Coisas para fazer em Puffing Billy Railway

IMPERDÍVEL! Em vez de Belgrave, partimos de Lakeside e paramos em Gembrook. Não sei o que estou perdendo em Belgrave, mas sou super grato por ter escolhido Lakeside. Dirigir até lá foi fácil, havia muitos lugares para estacionar, a estação era agradável com um café e um mini museu, e com apenas uma caminhada ou uma curta viagem de carro você pode chegar à área do Lago para passear. Gembrook também é uma cidade pequena super charmosa! Caminhamos e nos acomodamos em um café chamado Gracie's e comemos alguns scones e bebidas quentes antes de pegarmos o trem de volta para Lakeside. Eu gostei muito desta viagem porque foi muuuito tranquila. Eu recomendo fortemente que você experimente a mesma rota também!

Our guide, William, made the whole experience seamless from pick up to finish. He gave a detailed itinerary the night before and updated us on everything throughout the trip. The tour was a great way to do many things in a day. I tried looking for a way to get the Puffing Billy train tickets but it was way simpler to have it part of the tour. There were various discounted extras during the tour for the wine tasting, lunch(the beef was tasty and tender), and Maru Koala which I thought were good deals. The vehicle was a smaller 13person bus/van so it was a more personalized tour as well. The penguin parade is also later at night due to daylight savings, so it was very convenient to have the leisurely ride back to Melbourne. Overall had a great time.

Passeio muito proveitoso. Cada local tem um tempo determinado para que você consiga ver todas as atrações, embora com tempo limitado. Partimos às 12h30 e retornamos às 23h30. Nosso ônibus era de tamanho médio, com cerca de 25 pessoas, o que foi confortável e nos ajudou a nos deslocarmos rapidamente. O Puffing Billy foi uma experiência graciosa. Apenas evite as compras e embarque imediatamente para garantir um lugar no "melhor" lado direito do vagão. A experiência com os pinguins foi incrível, você pode vê-los bem de perto. Nós compramos os ASSENTOS PREMIUM PLUS. Mas os assentos Premium não são realmente necessários, embora você possa fazer o upgrade para ver facilmente os pinguins saindo da praia. Se você estiver com a Entrada Geral (General Admission), é melhor pular a praia e ir direto para o calçadão do lado direito e esperar por eles lá. É uma das rotas dos pinguins e eles com certeza vão passar por ali. Lembre-se de que fotos e vídeos NÃO são permitidos para proteger os pinguins. No geral, foi um dia muito proveitoso. Nosso guia Troy também foi muito prestativo. Altamente recomendado, ah, e nós vimos wallabies selvagens, equidnas e até uma cobra também!

A melhor experiência que tive na Austrália! Muito obrigado ao nosso guia, Pete, que foi incrivelmente entusiasmado e prestativo durante toda a viagem. Ele tirou muitos vídeos e fotos para nós e nos deu ótimas introduções ao longo do caminho. Nós realmente gostamos da experiência e apreciamos muito todo o seu esforço!

A visita à Puffing Billy Railway foi verdadeiramente uma experiência maravilhosa e memorável. A minha família adorou a viagem de comboio panorâmica pelas belas Dandenong Ranges, que ofereceu vistas deslumbrantes de florestas exuberantes e paisagens campestres encantadoras. É uma visita obrigatória à Puffing Billy Railway quando estiver em Melbourne. Uma atração única que combina história, natureza e diversão.

Views are beautiful! We saw wild penguins and kangaroos. I had an amazing time on this tour, and our guide, Jared, was absolutely outstanding! He is remarkably professional and has an incredible depth of knowledge about Australian history. Throughout the trip, I asked him so many questions, and he answered every single one effortlessly—even backing up his explanations with fascinating data and facts. Jared was also incredibly polite and thoughtful. When it came to watching the penguins, he shared some fantastic tips and strategies that helped us get the best experience possible. Even though it was a long 14-hour day, it felt completely engaging and fulfilling from start to finish. I learned so much from Jared today. I highly recommend taking a tour with him!

Great value for money! We went to 5 different locations because the weather was nice. First were the bathing boxes at Brighton Beach (wish we had more time to go around though), then the Puffing Billy which is a fun experience when traveling with kids. After lunch, we went to Maru Koala and Animal Park which was a big surprise because we enjoyed it a lot. Lastly, we went to The Nobbies and the Penguin Parade in Phillip Island. Our bus driver and tour guide, Curtis, was very good, helpful and accommodating. Overall, would recommend this tour here in Klook!

The Puffing Billy train ride was a lovely experience! The scenery was so relaxing, and time just flew by. The coffee at Lakeside was great too! The lake itself was just okay, and we didn’t have enough time to walk around it. Still, enjoying a meal outdoors with family was wonderful!

Arrived the area at 9.47am and there was no one around so I was quite stressed about not getting the correct pick up location. It would be good if the email could include a picture of the pick up point. Other than that, best tour I had so far. Ride on the train was okay. Good to experience as a first time tourist in Australia, especially since our country does not have operating steam trains. Wish we had more time at the gift shop at Puffing Billy. It started raining on our way to Philip Island. It was very very cold so my mom and I left the viewing area very quickly after spotting some penguins. Video and photography is not allowed. Neither are umbrellas or standing up. They are quite strict on that so that we do not startle the penguins in their habitat. Our guide Simon was the best. Kept us all entertained and interacted with us, making sure everyone was alright.