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Licensed tour operators

Licensed Tour Operators offer a wide range of appropriate organised recreation activities on public land. These organised recreation opportunities are conducted across a wide range of environments, ranging from remote national parks to metropolitan parks close to Melbourne.

Tour operator licence applications

2012-13 Tour operator application

Certificate of currency checklist

FAQs for tour operators

For current tour operators

Tour schedule variation form

Incident response form

Trip Returns

How to enter your trip returns 

Tour operator trip return form (PDF)

Tour operator trip return editable form (Excel)

Trip return credit card payment form

Updates

2012-13 Location conditions

Fire Update November 2011

Licensed operator only mooring for ex-HMAS Canberra

Book LTO only moorings here.

Adventure activity standards

Industry has endorsed and the Government has funded a project to develop documented Adventure Activity Standards (AAS) for the outdoor recreation industry.

There are currently Adventure Activity Standards for the following Parks Victoria licensed activities.

  • Abseiling
  • Bushwalking
  • Canoeing / kayaking
  • Four Wheel Driving
  • Horse Trail Riding
  • Mountain Biking
  • Recreational Angling
  • River Rafting
  • Rock Climbing
  • Snorkelling, Scuba Diving, and Wildlife Swims
  • Surfing Sessions
  • Trail Bike Touring

Details of the AAS and the industry consultation process undertaken by Outdoor Victoria (formally Outdoor Recreation Centre) are available at www.outdoorsvictoria.org.au

Compliance with relevant AAS is a condition of all tour operator licences. For licensed activities where AAS have not been developed, the licence application notes the requirements.


 

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