Phillip Island Penguin Parade Day Tour
Enjoy amazing wildlife experiences & spectacular sights including the world famous Penguin Parade!
On our Phillip Island day tour, you’ll visit Brighton Beach’s colourful huts & meet local wildlife at a multi-award-winning conservation park before reaching Phillip Island & the highlight of the tour – the extraordinary Penguin Parade.
Enjoy a guided tour at Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park
Visit the colourful Brighton Beach Boxes for a special Instagram moment
Experience the unforgettable Penguin Parade
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Duration: 9-12 hoursWhy you’ll love this tour
- Snap colourful photos at the iconic Brighton Beach Boxes
- Meet native wildlife and hand-feed kangaroos at Moonlit Sanctuary
- Enjoy spectacular coastal views from the Nobbies boardwalks
- Look out across Bass Strait towards Seal Rocks
- Watch the world-famous Penguin Parade at sunset
- See little penguins waddle ashore and return to their burrows
What You’ll Do
Departing Melbourne at around midday, we journey to the city’s most colourful attraction – the iconic Brighton Beach bathing boxes – for an opportunity to visit the beach and take some time to admire these historic landmarks.
We continue our journey through Melbourne’s bayside suburbs on the way to Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park. Here, we enjoy a guided wildlife walk where we have the opportunity to meet and hand-feed many species of native Australian animals. Learn about iconic species such as kangaroos, koalas, emus, and wallabies, as well as some of our lesser-known favourites including quolls, owls, bandicoots, and Tasmanian devils.
Included in our visit here is the spectacular “Conservation in Action” wildlife show, which showcases several lesser-known Australian species in a series of interactive and engaging ranger presentations.
Continuing to Phillip Island, a visit to Point Grant and The Nobbies gives us an opportunity to enjoy views over Westernport Bay and Bass Strait, including Seal Rocks, home to Australia’s largest population of fur seals.
And then it’s onwards to the main event, the Phillip Island penguin tour. Just after dark every night, 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. Your guide will ensure you get the very best vantage point to enjoy the Penguin Parade.
After the parade, we allow plenty of time to explore the visitor centre before beginning our own journey back to Melbourne. With dropoff right back to your inner city accommodation, you’ll remember this day as a true highlight of your Australian holiday.
Yes, we offer selected hotel pick-ups in Melbourne City. You can view our pick-up map here. Moonlit Sanctuary does not permit guests to hold koalas due to animal welfare protection laws in Victoria. However, the Koala Encounter offers the opportunity to gently pat a koala and take a photo with these iconic animals. This experience is priced at $35 per person and is payable directly to the sanctuary. Guests are welcome to book this experience via the Moonlit Sanctuary website at their own discretion. Our arrival time at Moonlit Sanctuary is approximately between 1:15pm and 1:45pm (seasonal), with a stay of around 1.5 hours. While we aim to arrive within this timeframe, travel conditions on the day may occasionally affect timing. The only recommended Koala Encounter session for guests travelling on our tour is the 2:00pm booking. Generally, guests who book the 2:00pm encounter can participate in the experience during their visit to Moonlit Sanctuary without any issues. Please note that guests who book online in advance will be allocated a lineup time of either 2:00pm, 2:15pm, or 2:30pm upon arrival at the sanctuary. Note: As the Conservation in Action Show is also scheduled for 2:30pm, it may not be possible for guests to experience both the Koala Encounter and the Conservation in Action Show during their visit to Moonlit Sanctuary.FAQs for the Phillip Island Tour
Have more questions?
Feel free to reach out to us through any of the platforms below if you have further questions:
☎️ Phone: +61 39485 5290
🟢💬 WhatsApp: +61 479 146 937
📧 Email: info@gowest.com.au
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Why you’ll love this tour
- Snap colourful photos at the iconic Brighton Beach Boxes
- Meet native wildlife and hand-feed kangaroos at Moonlit Sanctuary
- Enjoy spectacular coastal views from the Nobbies boardwalks
- Look out across Bass Strait towards Seal Rocks
- Watch the world-famous Penguin Parade at sunset
- See little penguins waddle ashore and return to their burrows
What You’ll Do
Departing Melbourne at around midday, we journey to the city’s most colourful attraction – the iconic Brighton Beach bathing boxes – for an opportunity to visit the beach and take some time to admire these historic landmarks.
We continue our journey through Melbourne’s bayside suburbs on the way to Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park. Here, we enjoy a guided wildlife walk where we have the opportunity to meet and hand-feed many species of native Australian animals. Learn about iconic species such as kangaroos, koalas, emus, and wallabies, as well as some of our lesser-known favourites including quolls, owls, bandicoots, and Tasmanian devils.
Included in our visit here is the spectacular “Conservation in Action” wildlife show, which showcases several lesser-known Australian species in a series of interactive and engaging ranger presentations.
Continuing to Phillip Island, a visit to Point Grant and The Nobbies gives us an opportunity to enjoy views over Westernport Bay and Bass Strait, including Seal Rocks, home to Australia’s largest population of fur seals.
And then it’s onwards to the main event, the Phillip Island penguin tour. Just after dark every night, 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. Your guide will ensure you get the very best vantage point to enjoy the Penguin Parade.
After the parade, we allow plenty of time to explore the visitor centre before beginning our own journey back to Melbourne. With dropoff right back to your inner city accommodation, you’ll remember this day as a true highlight of your Australian holiday.
FAQs for the Phillip Island Tour
Yes, we offer selected hotel pick-ups in Melbourne City. You can view our pick-up map here.
Moonlit Sanctuary does not permit guests to hold koalas due to animal welfare protection laws in Victoria. However, the Koala Encounter offers the opportunity to gently pat a koala and take a photo with these iconic animals. This experience is priced at $35 per person and is payable directly to the sanctuary.
Guests are welcome to book this experience via the Moonlit Sanctuary website at their own discretion. Our arrival time at Moonlit Sanctuary is approximately between 1:15pm and 1:45pm (seasonal), with a stay of around 1.5 hours. While we aim to arrive within this timeframe, travel conditions on the day may occasionally affect timing.
The only recommended Koala Encounter session for guests travelling on our tour is the 2:00pm booking. Generally, guests who book the 2:00pm encounter can participate in the experience during their visit to Moonlit Sanctuary without any issues. Please note that guests who book online in advance will be allocated a lineup time of either 2:00pm, 2:15pm, or 2:30pm upon arrival at the sanctuary.
Note: As the Conservation in Action Show is also scheduled for 2:30pm, it may not be possible for guests to experience both the Koala Encounter and the Conservation in Action Show during their visit to Moonlit Sanctuary.
Have more questions?
Feel free to reach out to us through any of the platforms below if you have further questions:
☎️ Phone: +61 39485 5290
🟢💬 WhatsApp: +61 479 146 937
📧 Email: info@gowest.com.au
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