Wildlife viewing – Great Ocean Road
The Great Ocean Road has an amazing array of wildlife viewing opportunities. See southern right whales at Warrnambool, kangaroos and koalas up close at the Tower Hill State Game Reserve and some of the largest seal colonies in Australia at Lady Julia Percy Island and Cape Bridgewater.
Wander through Melba Gully State Park to view a large colony of glow worms providing a spectacular light show. Or take a canoe trip at dawn on Lake Elizabeth and see platypus in the wild.
Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula:
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Swim with dolphins and seals. Join a tour in Queenscliff and set sail out into the bay to watch them from the deck or from the water.
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Enjoy a 4WD day-tour of the forests, heathlands and wetlands of the Geelong Region and see some of its 350 bird species.
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Apollo Bay and surrounds:
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Visit Melba Gully in the Otways at night and enjoy the spectacular sight of thousands of twinkling glow worms.
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Take a canoe trip at dawn or dusk to view platypus in the wild on a beautiful mountain lake in the Otway Ranges.
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The small hamlet of Kennett River on the Great Ocean Road is one of the best places in Australia to see koalas in the wild.
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Take the opportunity to hand-feed friendly Australian animals (including koalas) from the surrounds of your accommodation.
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Warrnambool and surrounds:
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Visit Victoria's southern right whale nursery at Logan's Beach in Warrnambool between June and September.
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See koalas, kangaroos and emus at a beautiful wildlife haven nestled inside an extinct volcano near Warrnambool.
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See hundreds of seals frolicking in the waters around Lady Julia Percy Island, just off the coast of Port Fairy.
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Take a cruise out to Cape Bridgewater and see up to 1000 Australian and New Zealand fur seals playing all around you.
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Keep an eye out for blue whales off Cape Nelson near Portland between November and May or see them from the air on a whale watching flight.
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