An amazing trip - This trip was well organised and very informative. We got to feed wallabies, see a wealth of native Australian animals and see an amazing penguin parade at dusk. Stuart our guide was very friendly and so enthusiastic about the animals and his love and appreciation of Australia. He gave us lots of useful tips and things to look out for throughout the day. Thank you so much.

Billy the animal whisperer - We had an amazing time, our first experience at ‘Moonlit Sanctuary’ & ‘Phillip Island’, loved every minute!! Billy was a great guide, showing us all the wild native animals along the way, have never seen so many echidnas in one day & there were certainly no shortage of wallabies on Phillip Island either!! The penguin parade is something we’ll never forget, thanks so much for taking us Billy, thank you for everything you did for us 🤗

Penguin parade and wildlife refuge - This was a fun trip to the Wildlife refuge and Penguin parade. We had Michael as our guide and he helped make it a fun day. The wildlife refuge has wonderful animals and a great area to engage with the kangaroos. The drive through the National park to see the kangaroos in the wild was amazing. The Penguin parade was great to watch and fun to be next to them on the platform as they walked up the beach to find their nesting place. Overall a wonderful trip!

Very interesting experience - Very interesting experience! Highly recommende to all travelers. In Moonlit Sanctaury you can encounter koala and take photos with it. And the coastal views of Nobbies Centre was great. Penguin parade was the highlight of that day, our guide Bree helped us find a very nice seat and tell us about the "penguin highway". Very nice guide and tour, recommend to all travellers who love wildlife.

Nice trip for all ages - Nice trip, well organized. Beautiful parks, local animals and good transportation. You can see Koalas, Penguins and many Kangaroos.

Lovely trip to Phillip Island - Lovely trip! Michael was extremwly patient even with guests who always arrive late. We loced the tidbits of trivia he shared while driving us to different spots. Highlight of the day would be our trip to Nibbles beach and the penguin parade. So worth the long trip and glad I've found Explore Australia's tour when all Phillip Island tours were all fully booked.

Enjoy and relax, Sam is here ! - Penguins, koalas, kangaroos, dingoes, opossums, wallabies... What a lovely day! Sam was an ideal guide: kind, (really) funny and attentive at everyone well being. He gave us lots of very interesting informations throughout the day. The tour is very well thought out and the mechanics well-established. If you drive by Cowes, a pit stop at the Ocean Reach brewery is mandatory ;)

Out of the City and into nature. - I booked this trip to get out of the City and into nature for the day. I'm so pleased that I did and enjoyed every minute of it. Spending time with the animals and by the ocean. The penguin parade was beautiful and I loved not only seeing them but watching the sun go down by the ocean. Fantastic day!

Amazing tour - but it didn’t visit everything on the itinerary - This tour really is amazing. We had a fantastic time and we don’t have any regrets about choosing this company. The only reason I’m not giving it 5 stars is because we didn’t stop at all the places listed on the itinerary. Our first stop was Moonlit Sanctuary. We had the perfect amount of time there. We were able to walk the entire reserve at a leisurely pace and see everything, plus grab lunch at the cafe without feeling rushed. I paid extra for my daughter to do the koala encounter and she loved it. We also bought food to feed the wallabies and I really appreciated that the Sanctuary staff suggested we start off with one container to share rather than one each in case the wallabies weren’t hungry, as we didn’t finish a whole container (but the wallabies we did feed were soooo cute). We then drove to Phillip Island and briefly visited a surf beach to get photos (just a short visit, so don’t bother filling your bag with swim suits and towels like we did as there is no time to swim.) I was expecting a stop at Cowes town to walk along the pier and explore the Esplanade, as written on Explore Australia’s website, but this didn’t happen. (Possibly because it was Easter Friday and the traffic to Phillip Island was hideous so we arrived there later than planned? Or maybe this stop was dropped off the itinerary and their webpage was never updated?) We then headed for the Nobbies and I was really looking forward to walking along the boardwalk there, but our bus was not allowed to stop there because another company had booked out the bus parks. Our driver Kat tried to make the best of a bad situation and drove really slowly out of the park, pointing out wildlife that we passed (including a penguin that had come ashore early, very cool to see). But it was really disappointing that Explore Australia hadn’t pre-booked a bus park, seeing as they come here every day and booking is apparently possible. Our final stop was the Penguin parade. I expected to enjoy it but even I was blown away by the sheer number of penguins that waddled past - over 600. It was incredible. We purchased the “penguins plus” tickets and I thoroughly recommend this. We were in the front row on the side that most of the penguins walk past (I asked the staff which side was the best), so we had an incredible view. The penguins were literally right in front of us. It was a holiday highlight. Despite the things that were missed off the itinerary we still had an incredible time, so I did consider still rating this tour 5 stars, but I think ultimately people need to be aware that they won’t necessarily get to do everything written on the itinerary.

Crowded, small bus but fun - The bus was very small. Sanctuary was ok, have to pay extra for encounters with animals. Nobbies were so busy could hardly walk down walkways. Penguin parade fun but people were continually walking by and standing up so hard to see penguins and even when asked to not take pictures they would try and do it, very rude.