Ever wanted to paddle with a platypus or see koalas and kangaroos in the wild?
Follow in the footsteps of Fiona Phillips and meet a huge variety of wildlife along the Great Ocean Road near Melbourne, Victoria.
The Great Ocean Road guide created by the experts at responsibletravel.com provides detailed ideas and inspiration for lesser known nature tours and experiences around the Great Ocean Walk such as the paddle with a platypus tours which leave at dawn and dusk from the small town of Forrest, located inland between Lorne and Apollo Bay.
The tours promise a nine out of ten chance of seeing these elusive monotremes - one of only five mammal species that lay eggs.
The Great Ocean Road is an easy drive from Melbourne and yet is becoming increasingly known for walking rather than driving holidays.
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