Tour guide John Yang is very professional and great at driving. He often helps us find some hidden gems that others miss.😀
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Lunch
- Puffingbilly train One way ticket
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Penguin Parade General View Ticket
- Driver guide service
Excludes
- Maru Wildlige Park(Adult:$33/Child:$18)
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Go to the Batman's Hill Hotel, Entry on Spencer St 66 Spencer St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Return
- Go to the Batman's Hill Hotel, Entry on Spencer St 66 Spencer St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Itinerary
We will depart from the city around 9 a.m. to head to the Puffing Billy steam train. The train journey takes approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Travellers will embark on the Puffing Billy steam train journey (one way) for 60mins, and have a 30mins break before train departure.
After the Puffing Billy steam train ride, we will continue our journey for approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes to reach Maru Wildlife Park.
We will take around 30mins arrvie Chocolate factory (Depend Train Schedule random visit)
After the Maru Park, we will take approximately 30 minutes to reach Nobbies Centre.
We will take 30mins to Penguin view Park for collecting Tickets, and you may have around 45mins for dinner. Penguin Island Natural Ecological Reserve is currently the largest wild penguin protection base in the world.
We will take around 2hours back to Melbourne
Language Offered
Additional Info
Cancellation Policy
Reviews
David was an amazing guide; very informative, patient, considerate, and truly passionate about his work. He shared great insights throughout the Puffing Billy and Phillip Island tour, and his enthusiasm made the whole experience even more memorable. Highly recommend!
An unforgettable experience with an equally hospitable tour guide. Safe driving even in the craziest of rain showers! Visited several iconic locations in Victoria, making for a very memorable anniversary. Looking forward to the next year.
We were incredibly fortunate to have David Chen as our guide. He was professional, patient, and trustworthy. His time management was excellent, and his explanations were clear and detailed. At every stop on the itinerary, he carefully explained all the important details and precautions, ensuring that everyone knew what to expect and how to stay safe. He also shared insightful information about the local culture, answered every question thoroughly, and made the entire experience smooth and enjoyable. The vehicle was new, clean, and comfortable, adding to the overall comfort of the trip. (The day before, I called David to confirm the pick-up location, and he promptly returned my call, which gave me great peace of mind.) I highly recommend David Chen as your guide if you’re planning to join this tour!
We had an amazing time on this tour! Our guide, David Chen, was super friendly and really knew his stuff, making the whole trip to Puffing Billy and Philip Island so enjoyable. The steam train ride was such a fun experience, and seeing the penguins at Philip Island was absolutely unforgettable. Everything was really well-organized, and David went out of his way to make sure we were comfortable and had the best spots to enjoy the views. I’d totally recommend this tour—definitely a 5-star experience!
A 10/10 wonderful tour! We had a great experience on everything listed on the itinerary and as scheduled. Bob is the best - he is very experienced and easygoing, always had a smile on his face throughout the trip, and went extra miles just to ensure we had the greatest possible experience. My parents have walking problems due to old age and Bob had been very considerate to accomodate their needs. I can’t recommend him enough. Thanks Bob! 非常尽兴又愉快的一次旅行!日程上的所有活动都很快乐的实现了。Bob非常的专业、友善和耐心,总是笑眯眯的,给我们讲解了很多有趣和有用的知识,给我们指出了更佳的观景点,路程中生怕有人不小心错过美好的体验,而多次重复提醒重要的信息,真的很用心。我父母年迈腿脚不便,Bob也多有照顾。整个旅程体验非常好,感谢Bob!
I want to thank and appreciate Mr. David Chen (bus driver/tour guide) for accomodating us during this trip. Even though we don’t speak mandarin he put in a great effort to communicate with us in English. This experience was really great for us especially my family coming from overseas to discover Australia/Melbourne/Philip Island. Once again. Thank you to Mr. David Chen and his company.
Overall tour was good, the train was exciting and the penguins were cute. Important point is that the tour guide only said Chienese for whole day even I chose English. The guide cannot say English well, so he made other customers to translate what he said - which was not correct though - and only informed me when to come back. I cannot understand any explanation that day and was disappointed. I lost the group few times since I wasn't informed properly about the plan. After the tour, I requested the partial refund for language issue but the tour guide answered that he used English, but due to my lack of English proficiency, I didn't understand what he's saying. WHAT? It's an insult to the customer, feeling very bad. Contacting several times via phone call(cuz I can speak English fluently), I finally got partial refund. Anyway, I recommend not to choose this tour if you cannot speak Chinese. I don't know why there's option for choosing English.
The Puffing Billy Trip was beautiful and the views were exhilarating ! The drive through Emerald and sights around the Lake were breathtaking and so refreshing ! So also the stop at Maru National Wildlife Park, the drive to the Nobbies & walk around, and the Penguin Parade - all showed us a side of Melbourne that we would never have imagined. An action- packed day out on the whole, well worth the cost of the Tour !! Our Tour Guide - Michael, was very informative, knowledgeable, entertaining and patient - making the trip twice as more enjoyable and memorable !!
Michael was our guide for the day. He had a clear understanding of the places on our list and helped us whenever we have any questions. We recommend this tour to anyone who’s looking for a fun experience - dangling your feet while on board the puffing billy + getting up close to see fairy/little penguins waddling home at Philip island. Thank you for such a great experience Michael!
Very good tour and service done by MICHAEL, very recommended, good experience, and suitable for pregnant women 🥹😍
5 July 2024, thanks our tour guide DAVID, he is a good tour guide, my family's member all feel very enjoy this one day trip, David share us the History all the day & guiding us the right way right place to take photo. He also helping us take photo. Thanks so much DAVID. 5 STAR SERVICE.
Bob is excellent. He can organize the itinerary sensibly, is well-versed in the driving routes, and introduces the attractions to everyone. The entire journey is very comfortable and extremely perfect.
Michael was my tour guide and I could not recommend him enough! He was very helpful and a lovely man
We enjoyed this trip very much. The Puffing Billy Railway and Penguin Island were very interesting. The railway is very worth experiencing which is my favorite part of the journey. We take a lot of perfect photos during the trip. Thanks to the tour guide David, he is very nice and professional.
Our Tour Guide John Lee was very informative and he tried to let us cover as much stuff as possible while giving us sufficient time at each place. We wanted to take a photo with the Koala bear at Maru Zoo and he helped to inform the staff to prioritise for us so that the tour could still leave on time. Really glad we had him!
Our driver and leader Michael very professional and friendly, the day encountered steam small train bad without opening, he was also very helpful to help us take the day's journey, added a couple points, very careful explanation, very friendly attitude, although meeting the small train not opened, everyone very disappointed, but because of Michael's attitude, we are still in disappointment, have a very happy time.
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