Full-Day Phillip Island Tour: Experience Kangaroo, Koala, and Penguin Parade
4.3
175 Ratings
Melbourne
Experience the incredible Penguin Parade on Phillip Island with our full-day tour. Explore top attractions and witness the unforgettable phenomenon of penguins emerging from the water at sunset.
Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park - Moonlit Sanctuary is home to stacks of well-known Aussie animals including kangaroos, wombats, and Tasmanian devils, plus many lesser-known species such as the spot-tailed quoll, yellow-bellied glider and long-nosed potoroo.
What's Included
  • Entrance to the Moonlit Sanctuary
  • General admission to the Penguin Parade
  • Wildlife Viewing
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Melbourne CBD Pick up and Drop off
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Bottled water
Additional Information

Each evening at dusk, the remarkable Penguin Parade takes place on Phillip Island’s beaches. The resident group of small penguins rises from the ocean to venture back to their burrows in the sand banks - and this journey is your opportunity to experience this indelible event firsthand!

We’ll spend our daytime visiting premier sights like the Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park and the Nobbies, before getting comfortable on the beach, primed for the main event at the Penguin Parade. With all admission costs covered, this value-packed tour is the optimal means to explore Phillip Island’s spellbinding coastal landscapes and lovely wildlife.

  • Unfortunately we cannot take infants under the age of 3 years old
Location
Immigration Museum (Museums Victoria)
Flinders Street
Corner of Flinders Street and Market Street
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Zacharyc893
Apr 13, 2024
100% recommend! (Especially with the driver James) - Great trip! Would fully recommend for a day trip to see Koala’s, Kangaroos, Penguins, and just the Australian landscape. The driver James really made the trip unique with his guidance and fun commentary. The trip would not have been as fun without him!
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Rebecca
Apr 12, 2024
Penguins! - This is my 3rd tour with this company and I never have a bad review. Burton is a knowledgeable driver/guide with lots of info about the local places along the way. We saw Koalas, Taz Devils, and in the wild we even saw Wallabys! But the highlight of the trip was the Penguin Parade - we got half a meter from a wild penguin!!! So amazing!! I would recommend any tour from this company as I've yet to be let down. Thanks for an awesome day out!
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Michèle
Apr 10, 2024
Great Tour! Thank you James! :) - This tour was really great. First handfeeded the wallabies and kangaroos in the sanctuary and then saw a lot of the cute wallabies in the wild! The penguin-parade was just the most adorable thing. Not to forget the stunnig view during this drive. And last but not least, thank you James for making this tour with your knowledge and humour!!! I really enjoyed listen to your stories and learn more about Australia and its history and wildlife. Worth every dollar!
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Stuartma2792bz
Apr 9, 2024
Wonderful - Josh the tour guide was exceptional.. pulled out all the stops and was totally clued up on everything. The whole trip was top draw and worth every $!!
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35vikip
Apr 9, 2024
Great Day Trip From Melbourne! - Easy pick up and the stops were well spaced out. We had a decent amount of time in each place, if I’m being picky I would say we could have had maybe slightly longer in the moonlit sanctuary and then maybe for dinner before the penguin parade as it was busy, but still had enough time at each one for what we wanted to do. All of the stops were really nice, great views and places to explore. Josh was the best tour guide, really friendly and helpful. Overall a great day out and would definitely recommend this tour as a solo traveller who was unsure which to book! :)
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_k3512ns
Apr 9, 2024
Best trip! - Very great tour guide, Josh, comfort vehicles and on time! Good instruction from Josh was gaged my interest about Melbourne and the island!
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Terryc1701
Apr 5, 2024
Off to see the penguins.... - A fun day long trip that is great value for the money. To top it off, we had the best bus driver / tour guide you could ask for. If you get Josh, sit back and enjoy. One of the best.
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Lisa
Apr 5, 2024
Bucket List must - This is beyond worth the money and if Josh is your guide you are golden. This is a bucket list must. There is plenty of time given at the multiple stops.
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Pranet_c
Apr 11, 2024
Good - Don't go in expecting to see too much of the penguin parade. It is a natural phenomenon and the penguins are cute but also small and they don't come too close to you. The moonlit sanctuary was a nice addition to the whole experience. The tour guide gives you nice explanations of the different stops on the way there.
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Rosemary_r
Apr 6, 2024
Decent Quick Tour - We enjoyed the wildlife sanctuary, Cowes, the Nobbies, and the penguin parade. However, our tour completely skipped the Woolamai beach stop without even mentioning a change of plans. I'm not sure how they could even have fit it into the schedule because the entire day already felt rushed. I think this tour could be so much better if it started a bit earlier in the day (we didn't leave until about 1:30pm) and gave you more time at each stop. We didn't have enough time to see all the animals at the sanctuary and we just barely managed to get dinner in Cowes before it was time to leave again, no chance to walk around and explore at all. Also worth noting, the penguin parade is a whole event that does sell out and there are way more people than penguins; You cannot take photos/videos (but people try to anyway and then get in trouble for harming the penguins)... It was great to do once, but I think once was enough. Bring a jacket - it gets quite windy.
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