This bestselling private 11 hour tour includes Pre-Paid entry to some of the islands most popular attractions, including the Penguin Parade, The Koala Conservation Centre, Cape Woolamai and a Local Wildlife Park. We also make a stop for wildlife spotting as we search for wild wallabies in a quiet natural woodland location and visit other beauty spots on the island.
***Please note that our visit includes a General Entry ticket to the 'Standard Viewing Platform' at the Penguin Parade. If you wish to upgrade your ticket option to 'Penguins Plus, Underground Viewing, Guide Ranger, Ultimate or VIP', please note this is strictly subject to availability and out be booked in advance. We therefore recommend you call / text us on +61 466 888 775 to discuss the many different options you have on this tour. We can check upgrade availability for you, on your requested date***
Posted By : kaileyt
James was a fantastic tour guide for our day on Phillip Island! He was prompt, the car was super comfy and was super accommodating. We really wanted to see animals and we were able to see so many both wild and at wildlife sanctuaries. He took us all over the island and showed us some great spots. He also gave us some great tips for the best penguin parade experience and I can’t tell you how special that evening was. Seeing hundreds of little penguins come from the ocean and waddle back to their burrows was incredible. Make sure you upgrade to penguin’s plus tickets - the grandstands would be very disappointing as they’re quite far away.
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Posted On : 2024-05-02 05:48:16 
Posted By : chikofthesea
Fantastic! The Phillip Island Penguin Parade was the end goal, but James packed so much more into the full-day tour. He asked if there was anything specific I wanted to see, and suggested, “We can go to A, B, or C if you like.”
He mentioned a place where I could pet a koala, and I immediately opted for that. A few minutes later at the Maru Koala and Animal Park, I got to meet Mana the Koala. He was soft, fluffy, and adorable, and I spent several minutes petting him as he sat on his perch, slowly chewing eucalyptus leaves and looking at me.
Then, James walked with me through the rest of the park, telling me about the dingoes, emus, kangaroos (including all-white, albino ‘roos), wombats, and a Tasmanian devil. I loved that the ‘roos let us come right up to them. They even nibbled food from the palm of my hand.
James took me to some more animal conservation parks on our way to the Penguin Parade. To my delight, I got to see wallabies bouncing through the woods, an echidna rooting in the ground for ants, and a kookaburra chirping in a tree.
The Penguin Parade that evening was fun and fascinating. Watching the 12-inch-tall Little Blues come out of the sea in groups, and waddle up the beach to their burroughs and mates was the highlight of an amazing day.
I highly recommend Posh Penguins and James. You will get a great tour, customized to your interests, with a professional, friendly, and knowledgeable guide.
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Posted On : 2024-04-17 11:10:35
Posted By : skiuba3
We had a great trip with James to Phillip Island. The highlight was the Penguin Parade, which is definitely worth a visit. We were advised that the General Viewing can be crowded in the summer ( and it certainly was), so James got us Penquin Plus tickets. We were escorted by an enthusiastic park guide, and were able to go to special areas such as the underground viewing and the staff lookout tower.
This full-day tour included other great experiences: the Koala Preserve, and Phillip Island Wildlife Park, where we were able to feed kangaroos and see Emus, large snakes, exotic birds and a Tasmanian Devil.
James has a great personality. He was knowledgeable, relaxed, accommodating, and never rushed us. It was a fun day.
I would definitely recommend this tour, especially with James.
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Posted On : 2024-03-11 17:32:12
Posted By : 675bh
What a wonderful tour we were given by James. Throughout the booking James kept in touch with me and explained everything in full detail. One could not ask for better guide. James avoided the crowds and insured that the animals we saw were active and entertaining.
The Italian restaurant where we ate had delicious food and again, we were able to avoid the crowds. The penguins parade was a delight. We were mesmerized by an overstuffed penguin who kept toppling over as it waddled past the underground viewing area.
The koalas, wombats, Tasmanian devil, kangaroos, snakes, long neck turtles and other animals all were fascinating.
James also made a few stops where we could watch surfers and observe magnificent beach views.
James is an excellent tour guide and a delight to be around. I highly recommend touring Philip Island in a small group; you will surely not be disappointed!
