10/10 recommend it - I was concerned about the cost of this, as I don’t usually do tours when I’m travelling. But this was 100% worth it. The tour was fantastic. The bus driver was very friendly and knowledgeable. She gave us facts along the drive. It was really nice to have all the logistics taken care of and not have to worry about finding things and navigating around at night. The timing at the different stops on the way to the Penguin parade is relatively short- which I was also a little skeptical of- but it was actually really well timed. Sure, you could spend more time at any of those places, but the time allotted felt like enough to experience each of them, while also getting us to the Penguin location early enough to get good seats! (If you really wanted extensive time at the other stops, you’d probably want to do a multiple day tour or do it yourself across multiple days). The penguin parade was so cool and so cute. I loved it. Thanks for the great tour!

Great guide and wonderful experience - Our guide/ driver was Fiona and she's amazing! She knows each place inside out and gave us useful tips in penguins viewing. She's absolutely passionate about her job and very professional. We had a great time!

Outstanding tour - Craig who was our driver and guide did an outstanding trip. The main concern was safety of the passages. Several 5 star items..pickup at selected hotels, no rush stops, bus driver/guide interaction with the guest's, bust locations to go when stopped at visited locations and having a great personality. Thank you

Great time, unique memory - Places, scenery and exotic animals were a joy to watch. The tour guide/driver was fun, courteous and managed our crowd pretty well to ensure we were always at the right time back in the bus to carry on the trip. We had a great time at the three locations we visited. Thank you for such a great time.

Natural Wonder - The day was a bit cold and rainy but the Penguin Parade was awesome! So worth doing to see the penguins come from the surf and band together talking and chattering as they made their way back to their burrows. Just so you know…no cameras after dark, the light is disrupting and since they don’t come out until dark…Photos are available through the park service.

Cutest penguins - a must see! - Loved the penguin parade but wished we had a longer time to view them. Felt a bit rushed after viewing for 25 mins and had to make our way back (long walk) back to bus. We didn’t have enough time beforehand to eat (too crowded, long waits) and shop.

Highly recommend - This trip was amazing, would highly recommend. The guide Fiona was brilliant and really knowledgeable about all the different aspects of the tour. The bus returned to Melbourne just after 11.30pm so public transport was still running making hotel return quite easy.

Fantastic koala and penguin experience! - The tour was great. Our tour guide, Fiona, was terrific. She was very enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and informative. The koala sanctuary was great. We got to see a few koalas moving around and eating, and we saw a few wallabies as well. The penguin parade was fantastic!! Watching the little guys waddle up to their burrows was definitely worth the trip.

not enough time to see - tour started from 13:45 to 23:00. It is less than it should be (12 hours). we had not enough time to see, to eat (not allowed to eat or drink in the bus), even not enough time to go to the wash room. we were told "if you are late, you will stay here until tomorrow".

Mediocre - We really enjoyed seeing the penguins, however the overall day was a bit underwhelming. The drive took exceptionally long, we had only 20 minutes at the koala sanctuary, 15 minutes as Nobis, which was already closed and then were rushed to the penguins. Because of our late arrival we didn’t have time to stop for food, we stopped for a snack and were told that we could get a proper meal later. Unfortunately this didn’t come and we didn’t have enough snacks for our young son, which made the overall experience much more stressful. So penguins were cute, but with some better organization, it could have been much better. I would book the penguin tickets and organized ourselves independently if I could do it over.