Reconnect with the elements and allow the slap and hiss of wave on shore transport you away from the everyday. Wild and untamed beaches adorn these southern shores. Cliff gives way to swept dunes and sheltered coves providing bold strong stretches to inspire, invigorate and escape! Access is limited but the beaches are without equal.
Visitors are urged to respect the forces at play that have shaped this spectacular coast. Knowledge of tide times and sea conditions need to be a mandatory part of planning a visit to any local beach.
Swimming is not recommended at any of the open ocean beaches. Port Campbell bay provides the safest local option particularly when it is patrolled in season.
The deepest wettest gullies host the westernmost extremity of rainforest in southern Australia. Remnant of a time when the land was connected to Antarctica and the primordial sounds of dinosaurs filled the air.
Access the emerald depths at a selection of rainforest and waterfall trails and lookouts within the Great Otway National Park or suspend yourself in the canopy atop the Otway Fly Treetop Walk.
Visitors travelling east or west on the Great Ocean Road through Port Campbell will appreciate the distinct contrast in flora from rainforest to the wind carved coastal heath.
Melba Gully just 25 minutes east of Princetown is a host to one of our nightly wildlife shows (glow worms)
In 85 year old plantation of Californian Redwoods that has become a favorite local picnic area, the muffled sound and lack of undergrowth provides an interesting contrast to the native wet forest that adorns the opposite...
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Aire Valley Road
A magnificent installation of raised boardwalks suspended viewing platforms and trails compliments magnificent rainforest and two sets of impressive waterfalls. The inclusion of the walk to Little Aire Falls has ...
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Philips Track
A 30 min easy loop, superb setting and proximity to the Great Ocean Road have made this one of the most popular rainforest attractions in Great Otway National Park. Visitors arriving from the west should be aware of a lo...
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Great Ocean Road
The viewing area at the top is easily accessible for those not wanting to commit to the walk to the base. Those that do continue down will receive their reward from a new lower viewing platform. Please be wary of other c...
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Aire Valley Road
Prepare to be dwarved by the enormity of the cliffline and offshore stacks. The sheer scale of natural sculpting evident at this site is humbling. In local vernacular Gog and Magog are the names given to the two of...
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Great Ocean Road
Beaches to the immediate west of Peterborough Township are characterized by sheltered coves, grottos and offshore stacks. The constant twisting and turning of the shoreline means you can find relative shelter in most con...
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Great Ocean Road
Port Campbell Bay presents a gently sloping family friendly profile sheltered from the bulk of Southern Ocean swell. Waters inside its iconic pier are generally suitable for swimming and wading and are patrolled in seaso...
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Cairns Street
A picture postcard beach that is a fitting end to the effort required to reach it. Presided over by the imposing bulk of Moonlight Head the sand gives way to a tessellated green sandstone platform that may be explored in...
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Moonlight Head Road
The meandering course of the Gellibrand River finds the sea beneath the bold headland of Pt Ronald. Wild and untamed; Princetown’s steep banked surging beach extends 800m east of Pt Ronald where it gives way to dun...
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Old Coach Road East
The broad double sweep of Newfield Bay extends east from the mouth of the Curdies River some 1.7 km to where it terminates once again into the limestone cliffs that characterize the area. Offshore reefs mark the final re...
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Irvine Street
Adventurous walkers are treated to a base level view of a long drop falls. Easily identifiable by the distinctive crossed logs sweeping up from its base. The entrance road can be a little rough and is definitely not reco...
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Aire Valley Road
A true Otway gem, famous for its massive 350 year old Otway messmate and enchanting glow worms, Melba Gully is the most westerly rainforest in southern Australia. Take a pleasant stroll during the day and return with the...
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Melba Gully Road
Let the others rush be sure to take your time at Loch Ard Gorge. It is impossible to walk these trails and not be moved by the powers of nature that have shaped and the shipwreck history that defines the area. Offshore s...
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Great Ocean Road
Visitors with more time on their hands will be duly rewarded exploring the delightful Childers Cove precinct. Walk on the beaches at Childers Cove and Murnanes Bay by taking the steps by the cliff and the wandering sandy...
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Childers Cove Road