Tours that stop in Geelong first, then the big Great Ocean Road days and the best of the Bellarine and Surf Coast.
Few organised tours are based in Geelong. Most Great Ocean Road day trips start in Melbourne and take the ring road past the city, so the list below puts the handful that stop in Geelong or pick up there first. Read what each price covers before you book: meals, entry tickets and optional extras are often not included, and some listings are priced per group rather than per person. The tours are sold through GetYourGuide and run by local operators. If you book through these links, this site earns a commission at no extra cost to you.
Things that start in the city: sunrise balloon flights that meet at central hotels, a brewery tour at Little Creatures in South Geelong, and a workshop for a wet afternoon.
4 hours
A dawn balloon flight that meets at the Holiday Inn & Suites Geelong and drifts over the city, the bay, the Barwon River and the Barrabool Hills, with breakfast afterwards.
fromA$390
Check availability3 hours
An hour-long sunrise flight from the Novotel Geelong with free in-flight photos and views across the Bellarine to the Melbourne skyline; breakfast at the hotel is an optional extra.
fromA$435
Check availability1.5 hours
A guided look round the working Little Creatures brewery in an old 1920s wool mill in South Geelong, finishing with a tasting paddle.
fromA$35
Check availability2 hours
A relaxed beginner class in central Geelong where you learn to whisk matcha and paint a ceramic mug or bowl to take home.
fromA$124
Check availabilityDays that start on the Geelong waterfront and carry on round the Bellarine, a Queenscliff seal and dolphin trip with an optional transfer from Geelong Station, and a winery day that visits Geelong only on its Bellarine dates.
10 hours
Starts with a walk past the Baywalk Bollards on the Geelong waterfront, then Point Lonsdale lighthouse, lunch in Queenscliff and the car ferry across the bay to Sorrento and the Mornington Peninsula.
fromA$199
Check availability10 hours
A food and drink loop of the bay that opens with a stroll on the Geelong waterfront, lunches at Jack Rabbit Vineyard on the Bellarine, then crosses to a Mornington Peninsula brewery and the bathing boxes.
fromA$219
Check availability3.5 hours
Snorkel at Popes Eye and with the young fur seals at Chinaman's Hat, then go looking for dolphins in Port Phillip Heads, with an optional bus transfer from Geelong Station.
fromA$210
Check availability8.5 hours
A small-group winery day from Melbourne whose Bellarine dates take in Provenance, Terindah Estate and Scotchmans Hill with a cheese platter and a stop in Geelong; on other dates it goes to different regions.
fromA$165
Check availabilityThe only two Great Ocean Road listings found that touch Geelong: one stops on the waterfront, the other lists Geelong among its pickup points.
12 hours
A private Great Ocean Road day with a driver who speaks English, Mandarin, Cantonese or Vietnamese, including an hour on the Geelong waterfront before the coast and the Twelve Apostles.
fromA$120
Check availability10-12 hours
One of the few Great Ocean Road day tours that lists Geelong as a pickup point, running to the Twelve Apostles, Loch Ard Gorge, Maits Rest rainforest and Apollo Bay.
fromA$105
Check availabilityThe best-reviewed Twelve Apostles days. They start in Melbourne and most take the ring road past Geelong without stopping, so if you are staying in Geelong you would need to get to the Melbourne pickup.
13.5 hours
The most-reviewed Great Ocean Road day trip, run by a family business: Torquay surf beach with a look at Bells Beach, wild koalas, a tall-forest walk and the Twelve Apostles.
fromA$125
Check availability12 hours
Heads inland via Winchelsea to reach the Twelve Apostles and Gibson Steps before the coach crowds, then works back along the coast through Apollo Bay and Lorne in a van of 12 or fewer.
fromA$138
Check availability12-13 hours
A low-priced reverse-route day that goes as far as London Bridge, then Loch Ard Gorge, the Razorback and the Twelve Apostles before returning via Apollo Bay and the Memorial Arch.
fromA$79
Check availability13 hours (multi-day options up to 3 days)
A long-running minibus tour that starts the coast with morning tea near Torquay, then the Memorial Arch, Apollo Bay, Maits Rest rainforest walk and the Twelve Apostles.
fromA$159
Check availability14 hours
A classic-direction day with morning tea at Torquay, koala spotting at Kennett River, a rainforest walk at Maits Rest and the Twelve Apostles, returning inland via Colac.
fromA$139
Check availability12 hours
A budget coach day that follows the coast the classic way, from the chocolaterie near Torquay through Lorne and Apollo Bay to the Twelve Apostles, Loch Ard Gorge and London Bridge.
fromA$79
Check availability13 hours
A reverse-route day with lunch that reaches the Twelve Apostles early, then drives home along the coast through Lorne, Aireys Inlet and Anglesea and back past Geelong.
fromA$180
Check availability13 hours
Breaks the drive at Serendip Sanctuary near Lara for a wildlife stop before Anglesea, the Memorial Arch, Apollo Bay, the Otways and the Twelve Apostles.
fromA$165
Check availabilityA surf lesson in Torquay and tandem skydives over the coast near Torquay and Barwon Heads.
1.5-2 hours
A beginner surf lesson on Torquay's main beach with wetsuit and board supplied; there are also three-lesson course and private options.
fromA$94
Check availability2-6 hours
A tandem skydive from up to 15,000 ft above Torquay and Bells Beach, with up to a minute of freefall and an optional Melbourne pickup.
fromA$379
Check availability3-6 hours
A tandem skydive at the Connewarre drop zone near Barwon Heads, south of Geelong, with free return transfers from Melbourne's CBD.
fromA$405
Check availabilityThe Q Train dining train from Drysdale, a private winery day and a ferry-and-bike day to Portarlington.
3-6 hours
A five-course lunch or dinner on The Q Train's heritage carriages, running from Drysdale past Swan Bay to Queenscliff and back.
fromA$150
Check availability7 hours
Take the ferry from Docklands to Portarlington, pick up a bike at the pier and ride the flat Bellarine coastal trail towards St Leonards at your own pace.
fromA$175
Check availabilityA dolphin and seal cruise from Sorrento, a short ferry ride from Queenscliff.
3 hours
A cruise from Sorrento pier, a ferry ride across the bay from Queenscliff, to snorkel with fur seals and look for the resident dolphins, with lunch on board.
fromA$210
Check availabilityGetYourGuide's own live list for Geelong. It mixes in multi-day trips and some tours that never stop in the city, so check each itinerary.
Prices are in Australian dollars and, with ratings, were checked on GetYourGuide on 16 October 2026. They change without warning. This site does not run the tours, take payments or handle bookings: that is GetYourGuide and the local operators.