Upon arrival, you will be welcomed by our representative and take your Airport Shuttle Coach to your hotel for check in.

Overnight in Melbourne.

Standard check in time 1400hrs.

After breakfast, join your SIC tour for Melbourne City Tour. You may choose to have Morning City Tour or Afternoon City Tour as below;

OPTION 01: Morning Melbourne City Tour - Departs: 8.10am Returns: 12.00pm (Daily)

This is a great introduction to Melbourne. Start the tour through 'Little Italy' with its plethora of restaurants and boutique shops. See the exquisite architecture of Melbourne University & Royal Exhibition Building. Then, photo stop at St Patrick's Cathedral and later spend time at Fitzroy Gardens. A favorite part of the tour? - a guided walk through some of Melbourne's best arcades & lane-ways with the chance to enjoy the atmosphere and have a coffee break (own expense).

Other highlights of this tour: Visit to Hotel Windsor - high Victorian architecture - Parliament House - Princess Theatre - Melbourne Museum - Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). East Melbourne - ornate Victorian terraced homes, Colourful Chinatown, Flagstaff Gardens, Law Courts, Federation Square & Queen Victoria Market* - look for a bargain, wander around the fresh produce and take in the vibrant cosmopolitan atmosphere.

OPTION 02: Afternoon Melbourne City Tour Departs: 1.25pm Returns: 5.30pm (Daily)

In the afternoon make you way to join your SIC Tour. Today tour the highlights of Melbourne from its gardens to its famous shopping precincts, cultural icons and Melburnian lifestyle. A half day afternoon tour of the highlights of Melbourne that includes a visit to the Shrine of Remembrance or Royal Botanic Gardens. You can get a great view looking back at the city skyline from the balcony of the Shrine of Remembrance. Continue tour through the relatively new Docklands waterfront development and make our way over the Bolte Bridge - spectacular city Port Melbourne by the sea; to travel along the bayside suburbs of Port Melbourne, St Kilda, Elwood and Brighton.

A refreshment stop in trendy Acland Street in St Kilda - a vibrant cosmopolitan mix of funky bars, eateries, shops and world famous patisseries. Fashionable suburbs of Elwood and Brighton. Photo stop at Albert Park Lake - site of the F1 Grand Prix and a photo stop at Brighton Beach bathing boxes..

Overnight at hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel, get ready for an exciting day of visual wonderment and one of the best coastal drives you will ever experience! Your day tour with Gray Line along iconic Great Ocean Road takes in spectacular coastal views of long sandy beaches, rolling surf, precipitous coastal cliffs and river inlets.

Views of Melbourne and Port Phillip Bay from West Gate Bridge. Travel through popular resort towns Anglesea, Lorne, Wye River, Apollo Bay and Port Campbell. Spectacular coastal views along the Great Ocean Road - Surf beach resort of Lorne Precipitous & stop at picturesque Apollo Bay for lunch (own expense). Our stops include Twelve Apostles boardwalk, Loch Ard Gorge and Island Arch. Otway National Park - fern gullies and eucalypts make up this beautiful Australian rain-forest.

Port Campbell National Park's rugged coastline, "The Shipwreck Coast"Gibsons Steps* - gain a unique perspective of the stunning Twelve Apostles from the water's edge - Huge stone monoliths of the Twelve Apostles from the boardwalk lookout. You may take an optional helicopter flight over the shipwreck coast (own expense). Tom & Eva and Razorback - grand architecture carved by surf * Loch Ard Gorge - site of the tragic shipwreck of the "Loch Ard". A refreshment stop is made at Port Campbell before heading inland back to Melbourne.

NOTE: Please bring a windbreaker and walking shoes.

Departs: 8:00am Returns: 7:30pm

Tonight, overnight stay at hotel in MELBOURNE.

After breakfast, join your SIC tour to The Penguin Parade Tour - Departs: 1.15pm Returns: 11.00pm (Daily)

you will make a trip to Phillip Island, just two hours drive from Melbourne CBD; to witness the famous Penguin Parade. Along the way, enjoy the panoramic views of Western Port and French Island. Enroute San Remo - maritime fishing village before stopping at Churchill Island for afternoon tea (own expense). Churchill Island, where you can explore this working farm or simply enjoy ocean views from the cafe. Look for bird-life at the island wetlands (seasonal) and have the opportunity to meet wallabies/kangaroos.

Heading to Phillip Island Nature Park - a natural home for koalas, seals, shearwaters and Little Penguins. In Koala Conservation Centre, you can look for koalas in their natural habitat from tree top boardwalks. Before sunset, we head to the Penguin Parade where you can wander through the "Penguin Experience" exhibit to learn more about them. Walk out to Summerland Beach and take your seat for the Penguin Parade with premium viewing area for best views of the penguins' arrival. Witness the Penguin Parade on floodlit Summerland Beach and see penguin rookeries from an elevated boardwalk. Inspect the Visitors Centre - an opportunity to learn about the life of the Little Penguin. A dinner stop will be made before or after the Penguin Parade (dependent on season and at own expense)

NOTE: Please bring warm, waterproof clothing as nights can be cold on the island in any season. The Penguin Parade is a natural phenomenon taking place in the open outdoors

Tonight, overnight stay at hotel in MELBOURNE.

After breakfast, free for own leisure.

Later, you will be transferred for your departure flight.