Holiday Lifestyle Henty Bay

The real question here is where to first? Do you want to follow the Great Ocean Road all around the coast or head over to Discovery Bay Marine National Park (20 minutes’ drive) to take in sand dunes, cliffs, lava flow remnants, blowholes and the Petrified Forest (25 minutes)? The trunks of the Petrified Forest were formed thousands of years ago when water infiltrated the sand dunes. In Portland (five to 10 minutes), you could play a game of golf, stroll around the botanical gardens or visit the Portland Cable Trams Depot Museum for a tram ride along the foreshore. The Portland Maritime Discovery Centre (10 minutes) also divulges some of the local maritime and old whaling industries. Inland is just as spectacular as the coast, and that’s definitely the case at the Lower Glenelg National Park (50 minutes). The Glenelg River has a canoeing trail that takes four days to tackle, if you have the time. Otherwise, just settle for a shorter stretch.