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Penguins & Wildlife: Melbourne Nature Experience
4.8
139 Ratings
Pearcedale
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.
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:
24 hours
Highlights
- Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park - At Moonlit Sanctuary, visitors can encounter iconic Australian wildlife such as kangaroos, wallabies, reptiles, Tasmanian Devils, and of course, Koalas! There may even be a chance to get up close to a Koala or wallaby. *A small fee applies.
- Cape Woolamai - Feel the sand between your toes with a…
- Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park - At Moonlit Sanctuary, visitors can encounter iconic Australian wildlife such as kangaroos, wallabies, reptiles, Tasmanian Devils, and of course, Koalas! There may even be a chance to get up close to a Koala or wallaby. *A small fee applies.
- Cape Woolamai - Feel the sand between your toes with a walk across Woolamai Beach, and watch surfers perform impressive tricks on the stunning waves at this world-famous surf beach. (Time permitting)
- The Esplanade - Immerse yourself in the Island’s seaside holiday atmosphere in the township of Cowes, and enjoy a stroll along the Pier and The Esplanade. The town is lively with restaurants, cafes, boutiques, and a microbrewery.
- The Nobbies Centre - At The Nobbies, explore the boardwalks and enjoy sweeping coastal views of Bass Strait. Walk along the clifftop boardwalks with views out to the Nobbies and Seal Rocks. Visitors can take in a variety of breathtaking sights as they explore the boardwalks, and if fortunate, they might even witness the blowhole in action!
- Phillip Island Nature Parks - Penguin Parade - Witness the incredible sight of little penguins waddling home from the ocean to their burrows at Phillip Island. Home to the largest little penguin colony in the world, visitors can watch these remarkable seabirds every night of the year from the general viewing platform and boardwalks.
What's Included
- All fees and taxes included
- Admission into Moonlit Sanctuary
- General admission to Penguin Parade
- Return transport to/from Melbourne
- 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
- 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…
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.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(139 Ratings)
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Rosb920
Jan 31, 2025
Billy the animal whisperer - We had an amazing time, our first experience at ‘Moonlit Sanctuary’ & ‘Phillip Island’, loved every minute!!
Billy was a great guide, showing us all the wild native animals along the way, have never seen so many echidnas in one day & there were certainly no shortage of wallabies on Phillip Island either!!
The penguin parade is something we’ll never forget, thanks so much for taking us Billy, thank you for everything you did for us 🤗
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825debbiea
Jan 27, 2025
Penguin parade and wildlife refuge - This was a fun trip to the Wildlife refuge and Penguin parade. We had Michael as our guide and he helped make it a fun day. The wildlife refuge has wonderful animals and a great area to engage with the kangaroos. The drive through the National park to see the kangaroos in the wild was amazing. The Penguin parade was great to watch and fun to be next to them on the platform as they walked up the beach to find their nesting place. Overall a wonderful trip!
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317yifanx
Jan 23, 2025
Very interesting experience - Very interesting experience! Highly recommende to all travelers.
In Moonlit Sanctaury you can encounter koala and take photos with it. And the coastal views of Nobbies Centre was great. Penguin parade was the highlight of that day, our guide Bree helped us find a very nice seat and tell us about the "penguin highway". Very nice guide and tour, recommend to all travellers who love wildlife.
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607luisfernandor
Jan 13, 2025
Nice trip for all ages - Nice trip, well organized. Beautiful parks, local animals and good transportation. You can see Koalas, Penguins and many Kangaroos.
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Milkabago
Dec 26, 2024
Lovely trip to Phillip Island - Lovely trip! Michael was extremwly patient even with guests who always arrive late. We loced the tidbits of trivia he shared while driving us to different spots. Highlight of the day would be our trip to Nibbles beach and the penguin parade. So worth the long trip and glad I've found Explore Australia's tour when all Phillip Island tours were all fully booked.
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Laureenc103
Oct 12, 2024
Enjoy and relax, Sam is here ! - Penguins, koalas, kangaroos, dingoes, opossums, wallabies... What a lovely day! Sam was an ideal guide: kind, (really) funny and attentive at everyone well being. He gave us lots of very interesting informations throughout the day. The tour is very well thought out and the mechanics well-established. If you drive by Cowes, a pit stop at the Ocean Reach brewery is mandatory ;)
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Debbie_f
Oct 4, 2024
Out of the City and into nature. - I booked this trip to get out of the City and into nature for the day. I'm so pleased that I did and enjoyed every minute of it. Spending time with the animals and by the ocean. The penguin parade was beautiful and I loved not only seeing them but watching the sun go down by the ocean. Fantastic day!
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Relax809868
Sep 21, 2024
A little sorry but will participate again - The driver is very enthusiastic and happy to share the history of Australia and Melbourne, although the car is small and the seat is narrow, but the driving technique is good and does not stumble.
The guide is also efficient, so we can smoothly take photos with Koala, have plenty of time to interact with kangaroo on moonlit, although after going to the Phillips island in the storm, there is no reason to see the penguin return to the nest, but still withdrew the ticket fee, hoping to have a chance to return to Melbourne next time to participate in this tour.
Thank you for the guidance of our whole body, but also careful to let us be on the way back, let us get off the car in front of the hotel, really careful to give the guidance of the day of 9/2 🙂
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Donald_p
Feb 8, 2025
Crowded, small bus but fun - The bus was very small. Sanctuary was ok, have to pay extra for encounters with animals. Nobbies were so busy could hardly walk down walkways. Penguin parade fun but people were continually walking by and standing up so hard to see penguins and even when asked to not take pictures they would try and do it, very rude.
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J2331njkarlag
Sep 21, 2024
Moonlit sanctuary and Philip island - We had such an amazing time with explore Australia. Our tour guide lachie made the experience so much better by being so kind and funny! This trip gives you a bit of everything. I would definitely go again and recommend to everyone.
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