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Puffing Billy and Penguin Parade: Melbourne Day Tour
4.3
16 Ratings
Melbourne
Experience Melbourne’s best: Ride Puffing Billy, explore The Nobbies, and witness the Penguin Parade—all in one unforgettable day tour.
Experience Melbourne’s best: Ride Puffing Billy, explore The Nobbies, and witness the Penguin Parade—all in one unforgettable day tour.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Puffing Billy Railway - Join us on a charming afternoon adventure aboard the iconic Puffing Billy Steam Railway as we embark on a journey through the verdant Dandenong Ranges. On this 25mins to 1 hour-long adventure, you’ll marvel at lush landscapes and historic locomotives as they wind their way between Belgrave and the Gembrook.
- The Nobbies…
- Puffing Billy Railway - Join us on a charming afternoon adventure aboard the iconic Puffing Billy Steam Railway as we embark on a journey through the verdant Dandenong Ranges. On this 25mins to 1 hour-long adventure, you’ll marvel at lush landscapes and historic locomotives as they wind their way between Belgrave and the Gembrook.
- The Nobbies - At The Nobbies, you can enjoy panoramic coastal views of Bass Strait from the cliff-top boardwalk and witness the stunning blowholes.
- Penguin Parade - As the sun sets, you head out to Summerland Beach. Observe hundreds of little penguins come up to the shore, making their way across the beach to their homes in the sand dunes.
What's Included
- Admission to Puffing Billy Railway - Single Trip Ticket
- Admission to Penguin Parade - General View Ticket
- Round-trip transfers to and from the meet-up location
- Live commentary on board
- Air-conditioned coach
- Admission to Puffing Billy Railway - Single Trip Ticket
- Admission to Penguin Parade - General View Ticket
- Round-trip transfers to and from the meet-up location
- Live commentary on board
- Air-conditioned coach
What's Not Included
- Meals and beverages
- Other personal expenses
- Meals and beverages
- Other personal expenses
Additional Information
It’s a perfect itinerary that includes two of Melbourne’s top attractions, Puffing Billy and the Penguin Parade, all in one day. After being picked up from Melbourne CBD, the day tour begins. The first activity is a ride on the iconic Puffing Billy steam train through the majestic Dandenong Ranges. The train winds through the hills and concludes at…
It’s a perfect itinerary that includes two of Melbourne’s top attractions, Puffing Billy and the Penguin Parade, all in one day. After being picked up from Melbourne CBD, the day tour begins. The first activity is a ride on the iconic Puffing Billy steam train through the majestic Dandenong Ranges. The train winds through the hills and concludes at Belgrave. Then, take a stroll along the boardwalk to enjoy stunning views of The Nobbies. The day concludes with watching the penguin parade at sunset as these adorable creatures waddle ashore.
Location
56 Spencer St
Spencer Street
Out front of the Great Southern Hotel
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(16 Ratings)
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555easonl
May 12, 2025
🌟 Perfect Phillip Island Day Trip! Thanks to Our Amazing Guide, Howard Cui! - **Review**:
Our Phillip Island train day tour was absolutely fantastic! A huge thank you to our guide, **Howard Cui**, for his professionalism and enthusiasm, which made the entire trip unforgettable.
- **Itinerary**: Howard took us on a charming vintage train (like the "HIGHLY" carriage in the photo) with breathtaking views along the way. He also shared fascinating stories about Phillip Island’s history and wildlife.
- **Penguin Parade**: In the evening, he secured the best viewing spot for us—watching the little penguins waddle ashore was simply magical!
- **Thoughtful Service**: Howard even prepared warm blankets in advance, knowing how windy the coast can get. Such a thoughtful touch!
**Highlights**:
✅ Knowledgeable and entertaining guide
✅ Perfectly timed schedule—no rushing or delays
✅ 100% focus on the experience, no forced shopping
**Photo Memory**: Attached is this photo with the coordinates (22°00'01") from our train ride—a special memento of our journey’s starting point!
