Phillip Island: Penguins and Wildlife Full-Day Tour



Explore Australia's wildlife with a tour by bus and entrance to Koala Park and experience the Penguin Parade on Phillip Island. Visit Woolamai Beach and dip your feet in the water.

Highlights

  • Explore a Koala Wildlife Nature Park
  • Visit Seal rocks a site for Australia's largest colony of Fur Seals
  • Discover Summerland Peninsula at the western end of Phillip Island
  • Admire the Penguin Parade and visitor centre

Description

Admire the rich diversity of Australia's wildlife on a guided bus tour to Phillip Island Nature Parks from Melbourne. Continue to Philip Island to watch the Penguin Parade and relax on the shores of Woolamai Beach. Be picked up from the comfort of your accommodation in central Melbourne and hop aboard an airconditioned bus. Relax on your journey out through the southeastern suburbs of Melbourne to the small country town of Tooradin. Continue above the top of Westernport Bay and stop at Phillip Island Koala Conservation Reserve. Get up close to local koalas in their natural bushland habitat. Take a short drive to Phillip Island to enjoy sweeping views of Cape Woolamai and Woolamai surf beach. See the remains of an ancient volcano called The Nobbies. Go along the coastline looking for wallabies in the wild on the way to the Phillip Island Penguin Parade. Settle yourself into the little penguin’s environment as you watch them come ashore for the night, waddling next to and underneath the boardwalks. Return to your accommodation at the end of your tour.

Includes

Penguin Parade entry ticket Koala Conservation Wildlife Park entry ticket Hosted by a local, friendly tour guide Transportation by air-conditioned bus Melbourne hotel pickup and drop-off (from selected hotels) Live guide commentary in English - audio translation in 11 other languages.

Important Information

  • Live guide commentary is in English with a translation app available for download in 10 different languages (Cantonese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, and Spanish)

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Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund

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