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Posted On : 2024-02-23 19:14:09
Posted By : gailh582
We took a 10 day cruise to the Great Barrier Reef from Sydney and after disembarking, we flew to Melbourne specifically to do Posh Penguin Parade and we’re lucky to have had James as our guide! Such a wonderful and easy to converse with young man! Totally enjoyed our 12 hours with him and learned so much from all his knowledge about the area and animals we seen. He truely enjoys what he does and it shows….i can’t imagine being able to enjoy showing people wild animals in their natural habitat! We upgraded to the underground bunker viewing area and it was not over crowded because they only sell so many tickets to prevent that from happening. People don’t listen though about not taking photos which is just awful….i could say so much more but won’t. The kangaroos hopping around the fields were excitingly enjoyable and James pointed out an echidna going into a field from the side of the road and said it’s rare to see that, so we felt special to be able to see it!
I /we would not hesitate to do the tour again in a heartbeat especially with James! Well worth it
We Thank you James!
Gail, Larry, Brittany and Scott
USA
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Posted On : 2024-02-11 20:06:03
Posted By : H9666LNstevec
This tour was absolutely the best and truly a highlight of our trip to Australia. No matter where you live in the world, if you visit Australia you've got to make time on your itinerary to get down to Melbourne and book a tour with Posh Penguins. We are from the US and the booking process was easy. The company quickly responded by email or telephone to any questions we had. Our guide, James picked us up at our Hotel in the CBD (Central Business District) of Melbourne and while on the road he shared his wealth of knowledge about Australia and the wildlife (Kangaroos, Wallabies, Koolas, birds, etc.). On this 11-12 hour tour we first visited a local wildlife park where we were able to feed Kangaroos and get up and close with a Koola. We stopped for lunch at a quick café called Island Pies which had the most delicious puff pastry pies (I had a Scallop pie and my wife had a beef and mushroom). After lunch we visited Churchill Island where we learned about sheep shearing and saw a sheep being sheared. Also, we witnessed a trained sheepdog demonstration. On Churchill Island we also saw wild Wallabies, and many different species of native birds.
The Posh Penguin tour also includes a stop at Swan Lake where we also saw different species of birds along with wild Kangaroos. The tour also includes a visit to the Koala Conservation Center where there are a number of Koalas and if you’re lucky, (we were) you’ll see a Koala that is actively eating and moving around from one Eucalyptus tree to another quite close to you, where you could touch them, but don’t.
Before it gets dark, you will visit the Nobbies area of Philip Island (home of the Penguin Parade) which is quite scenic with the rock formations and ocean waves. We learned that the Philip Island Nature Park which is where you will see the famous Penguin Parade is a non-profit conservatory that supports Penguin research and has helped increased the population of penguins. Shortly after sunset almost like clockwork you will see hundreds of penguins leave the ocean nightly to return to their burrow. Truly amazing. James and Posh Penguins delivered a non-rushed very informative tour that was well worth it, we loved it.
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Posted On : 2023-03-31 06:04:16
Posted By : jeffreyeW2665TH
What a fantastic day we had with James, we booked a private tour for two and he really looked after us!!
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Posted On : 2023-03-07 03:32:09
Posted By : G7696OWsharonh
This took this tour as part of a cruise ship shore excursion. I didn’t know much about the company or the tour prior to the tour, as it was an anniversary gift from my mother-in-law who lives locally. But we were pleasantly surprised with a simply wonderful day out of exploring the island and the Penguin Parade to round it all off. Their tours I believe normally start off in Melbourne, but I would recommend this tour for anyone arriving to Phillip island by cruise ship.
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Posted On : 2022-12-27 16:43:45
Posted By : PizzaSelector
This was a fantastic day out. My wife and my teenage lad and I had an amazing day with James exploring the island. Overall seamless service an easy company to book with. We also enjoyed a subsequent tour along the great ocean road a few days later, which we added after at the end of our first tour.
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Posted On : 2022-09-25 01:42:14
Posted By : U1540KGjuliah
We had a blast on this tour. Our guide Erin was warm, funny and really knew the area well. We were initially unsure of how a tour of the penguin parade would work. We had assumed the island was tiny, with just the penguins as its inhabitants. Turns out we were completely wrong and its quite a big island, and we spent a few hours on the island itself, exploring it with our guide before we went onto the Penguin Parade later in the evening. The only negative i could think of was the dinner at the Penguin Parade, although to be fair we were pre-warned by our guide not to expect much as they have a captive audience over that far side of the island. The food wasn't too bad, but it was overrun with tourists and the food was at tourist prices. We would have preferred something a bit more local. It's a shame an alternative doesn't exist nearby.
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Posted On : 2022-09-06 16:16:05
