Wine Hop And Coastal Tours · Melbourne CBD hotel pickup
A full day from Melbourne that starts with the bathing boxes at Brighton Beach, meets koalas and kangaroos at Moonlit Sanctuary, walks the Nobbies boardwalk and ends with the Penguin Parade on Phillip Island. Pick it for the extra city stop and for the track record: thousands of guests have reviewed this day.
Wine Hop And Coastal Tours collects you in an air-conditioned vehicle from selected hotels in the Melbourne CBD and drops you back at the same place. The group is up to 24 people, the live guide speaks English, and other languages can follow along on the local partner's app. The day runs about 12 hours; check the pickup time for your date.
First stop is Brighton Beach and its painted bathing boxes, with a view back to the Melbourne skyline. Then Moonlit Sanctuary, for koalas, kangaroos and other native animals in a bushland setting, with time to buy lunch. Next comes the Nobbies boardwalk on Phillip Island, near the blowhole and the Seal Rocks precinct. Phillip Island Nature Parks says the Nobbies boardwalks and car park are open, while the Nobbies Centre, its cafe and its toilets are closed for now. You buy dinner before the Penguin Parade, then watch the little penguins come out of the waves and cross the sand to their burrows. Phillip Island is home to about 40,000 little penguins, the largest little penguin colony in the world.
Included, per the listing: hotel pickup and drop-off in the CBD, entrance fees and the tour guide. Not included: food and drinks. The listing marks the day as not suitable for wheelchair users, and luggage or large bags are not allowed. Guests mention a paid chance to meet a koala and to feed kangaroos at the sanctuary, so keep a card handy. Pack warm clothes, an umbrella, headphones for the app and a charged phone, as the listing suggests.
Pickup from selected Melbourne CBD hotels in an air-conditioned vehicle. Check the time for your date.
Photos of the Brighton Beach bathing boxes, with the Melbourne skyline across the bay.
Koalas, kangaroos and other native animals in bushland, with time to buy lunch.
A stop at the Nobbies to learn about the blowhole and the Seal Rocks precinct, then a walk along the boardwalk.
Dinner on site, then the little penguins crossing the sand to their burrows.
Drop-off at the same place you were picked up.
★★★★★A great day culminating in seeing the little penguins coming up the beach! beautiful! the day was fun, plenty to see and several stops with meals available. good timekeeping and Marty was a terrific driver-guide.
★★★★★Bonnie was friendly and engaging. We had several interesting stops. Meeting a koala and feeding a kangaroo was fun but the highlight was the penguin parade, they are awesome.
★★★★★Absolutely loved the tour. Our guide Bonny was lovely. The pace was amazing and we loved all the places we visited, especially Nobbies Boardwalk and the Penguin Parade. Highly recommended!
★★★★★Such a brilliant experience for anyone staying in Melbourne, the day went so smoothly as planned and the trip to the Moonlit Sanctuary was so great too in the afternoon! [...] The penguin parade was brilliant as well after this, a great roundtrip!
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Hotel pickup and drop-off in the Melbourne CBD, entrance fees and a tour guide, per the listing. Food and drinks are not included.
Yes. The first stop is Brighton Beach for photos of the bathing boxes, before Moonlit Sanctuary, the Nobbies and the Parade.
It starts from $100 per person on GetYourGuide, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
Not as a standard part of the day. Guests report a paid koala meeting and kangaroo feeding at Moonlit Sanctuary, booked on the spot.
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