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Phillip Island Penguin Parade & Koalas: Highlights Tour

Watch hundreds of Little Penguins waddle ashore at dusk on Phillip Island — one of Australia's most extraordinary wildlife spectacles — then encounter koalas and wallabies in the wild on the same day.

What to expect

The island sits roughly 90 minutes southeast of Melbourne, and the journey itself delivers sweeping views of Westernport Bay. Arrive in time to explore the Koala Conservation Reserve, where treetop boardwalks bring you eye-to-eye with wild koalas. As the sun sets over Summerlands Beach, the first penguins surface from the surf — then hundreds follow in wave after wave, shuffling past your boots to their burrows. Guides narrate the science and conservation story in real time.

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Phillip Island Nature Parks (official)
AUD 34 per adult (Penguin Parade standard); AUD 75+ for Ranger Guided Sunset Tour
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Good to know

Photography with flash is strictly prohibited — a phone-torch mode is fine. Book the Ranger Guided Sunset Tour well in advance as capacity is tiny. Phillip Island is about 140 km from Station Pier; pair with a private transfer for door-to-door comfort and to guarantee all-aboard timing.

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