Lonely Planet Coastal Victoria Road Trips by Lonely Planet

Author:Lonely Planet [Lonely Planet]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781743609897
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Published: 2015-06-03T04:00:00+00:00

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Great Ocean Road

Torquay

Anglesea

Lorne

Apollo Bay

Cape Otway

Port Campbell National Park

Port Campbell

Warrnambool

Port Fairy

Portland

Great Ocean Road

The Great Ocean Road is one of Australia’s most famous road-touring routes. Hunt out the isolated beaches and lighthouses in between the towns, and the thick eucalypt forests in the Otway hinterlands to really escape the crowds.

Torquay

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In the 1960s and ’70s Torquay was just another sleepy seaside town. Back then, surfing in Australia was a decidedly counter-cultural pursuit, its devotees crusty hippy dropouts living in clapped-out Kombis, smoking pot and making off with your daughters. Nowadays there is a lot less counter culture, while the town’s proximity to world-renowned Bells Beach and its status as home of Rip Curl and Quicksilver both initially wetsuit makers, means Torquay is the undisputed capital of the Australian surf industry.

1 Sights & Activities

Torquay’s beaches lure in all, and there is a spot to suit everyone from toddlers paddling on the water’s edge to surfer dudes.

And don’t forget about visiting the famous surf beaches nearby, including Jan Juc, Winki Pop and, of course, Bells Beach (Click here).

Surf World Museum Museum

(www.surfworld.com.au; Surf City Plaza; adult/child/family $12/8/30; 9am-5pm) The perfect starting point for those embarking on a surfing safari, this well-curated museum pays homage to Australian surfing, from Simon Anderson’s ground-breaking 1981 thruster to Mark Richard’s board collection and, most notably, Australia’s Surfing Hall of Fame. It’s full of great memorabilia (including Duke Kahanamoku’s wooden longboard), videos and displays on surfing culture through the 1960s to ’80s.

Go Ride a Wave Surfing

(1300 132 441; www.gorideawave.com.au; 1/15 Bell St; 2hr lesson incl hire $65) Hires surfing gear, sells second-hand equipment and offers lessons (cheaper with advance booking).

Torquay Surfing Academy Surfing

Click here.

Westcoast Surf School Surfing

Click here.

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