Melbourne In Depth and Great Ocean Road Day Trip
Stay in Fitzroy and explore the old town, museums and markets, plus a day trip along the Great Ocean Road to the Twelve Apostles.
A slower pace than the first-visit itinerary. Stay in Fitzroy, packed with cafés and independent shops, and get a feel for local neighbourhood life. Explore the city in four zones: the eastern gardens and churches, the old town laneways, the Carlton museum precinct, and Southbank and the seafront. In between, spend a day on a guided tour or self-drive along the Great Ocean Road to see the Twelve Apostles and wild koalas. The day trip runs about 12 hours round trip, so it's quite tiring.
Summer and autumn bring plenty of sunny days along the Great Ocean Road; winter is wet and windy, with short daylight.
Day by day
Day 1 · Arrival and Fitzroy Neighbourhood
Melbourne（Fitzroy Gardens & Cooks' Cottage、St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne、Brunswick Street, Fitzroy）
SkyBus into the city, then tram 86 to Fitzroy, about 20 minutes. In the afternoon, walk around the gardens and Brunswick Street.
Stay: Fitzroy
Day 2 · Old Town Laneways and Arcades
Melbourne（Flinders Street Station & Federation Square、Hosier Lane、Degraves Street & Centre Place、Block Arcade & Royal Arcade、State Library Victoria）
Take the tram into the city, about 15 minutes. Start at Federation Square and walk north along Flinders Lane through laneways and arcades.
Stay: Fitzroy
Day 3 · Great Ocean Road Day Trip
Great Ocean Road（Great Ocean Road Memorial Arch、Kennett River Koala Walk、Gibson Steps、The Twelve Apostles、Loch Ard Gorge）
The day tour leaves the city centre early in the morning, passing Torquay and Lorne on the way to the Twelve Apostles, and returns in the evening. The whole trip takes about 12 hours.
If you drive, leave before 7 a.m. The return is faster via the inland route.
Stay: Fitzroy
Day 4 · Markets and Carlton Museum Precinct
Melbourne（Queen Victoria Market、Old Melbourne Gaol、Royal Exhibition Building、Melbourne Museum）
Take the tram to Queen Victoria Market, then walk to the Old Melbourne Gaol. In the afternoon, visit the Royal Exhibition Building and the museums in Carlton Gardens.
Stay: Fitzroy
Day 5 · Southbank, Seafront and Departure
Melbourne（National Gallery of Victoria (NGV International)、South Melbourne Market、St Kilda Beach & Luna Park）
Take the tram to the Southbank gallery and South Melbourne Market, then take route 96 to St Kilda. Return to the city in the evening and take SkyBus to the airport.
South Melbourne Market is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.