Australia's most scenic memorial — built by returned First World War soldiers — curls for 240 kilometres past surf towns, koala-hung eucalypts and the Twelve Apostles, limestone stacks that glow apricot at dusk. Drive west from Torquay so the ocean stays on your side, allow three days rather than the day trip everyone regrets, and stay in Port Fairy at the quiet far end. Visit the Apostles at sunrise, when the coaches from Melbourne are still hours away.
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Australia's south-coast classic saves its trump card for the end: the Twelve Apostles, limestone towers standing in the Southern Ocean's spray. Before that come surf beaches, eucalyptus forests full of dozing koalas at Kennett River and lighthouse headlands. Two or three days from Melbourne is ideal. Sunset or helicopter for the Apostles — ideally both, honestly.
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