We were so lucky to find Stuart's Ocean Road Tours through the Melbourne Visitor Center. There is also a website under the title Ocean Road Day Tours. Although this tour follows the same general scenario as others, there are differences that make it better. One is that there is a maximum of eight people. (On our tour there were seven.) Very personal. Another is the early start to the day, which means arriving at the popular sites before the crowds. The lunch (included) is at a tiny family-run restaurant in the hills. Stuart knows the best places to see koalas and kangaroos in the wild, and to hand-feed parrots.

Stuart is super knowledgeable and friendly, with a keen sense of humor.

I would have thought that this tour would be much more expensive than the large coach tours, but it wasn't. A great tour at a great price. Absolutely top notch.

We had an amazing visit on the Great Ocean Road.We are so happy that we booked this tour from Melbourne. We would highly recommend this small group tour because it makes it easy to get to sights that no big bus could ever access. Stuart, our guide and host was very knowledgable and made the tour very interesting. Lunch was delicious!
Thank you, Stuart, for an unforgettable day.

We are very glad we chose this tour with Stuart.
It was sure a smart move to get ahead and on the road.
Stuart was very personable. He shared his knowledge of the flora and fauna. I noted down many of the stop off points and all very quiet until we reached the 12 apostles and still then coach loads were arriving as we were leaving:
Kangaroos - not sure where?
koalas at Wongara?
Bird feeding.
From Point Addis to the Twelve Apostles it was blue green oceans laced with white surf. The Twelve apostles was the crescendo to fine symphonic snapshots of coastline on that stretch of the Ocean Road.

OUr lunch was at an intimate cafe with surf boards in rafters, ethnic wares and cards amongst other delights. The food was served with friendliness which only added to the deliciousness.

It was great not to have name tags. This is something we noticed with other larger tour groups. Also, because it was a small group, we could spend longer at places and stop off at more places.
If booking through the tourist info centre, ask for Ocean Road Day Tours because we went all around the houses before we discovered what we really wanted.
Stuart ordered the best weather for us English creatures: sunshine with a warm breeze.