Explore Australia · 688 Bourke St, Melbourne
A small-group day from Melbourne to the southernmost tip of mainland Australia, with lookouts, a self-guided hike up Mount Oberon or another trail, and Squeaky Beach. Pick it for the walking: guests report about three hours on the trail, while someone else drives the long road there and back.
This is a long, active day. Everyone meets outside the Mail Exchange Hotel at 688 Bourke Street in the Melbourne CBD at 6:30 am, per the listing, and the operator asks you to be there 10 minutes early. A guide drives a small group of up to 21 people south-east into Gippsland. Wilsons Promontory is about a three-hour drive from Melbourne, per Parks Victoria, and guests mention stops for breakfast, lunch and coffee on the way. The whole trip runs about 12 hours.
Inside the park you stop at scenic lookouts, then the group splits up for a self-guided hike: Mt Oberon, Mt Bishop or Lilly Pilly Gully, per the listing (one guest also mentions Pillar Point as an option). The guide helps you pick a trail for your legs and for the weather, and guests report about three hours for it. Parks Victoria puts the Mount Oberon Summit Walk from Telegraph Saddle car park at 6.8 km return, about 2 hours, graded moderate to hard. The Lilly Pilly Gully Nature Walk is 5.2 km return, about 1.5 hours, and Mt Bishop is 7.4 km return, about 2.5 hours. After the walk comes Squeaky Beach, where the fine, rounded quartz grains squeak under your feet, and the drive out is a good time to look for emus, kangaroos and wombats.
Included, per the listing: return transport from the pickup point and the guide. There is no entry fee at the Prom itself. Not included: food and drinks, and tips. The listing says the day is not suitable for children under 10, people over 70, wheelchair users, people with mobility impairments or a low level of fitness. One practical tip: pack your lunch money and a warm layer the night before, because a 6:30 am start leaves no time to look for either.
Meet outside the Mail Exchange Hotel, 688 Bourke Street, 10 minutes before departure. There is one pickup point for every booking.
The drive to the Prom takes about three hours, with a stop for breakfast and coffee on the way, per guest reviews.
First views of the Prom's granite headlands and bays from one of the park's scenic lookouts.
Mt Oberon, Mt Bishop or Lilly Pilly Gully. The guide helps you choose; guests report about three hours on the trail.
Shoes off on the fine quartz sand that squeaks underfoot, the most photographed beach at the Prom, per Parks Victoria.
Watch the plains near the park entrance for emus, kangaroos and wombats on the way out, then the long drive back to Melbourne.
★★★★★We hiked up to Mount Oberon. The views are amazing. We had plenty of time [...] for hiking. After that, we went to the beautiful Squeaky Beach to cool our feet and then saw kangaroos and wallabies.
★★★★★His recommendations also helped us choose the best hike and gave us the best views of the national park depending on the weather conditions, as well as the chance to see emus, wombats, kangaroos, and wallabies! I recommend him!!
★★★★★I liked everything about it! From the first breakfast stop at the pretty Olive at Loch, to the beautiful 5.2km walk through Lilly Pilly to the beaches etc.
★★★★★Even though it’s a long drive, we made enough stops where we could get some breakfast, lunch and coffee. You can choose from a bunch of small hikes for different levels.
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About 12 hours. Pickup is at 6:30 am at 688 Bourke Street in Melbourne, and guests report about three hours for the hike inside the park.
It starts from $104 per person on GetYourGuide, with transport, a guide and free cancellation up to 24 hours before. Food and tips are extra.
Mt Oberon, Mt Bishop or Lilly Pilly Gully, per the listing. Mount Oberon is 6.8 km return and about 2 hours, per Parks Victoria; the guide helps you choose.
Not for children under 10, per the listing, and it is not suitable for people over 70 or with a low level of fitness either. It is a walking day.
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A small-group day at the Prom from Melbourne, with about three hours to hike.
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