Great Southern Touring Route Regions Guide - $section

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From Melbourne one of the most popular self-drive routes for tourists to follow is the circular Great Southern Touring Route, which includes spectacular scenery and takes in some of Victoria's most beautiful, scenic and cultural attractions. The route hugs the coastline going south along the Great Ocean Road, renowned for its coastal scenery, passing lush Otways rainforests and on to the magnificent limestone rock sculptures known as the Twelve Apostles. It continues along the Shipwreck Coast, a stretch that has claimed 80 ships in the past 40 years. The route then winds north to the rugged wilderness and soaring mountain ranges of the Grampians National Park. East, as one heads back towards Melbourne, is the enchanting Victorian city of Ballarat and the Goldfields region.