Phillip Island Tour: Koalas and Penguin Parade

Experience a day trip to Phillip Island and witness the famous Penguin Parade. Get up close with adorable koalas and explore the beautiful beaches of the island.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tooradin Jetty - Quick refreshmenst stop in Tooradin is a popular fishing spot. Four kilometres east of Tooradin on the South Gippsland Highway is the town’s airfield which offers scenic flights and skydiving. The airfield’s restaurant is open to the public and specializes in seafood. A few kilometres further east on the highway is the Bunyip River.
What's Included
  • Experienced driver guide with local tour commentary in English
  • Included National Park entry fees
  • Admission to Phillip Island Koala Reserve
  • Comfortable air-conditioned transportation
  • Convenient pickup and drop off in central Melbourne
  • Access to the famous Penguin Parade (general viewing area)
What's Not Included
  • All Meals
  • Personal expenses
Additional Information

Kick start your day in the most exciting way with a trip to a Koala Reserve! Understand the characteristics of the cuddly koala and why it’s so cherished by Australians. Delight in the breathtaking coastal walks and the unspoiled beaches of Phillip Island.
Get ready for an influx of cuteness as we explore the habitat of over 32,000 Little Penguins! Every…

Location
Immigration Museum (Museums Victoria)
Flinders Street
The default meeting point for this tour will be Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders St, corner of Market St, Melbourne @ 11:45am (winter Apr - Sep) and 1:45pm (summer Oct - Mar). If you wish to change your pickup location to one of our other pick up locations, contact our team on +61 3 9393 1300
Cancellation Policy

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

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Mamatuba
Sep 22, 2024
Wonderful adventure - Very fun tour. The kolas were great to see up close, but the penguins were the stars. Joe gave tips for the best viewing locations.
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Jii90
Aug 31, 2024
Well organized tour - Well organized tour. Able to see a lit of wildlife. Enough time at each stop to really enjoy Phillip Island. Highle recommend.
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Janette_l
Aug 15, 2024
awesome - Wow what cutie penguins parade together with closer viewing recommend go there before go to phillip island and saw baby koala with mother koala
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Nomad48281498434
Aug 14, 2024
Very nice trip - This was a very nice trip with a great travel companion. She explained a lot and gave very helpful tips especially with the penguin watching.
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Ray_g
Aug 10, 2024
Beautiful trip to see koalas and penguins - Great trip lovely drive and to see the koalas and the amazing penguins popping out of the sea to find their burrows was awesome.
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Lynn_h
Jun 30, 2024
Great ride, koalas, and okay penguins - Driver was very polite patient and professional Koala stop was excellent Penguins come in small groups so be patient and stay to the end
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Leonalalonde
Jun 27, 2024
A definite must for nature lovers! - Excellent guide (Fiona) with an obvious passion for the environment and the conservation work underway on Phillip Island. The tour includes a lunch stop in Cowes, followed by a stop at a Koala conservation forest with an opportunity to view the Koalas in their natural environment, then sight seeing along the southern peninsula of Phillip Island where the wallabies and geese inhabit the area by day, and ends with the penguin parade which is really quite magical! An action packed day that is so worth the $. If visiting during the winter months, do dress in layers and bring a beanie/toque/winter hat along with a pair of gloves. You’ll need them!
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Lauren_l
Jun 1, 2024
Philip Island + Koala Conservation + Penguin Parade - Loved the whole day! Learned a lot from our tour guide Doug, and his trusty friend Barry the platypus. Besides the weather and the no photo rule at the Penguin Parade, the tour was well worth the money! A definite must do if in Melbourne.
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Nicolau781
May 19, 2024
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!
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Sam_l
Jun 20, 2024
Great Outting! - The tour guide was amazing. Very passionate and engaging.. both the coal-a bears and seeing the penguins was a great experience.
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From $94
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).