Phillip Island Penguin Parade & Wildlife Day Tour from Melbourne

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  • Witness Australia’s must-see wildlife experience as little penguins return home at the Phillip Island Penguin Parade
  • Meet kangaroos, koalas and wallabies at Moonlit Sanctuary, one of Victoria’s most popular wildlife parks
  • Enjoy spectacular ocean views along The Nobbies coastal boardwalk
  • Travel comfortably from Melbourne with a hosted full-day tour
  • Explore with confidence using our free audio tour in 14 languages, including Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Hindi, Indonesian and more. Download from the App Store or Google Play before your tour
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Escape Melbourne for a day and discover one of Australia’s most loved wildlife experiences on Phillip Island. Meet native animals at Moonlit Sanctuary, soak up sweeping ocean views at The Nobbies, and end the day with the magical Penguin Parade at sunset.

Ideal for first-time visitors, families and nature lovers, this full-day tour includes comfortable return transport, a hosted experience and a free multilingual audio guide.

Why You Will Love This Tour:

  • Watching little penguins waddle ashore at the famous Penguin Parade
  • Getting up close to kangaroos, koalas and wallabies at Moonlit Sanctuary
  • Enjoying dramatic coastal scenery along The Nobbies boardwalk
  • Relaxing on one of the best-value day trip from Melbourne
Phillip Island One Day Tour
Hand-feed friendly kangaroos at Moonlit Sanctuary and enjoy an up-close wildlife moment that’s perfect for couples, families and first-time visitors.
Phillip Island One Day Tour
Phillip Island One Day Tour
Phillip Island One Day Tour
Take in sweeping ocean views at Cape Woolamai, where golden sands, rugged cliffs and rolling waves showcase Phillip Island’s natural beauty.
Phillip Island One Day Tour
Walk the Nobbies boardwalk for dramatic coastal views, crashing waves and iconic scenery along Phillip Island’s rugged southern coastline.
Phillip Island One Day Tour
Phillip Island One Day Tour
Phillip Island One Day Tour
Phillip Island One Day Tour
Enjoy the Phillip Island Penguin Parade from the general viewing area as little penguins emerge from the sea at sunset and waddle back to their burrows along the beach.
Phillip Island One Day Tour
Phillip Island One Day Tour
Phillip Island One Day Tour
Phillip Island One Day Tour

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4.6 / 5
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Quality of transfer
4.7
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Review for: Join-In Phillip Island Tour

Phillip Island is truly a mesmerizing place to visit. The tour guide was incredibly humorous, telling lots of jokes during the drive. He also shared interesting cultural and historical insights along the way.

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Review for: Join-In Phillip Island Tour

Elliot was a great guide and explained each part of the trip with care and detail. We managed to get on time to all of our destinations and have efficient time to see the spots. This trip is great for sightseeing and snapping photos. The penfuin Prade was spectacular and well presented. We went on a cold afternoon, so we advise to go well covered and perhaps grab a hot drink before seating to watch the penguins (no food, as the seagulls will come bother you quite often and may attack)

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Review for: Join-In Phillip Island Tour

It was a great day, I made a selfie with a kangaroo and I've seen my beloved kingfisher bird, then we watched funny little penguins on the beach. It was my last day in Australia so It was a nice farewell spent with typical Aussie animals, the guide was very attentive :) Thx.

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Review for: Join-In Phillip Island Tour

Craig is an exceptional tour guide. He was very helpful and made every effort to ensure we could attend the Koala Encounter at Moonlit Sanctuary. He also provided numerous useful tips and detailed explanations about the trip. All the animals we saw, Wombat, Wallaby, Koala, Little Penguins are all very cute and adoreable. A very decent trip with a great tour guide in overall

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Review for: Join-In Phillip Island Tour

What an amazing adventure this trip turned out to be! Our family had an absolute blast, and we can't thank James enough for his outstanding service. He was incredibly punctual and kept us entertained with great conversations throughout the entire journey. We were beyond satisfied and couldn't have asked for a better experience! A huge shoutout and thumbs up to James!

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Review for: Join-In Phillip Island Tour

Overall experience was good. It was too hot at Moonlight Santuary which results the Koalas and Wallabies were not in the mood to meet us. The last stop - penguin parades was amazing! Must bring sweater or jacket along..

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Review for: Join-In Phillip Island Tour

Very fun and helpful tour guide (John) and good variety of stops. Time at Moonlit Sanctuary was a bit short but good to get a short taster of Australian animals. I'm sure it depends on time of year, but as an indication of timing for June, we went to: Moonlit Sanctuary (11:45am-12:35pm), Cape Woolamai (1:40pm-2:00pm), Cowes town (2:20pm-3:20pm), The Nobbies (3:40pm-4:10pm), Penguin Parade (4:45pm-6:45pm). Returned to Melbourne CBD before 8:45pm.

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Review for: Join-In Phillip Island Tour

We have booked a day trip to Phillip Island with Sightseeing Tour through the Klook platform. This trip may seem rush as there was a lot of tourist spots that was included in the itinerary. But nevertheless, the tour guide made it to his very best that we could at least have some time to view and took memorable pictures. Our tour guide, John, was very friendly, funny, responsible, polite and has vast experience as a tour guide. He has great passion in his job that makes him a very good tour guide that I have seen so far. He has explained very well the Melbourne history as well as the places that we visited. I personally learned a lot of the local history from his sharing that I would probably not be able to know if I drove myself to these places. He did to his best to accommodate his guests’ requests during the trip and we appreciated his great effort to make the trip so memorable for us. Indeed, it was a very comfortable and safe trip with him. Recommended.

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Review for: Join-In Phillip Island Tour

Enjoy the tour so much, great way if you want to see all the Australia animals in a day. Mr Berry is a friendly guide and driver. He gave us brief introduction of places that he drove past. He drove safely through out the journey. Penguins parade was such a beautiful experience, watching the cute little ones wadder their way from the sea shore to their nest. Though no photographs are allow during that time, our eyes caught the amazing sight. Maybe just a good to know heads up for forks booking from cosmopolitan hotel, we will be the first to pick up and last to drop off. The tour ended past midnight for us. Around addition 30-40mins more compare to if your pick up is from city.

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Review for: Join-In Phillip Island Tour

Impressive Klook day tour when our family visited Melbourne in November 2023. The tour bus picked us up at our downtown hotel at 1pm. We first visited the Moonlit Sanctuary where we saw koalas, kangaroos, and lots of native animalsand plants. Then the bus took us to the picturesque Woolamai surf beach and the beautiful Nobbies coastline. The highlight of the tour was the sunset Penguin Parade, where we viewed hundreds of Little Penguins swimming up the beach and waddling along the broadwalk bottom to their nests. Absolutely amazing experience. Highly recommended for any visitor to Melbourne.

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Good to know

  • All entry fees are included in your booking — so you can relax and enjoy the day without extra costs once you’re on tour.
  • Children aged 3–15 years are welcome at the child fare — perfect for families looking for a memorable Aussie wildlife experience.
  • Download our free audio tour available in 14 languages, including Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Hindi, Indonesian, and more, to enjoy commentary and insights as you travel and explore.
  • For the best views at the Penguin Parade, bring a warm layer — the seaside breeze can feel chilly at sunset even in summer.
  • Looking to explore more of Victoria? Don’t miss our Great Ocean Road tour — another classic day trip from Melbourne that’s perfect to pair with your Phillip Island adventure.

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