Phillip Island Day Trip from Melbourne: Experience Wildlife with Koalas and Penguin Parade Viewing

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Embark on a thrilling day trip from Melbourne to Phillip Island. Get up close with iconic Australian wildlife, including adorable koalas and witness the mesmerizing penguin parade at the brand new penguins plus viewing platform.

Duration: 8 hours, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Phillip Island Nature Parks - Koala Reserve - It is only a 1hr 45min drive from Melbourne directly to Phillip Island. On arrival you will be greeted by Phillip Island Nature Parks Ranger for a guided walk through Phillip Island’s Koala Reserve. You will be given a presentation about Koalas, history and relevance of the Reserve and the last area of…

What's Included

Expert driver guide with live commentary in English
Travel in a large air-conditioned coach
Admission to Phillip Island Penguins Plus viewing area
Admission to Phillip Island Koala Conservation Reserve

What's Not Included

Meals not indicated
Souvenir photos (available to purchase)

Additional Information

Enjoy one of Australia’s most incredible wildlife experiences on this magnificent Phillip Island tour. Witness the world famous penguin parade from the brand new exclusive penguins plus viewing platform, definitely the highlight of this day tour. Your day trip includes a visit to Phillip Island Koala Reserve where you can see the iconic Australian…

Location

Immigration Museum (Museums Victoria)

Flinders Street

Our main meeting point for this tour is Immigration Museum - 400 Flinders St corner of Market St, Melbourne. Alternatively, if you wish to change your pickup location please contact our reservations team on +61 39393 1333.

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Bull0305

Oct 7, 2024

Brilliant experience.. memories definitely made! - What a fantastic day we have had. Really memorable day and evening topped off with the penguin parade. The conservation centre provided an opportunity to see koalas (sleeping), a wallaby with a Joey in her pouch and then over 2000 penguins coming home for the night. Fiona was an amazing tour guide, really knowledgeable and passionate about conservation. Thank you

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Marlenesk4608xr

Oct 5, 2024

Geilomeilo - Eventhough it was raining a little bit the views have been amazing! I really enjoyed the whole day and our tourguide kiwi was great

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Valerie_s

Oct 3, 2024

Blue turbo penguins. - Of course, watching the little blue penguins rush in from the shore is thrilling! Highlight of the trip. Bonuses were seeing koalas at the reserve, birds all along the way two echidnas.

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Laura990876

Oct 2, 2024

Penguin Parade with Fiona. - An absolutely fantastic experience. Fiona is a fantastic tour guide. As well as an excellent tour guide, Fiona is a great human too. Thanks for a great day Fiona! X

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F3301zunataliad

Sep 30, 2024

Thank you very much Fiona!! - A beautiful tour, the penguins are very cute and you can clearly see them coming out of the sea and continuing their way to their homes. During the tour we were able to see a lot of wildlife, Fiona is the best guide you can ask for, always attentive to possible sightings so you can have the best experience and with very good tips.

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Joshuasu9370gy

Sep 30, 2024

A great day with Fiona. - Fiona provided a fantastic tour of Phillip Island aboard a spanking new supremely comfortable tour bus with both safety and fun at the top of her mind, followed by very informative and interesting description of the culture and history of the region, including the natural history of flora and fauna among the islands, while expertly spotting many wallabies, the resplendent Cape Baron Goose tending to little ones, while winding along a stunningly beautiful rocky and severe coastline with smashing waves, not to mention the Koala Centre, the noisy sulfur crested cockatoo and calls of the kookaburra, and really an amazing exhibition and once in lifetime view of the parade of hundreds of penguins young and old, absolutely endearing, topping off a perfect day in Australia.

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Jj_diamond

Sep 28, 2024

Penguin fun - Wonderful experience. Joe was our tour guide and very knowledgeable. We had plenty of time at all of the stops and very much enjoyed the information offered. I would recommend this tour to others as well as do it again.

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100eugeniav

Sep 28, 2024

Eugenia and Declan - I’ve been doing a lot of tours in my life and this one was amazing! Joe (tour guide ) was very kind, funny and made my partner and myself very happy during the tour , we would definitely consider to doing the tour again !!! Thank you joe !!!

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F7568conehag

Sep 28, 2024

Fantastic experience with Joe - Fantastic touring experience with our loving friendly guide Joe. He made the trip a memorable experience with his sense of humor and such a engaging way of sharing the history behind the Philip island. Must recommend it

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D2252cmmariah

Sep 25, 2024

Philip island day trip with autopia tours - Great trip to Philip Island with Fiona our guide for the day. She was fun and full of information. Very enthusiastic which made our journey enjoyable. The penguins were soo cute and seeing koalas in the reserve made the day special. Well worth the day trip Just remember your warm clothing for the penguin walk!!

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