Mornington Peninsula Around The Bay
Let us show you the best of the Mornington Peninsula, before we board the ferry to cross over the bay to Queenscliff. Along the way, look out for seals, dolphins and sometimes even whales.
Cost: $195.00
1 day
Suitable for all ages
Tour Highlights:
- Enjoy the coastline of Port Phillip Bay while travelling to the Mornington Peninsula
- Take the magnificent views from Arthurs Seat
- Enjoy gondola ride on Arthurs seat Eagle (own cost)
- Visit the historic village of Sorrento
- Visit some ocean beaches
- Travel aboard the Sorrento ferry
- See the Heads of Port Phillip Bay
- Visit Point Lonsdale lighthouse
- View the waterfront of Geelong
Tour Includes:
- Free pick ups from most City hotels/hostels
- Free chilled water (remember to bring your own water bottle)
- Free crossing aboard the Queenscliff ferry
Pickup details
We pickup from most Melbourne city locations and a few places in St Kilda. Most of our pickups are early, the reason for this is to avoid the traffic and depart Melbourne nice and early. We aim to stay ahead of other tour busses, so that when we reach our lookouts they are not crowded. We aim to give you the best possible experience.
All our vehicles are small 12 seater mini busses, with our logo ‘Around And About’ on the side. Please be ready 5 minutes prior to your pickup time. Bus might be slightly late due to traffic and unforeseen circumstances. Please keep a look out for your bus. Your pickup details will be on your confirmation email. Below is a list of our most common pickup locations and times. If your location is not listed, email us your details and we can advice the closet pickup spot for you.
At the end of the tour we will drop off only in the Melbourne city, we don’t do any St Kilda, Southbank or surrounding suburbs drop offs. We will endeavour to drop you as close as possible to your original pickup but this is not always possible due to traffic. Melbourne does offer a very good tram service that is free within the city area. Sometimes a short tram ride is the quickest way to get back to your accommodation. We look forward in taking you Around And About and showing your what our wonderful State of Victoria has to offer.
The Day
- Depart Melbourne at 7.30 am
- Note: Pickup starts 45 minutes prior to departure time
- We journey south of Melbourne, to St Kilda hugging the bay all the way to Mornington
- Our first stop is Mornington Pier where we’ll break for morning tea (own expense)
- We stop at some glorious beaches along the way to take in the amazing views and have close look at the famous bathing huts
- We then turn inland to Arthur’s Seat, here you will enjoy the magnificent views of the bay
- For the best view of the bay, take the state-of-the-art gondola at the Arthurs Seat Eagle and fly over the forest. (own cost). We will collect you at the bottom of the mountain
- Then the following options are available as add on (own cost) subject to availability and time:-
- Ashcombe Maze & Lavender Gardens
- Strawberry Farm and Cherry Farm
- Visit a local winery
- Visit Mornington Peninsula National Park
- We then travel onto Sorrento for lunch (own expense) and explore some of the local retail stores
- Then it is time to board the ferry to cross the bay to Queenscliff. (Sometimes we spot dolphins and the odd whale as well)
- Once over the bay we take a slow drive around Queenscliff
- Finally we visit the Point Lonsdale Lighthouse, which is at the entry of Port Phillip Bay
- Great view of the Heads of Port Phillip Bay can be seen along the jetty at the lighthouse
- We then take a drive through Geelong’s magnificent waterfront
- Finally we return directly back to Melbourne on the freeway, entering Melbourne via the Westgate bridge
- The complete route around the bay is 250 km
- Arrive in Melbourne at approx 6 pm
What To Bring
- Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen
- Rain jacket (just in case)
- Warm clothes (just in case)
- Camera (spare battery and memory card – you will need it)
- Phone charger and cable
- Comfortable walking shoes
Port Phillip, is a horsehead-shaped bay in the central coastline of southern Victoria, Australia. With 260 kilometres of coastline, Port Phillip is 35 times the size of Sydney Harbour covering an area of 1,930 km², with mean depth of 8 m and channel depth of 33m. The bay’s entrance, known as “the Rip” between Points Lonsdale to the west and Nepean to the east, is 2.8km wide.
Cost: $195.00
Reviews
great day out!! We had a terrific day out with Walter doing the “around the & Bay” ex Melbourne 24 June14. He did a great job informing us about all of the attractions in the area, the history & ensuring we got out of our comfort zones to experience a real winters day in Victoria. ie standing next to the Lonsdale lighthouse with 125kms winds gusting into our faces- EXHILARATING!! Traveling with just 4 of us gave extra flexibility with the itinerary. Terrific value for money & we would all recommend this day tour with Walter…
fej49 Jun. 2014 Mandurah, Australia