{"id":340,"date":"2024-12-06T23:18:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T23:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/australia\/?p=340"},"modified":"2024-12-28T10:35:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T10:35:02","slug":"twelve-apostles-and-the-great-ocean-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/australia\/2024\/12\/06\/twelve-apostles-and-the-great-ocean-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Twelve Apostles and the Great Ocean Road"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 6<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>\n

Up with the rise of the Sun, it was time to get myself ready for today\u2019s excursion: destination Twelve Apostles and the Great Ocean Road \ud83d\ude0e<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In a last-minute turn of events, my originally planned excursion was cancelled for some reason by the original tour operator. Reading between the lines, I think they basically didn\u2019t have enough folks going to make it worth their while \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, with the help of the lovely Karina from ATS Pacific<\/a> – and a couple of alternative destination options later – I was back in business with another tour operator! Just goes to show that on any Adventure Vacation, you have to be flexible enough to \u201croll with the punches\u201d; much kudos to Karina for getting the whole situation turned around so quickly, too \ud83d\ude0e<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As with anything, a good start means being prepared – which, in this case, meant a hearty breakfast as a key ingredient. Heading down to the One Queen for 6:30 am, a buffet order of Egg, Bacon, Hash Browns, Toast, a large Flat White and a glass of Orange Juice felt like the right thing to do! \ud83d\ude01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here\u2019s something I find interesting. My all-you-can-eat buffet-style breakfast was $25 AUD (~\u00a312 GBP), and it was really very tasty: eggs were not cooked to be unrecognisable, the bacon was crisp without being cremated, and the bottomless coffee\/juice was totally drinkable! In a Hotel in London, say, it would have been \u00a325 – as in over double the price – if I was lucky, and I’d wager it wouldn’t have been half as good! If I’d have been in a hotel in New York, San Francisco, or Chicago, for example, it would have probably cost a lot more! Go figure!?! \ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Departure<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

With the premise of \u201cbeating the crowds\u201d, this particular excursion – provided by Autopia Tours<\/a> – does the whole experience in reverse: the drive to the 12 Apostles first and then making stops along the Great Ocean Road on the way back. Total time circa 13 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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