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Comprehensive Phillip Island, Penguin Parade and Wildlife Tour from Melbourne

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Location: Melbourne, Australia

Duration: Approx. 11 hours (seasonally)

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Comprehensive Phillip Island, Penguin Parade and Wildlife Tour from Melbourne - Overview

Vibrant nature and exciting native wildlife make this Phillip Island tour a must-do!

See the amazing Australian Garden at the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne and learn everything about the Australian plants, capes and Australian people.

Feeling hungry? Visit the Phillip Island Chocolate Factory to enjoy complimentary samples as well as a fascinating presentation.

At the famous Koala Conservation Centre, walk among the treetops and view the numerous wild koalas up close.

The day ends with an amazing wildlife experience; the famous Penguin Parade. Watch the world’s smallest penguins waddle ashore after spending the day fishing out at sea. You’ll be truly enchanted as the stars of the show emerge from the surf and pass right before your eyes on their journey back to their homes.

This great tour offers you all this and more included in the price. What’s more you will travel from Melbourne in a luxury vehicle with private video screens allowing you to watch movies on board.

This action-packed tour allows you to see the very best of Phillip Island in just one day
Visits to the Royal Botanical Gardens, Phillip Island Chocolate Factory and the Koala Conservation Centre are all included
Spend some time at “the Nobbies” enjoying the beautiful coastal scenery and see the largest colony of fur seals in Australia
The day ends with the wonderful Penguin Parade – watch the little penguins return from the surf to their home
The tour is led by an expert guide
Travel in style from your hotel in Melbourne in a luxury coach with individual TV screens
Tour is operated by Go West Tours – voted the number one sightseeing operator in Melbourne by users of Trip Advisor!

Location :	Melbourne
Schedule :	Start time: Pick-up is between 1000h (10:00am) and 1200h (noon) Duration: Approx. 11 hours (seasonally)

Available Days
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Daily

Unavailable On:

25 Dec

Pick-up :

Your City Hotels in Melbourne.
(Please mention your hotel details at the time of booking. If you do not have this information now, please contact the local activity operator 24 hours prior to the start of the tour with these details).
If your hotel is not a pick-up point, please assemble at the central pick-up point: Rendezvous Hotel, 328 Flinders St, Melbourne at 1050h (10:50am).
Please report at the meeting point 15 minutes before the start time. This is mandatory to allow time for pre-departure briefing.

Drop-off :

The tour ends at the starting points.

Comprehensive Phillip Island, Penguin Parade and Wildlife Tour from Melbourne - Itinerary

You will be picked up from your hotel in an air-conditioned minibus for your Phillip Island Tour. An English-speaking guide will accompany you on this tour.

The following is a tentative itinerary break-up:

1400h (2:00pm): Arrive at The Australian Garden, Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne. Enjoy a guided eco-tour through this ancestral home of the Mayone-Bulluk clan of the Boonerwurung people. Drink in the breathtaking 360-degree views across South-eastern Victoria and Westernport Bay from the elevated Trig Point lookout. You will spend about an hour in this garden.

1550h (3:50pm): Arrive at the Philip Island Chocolate Factory for an approx. 40 minutes’ stop to visit the sweetest tourist attraction on Phillip Island. Watch the chocolatiers at work, as they hand make delicious chocolate varieties using recipes handed down over many generations. Enjoy complimentary samples as well as a fascinating presentation about this most popular of foodstuffs and how it is created.

1645h (4:45pm): Arrive at the Koala Conservation Centre for an approx. 40 minutes’ halt. Walk among the treetops and view wild koalas at this iconic wildlife attraction.

1745h (5:45pm): Arrive at Point Grant – The Nobbies and Seal Rocks for a brief but delightful approx. 20 minutes. Admire some of Phillip Island’s rugged coastal scenery. Enjoy views over Westernport Bay and Bass Strait, including Seal Rocks, home to Australia’s largest population of fur seals. Explore the visitor centre to learn about our coastal marine life and view Australian fur seals.

1830h (6:30pm): Arrive at Cowes where you will have a leisurely hour to enjoy a dinner break (payable direct) in Phillip Island’s largest town.

1945h (7:45pm): Arrive at Phillip Island Penguin Parade and await the arrival of the Little Penguins, the world’s smallest penguins. View Little Penguins at close proximity as they make their way across the beach and in to their homes. Complimentary hot beverages and snacks (coffee, tea and biscuits) will be provided on boardwalk. Take some time to explore the visitor information centre. If you didn’t feel like dinner earlier, here’s your chance to eat as well as earn some brownie points! If you purchase dinner at the Boardwalk Café, all proceeds are spent on penguin research.

Depart Penguin Parade approximately 1 hr 15 minutes after penguin arrival time.

On the homeward journey a personal video service is available to allow you to watch a movie of your choice on board the minibus.

Arrive back in Melbourne approximately 1hr 45 minutes after departure from Penguin Parade.

At the end of this memorable tour, you be dropped off at the starting point.

Inclusions

Hotel pick-up and drop-off

Transportation in an air-conditioned minibus

English-speaking guide

Recorded tour information provided in French, Italian, Spanish, German, Russian, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese, Thai, Malaysian, Portuguese on iPods

Free use of Sony Play Station Portable to watch a movie of your choice on the homeward journey

Complimentary chocolate samples at the Phillip Island Chocolate Factory

Complimentary hot beverage at the Penguin Parade

All entrance fees

Exclusions

Meals

Additional info

The confirmation voucher includes the local activity operator’s contact details and local telephone numbers at the destination. They will happily answer any logistical questions you may have.

The tour operates in English. However, recorded tour information is provided in French, Italian, Spanish, German, Russian, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese, Thai, Malaysian, and Portuguese on iPods

Meal stops are made in towns where there are numerous food options across a range of tastes and budgets

Please Note

Please call the activity operator at least 24 hours prior to start of the tour for reconfirming departure details

Do's & Don'ts

Carry a camera. Wear comfortable shoes

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What happens after you book

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