Was really good and informative Tour guide very funny made the tour so enjoyable Took us to park as well as penguins
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Entry to Penguin Parade
- Entry to Wildlife park
Excludes
- Lunch
- Dinner
Itinerary
You will have the opportunity to see the kangaroos and view many of the other Australian animals including koalas.
We then visit Cowes the local village on the island. Here you will be able to explore some of the local shops, purchase some refreshments (own cost) and enjoy a stroll on the local beach.
We then travel to the Nobbies, a rugged rocky outcrop and seal rock. Here you will get the chance to walk along the board walk and visit the seal centre.
Finally we head to the penguin parade to watch the penguins returning to their nests from a day at sea. There are various options to upgrade your penguin parade experience, subject to availability.
After the penguins we head directly back to Melbourne.
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Reviews
Great full day experience from feeding the kangaroo and seeing many animals in their natural habitats. Seashore views were great and penguin parade was well worth it even though we were a bit off season. Good pace for the day and Walter our guide was awesome.
Great day, It was wonderful up grade to the Ranger Tour at Philip Island as be so close the Little Penguins. I have done a larger group tour in the past but much preferred being am a small group Tour. Walter, out driver gave lots of information along the way
Terrific day of koalas and the penguin parade. Nice tour of Phillips Island. The penguins emerging from the ocean at night and making their way to the burrows was enchanting. Seeing ignorant tourists shoving their camera phones in the penguins faces despite being repeatedly told not to by park rangers was disgusting.
Seeing the little penguins arrive on the beach was one of the best days of my entire life and I am over 70!!! The tour was before seeing the penguins was great. We stopped at a wildlife place on the way to Philip Island. Also a stop before the bridge for lunch The driver was very caring and good, explained things
The service was over rated. The around about tour to philips Island The bus was small n stuffy and very uncomfortable throughout the long journey. The driver speaking can't be clearly heard behind. The fish & chip we ate for lunch was very disappointing 😞 and very pricely rated. It is worse than singapore Fish & co. 😕 The penguin hardly be seen with paying such a price.
amazing trip and would recommend to anyone. Walter was amazing and knew so much about everything!! The penguins were incredible x thankyou for a once in a lifetime experience
This is our 2nd tour with Walter. We did a customised 3 day/2 night tour of Phillip Island and Mornington Peninsula. Walter is a fantastic and knowledgeable tour operator. Any request we had to customise our itinerary was no trouble for Walter and he also added in a few extra sightseeing places! He has a fantastic sense of humour and we had lots of fun. He showed us many places and told us things that we would never have known about if we had been travelling ourselves in our car. I would highly recommend Walter and his many different tours.
Long day and the kids were very tired at the end. They provide lots of sightseeing and the guide was terrific. I wish we had been forewarned about how cold and windy it was going to be so we would have brought jackets. The final piece of seeing the penguins was miserable because we were all so cold.
It was a full day tour, back in town around 11pm - quite long but a lot of fun with Walter, our great tour guide :) The tour is a good combination of animal experience and nice landscapes, would recommend!
Very good service and clean car, good instruction, happy jouney with driver. Almost we are very pleasure
This tour was so much fun. Walter did a great job not only driving but giving us information and answering questions but the real stars of the day were the animals. Feeding the Kangaroos and Wallabies, and of course the penguins! What a day. We were lucky to see LOTS of penguins return in the evening and the vocalizations were incredible. Phillip Island is a treasure and Walter does a nice job of making sure we got to see all of the natural wonders while honoring the fragility it the ecosystem and what is being done by the rangers. We had such a great time and unfortunately it was our first tour of the trip so all other tour will have a lot to live up to.
It is a must spot to visit! So refreshing and educative!. Walter was professional and attentive. He showed us interesting spots, patiently gave us time and generously provided some insights where the best spots to see the penguin parade etc. No queueing to enter all attractions.
Walter's knowledge and kindness were unsurpassed. He gave us a great say out on the Island! And the Penguin's and wallabies were too cute!
This was a really great tour, well planned out, got to see a lot of different sites along the way, and the penguins are absolutely spectacular! Highly recommend!!
My favorite was Nobbies centre and the boardwalk overlooking the ocean was beautiful! Sometimes you get to see the little penguins sitting in the boxes up close too. Really enjoyed the penguin parade! I think the experience was actually more enjoyable than going to 12 apostles because it was less crowded, and there were many more animals. The animals made it very enjoyable. We saw not only penguins but cute little wallabies, echidnas, snakes and argue geese. We also went to Maru Animal park where we got to touch koalas and feed wallabies, peacocks, Roos and other small birds. It was a quiet but fun experience. Our tour guide was amazing as well, kind, considerate and knowledgable.
From start to finish, a most informative and enjoyable tour to Phillip Island Penguin parade and wildlife tour. Our Driver/Tour Guide was amazing with all the facts and information needed to understand about the various activities
Great experience with Walter - fantastic tour guide, knowledgeable. Weere able to see the penguins which was exciting
Walter was an A1 tour guide, he was professional, informative and looked after us all very well!! The tour was fantastic, it was very well spaced out with all the different places we stopped and Walter gave us adequate time at each stop, there was never a rush!! The highlight of the day was the penguin parade, despite the bitter wind it was a wonderful experience watching those amazing animals come back to their homes!! I couldn’t recommend Walter and Around and About Travel enough!!
We found Walter very accomodating, helping and informative. Throughout the drive from Melbourne till phillip island, he made sure that we are active and well aware of the places and related stories. One day trip was so seemless. Letting us have our own time and then sharing us the best places to visit in the town. We throughly enjoyed our day trip and would definitely recommend Walter and his trip service for your next travel plan. Thank you for being so patient and kind 💜
Time and schedule very well organised Very friendly and amiable tour guide An exceptional commitment to his work to ensure every work is done even in difficult times. Thank you Walter.
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