Passeios por Puffing Billy Railway

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 it off our list! Afterwards, we set off for Puffing Billy! An hour's drive, a unique experience! In between, we opted for a self-funded visit to a farm called Maru, where we got up close with kangaroos, which was so much fun! (We stayed for 1.5 hours) Then we headed off to see the penguins! We waited for an hour, securing a good spot for a close-up view. The penguins were so cute and tiny! A foreigner next to us described the entire parade as "fascinating," and I think that's very apt! Definitely worth the price of admission (=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 time looking at other travel agencies' itineraries; I've already checked them all for you. At the same price point, other agencies' worst reviews mentioned cars breaking down, guides who were also drivers offering no commentary, or even last-minute no-shows. We were so lucky! Our guide today, Shin, had none of these issues. Instead, he gave us the most direct advice, provided appropriate introductions to attractions, drove smoothly and quickly, and even stopped for us to take photos when we saw kangaroos ❤️. In all my working life, I've never wanted to tip someone so much... He also took us to an award-winning Australian winery for a tasting, and it only cost 15 AUD – truly excellent service! On the same day, he conveniently dropped us off directly at our respective hotels. 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's 👍 We all appreciate your great tour guidance, Shin👍👍. Posts with pictures and paid promotions can go to hell; 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.

Overall, the tour is nice. We booked an English tour, but the tour guide spoke Chinese throughout. Although he gave us an English guide to read, we still felt excluded from the tour.

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 were given a good amount of time to explore each stop and opportunities to see wildlife. Highly recommend this tour!

Since the main focus was to ride the steam train, and I didn't want a long journey to see penguins, I chose this tour. Although I felt the price was a bit high, convenience was key, and it was fine even for a solo traveler! I was lucky that all the tour members on the bus were great, and the driver was friendly and chatty. The steam train was definitely worth it; the weather was excellent, and the scenery was beautiful. I recommend quickly finding seats with family and friends as soon as you board the train, otherwise, the right side, which has better views, might not have seats available or you might get cut in line! The zoo part of the itinerary was perhaps just okay; we didn't see many kangaroos, but seeing koalas was still very enjoyable! A small incident was that the bus was quite hot, and the chocolate I bought at the chocolate factory melted on the floor!

Wonderful and fruitful trip! Enjoying every bits and moments for this short tour on Puffing Billy Steam Train tour. Friendly staffs made our journey so comforting and pleasant. Kudos to Jacqui and Matt, both were very professional and passionate with their service! Well done!

We had a wonderful time, the tour was amazing. Our tour guide, Mr. Shelton, was great and so informative; we learned so much about each tourist destination.