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Pure Nature - Phillip Island, Penguins & Exclusive Wildlife Sanctuary Encounter
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Pure Nature - Phillip Island, Penguins & Exclusive Wildlife Sanctuary Encounter
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Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Face masks provided for travelers
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitized between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff
Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for travelers
COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
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(888) 651-9785
11 hours (approx.)
Hotel pickup offered
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Offered in: English
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Overview
If you’re looking for a day tour from Melbourne that offers something different, this exclusive and unique tour is ideal. With a focus on wildlife, comfort and following the path less followed, this tour offers something for everyone. Discover seaside towns, spectacular ocean views, and dramatic cliffs. Enjoy a cliff-edge boardwalk, visit the Brighton Boxes and look out for pelicans, stingrays, and penguins. This tour offers an exclusive visit to a family-owned free-range nature park: home to over 60 native species including kangaroos, emus, wallabies, and wombats.
- Travel in a special customized Mercedes designed for space and comfort
- Blankets, cushions and wet weather protection provided to ensure a comfortable wildlife experience
- This small-group tour will have a maximum of 11 people
- Entrance fees are included so you won’t need to worry about extra costs
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What's Included
Complimentary accommodation pick up and return (Melbourne city central only - CBD))
Expert local guide
Luxury custom built Mercedes vehicles - unmatched space and comfort
All entrance fees included
General Admission Viewing tickets - Penguin Parade. Upgrades available on our website
Pick up outside of Melbourne city central locations.
Penguin Parade Viewing upgrade options available on our website
Departure & Return
This operator has two meet-up options available. You can either meet at the departure point below or select a location for pick-up.
St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne , Flinders St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
If arriving from outside the city. Otherwise, Door-to-Door service to all hotels and locations within the central Melbourne city area, Southbank and Docklands (Please let us know your specific accommodation details). Look out for our exclusive blue Mercedes vehicles on the day.
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Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Infant seats available
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Please let us know of any dietary or mobility requirements we need to accommodate for you
- Most travelers can participate
- Option upgrades (Penguin viewing) have limited availability, and sometimes sell out very quickly. We will always do our best to secure the option you have chosen. In the event of this, we will advise you accordingly and seek alternative viewing options on your behalf with your consent.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 11 travelers
- OPERATED BY Escape Discovery Adventures
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The answers provided below are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.
Q:
What is the policy on face masks and attendee health during Pure Nature - Phillip Island, Penguins & Exclusive Wildlife Sanctuary Encounter?
A:The policies on face masks and attendee health are:
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Face masks provided for travelers
- Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
Q:
What is the policy on sanitization during Pure Nature - Phillip Island, Penguins & Exclusive Wildlife Sanctuary Encounter?
A:The policies on sanitization are:
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Q:
What is the social distancing policy during Pure Nature - Phillip Island, Penguins & Exclusive Wildlife Sanctuary Encounter?
A:The policies on social distancing are:
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
Q:
What measures are being taken to ensure staff health & safety during Pure Nature - Phillip Island, Penguins & Exclusive Wildlife Sanctuary Encounter?
A:The policies on staff health & safety are:
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
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Wonderful day trip!
MariCarmen_N
, Jul 2022
The day trip to Philip Island was wonderful. The guide Paul made the whole trip very enjoyable and gave many explanations about Melbourne and all the way to the island. Once on the Island we visited a park to be with animals such as kangaroos, wallabies, Koalas and finally to see the little penguins coming out of the sea and going to their burrows. I highly recommend this excursion. The experience is unforgettable.
The day trip to Philip Island was wonderful. The guide Paul made the whole trip very enjoyable and gave many explanations about Melbourne and all the way to the island. Once on the Island we visited a park to be with animals such as kangaroos, wallabies, Koalas and finally to see the little penguins coming out of the sea and going to their burrows. I highly recommend this excursion. The experience is unforgettable.
Phillip Island adventure
Joshua_T
, Jun 2022
Love the experience!
YewHong_T
, May 2022
Huge thanks to our best guide, Paul, who has countless interesting information to share about Melbourne's city and Phillip Island!
Phillip Island Wildlife Park - this is the best location to visit if one loves animal encounters. You get to be surrounded by the safer animals (kangaroos, wallabies) without a fence to block the experience.
Love the Wild Food Farm and Cafe too!
Sit back and enjoy
ROBIN_L
, Feb 2020
What a great day. Pick-up from the hotel was on time. Our driver, Paul, gave an excellent commentary along the way to Phillip island, explained the beach boxes and the wildlife. At the penguins our tour leader supplied us with blankets and soft seating to enjoy the last and fantastic part of the day. Thanks Paul
Fab tour
sandralynch70
, Feb 2020
Escape Adventures Rocks!
douglasgrahamnolan
, Jan 2020
Four of - Husband and wife with two grown children took EscapeAdventures Penguins with Beach Boxes including the Ranger Tour on January 23, 2020. Paul was fantastic, the tour was top notch, and his van and his local knowledge was outstanding. I highly recommend this tour, to anyone interested in taking a day out to see the Penguin Parade and other Australian wildlife up close and personal.
Wonderful day out.
susanparsons27
, Jan 2020
Highly Recommend this tour! Great day!!!
Eugene_Y
, Aug 2019
This was a good time; Frazier was our tour guide. Our 1st stop was at the Brighton Beach Houses; they were very colorful. After lunch we stopped at the Phillip Island Wildlife Park; This was great , we met up with a 2nd tour and their guide Paul led us through the wildlife park. There were many different animals there, but the highlight was hand feeding the kangaroos!!! It was also great seeing so many Tasmanian Devils out, and the were all running around too.
We drove around the island and saw lots of Wallabies in the wild and then we got to the penguin parade. We got the ranger guided tour and I would recommend that to anyone. We had a ranger take us around and give us information and then we went to a different viewing area. It seemed that we had many more penguins come ashore near us than the main viewing area. Our ranger was pointing out the penguin "rafts" long before we ever noticed them, so we knew exactly where to look for them when to did come on shore. As walking back, we were next to the penguin highway and had lots of penguins walking back to their burrows next to us. We even saw a 4 - 5 week old penguin chick.
They took great care of us providing us with umbrellas when it was raining at the wildlife park and they gave us thick coats and seat cushions for the penguin parade. Frazier made sure everyone was taken care of at each stop
Even though it was top secret, we would like to thank Paul for the Vanilla Slice Cake he bought for several people at our lunch stop...It was really good and appreciated.
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