach Car guide will lead off and along the way high sea cliffs to Ryan’s Den with Park, we recommend, tides allowing, you explain some the local history. breathtaking views all the way back to descend Gibson’s Steps to view Gog and Cape Otway, and west to Cape Volney. Magog (not strictly counted as two of The This section of the walk follows a cliff line Twelve Apostles) up close from sea level. that, when the foliage clears, affords This is our lunch spot and it is one of the excellent views of the surging might of most scenic locations along the walk. The last kilometre of the Great Ocean Bass Strait. You’ll feel like you have the From Ryan’s Den the track continues Walk takes you through to the Twelve entire coastline to yourself as some of through coastal forests that lead over Apostles Visitor Centre where you can these beaches are rarely visited. Cape Volney to Moonlight Head (named view The Apostles up close. We’ll have by Matthew Flinders during a break in our lunch here and then head back to This is a delightful section, truly showery weather at night in April 1802). Melbourne via Colac where we stop at a spectacular with the chance to see Koalas local café for a coffee/tea before arriving lazily grazing in the eucalypt forest. We Day 3 – 29 April 2018 back in the city at the National Gallery of finish today’s walk at the iconic Cape 8km – easy to moderate grade on St Kilda Road approx 5 pm. Otway Lightstation, one of the region’s Prince town to Gibson’s Steps / Twelve most famous landmarks. Apostles Here we will wander to the top of the After breakfast and lunch making we head lighthouse. From the top of this highpoint out for our last day of walking. There is a you can see over a vast area and enjoy short drive to the hamlet of Princetown, the most spectacular scenery where

To find out more call Penny your personal travel manager 0422 103 844 E: [email protected] facebook.com/PennySchroderTravelManagers travelmanagers.com.au/PennySchroder

Part of the House of Travel Group ACN: 113 085 626 Member: IATA, AFTA, CLIA