Penguin Express with Guided Ranger Tour

Departure times:
January 4.00pm
February March 3.30pm
April 2.00pm
May June July August 1.30pm
September 2.00pm
October November December 3.30pm
Return time: Approximately 8 hours after departure.

Highly recommended mid December to late January. Please book early due to peak visitor numbers and limited availability.

Enjoy a two hour scenic drive to Phillip Island, with commentary and a halfway break. We allow extra time for potential afternoon traffic delays and if possible take a scenic drive around part of the island before we arrive at the Penguin Parade. You will have some free time for the cafe and information centre before you meet a different group of people and your own wildlife ranger for a Penguin Parade-conducted tour. Ranger tour groups are limited to 10 people 12 years and above and adult prices apply to all ages (Penguin Parade policy). Your ranger will give you an informative guided tour of the penguin colony and take you to reserved front row seats right on the edge of the beach for the arrival of the little penguins. Later you also get taken to the boardwalks to see penguins arriving there. After your ranger tour you will have some more free time for the visitor centre, cafe and souvenir shops before we depart for Melbourne.
Maximum tour group size is 11 in one of our comfortable new aircon minibuses.
‘Confirmed’ bookings with us are still subject to availability at the Penguin Parade.

Pickup/departure instructions:
All tours depart from one central Melbourne location, The Rendezvous Hotel 328 Flinders Street near Elizabeth Street. Most city centre hotels are within 20 minutes walk, often much less, or you can use our free city centre trams. Have a look at the map on our Contact page. Passengers will be returned to any city centre accommodation at the end of the tour. If your accommodation is outside the city centre/downtown area please ensure you have suitable transport available for when we return, approximately 8 hours after departure.
Included in price:
Return tour to the Penguin Parade. Ranger guided tour at the Penguin Parade. Binoculars, mats to sit on and headsets to listen to your ranger. Meals and drinks are available to purchase but time is very limited. You can bring your own food and drinks but these will need to be consumed before the ranger tour starts.
Cash payments are not available for this tour.
What to bring:
Bring or wear warm waterproof comfortable clothing and closed shoes in any season. Bring a camera, although no photography of the penguins is permitted.
BOOKING TWO TOURS. We would love to take you to see the penguins AND the Great Ocean Road! To book two tours together, start by booking one tour then before you fill in your personal information you can click back to the Tours and Bookings page and add another tour. When you receive your email confirmation please read the information carefully and note the different pickup times and different information for each tour. We are unable to offer a discount for taking two tours, our prices are already as low as we can manage.

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