Moonlit Sanctuary and Brighton Beach Boxes Half Day Tour
Overview
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4 hours 30 minutes
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Hand-feed kangaroos + iconic beach boxes in one morning. This half day morning tour is perfect to see Australia's unique wildlife in a place that gives you a more memorable experience and also a visit to Brighton Beach to see the famous beach boxes where you will have time to take photos.
Continue with a drive to Moonlit Sanctuary.
Spend approximately 2 hours in Moonlit Sanctuary and learn about koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, dingoes, wombats, Tasmanian devils and many more in a natural setting. We expect to arrive at around 10AM, this gives you the advantage of being early at the sanctuary and depending on weather conditions a better experience as the animals would be more active earlier before the temperature rises.
Last drive to Melbourne and drop off at central meeting point in Southbank by 1.00 PM.
This small-group tour is limited to 11 people, ensuring a more personalized experience.
Additional Info
Specialized infant seats are available
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children 7yo and under pay child rate. Booster and baby seat available and MUST be requested at time of booking.
Tour not normally suitable for cruise ship passengers. Tour starts at 8:30 from city centre, it is your responsibility to check you can make it on time to avoid missing out on tour and cancellation fees.
Half day tour made up of 1.45h of visits and 2.15hr driving time
What To Expect
Brighton Beach
Visit Brighton Beach and get your photo with the famous beach boxes
Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park
Discover Australia's unique wildlife in this beautiful sanctuary. Come close to the cute koalas as they rest or eat eucalyptus leaves, kangaroos and wallabies hop around the park, Dingoes may be out and about in their walks with the rangers, wombats and tasmanian devils may come out to say hi from their siesta, birds of all sizes and colours will greet you as you come close. You may want to have something to eat at the caffe or buy a souvenir from the shop.
Options
Moonlit and Brighton Tour
Pickup included
What‘s Included
Tour guide- In-person: English
Live commentary on board
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Selected City Centre hotel pickup
Hotel drop-off
Food and drinks
Gratuities
Pickup points
The Windsor
111 Spring Street, Melbourne Australia
Mercure Melbourne Southbank
9 Riverside Quay, Southbank Melbourne Australia
Hotel Indigo Melbourne on Flinders by IHG
575 Flinders Lane Melbourne Australia
Rendezvous Hotel Melbourne
328 Flinders St, Melbourne Australia
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
79 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
We had a great day with...
Anonymous,Jun 26, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a great day with Fred! He was an excellent and knowledgeable guide. Hanging out with kangaroos and wallabies was the highlight of our day. Highly recommend!
Best tour guide
I1114QIceciliam,Jun 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fred was a fantastic guide! Very informative, quite funny, and an all around great guy. Can we request him for every tour?
Nice and enjoyable half day tour
arginiel2026,Jun 13, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Good experience and well-maintained moonlit sanctuary. Can feed kangaroos and wallabies. The guide Josh is very nice and knowledgeable.
Marvellous half day tour
Voyage50722490709,Jun 13, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Josh, our guide was fantastic and super friendly. He was very punctual and explained things very well to us.
Great Trip
496jazmines,Jun 7, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Such a great experience! Josh was so a great tour guide and the animals were adorable 🥰
Best ever with Sarah
Xavier B,May 29, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Sarah…was amazing and extremely knowledgeable and friendly. She guided us throughly within the experience with precision and knowledge. Thank you
Tour
Priscilla S,May 8, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Tess was our guide and she was very knowledgeable passed on local history, interesting local NFL and played local music for us to get more of an Australian experience which rates high for me. Despite rain part of trip made sure we did the most for our day and still enjoyed the outing. Great guide👍🏻
Loved this tour! Amazing!
AbnerJ F,May 6, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Amazing experience with our exceptional tour guide Tess. Lots of great knowledge and amazing trip. Loved it!
Small group of 9 people...
Jennifer P,May 1, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Small group of 9 people and guide/driver who was very knowledgeable about what we were viewing on the way to our destinations. I appreciated the bits of history.
Sarah was the best! This...
Meghan S,Apr 30, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Sarah was the best! This tour exceeded my expectations. The pace was great, we saw so much in just half a day. Sarah kept us laughing and entertained the entire time. Highly recommend.
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