Great Ocean Road Day Trip - 12 Apostles, Apollo Bay & more!

We are heading to the stunning Great Ocean Road! This will be a once a year event. We will be hiring a 24 seater bus with driver.

Please follow these two steps to confirm your spot:

Step 1: Please RSVP to this event on meetup.

Step 2: Please get your Trybooking ticket ($89-$109): https://www.trybooking.com/DHNST

Payments are managed through Trybooking and not Meetup. You will see an "Unpaid" status on your RSVP. The only thing you need is the Trybooking ticket which you will receive by email. You do not have to message me for the same. I will manually update the meetup payment status closer to the event date if the names on Trybooking and Meetup are the same.

Trybooking tickets are non-refundable. There is no option to transfer the ticket to a new date. Trybooking tickets will be only refunded if the event is cancelled or moved.

Meeting Point: Let's meet at Federation Square Bus & Coach Pickup Drop-off Zone at 8:50 AM. It's around 4-5 minutes walk from Flinders Street Station.

To get directions, please follow this **Google Map Link **or click on the meetup map icon.

Cost:

$89 - Lucky Bird
$99 - Early Bird
$109 - Regular

Locations:

Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery - Huge selection of chocolate and ice cream. They also offer free chocolate tasting which is a bonus. 🚻

Memorial Arch at Eastern View - Take photo with Great Ocean Road Sign. Eastern View's memorial arch is one of the first stops on the Great Ocean Road. The 243km war memorial was built four times in memory of those who built it.

Teddy's Lookout - Teddy's Lookout at Lorne has one of the best ocean and beach views on the Great Ocean Road.

Apollo Bay - Apollo Bay is one of Australia's most picturesque seaside villages. This is also be our lunch stop. Please note that lunch is not included as part of the bus ticket. 🚻

Loch Ard Gorge - The power of the coastline can be truly felt at Loch Ard Gorge, one of the few places along the Great Ocean Road that can also be accessed from the beach.

12 Apostles - Despite the 30 rock formations along this stretch of coast, only eight of the original Apostles remain. 🚻

Colac - Quick stop at Colac on the way back to Melbourne. 🚻

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