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A private 10-hour day for up to four people, with hotel pickup in the Melbourne CBD and a local driver-guide, built around the wilderness cruise to Skull Rock. Pick it for a family or a small group that wants its own vehicle and its own timing, with child seats on request.
The price is per vehicle, not per person: from $474 for a group of up to four, with pickup and drop-off at your Melbourne CBD hotel. The listing gives about 3 hours each way, which leaves roughly 4 to 5 hours at the Prom in a 10-hour day. Your driver-guide is local, the vehicle is a private Jeep or SUV, and child seats are available if you ask.
Two things to know before you book. First, the Skull Rock cruise ticket is not included. The 2.5-hour wilderness cruise leaves from the booking centre at Tidal River, next to the outdoor cinema, and the operator sells it at A$165 per adult and A$115 per child. For four adults, add A$660 to the tour price, and book the cruise for a time your guide confirms. Second, the listing's third stop, the Big Drift dunes, is closed for Parks Victoria's Prom Sanctuary works. It was marked optional anyway; agree on a swap with your guide, such as Squeaky Beach or the Tidal River lookouts.
The middle stop is the Prom Wildlife Walk, a flat 2.3 km loop of about 45 minutes through grassland with kangaroos, wombats, wallabies and emus (Parks Victoria). The listing rules out people with mobility impairments and anyone prone to seasickness, since the cruise runs on open water. Meals are at your own cost. It is a new listing with no reviews yet.
Your driver-guide collects you from your hotel in the Melbourne CBD. Bring comfortable shoes, sunscreen and clothes for wind and rain.
South-east through Gippsland to the park entrance, then 30 km of park road to Tidal River. A private car means you choose the coffee stop.
Check in at the cruise booking centre next to the outdoor cinema 30 minutes early. The amphibious boat runs past the offshore islands and seals to Skull Rock. Ticket bought separately.
About 15 minutes by road (listing) to the flat grassland loop. Kangaroos and emus graze in the open; wombats come out late in the day.
The dunes are closed for Prom Sanctuary works. Use the hour for Squeaky Beach, a lookout or a slower wildlife walk, as you agree with your guide.
Leave the Prom in the late afternoon and arrive back in the CBD in the evening, about 3 hours later.
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No. The listing states that the Skull Rock cruise ticket is not included. The cruise operator sells it at A$165 per adult and A$115 per child for the 2.5-hour trip from Tidal River.
Up to four in one group. The price, from $474, is for the whole group, not per person.
Not for now. Parks Victoria has closed the Big Drift walk and the Stockyard car park for Prom Sanctuary works. The stop was optional on the listing, so agree on a replacement with your guide.
Yes, child seats are available on request. It is not suitable for people with mobility impairments or anyone prone to seasickness, because of the cruise and the walking.
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