Maru Koala and Animal Park tours

Today was the long-awaited Puffing Billy and Penguin Parade day tour! We met at Spencer Street at 9:30 AM, and our first stop was the Brighton Bathing Boxes! We took so many beautiful photos! It truly lived up to its reputation! We finally checked that off our list! Then we set off for Puffing Billy! It was an hour's drive, a unique experience! In between, we opted to visit a farm called Maru, where we got up close with kangaroos, which was so much fun! (We stayed for an hour and a half.) After that, we headed to see the penguins! We waited for an hour, standing in a prime spot for a close-up view. The penguins were so cute and tiny! I heard a foreigner next to me describe the whole parade as "fascinating," and I think that's a perfect description! It was definitely worth the price! (=ﾟωﾟ)ﾉ Finally, a big thank you to our guide and driver, Uncle Steven, for giving us such a wonderful experience! Thank you!

Don't waste your time looking at other travel agencies' itineraries, I've already done it for you. At the same price point, other agencies have the worst reviews, whether it's the car breaking down, the guide also being the driver and not providing any guidance, or even a last-minute no-show. We were very lucky! Today's guide, Shin, had none of these awful issues, but instead gave us the most direct advice: appropriate introductions to the attractions, driving steadily and quickly, and even letting us take pictures when we saw kangaroos ❤️. I've never wanted to tip this much since I started working... He also took us to award-winning wineries in Australia for wine tasting, and it was only 15 AUD, such attentive service... He even conveniently dropped us off at our respective hotels that day, I couldn't be more grateful, not to mention the free iced drinks readily available throughout the trip... I hope my next Great Ocean Road day trip is even better than this travel agency 👍 We all appreciate your great tour guidance Shin 👍👍. Paid advertisements with pictures can die, thanks for watching.

We had a good experience. I only regretted buying the ‘Satisfaction Guaranteed’ because we didn’t need it. Even without it, we would definitely have been happy and satisfied — the trip itself, from the itinerary to the people on the ground, was all fun.

This trip was well worth the money. We had an amazing guide named Jess that was very knowledgeable and kept an upbeat energy for the entire day. We given a good amount of time to explore each stop and opportunities to see wildlife. Highly recommend this tour!

We had a wonderful private one-day trip to Phillip Island to see the koalas and the Penguin Parade with my best friend and her lovely daughter. Our driver, Chen, was excellent — very kind, professional, and made the entire trip so smooth and enjoyable. His new Kia Carnival 2025 was spacious and comfortable, perfect for a relaxing journey. We felt very well taken care of throughout the day. Thank you, Chen, for making our trip so memorable!

Although the tour guide will not accompany you throughout the journey and the price is not cheap, you will be given a brief introduction during the drive. The scenic spots visited are also very beautiful, and it saves you the transportation problem of going there by yourself. If there are a small number of tourists who do not drive by themselves, this is highly recommended. At the end of the itinerary, it is recommended that penguins returning to Phillip Island not stay at the beach for too long! If you return to the trail area early, you will be able to see the little penguins returning home more closely~ You can also look around the trail area before it gets dark, and you can really see the lone penguins!

Fabulous trip with a lot of natures views and exciting highlight of the day - pinguines parade. they are so tiny but really cute and we liked that we were so lucky to watch them in the natural environment. we recommend to buy food for dinner as take away at the scenic stop on Cowes beach as crowd at the visitor center (at pinguine parade area) is enormous and you won’t be getting your food on time. kitchen is closed after the parade of course. we had great stop at the small zoo with quokkas, coalas and kangaroos. our guide was very attentive and we highly recommend him - Mr Curtis. thanks for the amazing day! adventure is kids friendly as long as your kids can stay on the bus for the long time, but there enough stops in the way

phillip island was a must-go! saw many cute penguins and really convenient to follow a tour instead of going ourselves