Pair adventure with indulgence on the Great Ocean Road. Spend the weekend immersing yourself in fresh sea water, saluting the sun as it rises over a sparkling ocean, nourishing your body with locally grown organic wholefoods and spending the afternoon in the capable hands of world-class therapists at award winning day spas.
Whether you’re looking for an afternoon indulgence or an all-inclusive retreat the Great Ocean Road will have you blissed out in no time.
Exhilarate the senses by immersing yourself in the waves with a Torquay Surfing Academy surf lesson. Their motto is ‘Real surfers teaching real surfing’ so whether you’re a beginner or an experienced surfer looking for some pro tips they have you covered.
The Surf Academy is located just a two-minute walk from the beach – but the real schooling happens in the surf. In under two minutes you’ll have your wetsuit on, foam board in hand and be warming up with an on-sand demo at Cosy Corner before hitting the waves. For two hours the surf coaches are in the water with you giving you a little extra push when needed. You’ll be on your feet in no time!
Spacious and beautifully designed with every convenience at your fingertips the award-winning RACV Resort Torquay has everything you need to relax and unwind. Ideally situated at No 1: Great Ocean Road you’ll wake up to a championship golf course on your doorstep, be able to check the surf from your private balcony and have the warm waters of the bathhouse and therapeutic steam room waiting for you when you return. No wonder it’s in the Trip Advisor’s Top 10 Best Hotels in Australia list.
Warm up after your surf lesson with a well-earned bathing session at RACV, One Spa. The award-winning heated spa bathhouse and luxurious thermal stone steam room will revive and restore any muscles sore from surfing. Continue the pampering with a personalised massage treatment then watch the sun set on the picturesque 18-hole golf course as you sip champagne in your private geisha spa. Bliss.
Escape the noise of the outside world at this luxurious sanctuary located at the Great Ocean Road Resort. Take a deep breath and fill your senses with rejuvenating salt air before the relaxation begins. Choose your favourite essential oil from the Aroma Bar, enjoy the warming sensation of a hot towel compress on your feet and a heat pillow on your back while your coastal lux treatment room is being prepared for you.
The Lux Spa and Wellness signature rituals are carefully designed as a collection of the finest restorative journeys, from the healing cleansing of the Vichy steam cocoon & Geisha tub to the stress-relieving Shirodhara therapy. Each of these holistic signature rituals will engage all of your senses and restore balance to your mind, body and spirit. Combining the healing powers of sound and touch with the most potent natural ingredients the Ocean and Earth have to offer, these signature Rituals will transport you to a sanctuary of calm and comfort.
Stay for the weekend and indulge in all the luxuries of the Great Ocean Road Resort, including the indoor pool, tennis courts, fitness centre, trampoline park and fine dining options. Spacious, flexible and comfortable, rest and rejuvenation is assured with spacious one and two-bedroom apartments, spa suites and modern studio rooms. This riverside resort is just a short walk from beaches, restaurants, cafes and parks right across the road.
Let Warrnambool give you a very warm welcome with the geothermal rock pools and sensory caves of The Deep Blue Hot Springs. Feel stress slip away as you step into the restorative mineral salts and feel the natural heat of the earth drawn therapeutic waters.
The twilight bathing session will blissfully ease you into holiday mode as you make your way through the steamy open-air sanctuary. Here, you’ll immerse yourself in the rainforest pool inspired by the nearby Otway’s, relax in the aromatic lavender mists, indulge the senses in the illuminated colour therapy caves and gaze at the stars in the shallow pools of Reflection Bay.
You won’t want to leave and luckily you don’t have too, you can dine and stay at the Deep Blue Hotel too. The sound of the Southern Ocean will send you into the deepest sleep when you stay in one of the 81 spacious deluxe or premium suites.
Whatever treatment you fancy luxurious pampering is always a Great Call on the Great Ocean Road.
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Great Ocean Road Regional Tourism acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the Great Ocean Road region the Wadawurrung, Eastern Maar & Gunditjmara. We pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging. We recognise and respect their unique cultural heritage and the connection to their traditional lands. We commit to building genuine and lasting partnerships that recognise, embrace and support the spirit of reconciliation, working towards self-determination, equity of outcomes and an equal voice for Australia’s first people.