Highly recommend Howard’s tour to anyone visiting Phillip Island. We’ll definitely book with him again!
**Rating**: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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K473hanancyn
Apr 21, 2025
Wonderful and smooth experience! - I had a great time on the puffing bill train, nobby boardwalks and seeing the penguins at Phillip Island! Thank you Daniel for being a great & informative tour guide - really appreciate how smooth the tour went and his help with talking amazing photos!
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Andy
Mar 18, 2025
Great trip - Steam train, animals, seaside and penguins, what’s not to like! - Great tour, a lot of travelling but several stops along the way. Puffing Billy was a great experience and an unexpected stop at a wildlife park allowed us to get up close to all the native Australian animals. We had an hour for dinner at Cowes followed by watching the sunset at Nobbies. Penguins were a little disappointing as only a handful could be seen but that’s nature I guess! Overall a great trip 👍
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C4439nnjonasg
Feb 26, 2025
Absolute recommendation ! - What a great Experience! Daniel was our tour guide, he was so kind and informed us on every stop interesting details.
The Puffing Billy was fabulous!
Then we made some stops during the Journey to Penguin Island, so we had for example enough time for a Dinner und Walk at Cowes and a great Sunset at Nobbies Head! My favorite spot of all the tour😍
Penguin Parade was the perfect finish. We arrived about 23:30 in Melbourne.
Good time management all the tour!
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David
Feb 25, 2025
Excellent day out - Guide today was Daniel. Fabulous day on Puffin Billy and Penguin Parade. Daniel explained everything and carried it out to the letter. Excellent experience on the Puffin Billy. Not to be missed by anyone. Penguins were delightful and rounded the day off. Thank you.
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869ayakak
Feb 24, 2025
Cool experience! - All contents of the tour were well organized. Nice time management and amazing experiences. Our guide was also friendly and nice!
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Kristofl2021
Dec 13, 2024
Superb excursion - Very friendly guide.
Trip in a bus of 24 people, suitable for a family trip.
The train ride is fabulous and the scenery of Phillip Island breathtaking.
In addition to penguins, we saw kangaroos and seagulls...
To do.
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Donnaal8816em
Jan 11, 2025
Great experience but mini bus disappointing - The tour was advertised as a coach but a mini bus was our transportation. Not a comfortable 9hours for a family of 4 who are all 6ft-6ft5.
The Puffing Billy was a great experience but because we were on the last train of the day and it was running 30min late, it was a rush to get to the Penguin Parade. No time for dinner as we went straight to the viewing platform. Penguins were magnificent though!
A great experience but not for tall people on this size bus.
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Mariella2310
Feb 8, 2025
Nice views but bad organisation - Our tour started too late in the morning. The train ride was impressive and a lot of fun.
Our tour guide seemed a little overwhelmed at times and initially gave unclear instructions as to when the bus ride would continue. However, this changed and at the other stops he made clear when the journey would continue!
Next we drove to a wildlife park which was not included in the booked tour. You had to pay an additional entrance fee if you were interested. In my opinion, this stop was unnecessary. In addition, the onward journey was delayed because some people in the tour group did not keep to the agreed time and the tour guide had to look for everyone individually.
The next stop was in the city and was intended for us to go to a restaurant. However, we only had 30 minutes, which was definitely far too little. Again, some of us didn't make it back to the bus in time.
Unfortunately, the tour group had to wait at least 10 minutes for certain people at almost every stop. It would be desirable for the guide to give clear instructions here and make sure that people arrive on time!!!
The viewpoint was really impressive and we saw lots of penguins.
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Varun
Dec 28, 2024
Too Fast paced , not enough time to enjoy - The trip was too was fast paced.
Firstly we had booked a morning 10 am tour which was changed to 230 pm trip at last moment. Secondly, the puffing train got delayed by 30 mins due ti which our Phillip island visit was cut short. We could hardly get time to eat and visit the penguins
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