Passeio de Trem Puffing Billy & Desfile de Pinguins com Degustação de Chocolate e Vinho e Caminhada na Mata

I highly recommend this day trip! We met at 9 AM and returned to Melbourne city center at 9:30 PM! The itinerary was perfectly planned, and our driver and guide, Joe, was very professional and meticulous. He personally led us at each stop and introduced the attractions in English while driving. He's from Hong Kong, speaks Cantonese, Mandarin, and English, and his English explanations were very detailed. He's been in Australia for 25 years and drives smoothly! We were very lucky to have such a good guide; he took individual photos for everyone at each stop and even filmed us standing on the bridge when we rode the Puffing Billy steam train. He was also very friendly to children!!! We traveled in a medium-sized bus, with about 20 people in our group! The first stop was a chocolate factory, where we stayed for 40 minutes with unlimited chocolate tasting. The second stop was for wine tasting (AUD 15 per person, optional), lasting 30 minutes. We tasted 5 types of wine, about two sips of each. I personally feel this optional activity isn't a must-do; perhaps I'm not a connoisseur, as I couldn't discern anything special. Next was lunch, in a small town with options like McDonald's and Chinese restaurants (at our own expense). Most people chose McDonald's. We stayed for 40 minutes. Our Puffing Billy steam train ride was at 2:15 PM. We were lucky that the train wasn't delayed and the weather was great. The ride lasted about half an hour. Seating is important; sit on the right side to get the best view of the train! Unfortunately, the timing was tight, so we didn't have time to stop at the souvenir shop to buy postcards. Then we visited Mary's Koala & Kangaroo Sanctuary. Unlike city zoos, this one is smaller, but you can feed and touch kangaroos up close. This is an optional activity, AUD 30 per person (group ticket price), and we stayed for about 45 minutes. It's definitely worth experiencing! Everyone had a great time. The last stop was the Penguin Parade, where we had an hour, which was enough time. The penguins mainly return to their nests after sunset, coming home in groups! It's recommended to find a good spot for photos early. It's quite cold there as it's the southernmost point of Melbourne! In summary, the itinerary isn't rushed, but be prepared for long travel times. If you're lucky enough to have Joe as your guide, it will be a wonderful day!

Great experience! We had fun riding on the train and seeing some Australian animals from the zoo. Great guide who suggested great tips on where to best spot the little penguins at the Phillip Island. Highly recommended!

行程超级合理而且很丰富的一次安排，九点出发不会很累，只要住在火车站附近就行，还能在酒店吃完早餐再出门。Joe人超级好，一直很有耐心，而且会帮助大家拍照，在小火车还帮我们拍了小视频，这种纪念对于我这种一个人出来旅行的特别友好。去巧克力庄园美美吃个冰淇淋，再去酒庄品鉴葡萄酒，去澳洲怎么能不喝葡萄酒！还摸到了一直很好奇的袋鼠，毛真的好舒服，而且有吃的他们真的很热情。也能看到考拉，比悉尼塔龙加看到的多。晚上再去看企鹅归巢，不过这个点稍微有点失望。可能离得太远了吧，发现和网上宣传差挺多。而且我感觉这个岛适合自驾住一晚，真的好舒服。

Esta excursión fue, sinceramente, una de las mejores experiencias y actividades que hicimos durante nuestros 3 días en Melbourne. Todo estuvo muy bien organizado y conseguimos visitar todos los lugares indicados en la reserva, incluyendo el Parque de Animales Maru, Puffing Billy y la cata de vinos. Nuestro guía, Joe, fue muy humilde, amable y servicial durante todo el viaje. Incluso se ofreció a hacernos fotos y nos explicó muchas cosas interesantes sobre los lugares por los que pasamos en el camino. El viaje en tren Puffing Billy y la cata de vinos fueron, sin duda, las experiencias más memorables para mí. ¡Recomiendo encarecidamente unirse a esta excursión con Joe si visita Melbourne!

這趟墨爾本一日遊簡直完美！衷心感謝導遊/ 司機 Joe 的專業與細心。從早上的普芬比利蒸汽火車之旅開始，導遊不僅協助安排最佳拍照位置，更詳盡講解森林鐵路的歷史。 午後的雅拉河谷品酒環節，導遊以風趣幽默的方式介紹澳洲紅酒文化，氣氛輕鬆自在。最令人難忘的是傍晚的企鵝歸巢，導遊貼心提醒保暖與觀賞注意事項，確保我們能近距離感受小企鵝的萌態。全程行程流暢、服務到位，讓這趟結合自然與美食的旅程充滿驚喜，絕對值得強力推薦！

I chose to join this tour based on consistently good reviews of its tour guides, and I was not disappointed at all. Joe Chan is the most considerate guide I have ever met! He pays good attention to each person in the group (11 people) and offers help before we ask. It was a long day (over 13 hours and 400km mileage) but he managed to maintain a professional smile and high level of energy throughout the whole day. He sent us very clear guidance the evening before, prepared us with a lot of details at each stop on the tour, and helped all of us take pictures, so I felt well taken care of even though I was traveling alone. I would highly recommend this tour if a good guide is important to you. The Puffing Billy train and penguin parade are very unique and interesting experiences, not to be missed! I liked the Maru animal park as well - it’s small but you can get up close to the kangaroos and feed them. Wine tasting and chocolaterie are also interesting and not normal shopping stops.

very convenient way to do a tour of yarra valley and go for a ride at Puffing Billy. That was really the highlight of the tour. The other stops were just to build up the excitement. The wine tasting was worth spending a little bit too. Everyone was relaxed after it.

Decidí unirme a este tour como mujer que viajaba sola, pero terminé el viaje con un sentimiento de gran gratitud. Joe Chan fue mi guía turístico. Hizo su trabajo muy bien y fue muy atento. El horario del tour no estaba demasiado apretado, pero es mejor llevar tus propias comidas ligeras para comer mientras te desplazas de un lugar a otro. Muy recomendado.

I had a lovely day, however I think we had enough time to spend longer at the winery after the tasting and there wasn’t time for lunch (should have been advised to bring with us beforehand) not as many great options on the road until you get to dinner l. at dinner stop also think we could have had a little longer to get a proper meal without feeling too rushed. I saw so many Australian animals on this tour, we got to try some delicious chocolate and wines and journey on the puffing billing steam train and arrived in time to sit on the beach and observe the little penguins. Our guide was a man of few words but was friendly, helpful and very kindly dropped us all off at our hotels due to how late we returned, as a solo traveller this made me feel safer and was appreciated. It was a very long day but a a great day!

Joe 一直都好細心，主動介紹每個景點，又幫大家影相拍片，手法專業得嚟又自然。 尤其係小火車段影片，真係拍得超靚，完全捕捉到當時嘅氣氛。去到動物園更加驚喜，可以近距離同袋鼠互動，被一大群袋鼠圍住嘅感覺好特別。 仲睇到樹熊嘅可愛樣，成個行程都好難忘。