Full-Day Penguins and Wildlife Nature Experience from Melbourne

Embark on a full-day adventure from Melbourne to experience Australia’s iconic wildlife. Get up close and personal with penguins, explore nature spots, and visit a wildlife conservation park.

Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park - At Moonlit Sanctuary, you’ll get to encounter famous Australian wildlife including kangaroos, wallabies, reptiles, Tasmanian Devils, and of course, Koalas! You may even have the opportunity to get up close to a Koala or wallaby. *Small fee applies
What's Included
  • All fees and taxes included
  • Admission into Moonlit Sanctuary
  • General admission to Penguin Parade
  • Return transport to/from Melbourne
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Snacks
Additional Information

Interested in experiencing Australia’s renowned wildlife firsthand? Don’t miss the Penguins & Wildlife Nature Experience!

Join our small group day tour that leaves from Melbourne. We’ll guide you to Australia’s hottest natural attractions, such as the Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park, The Nobbies boardwalk, and the internationally revered Penguin Parade.

This tour presents an incomparable chance to intimately connect with the beauty of nature and wildlife!

Location
Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park
550 Tyabb-Tooradin Rd
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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_m1113io
Jul 25, 2024
Great experience ! - Our guide Matt was absolutely great, humor, smile always ! On the whole trip Matt kept talking to us and share some AUS knowledge. Love him so much ! I’ll recommend this trip to my friends also.
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Eastcoastmomny
Jul 3, 2024
Fabulous Day-Long Tour - It was a wonderful day-long tour. We had an amazing tour guide and driver named Gerry, who was a wealth of information and had a wonderful sense of humor. We spent a couple of hours at Moonlight Sanctuary, with ample time to feed the animals and explore at a leisurely pace. We made a stop in a town called Cowes and ended the day at the famous penguin parade. Gerry did a great job of getting us from place to place and keeping the day organized and on schedule. Highly recommend.
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Jo_n
Jun 28, 2024
Just a great day out - The penguins were just delightful. However seeing a wombat at Moonlit Sanctuary and an echidna while driving along was special. Ryan was informative, cares about the environment and showed us why Philip Island is special.
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Giavi_d
Jun 13, 2024
good holiday tour - Ryan made our day fantastic good job Ryan, will come back go support you all. A fantastic team to arrange this
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Nadezhda_r
Jun 2, 2024
A wonderful full-day tour - We really enjoyed this tour and our driver very much, and highly recommend it. In the Moonlit preserve you see (and can feed) animals up close. The Phillip Island and the penguins coming out of the ocean in the dark was magical. Bring a warmer jacket for the evening.
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Dalila_s
May 31, 2024
Amazing experience - Seeing the tiny penguins waddling to shore. Amazing resilience. Well worth the time . Will be a most memorable experience of the Australian trip.
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Jakelineo510
May 14, 2024
Amazing Australian Adventure! - Our guide was absolutely lovely and knowledgeable. It was an amazing full day trip. I highly recommend this beautiful tour.
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Tealofamber
May 3, 2024
Highlight of our Melbourne visit! - This tour was a true highlight of our time in Melbourne!!! We got to pet a koala and feed kangaroos & wallaby! The nature center was awesome. Watching surfers was unexpected and cool. That we had priemere seating for the penguines was another surprise. Watching the waves of adorable, little peguines arrive en masse ... indescribably amazing!!! Icing on the cake - our driver/guide, Darren was fantastic!!! His care of us, his commentary en route ... top notch and greatly appreciated!!! He is a definite company asset!!!!
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Laylaa655
May 2, 2024
BEST DAY!! - Would 100% recommend this trip! Our guide Matt was so fun and energetic all day, and full of knowledge. His passion and enthusiasm for the wildlife really showed.
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Oj131418
Jun 18, 2024
Mid-experience...not worth it - There were many aspects of this tour that give me reason to not give it 5 stars. First, our tour guide was sick and coughing up a storm the entire time, which is not a good idea if you're going to be driving a small vehicle with a total of 6 people. I am now sick as well. Second, I feel like the timing of everything was not allocated well. We had two hours at Moonlit Sanctuary, which was way too much time. We finished walking around in about 45 minutes, even with two school groups there. There was not enough time at the Noobies or Cowes. I would've specifically liked to have more time in Cowes to have time to check out more shops and cafes. I reckon the day was just overall poorly planned. Which lunch not included, the price isn't worth it. I wouldn't do it again.
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