Stay with us, we are at the start of the Great Ocean Road. We can provide you with some excellent local  knowledge of the Great Ocean Road that most people would miss out on.

Whether it be a family beach holiday, exciting surging surf, a memorable holiday experience, Surfcoast walking tracks with great views from the towering cliffs that are crowded by dense forest, surfside dining and relaxation, a wild Winter Surfcoast experience, a surfing camp, or your own holiday concoction, the Tropicana provides the ideal holiday base.

Torquay has fabulous protected beaches for the family, and action surfing with the nearby thrill of the wilder Bells and Jan Juc surf and beaches.

Along the coast are sensational view points across the Tasman and down the coast to Barwon Heads, Anglesea and Airey's Inlet.

The sweeping coastline, the endless stretches of sand, the headlands and the tourist destinations such as: Lorne, the 12 Apostles and Apollo Bay, are well within a day's travel. Of course, you can settle for a more relaxing, short walk to the Surf City Plaza where major retail outlets such as Rip Curl, Quicksilver and a variety of surf shops offer memorable and quality surf merchandise, or you can visit the amazing Surfworld Museum with its diversity of displays, surf history and great visuals.

Of course, you are never far away from the local restaurants and eating places where you can soak up the surfing spirit, enjoy great food and dining atmosphere before you return to the sun, sand and surf of the coast.