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Full-Day Phillip Island Tour: Experience Kangaroo, Koala, and Penguin Parade
4.4
188 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
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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
4.4
(188 Ratings)
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Connector768664
Jun 10, 2024
First tour ever, enjoyed it! - Really enjoyed the trip! The natural wonders are a given, but our guide James made the experience above and beyond. His fascination with wildlife and history was really engaging and enriching for the whole experience. We got really valuable insights regarding the natural preservation, penguin viewing, and Australian wildlife.
Didn’t really sign up for tours because I used to be biased and kind of avoided them - but this trip changed my perspective on it! Would definitely recommend to anyone of any ages.
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Angelty9530cd
Jun 10, 2024
Favourite tour I've had in a while - James was amazing. His commentary on wildlife combined with his life experiences made the tour a unique experience. He also gave great recommendations that enhanced our experience a great deal. Would highly recommend!
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Jenny_p
Jun 1, 2024
a great experience - Seeing the penguins is a remarkable experience and absolutely worth the trip even by itself. The added animal sanctuary visit was great opportunity to see wombats and Tasmanian devil in addition to the koalas, wallabies and kangaroos.
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Krisandrew_t
May 31, 2024
Wonderfuk - Wonderful Tour! Burt is amazing! Will definitely recommend to family, friends, and colleagues.
Highlight of the Tour are the little penguins but moonlit sanctuary is a must see!!!
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Barbaracn5084ah
May 28, 2024
Can't recommend this trip enough! - Such an amazing experience seeing the penguins and the other animals at the Sanctuary. The landscape is stunning, definitely worth the trip.
Craig was an amazing tour guide and driver. He was incredibly kind and helpful.
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Tracy_m
May 25, 2024
Exceeded expectations!! - This was a wonderful experience! It was a very long day (2 hours each way on the coach) but between the sanctuary and the penguins it was well worth it. I do suggest grabbing a pie or snack where you can. Nobbies has a great pie if you get hungry.
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Thomas_e
May 23, 2024
Fun with penguins on Phillip Island. - It was a lovely day with a fun driver.
The only downside is the amount of time we were on the bus.
While we did see a few Koalas at Moonlit, don't go in thinking this is a "Koala experience"
They were there, sleeping as usual for Koalas, but no interaction, really.
That said, I would do it again, although I might hire a car to minimize the time (11 hours)
Also, Viator messaged us several times (including our voucher for the bus) saying pick-up time was 10:00.
We found later, they had sent an email with very small, and difficult to read print, that PU time was actually 10:50.
Wasted nearly an hour of our time.
That, and my seat mate were the only negatives.
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Angelice_m
May 22, 2024
Great experience!!!! - This was an excellent tour!!!! There are not enough words to describe how beautiful it is… every where you look is like a postcard!!!! The tour guide had so much energy, full of knowledge, and made the day a great experience! He had no problem going the extra mile to make sure everyone had a great time!!!!
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Pallavk2024
May 18, 2024
Amazing Experience - Amazing experience with Bert - he was superb!! We loved the entire trip! The trip was superbly guided by Bert and the itinerary was perfect.
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686livs
May 16, 2024
Great animal focused trip, but double check your pickup point! - Everything was amazing except that my pickup point didn’t got saved when I selected it, so we ended up having to rush to another place across the city to get picked up which was very stressful, BUT the driver waited for us even though we got 10 min late. Just double check that your pickup point is saved before going.
Except that, all was good. The guide tough us some general stuff about Philips island, our surroundings and the animals while driving.
Every time he dropped us off we agreed on a new pick up time and got to explore on our on - something I like personally.
A great trip focused on animals:)
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