(Past Ride) Pheels Phantastic Great Vic Bike Ride

Cycle the Great Ocean Road

Saturday 28th November - Sunday 6th December 2009

Great opportunity! Due to last minute cancellations two rooms are available for the 8 night Pheels Phantastic accommodation package. Each room is suitable for a couple, twin share or relax and have your own room. HURRY! You must be booked into the Great Victorian Bike Ride to apply.

Enjoy the Great Victorian Bike Ride with the Pheels Phantastic ever popular package of pampering people with pleasure as experienced by many cyclists for the past 4 years.

Why not spoil yourself as you cycle the Great Ocean Road on the GVBR?

Portland to Geleong

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Tour Packages Available

Why not spoil yourself as you cycle the Great Victorian Bike Ride?

Pheels Phantastic transfer your luggage separately to a pre-booked motel or similar accommodation, for the whole week, or for 2 nights.
Relax upon arrival, enjoy afternoon tea and we offer the services of our massage therapists or bike mechanic, all part of this pampering package. A Pheels Phantastic bus will take you to and from dinner at the BV campsite, or if you wish lash out in style and shout yourself to a meal at the motel or local restaurant. Oh and don’t forget the motel breakfast before you push on the next day.

Package A *

Book after July 28th

Book before July 28th

8 nights accom. With b/fast
twin share or double
8 nights accom. With b/fast
Single Supp.(own room)

$1750 pp

$2650 pp

$1690 pp

$2590 pp

* Includes complimentary group dinner at Port Campbell restaurant, Tuesday 1st Dec 2009

Package B

Book after July 28th

Book before July 28th

2 nights accom. with b/fast
twin share or double
2 night’s accom. with b/fast
single supp. (own room)

$390 pp

$590 pp

$350 pp

$550 pp

Optional Extra
Package A & B

Enjoy fine dining at the Queenscliff Hotel
3 course meal Sat 5th Dec 2009 ($75pp)

$50 pp deposit
Deposit is deducted from $75 cost of meal

Package A Accom every night	PACKAGE A
8 nights accom. with b/fast twin share or double	Every Night: Portland, Macarthur, Port Fairy, Port Campbell, Apollo Bay X 2, Anglesea & Queenscliff
8 nights accom. with b/fast single supp. (own room)	Every Night: Portland, Macarthur, Port Fairy, Port Campbell, Apollo Bay X 2, Anglesea & Queenscliff
Day 1 – Day 9 Sat 28th Nov – Sun 6th Dec	Leave your luggage in Portland at the Comfort Inn Richmond Henty or in the Pheels Phantastic compound near main front gate of campsite entrance at BV departure point in Portland and from there your luggage will be taken to your motel each night. Upon arrival at your motel, collect your luggage from foyer and on departure, leave your luggage in the motel where you collected it. Pheels Phantastic will take it from there.

Package B Accom 2 nights			PACKAGE B
2 nights accom. with b/fast twin share or double			Overnight : Apollo Bay X 2
2 nights accom. with b/fast single supp. (own room)			Overnight : Apollo Bay X 2
Day 1	Sat 28 Camp	Portland cycle 50km	Tonight is camping not accommodation, therefore you place your luggage with BV truck of your choice as everyone else does on the BV ride.
Day 2	Sun 29 Camp	Macarthur cycle 66km	Tonight is camping not accommodation, therefore you place your luggage with BV truck of your choice as everyone else does on the BV ride.
Day 3	Mon 30 Camp	Port Fairy cycle 48km	Tonight is camping not accommodation, therefore you place your luggage with BV truck of your choice as everyone else does on the BV ride.
Day 4	Tues 1 Camp	Port Campbell cycle 95km	Tonight is camping not accommodation, therefore you place your luggage with BV truck of your choice as everyone else does on the BV ride.
Day 5	Wed 2 Accom.	Apollo Bay cycle 100km	Tonight is accom. Leave your luggage in the Pheels Phantastic compound at the main front gate to BV campsite entrance at Port Campbell and from there your luggage will be collected from Port Campbell and taken to the foyer of your Apollo Bay motel.
Day 6	Thur 3 Accom.	Apollo Bay REST DAY	REST DAY Tonight is accom. Same motel no luggage transfer.
Day 7	Fri 4 Camp	Anglesea cycle 75km	Tonight is camping not accommodation. Leave your luggage in the foyer of your motel in Apollo Bay. Your luggage will be waiting for you at BV campsite with other luggage from truck number 1.
Day 8	Sat 5 Camp	Queenscliff cycle 66km	Tonight is camping not accommodation, therefore you place your luggage with BV truck of your choice as everyone else does on the BV ride.
Day 9	Sun 6	Geelong cycle 50km	Leave your luggage with BV truck of your choice as everyone else does on the BV ride to be collected by you at BV finish. Upon arrival in Geelong you may want to transfer your luggage & bike in Pheels Phantastic truck and you in Pheels Phantastic small bus to Melbourne. Cost to be advised. The alternative is book bus & truck through BV for transfers to your destination or choose private transfer.

