I booked a Groupon deal with the Extragreen tours on a day tour along the Great Ocean Road which was a 7:45am pick, 8pm drop off.
The pick up was a good half an hour late which was a disappointing start as I could have slept an extra half an hour instead of waiting in line! But luckily the tour got heaps better as the day continued.
It is a mainly commentary based tour so its not for the sleepers on the bus ride along the way. I learnt lots about Melbourne on this trip! :)
It was a billingual tour with Chinese commentary too which I was prepared for. I got the two seats on the bus to myself which was a bonus!
First stop was the Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie and Creamery in Belbrae. It was good fun exploring the chocolate variety and taste some as well! Next we went to Apollo Bay for lunch where we had a couple of options to choose from at the George Food Court. We got an hour for lunch which was decent. The 12 Apostles were just breathtaking :) Admit the weather was overcast along the way but the places we saw and the ride was well worth it even with the gloomy weather. What I liked was how the views were everchanging along the way; the beautiful coasts, to the evergreen forests we rode through.
Lastly we stopped at the Loch Gorge for a walk and some final stretching before the non-stop ride back to Melbourne. For NZ$49, it was a reasonable tour with only extra I paid for was my chocolate shopping and lunch :)
A MUST DO, and this company was an affordable way to do so :)

Great tour. Our tour guide Khalid, was a lot of fun, very knowledgeable and attentive. The ride on the train is delightful & all the staff at the station are very friendly and helpful.

This tour took in the Mornington Peninsula cheese, chocolate, and wine tasting areas.
Places included Main Ridge Dairy,Mock Redhill ciders,Green Olive at Redhill,T Gallant winery,Chocolate tasting, Dromana Beach, Murray's Lookout and more.
From pick up to drop off its a 10hour day but well worth it. Our driver was Rob and he did a fantastic job, his thorough knowledge of the area and the place we visited was excellent.
We enjoyed so many wine, cider, cheese strawberry tasting samples till we could have no more. A delightful lunch was had at the Peninsula chocolate factory/shop.
Many purchases we made and one can't forget the friendly baby goats, pigs and ducks along the way.
This tour was booked through Viator/Wildlife tours Australia and was well worth the money $145...