RR5580
Topdeck's Southern Cross trip between Melbourne & Adelaide includes a drive on the world-famous Great Ocean Road, home to the incredible Twelve Apostles, Loch Ard Gorge & more natural wonders. But that's not all... visit Grampians National Park, hike to MacKenzie Falls & even paint your own boomerang at Brambuk Aboriginal Cultural Centre! You'll love this fun, short Topdeck tour between Melbourne and Adelaide.
Starting from | R5 580 |
Package Validity | Set departure dates: JAN 2017 - MAR 2017. |
Duration | 5 days |
Destination | Australia |
Starts in | Adelaide or Melbourne |
Ends in | Melbourne or Adelaide |
Age Group | This is a group tour for ages 18 - 38 years |
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- 2 nights lodge accommodation & 1 night hostel accommodation
- 3 breakfasts & 2 dinners
- Touring by air-conditioned coach
- Assistance of a Trip leader
- Touring & sightseeing of all sites as per itinerary
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Adelaide to Mt Gambier
Stroll through the Valley Lake conservation area and learn about the pre-human flora and fauna
existence. Snap madly away on the camera as you spot a Skippy - hot tip: don’t go to hug one. Before
kicking on to Adelaide, check out the Blue Lake (depending on what time of the year you visit, the lake
changes colour) and the Umpherston Sinkhole. Because no South Australian voyage is complete without
wine, we get to concoct our own potion as we stop at Wynn’s Coonawarra vineyard. Chin chin!
Included today: Make your own blended wine class
Optional activities: Naracoorte Caves
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Mt Gambier to Halls Gap
Next up: McKenzie Falls, the largest waterfall in Victoria. It's no Niagara, but flowing water is guaranteed
year-round – a rare promise in a country that's 40% desert. Then, the Northern Grampians for one last
panorama shot views to Mt Williams, the highest peak in the park and third-highest mountain in Victoria.
Included today: National Park entry, Pinnacles Walk & McKenzie Falls
Meals: Breakfast & dinner
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Halls Gap to Port Campbell
Meet the traditional land owners, whose ancestors were scratching and dabbing their Dreamtime
stories onto rock long before the Pyramids of Egypt were conceived, then paint your own story onto a
boomerang. This afternoon is all about the Twelve Apostles, aka the Stonehenge of Australia and a
sunset to write home about.
Included today: Paint your own souvenir boomerang, National Park entry & 12 Apostles
Meals: Breakfast & dinner
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Port Campbell to Melbourne
With mere metres between road and water, hairpin bends and epic views out every window – today
you'll join the list of five million people to do this road-of-passage along the Great Ocean Road each
year. Before putting any rubber on the Great Ocean Road, we’ll spot koalas in the wild and lunch in a
seaside village. This afternoon we roll into Melbourne to meet the best coffee in the southern
hemisphere. You might want to stick around.
Included today: Coastal lookouts & National Park entry
Meals: Breakfast
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