Accommodation Reserved Room	In some towns the accommodation is extremely limited. Motel, hotel, cabins or similar, usually 3, 3½, 4 star. Accom is in same town as BV campsite, except Macarthur, where some accom is in Macarthur, the rest is in nearby Hamilton. Upon booking, your bed will be reserved & this bed will stay reserved for you, regardless of arrival time at motel.
Twin Share	Those who enter individually will be put with another person of the same gender. Unless you specify a particular friend, we usually change your room mate each night, allowing for a wider variety of characters.
Couples	Couples will have their own double room.
Multiple Share Rooms	This is a rarity although possible if cabins only are available. These might accommodate 3 or 4 depending on size and configuration. Friends or families sometimes request these rooms.
Accommodation Fair Deal	If for whatever reason the accommodation one night is below normal standard, we strive to improve this with an extra good room next night or nights following.
Breakfast	A good hearty b/fast is provided, at your accommodation. Usually a full breakfast, sometimes a good continental breakfast.
Book early	Accommodation is very limited in most towns, so to avoid disappointment, we suggest you book early. The last two years Pheels Phantastic has been completely booked by August.
Registration Portland Comfort Inn Richmond Henty	All cyclists are asked to register with Susan upon arrival at Portland, either on Fri from 4 -7pm or Sat 7 - 8am at Comfort Inn Richmond Henty or Sat morning from at BV campsite entrance main gate when bags and people are dropped off from Melbourne bus transfer.
Your luggage drop off area for 8 nighters & 2 nighters	For the 8 nighters 1st day in Portland at the Comfort Inn Richmond Henty or Portland BV departure point, where Pheels Phantastic will have a vehicle, then each morning after at the motel where you are staying. For the 2 nighters Pheels Phantastic drop off area will be a compound just inside the main gate of the BV campsite. This compound will be sign posted Pheels Phantastic and might contain some bikes left overnight. Our crew will be at this compound in Port Campbell as early as possible in the morning
Arrival at overnight town	Pheels Phantastic cyclists may ride directly to their motel with the intention of riding from their motel the next morning. They do not have to go to BV’s campsite.
Directions for motel	Pheels Phantastic cyclists will be given specific maps, detailing where their overnight motel is situated.
Motel in what town?	Pheels Phantastic motels are in the BV overnight town, except Macarthur, where some accommodation is in Macarthur, the rest is in nearby Hamilton.
Do I ride to nearby motel town?	It’s your choice, the nearby town is Hamilton. You may ride those extra km, however we will usually expect you to cycle from the motel the next day. We can bus you next morning however the facilities for transferring your bike will be limited.
What happens if I don’t want to ride to the motel?	Leave your bike in our Pheels Phantastic compound near front gate, we will take you to motel, bring you back for BV dinner, return you to motel then bring you back to collect your bike next morning.
Bike Transfers to Motel	We will have one bike trailer for limited transfer of bikes to and from motels, with the rider. We cannot carry all bikes each day because of time in packing, damage in transit and limited space. Decisions with time and space will be made on the day.
Bike Security	At BV camp main gate entrance the Pheels Phantastic compound will be set up to take bikes and leave them on a bike “A” frame storage rack. We suggest you carry a lock and lock your bike. Your bike is your responsibility. This compound is right near the front gate where security guards are present all night. The difficulty if Pheels Phantastic lock all bikes is that we cannot guarantee we will be there when you collect your bike next morning.
How do I meet the bus Pick up times	The bus and driver will be at BV camp entrance, near BV main gate to pick up cyclists who cannot ride to their nearby town motel. Pick up times will be 1pm and 3pm.
Maps	Pheels Phantastic cyclists will be given detailed maps of overnight township, showing your motel, BV campsite, luggage pick up area and cyclist pick up point, directions and other finer details upon entry into Pheels Phantastic package.
Luggage delivery	Your luggage will be delivered from BV site or drop off pick up points on previous night’s motel, to your allocated motel. It will be left in foyer or safe storage area. For cyclists changing from accommodation to camping, your luggage will be taken from motel and placed on truck number 1, for your pick up at day’s end.
Booking into motel	Upon arrival at motel, report to reception desk and they will advise you of your room number & give you your key. Return key to reception when going out, allowing your room mate to enter unit.
Bike Mechanic	A bike mechanic will be part of our crew and will have everything that is required (we hope) including a good car pump for different valves. The bike parts used for replacement will be charged at shop prices. Labour is free. Cyclists with rare or different bikes are asked to contact us at All Trails and advise our mechanic. 03 9645 3355

Massage Therapists	Two or Three massage therapists will be available each afternoon and to be fair to everyone, we have limited massage time to ten minutes each person. In some towns where we are using three or four different motels, the massage therapists will be distributed fairly, usually at the two biggest motels. Booking is not required. We will try to allow everyone 3 or 4 massages sometimes more. Names will be ticked off but please speak up if you are somehow missing out.

Evening Meal	Evening meal may be at BV campsite, your motel, local restaurant, hotel or wherever. If you wish, Pheels Phantastic bus will pick up motel cyclists at 5pm & 6pm, take them to BV campsite for dinner and return to motel at 8pm. These times are for motel within 20km radius. Special times will be arranged for motels further out.

Luggage Availability	Ensure you have everything you need for the day. Once we collect your luggage, you cannot access it until your next overnight stay.
Bum Bag	We suggest you wear, or carry on your bike, a small day pack or bum bag, to hold your personal belongings including rain gear, camera or whatever. Name tags on your excess clothing are a good idea. Please be aware we are not responsible for any clothes or personal belongings left in our vehicles or our possesion.
Name on Luggage	Your name must be clearly written on the outside of your luggage and sleeping gear.
Coloured Ribbons	Colour coded ribbons denoting different towns and motels for delivery of your bags will be given to you on the first day are to be attached to your bag,
*Your* Accommodation	The motel, hotel or cabin allocated to you, is for your use only. Other people are not permitted to use your shower or sleep in your room. Abuse of this right may result in extra cost for you to the motel and may jeopardize your use of motel rooms on following nights.

Please note: Every effort has been made to ensure this information is completely up to date and accurate however sometimes conditions change due to circumstances beyond our control. Please ensure you clarfiy the details listed here when making a booking.