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Great Ocean Road, Grampians + Ballarat 5
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SELF DRIVE PACKAGE: CAR HIRE + PRE-BOOKED ACCOMMODATION |
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Choose one of Truly Australia's
ready-to-go Self Drive packages, with pre-booked accommodation and
car hire all included, and sensible driving distances between
overnight stops already worked out for you.
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See City Stays/Melbourne
& nearby for details of Melbourne accommodation |
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Self Drive Itinerary:
Melbourne-Melbourne 'Great Southern' via Great
Ocean Road, Grampians, Ballarat - 4 nights
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Island
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Day 1: Melbourne via Great Ocean Road to Port Fairy (approx. 380 km)
Drive from Melbourne to Geelong, Australia's most important wool port,
and on to the Great Ocean Road, one of the world's most spectacular coastal
drives.
Pass
through Torquay and Bell's Beach, amongst the best surf beaches in
Australia. Further along the coast are the fishing towns and holiday
resorts of Anglesea, Lorne and Apollo Bay. Enjoy breathtaking views on
the Great
Ocean Road. Huge rolling waves have carved spectacular shapes from the limestone
cliffs creating spectacular shapes like the remains of the Twelve Apostles and the Loch Ard Gorge. Arrive at
charming Port Fairy at the mouth of the Moyne River with its excellent range of restaurants and cafes,
a great place to try
some local seafood.
Overnight: Oscars Waterfront Boutique Boutique Hotel, Port
Fairy (including breakfast)
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| Day 2: Port Fairy - Grampians
National Park (approx. 205 km)
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You will have time to see some of Port Fairy's beautifully
preserved colonial architecture and take in some of the
local art and crafts before driving north
to
the wool centre of Hamilton. Continue to the
craggy Grampians where you will find bizarre rock sculptures and tumbling waterfalls .
Overnight: Glenisla
Homestead, Grampians (pictured) near Cavendish (including breakfast) |
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Day 3: Grampians - Ballarat (approx. 155 km)
The
main town in the Grampians is
Halls Gap where you can catch superb
views from Reid Lookout and perhaps walk to The Balconies. Other local
highlights are McKenzie Falls
(pictured) and Zumsteins, a delightful spot where you should be able to
spot some
kangaroos and possibly koalas, too. Continue your journey to Ballarat where
where you can visit Sovereign Hill, a replica of an 1850's gold
town. In the evening Sovereign Hill has a sound and light show
with dinner, depicting the uprising
of the miners during the Eureka Rebellion, when prospectors protested
about high licence fees for very few rights. (Sovereign Hill entry
and show are not included.)
Overnight: Quest Ansonia, Ballarat (including continental breakfast)
Day 4: Ballarat - Melbourne
(110 km)
Depart Ballarat this morning and visit Daylesford and Hepburn Springs,
the spa centre of Australia. Drink from mineral springs and perhaps
relax in a spa bath (extra cost). At the Convent Gallery in Daylesford, converted
from an old nunnery into its present delightful shopping centre and art
gallery, you can load yourself with local crafts and souvenirs. Later
you could maybe visit Ballan, a classic small Australian provincial
town, and Bacchus Marsh famous for its apple orchards (when in season you
can pick your own) before returning to Melbourne.
Overnight: Melbourne - Hotel Charsfield (including breakfast).
Day 5: Melbourne
This morning return the car to either a city or airport depot or
continue with an extension to Phillip Island.
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| OPTIONAL EXTENSION - OVERNIGHT AT
PHILLIP ISLAND - via The Dandenongs |
 En
route
to Phillip Island, we suggest that you visit the beautiful Dandenong Ranges,
where you will find many beautiful gardens and craft shops. You could climb aboard
Puffing Billy at Belgrave (pictured, extra cost) and relax and enjoy the
wooded countryside or if you enjoy walking you could try the spectacular 'George Bass Coastal Walk'.
As you approach Phillip Island, 2 or 3 kms or so before
the bridge to the island at San Remo, turn left to the Punchbowl car
park for a walk of 7 kms to Kilcunda. You could call a taxi from the Kilcunda pub if you did not want to walk
all the way back! Natural highlights on Phillip Island
include the Koala Sanctuary and seals basking in the evening sun at Seal Rocks Sea Life Centre at
the Nobbies. As it gets dark you will have the chance to witness at
close quarters the nightly parade of the fairy penguins as
they waddle back to their burrows after a hard day catching fish out at
sea.
Overnight:
Phillip Island Holmwood Guesthouse, or similar, Bed and Breakfast (including breakfast).
Next morning meander back to Melbourne to drop off your hire car.
Note: It is possible to drive directly to Phillip Island from
Ballarat and spend the last night in Melbourne. Dandenong Ranges visit
would then be the following day.
See City Hotels/Melbourne
and nearby for details of Melbourne accommodation
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Included: |
- 4 nights accommodation - including breakfast as shown
- Car hire - 4 days Hertz Group S rental vehicle (automatic 4 door
sedan, 2.4 litre Toyota Camry or similar) including unlimited
mileage and airport vehicle collection fees
- Information pack
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Please note that Australian hotels may have
varying surcharges and minimum stay requirements during holiday
periods and peak times.
You may depart on your Self Drive on any day but note that
overnights en route on a Friday or Saturday may have a weekend
surcharge.
One way rental fees do not apply to this itinerary.
We will quote confirmed prices upon receipt of your proposed
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| PRICES from: Self
Drive Melbourne to Melbourne |
Until
31 March 2009 |
From 1 April
'09 |
Truly
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| Per person - based on Hertz
Group C Car Hire |
Share twin |
Single |
Share twin |
Single |
Melbourne to
Melbourne 'Great Southern Touring Route'
5 days / 4 nights |
A$744 |
A$1273 |
Request |
Request |
1629 |
| Philip Island
Extension 1 day / 1 night |
A$136 |
A$260 |
Request |
Request |
1630 |
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* Surcharges may apply to some properties over weekends and
during major events and holidays
* All bookings are subject to availability; substitute
accommodation may be offered if named hotel is not available
* Additional person and child rates are available on request
* Upgrades to larger cars are available on request
* Not included (unless otherwise stated): meals, sightseeing
entrance fees and charges, optional insurances (such as personal
accident insurance), liability waiver, optional extras (eg baby
seat), bond and petrol, parking (parking is usually only a
possible problem in the major cities).
* The vehicles used are supplied by Hertz - click here for Hertz
Terms and Conditions (Word file in separate window)
* For more details about the fleet of vehicles used by Hertz,
click Hertz
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- or, if you are departing from the UK, we can quote separately
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