Wildlife viewing in the Great Ocean Road
The Great Ocean Road has an amazing array of wildlife viewing opportunities. See southern right whales at Warrnambool, kangaroos and koalas at the Tower Hill State Game Reserve and thousands of glow worms at Melba Gully State Park.
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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Observe koalas and kangaroos in their natural environment, while accompanied by qualified and knowledgable guides.
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Warrnambool and surrounds:
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Visit Victoria's southern right whale nursery at Logan's Beach in Warrnambool and see blue whales near Portland.
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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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