Special 4 Day / 3 Night 'Highlights' of the Walk Package
Package Inclusions
Three Nights in a Spa Suite with King Size Bed
Four Days, with Three Days Walking
All meals (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner each day)
Morning and Afternoon Teas
Transfers
Great Ocean Walk 1:25,000 Topographical Map
and Information Guide.
Personalised Briefing DVD
Use of SPOT Personal Satellite Tracker
and Safety Equipment.
The High Light of the Great Ocean Walk
from AUD$955 per person based on Double Share Accommodation (in King Size Bed) Subject to availability of accommodation Valid to April 30, 2011 Call Domestic (03) 5237 5265 International +61 3 5237 5265
Transfer to Cape Otway. Today starts with seeking out a few of the many furry Koalas that make the Cape Otway region their home. They are quite plentiful, but sometimes hard to spot curled up asleep in the Manna Gums.
Your walk today commences at the Cape Otway Lighthouse. You can take in an optional tour of the grounds of the Lightstation, Victoria's most historic Light with Lighthouse Keepers Cottages and the original Signal Station (Victoria - Tasmania via King Island Telegraph) and the WWII Radar Bunker before heading off to the Aire River Estuary.
Proceed over the Aire River Bridge, through the Aire River East camping ground and onto Castle Cove. Aire River is very popular in summer for camping and fishing. Trophy size Brown Trout are often taken from the Lake Craven / Aire River system. The lower reaches also support a large population of water birds including Pelicans.
Proceed on to Castle Cove, here you will find an interpretive sign (now removed) about the Polar Dinosaurs discovered at nearby Dinosaur Cove by Dr Patricia Vickers-Rich and Dr Tom Rich in the early 1980's. Dinosaur fosil research continues today near Parker River Inlet
Walking Time 6.5 Hours (15.5 Km) Grade - Medium
Day 3.
Transfer to Milanesia Gate. Todays walk commences at Milanesia Gate, walk to Milanesia Beach. Just above the beach is a little cottage, a memorial from a local politician to his son killed in the First World War, the cottage was built in the early 1900's. The cottage is still used by the family for holidays and short breaks.
You are likely to encounter Kangaroos lazing on the grassy slopes along this section of the Walk.
Continue on to Ryan Den, a popular fishing spot and a short diversion (150m) will provide you with a great stop; go through the camp site to the 'grassy knoll' and enjoy the sensational view.
Westward to Cape Volney and the Ledge, and then past some spectacular rock pinnacles and the largest landslip in South Western Victoria and on to Moonlight Head.
This is regarded as the most spectacular section the Great Ocean Walk. At the end of toay, a short 2km transfer takes you back to Moonlight Retreat and a welcoming afternoon tea.
Walking Time 6 Hours (11.9Km) Grade - Hard
Day 4.
Transfer to Wreck Beach, with a short detour to walk 400metres out to the Gables Lookout.
Today you will pass the anchors of the Marie Gabrielle (1869) and the Fiji (1891).
Take a few moments to consider just how hard it must have been to make your way from Wreck Beach to Cape Otway to be rescued as the crew of the Marie Gabriell did. Also the terrble loss of life from the Fiji.
Continue over the rocks that separate Wreck and Moonlight Beaches and perhaps spend a little time looking for Moonlight Agate on Moonlight Beach and then up the steps to Devils Kitchen.
The Camp site here has a toilet with an amazing view. Proceed on to Princetown and take a short walk across the wetlands Boardwalk to Princetown township for a cup of coffee or icecream.
Rejoin the the track and walk on past Clifton Beach and as you approach the end of the Walk the 12 Apostles are clearly visible. You will be picked up in the carpark at the end of the Walk and transferred to the 12 Apostles in order to explore the boardwalk and take a photo or two. Return to Moonlight Retreat.
Walking Time 5 Hours (17 km) Grade - Medium and Easy
