Great ocean road tour Melbourne

Great Ocean Road is an Australian National Heritage that stretch of road along the south to east coast of AUstralia it is started from city call Torquay until Warrnambool. Yes this great tour is the headline of my Melbourne trip and probably the best of this 2012 trip. $90 for a day tour was way worthy I would have to pay more if I have known what I would get! It was awesoooomeeee! I'm highly recommended to everyone who visit Melbourne it was the best.
There are so many tour agent that you can book, online or thru brochure they all pretty much the same. I booked mine online, it was quick and easy. This tour agent has some pick up points including St. Kilda area where I stay. It is in Base backpacker which was across the street where I stay. I was ready at 7am, the bus picked me on time.... I love first work countries they don't mess with time and no rubber time either like back in Indo, Back home, if you make an appointment at 7 means they will be there at 8 lol. It was a small van with ony 24 people. They are all tourist just like me and have never been to this tour. We were all excited. The tour guide plus the driver name Bratt was very nice he explained everything about the places we visited.

Torquey is the start point of the great ocean road. It is nice little town with beautiful beach call bells beach... According to the tour guide this is the town where 2 Australian guys who was poor and loved surfing, they then made their own surfboard until one day people saw it and they like it. That's how the Ripcurl started. First stop was Bells beach; one of Australian's most famous surfing destination, beautiful beach, some surfers surfed, we stayed for 20 minutes had hot drink provided by the tour agent, coffee, tea or hot chocolate with some biscuits. Then we stopped at Memorial Arch and took some pictures. then Beach Walk, we walked for a stroll along one of the beautiful beach, small and beautiful town.

We passed through these popular seaside resort towns of Lorne & Angelsea, view some spectacular beaches then the bus stopped at Kennett River where we can see wild lazy Koalas and wild parrots. these Koala sleeps 20-22 hours a day. i spotted 2-3 of them up the tree. there are some wild beautiful parrots and ducks, other tour agent gave seeds to feed the bird but not ours. i did feed the parrot it was fun!.

it was already half day we all hungry Iluka Restaurant in Appolo bay was where we had our free lunch, we had options to choose such as Chicken, Fish, Salad or Vegetarian meals, it was good enough. i had rice and veggies to made up those times eating junk food (Mc. D or KFC). 45 minutes lunch it was pretty quick, we then hike to Otways" Rainforest or it is also called Mait's Rest, a guided bushwalk through this very rare, ancient, cool temperate rainforest. it felt dwarfed when i past some of the tallest trees in the world. 30 minutes walked was good enough and it was cool!

Next was The 12 Apostles and also the headline of the tour. It took an hour drive from the rainforest. it is the view of the beautiful limestone stacks that form the mighty 12 Apostles. unspokeable, beautiful-beautiful-beautiful...they also have his Helicopter Flight for $85, the tour guide said "those who wants to try helicopter stay on the  bus" i said "hell no!!" i have been on the plane off and on 10 times within a month hell i have enough. yes it was beautiful view... i saw it on Tv or seven world wonder but i was actually saw it with my bare eyes!

Next stopp was Loch Ard Gorge  is the shipwreck was located it sailed from England, sad but true story back then years ago. the captain and 18 years old girl eva were the only 2 passengers who survived.... tower of beautiful limestone cliffs, it has small beautiful beach in between. 
The last place we visited was London Bridge....(has fallen down).. it said that a man who cheated on his wife was doing a tour with his girlfriend when this bridge fell down. They got trapped in the other side of the brigde, the media came to actually filmed the London bridge fallen down and of course the man and his girlfriend were on TV too that how his wife found out he cheated her, such a scandal!!! anyway it was beautiful and i it was stunning photo opportunity and i love this part alot especially a great story behind it, we only stayed for 15 minutes then off to Melbourne. it was already 6. it took 3 hours to get back to Sydney. i got to the hostel at 9.30 felt so tired, shower then crushed down!

i can say this is the headline of my 2012 trip. Great wall in China was great but this tour was amazing and im glad i did it. i had a good time!