Licensed Tour Operators offer a range of appropriate guided recreation activities, including bushwalking, bicycle riding, horse riding, canoeing, rock climbing and abseiling tours. These guided recreation opportunities are conducted across a wide range of environments, ranging from remote National Parks to Metropolitan Parks close to Melbourne.

If you are interested in becoming a Licensed Tour Operator please  call  Parks Victoria's Information Centre on 13 1963 .  For your information a Licensed Tour Operator application form and other relevant information may be accessed through the following links.

Tour Operator Licence Application & Renewal (56K)

Tour Operator Certificate of Currency Checklist

FAQs for Tour Operators

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 Recreation Centre Victoria (ORC) are available at www.orc.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.