Phillip Island Tour: Penguins and Wildlife Cruise

Discover Phillip Island’s wildlife and penguins on a luxury small group tour from Melbourne. Enjoy a scenic cruise and explore nature’s wonders.

Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • San Remo - Spend some time exploring the charming village of San Remo, known for its golden beaches, the impressive Pelicans that visit, and the famous Phillip Island bridge.
  • Cowes - This is where you will embark on your 2-hour Wildlife Cruise! Delight in the sight of thousands of seals, dolphins, birdlife, and many other stunning views!…
What's Included
  • Authentic Small Group travel with an engaging Local Guide
  • Wildlife Coast Cruise - Seal Watching Cruise, 2 Hours
  • Entry to the famed Phillip Island Penguin Parade at Sunset
  • Premium Seating Ticket - Free WiFi
  • Explore and relax in the idyllic coastal village of Cowes
  • Nobbies Golden Hour Experience & Scenic Wildlife Boardwalk
  • Time in San Remo to explore and watch for wildlife
What's Not Included
  • Food and Drink other than what is stated
  • Optional Extra: Koala Conservation Reserve
Additional Information

Join our Premium Small Group Tour of Phillip Island, departing from Melbourne, with an emphasis on social and sustainable travel. This tour includes a 2-hour Wildlife Cruise and concludes with the enchanting sight of thousands of Little Penguins waddling up the beach at sunset.
Enjoy a relaxing journey in our luxurious midi-coach, featuring a window seat…

Location
San Remo
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Heihei23
Apr 30, 2025
Great guides and tour - We did the Phillip Island tour with Russell, who was great at keeping us entertained with facts and conversation. We got to see a lot of wildlife, and thought the experience was very good. A couple days later we did the Great Ocean Road tour with Russell and Shelton, who both were incredible. Great people! The stops along the way to the Twelve Apostles were nice, and a highlight was the Wildlife park. Would definitely recommend!
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Jorunntoveh
Apr 28, 2025
A perfect day! - A pleasant and nice day trip with a nice guide / driver. Great with small exclusive group. Good nature experiences/animal life. Can be recommended.
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David_n
Apr 24, 2025
A rather enjoyable day trip - Really wonderful trip. Mike , our guide, was knowledgeable and entertaining and the small group really seemed to click. I admit I was expecting to be underwhelmed by the koalas and penguins, but it was extremely enjoyable. Mike was sure to point out where to sit to maximize the penguin experience and when to leave the beach and where to go for a view of them going thru the dunes to their nests. We opted for seeing the Koalas vs going to Cowes. The Australians in the group went to Cowes as they said koalas would sleep all day. However we found them active and entertaining. A bit over an hour is enough time It was a long ride in the bus but it was VERY nice to have someone else drive back to Melbourne
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Portland_oregonsadie
Mar 29, 2025
Fabulous! - Amazing day! The day's activities were very well planned, and Jordan was a great guide. Loved all of the wildlife! Highly recommended!
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Cathiewil
Feb 22, 2025
Local Pathways is amazing - Amazing, small group experience. Met in front of Melbourne coffee shop. Confirmation included voucher for a free coffee. Great beginning. Mike was an exceptional guide, who tailored our time to best fit the group’s preferences. He also gave important insights into how to best watch the penguin parade. The night ended with a glass of Australian bubbly.
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Connector66868870456
Jan 16, 2025
The sea lion and penguin tours were absolutely fantastic! - This tour is of great quality, the tour guide yuri will introduce some information about the sights, explain carefully, the speaking speed is slow, humor, and in addition to cruising seagulls (very recommended) and penguins to the nest (helping to fight for upgrade seats, but limited number of seats), also to go to the tailless bear protection park and take us to find kangaroos, the overall tour is rich, the travelers are all on time, very recommended!
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K675loshelleyb
Dec 19, 2024
Amazing - The views were amazing took heaps of photos, the Seals were awesome and watching the Penguins was amazing the Pelicans at San Remo was cool
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Ljhbrook
Nov 24, 2024
Needs work on timing and should not be combined with other tours or make the whole experience worthwhile. Also, stop with adding - The activities themselves were very good and what we expected. However, the tour we were on was actually two or more tours being driven together and the timing of it was not great. Our driver was nice, but we almost missed our wildlife cruise as he had the wrong departure time. We made a few stops that seemed unnecessary or really too short to be worthwhile. Seems like you need to leave earlier in the day to get everything accomplished. It was not a very good experience overall. Also dinner stop was stressful as most restaurants opened at 5 pm.
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From $155
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).