On a recent trip to North Melbourne visiting filming locations from the Underbelly TV series, one of our tour groups feared they might be seeing a real life crime unfold in front of them when a man strolling the street broke out in shouts, cursing at some Greenpeace workers. Our Brisbane guests enquired as to whether this was staged, alas it was not, but still sent shivers down the spines as the topic of the day had everyone watching their back.

Theres never a dull day with Go West Tours- Melbourne’s most memorable day tours!!

Now departing from the Old Melbourne Goal at 12pm weekdays and 8pm and 12pm weekends!

The winner is Tony Symes from Connecticut, who travelled on our Great Ocean Road tour on January 12^th. Tony wins a prize of AUD $500.00 which is to be transferred to his bank account.

To enter our monthly prize draw, simply complete the post-tour survey we sent after your tour and return it to feedback@gowest.com.au

If you do not receive a survey for completion within 7 days of your tour and would like to complete one, please contact us at the same e-mail address and we will be sure to send one out to you!

“On a sunny morning of october, I got into a Go West minibus in Melbourne for a Great Ocean Road day bus tour. The welcome in the bus was at once very cheerful with a sympathetic driver-guide, Matty, a typical australian man, cool and helpful, very competent. Inside the bus, we were a group of 14 tourists coming from the States, Canada, South Korea, Australia and France. Our guide shortly briefed us on the agenda of the day and we started off. After Geelong,, the second biggest town of the state of Victoria, well known for its famous “footy” team, we reached the Great Ocean Road proper. At Torquay, by the seaside, we were in the mecca for all the surfers in the world. The town hosts the Surfworld Museum and the first two leading wetsuit manufacturers : Quick Silver and Rip Curl. Seeing this big blue ocean, I couldn’t help recalling the sailing races around the world and the terrible roaring forties seas not so far off that shore. Completing these striking memories, we shortly stopped at Bells Beach, the very spot where the final scene of “Point Break”, the film, was shot. After that, we relaxed for a while listening to some good music tunes played on the bus stereo. All the way, the comments of our guide alternated with music, in a good balance. The journey went on with all these marvellous landscapes and small towns dotted along the road : Lorne with its forested hills facing well sheltered beaches; Apollo Bay, once a whaling station, offering a great choice of restaurants and resting areas where we stopped off for lunch; the Otway Park with its koalas and multicolored parrots not afraid at all of the tourists feeding them. To stroll among the impressive rainforest trees of the Maits Rest was an experience not to forget. The last leg along the seaside revealed magnificent scenery of gigantic rocks eroded by the sea like Loch Ard Gorge, London Bridge and the Twelve Apostles. Then, we left the seaside road to go back to Melbourne that whe reached at night on scheduled time. It’s moving to think that the Great Ocean Road has been built by returned servicemen as a memorial to those killed in th First World War on the battlefields of France. I enjoyed this tour and won’t hesitate to try again Go West on my next stay in Australia.”

Jean-Claude from Paris, FRANCE.

Matty the guide around the Great Ocean Road

Great day to visit the Great Ocean Road!

Hi Go West,

We did the Great Ocean road trip on Sunday with Lee. We had a fabulous time and Lee was hilarious, it was hard to decide which one we enjoyed more, the great ocean road or Lee’s commentary!! The drive was extremely comfortable even in the extremely hot weather. This was the highlight of our vacation to Melbourne. Can’t wait to get back to Melbourne and book ourselves on the other tours with Go west. Thanks and a big thanks to Lee for making the trip unforgettable.
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Warm Regards
Vivek

Feeding the birds

Thanks these two happy campers, Glen and Mark from Canada for sending us a pic from their recent visit to the Great Ocean Road. These King Parrots are just some of the spectacular birdlife we encounter on our day tour, and always seem to know when we’re about to arrive, descending on our group for a beak full of native seeds!

Friends joining the Great Ocean Road Tour

Just look at this bunch of trouble makers posing for the camera! These sulphur crested cockatoos are regular visitors on our Great Ocean Road tour and just love a bit of human attention.

Surfing beaches along the Great Ocean Road

Visitors to the Great Ocean Road’s most famous surf spot – Bells Beach – have been treated to some truly “gnarly” waves over the last couple of weeks. The surfers have been out in big numbers to make the most of the awesome conditions!! It’s a fabulous spectacle to watch these catch a big wave and pull out some funky manoeuvres on their way in to the shore.

Imagine if one day you were arrested…

Would you be frightened, excited, curious, or intimidated? What would the arresting police officers be like?

On our new Melbourne Crime Tour, you can find out!! Our tour “terminates” with an arresting experience at the Melbourne City Watch House where the Sergeant on duty will put you through your paces.

Before re-joining society, you can have your mug-shot taken, to cap off a truly memorable experience!

Spotted 2 whales near Apollo Bay!

This past week our customers were very lucky as they got to spot two whales just offshore at Skene’s Creek (near Apollo Bay)- two whales in the space of 10 minutes – awesome! Unfortunately we didn’t have a better zoo lens on the spot, but being there was definitely a great experience. These beautiful creatures come to the south coast of Australia every winter, sometimes to give birth to young, and can often we seen along the Great Ocean Road before beginning their journey back to the Antartic.

Join us for a tea or coffee at the beautiful Nobbies!

A beautiful sunset at the Nobbies before heading to the Penguin Parade.