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The Prom is one of Victoria’s most-loved places.

At the southernmost tip of mainland Australia, it offers spectacular scenery of huge granite mountains, open forest, rainforest, sweeping beaches and coastlines.

Great bushwalks extend from under an hour to over three days. Visitors can camp, caravan or stay in huts, cabins, wilderness retreats or lodges at Tidal River where there is a general store and take-away food shop.

Wilsons Promontory Light station is perched on a small peninsula jutting into the wild seas of Bass Strait.

The waters surrounding the Prom are protected as a marine national park and marine park and offer outstanding diving.

Indigenous Australians occupied the area at least 6,500 years ago and the first Europeans to sight Wilsons Promontory are believed to be George Bass and Matthew Flinders in 1798.

The park became temporarily reserved as a National Park in 1898, and then made permanent in 1908. The original settlement in the Park was on the Darby River site, where a chalet existed.

The Wilsons Promontory was also used as commando training area at one point during World War II. A memorial to commandos who lost their lives in World War II is located at Tidal River.

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The best time to go to the Prom is during January because thats when there is the least rainfall and the weather is the warmest because the hikes are a lot more challenging in the rain but if your all about building character then I suggest the colder wetter months for maximum strain. Since Wilsons Promontory is the southern most point of the Australian mainland it means that the weather is a lot colder and wetter than the rest of Australia, So if your not a fan of hypothermia while roughing it in the Prom like me, I suggest opting for the middle of summer to plan your camp.

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Wilsons Promontory has diverse vegetation communities including warm temperate and cool temperate rainforest, tall open forests, woodlands, heathlands, and swamp and coastal communities.

The park has stands of White Mangrove, the most southerly stands of mangroves in the world.

Over 30 species of native mammals, not including marine mammals, have been recorded in the park. These include populations of the Long-nosed Potoroo, Swamp Antechinus, White-footed Dunnart, Broad-toothed Rat, Feather-tailed Glider and Eastern Pygmy-possum, as well as the more familiar kangaroos, koalas and wombats.

The Yanakie grasslands are popular for viewing Eastern Grey Kangaroos, wombats and emus.

Migratory wading birds feed on the tidal mudflats of Corner Inlet within and adjoining the park. The offshore islands provide roosting and breeding sites for sea birds, including an enormous number of Short-tailed Shearwaters.

Populations of the endangered Damselfly Hemiphlebia mirabilis, a "living fossil", are found around freshwater swamps and lagoons in the park.

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Day 1:
9:00am - Drive to Tidal river(lunch on bus)
12:00pm - Arrive at tidal river the grab a surf on the iconic Norman Bay.
3:00pm - After enjoying some fun in the sun, make your way to the mushroom rock for some abseiling. and
5:30pm - Set up camp for the night then make dinner and play campfire games
Day 2:
6:00am - Wake up and make breakfast and pack your hiking bag for the strenuous hike to come
9:00am - Drive to Telegraph Saddle, Hike to the gorgeous and serene Sealers Cove (includes small stop for lunch)
2:00pm -  Hike to Refuge Cove
4:00pm - Arrive at Refuge Cove and set up tents
5:00pm - Make dinner and chill out
Day 3:
6:00am - Wake up, make breakfast and pack your hiking bag
8:00am - Hike from Refuge Cove to Little Waterloo Bay,
10:30am - Stop for morning tea and then continue on to Telegraph Junction, then to Oberon Bay (stop for lunch in between if you know whats good)
4:00pm - Set up camp in Oberon Bay and have some free time to do your own thing
5:00pm - Make dinner and stuff you know
Day 4:
6:00am - Wake up, make breakfast and pack your hiking bag
8:00am - Hike from Oberon Bay to Tidal River,
11:30am - Drive to Mount Oberon, drive back to school

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There a number of hikes to complete in the Prom ranging from beginner hikes, which are around 1km and take half an hour to complete, to the more challenging hikes which are 10km, taking 3 hours to complete.

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Wilsons Prom is a short 3 hour drive from Melbourne city.