Private Tour
From Phillip Island: Wine and Wildlife Tour with Penguin Parade
Overview
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6 hours
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Experience the best of Phillip Island in one unforgettable afternoon, combining award-winning wine, gourmet food, dramatic coastal scenery, and the world-famous Penguin Parade.
Begin at Phillip Island Winery with guided tastings of six premium wines paired with a regional grazing platter, followed by a gourmet feast of woodfired pizzas, salads, and fries.
Explore The Nobbies' dramatic coastline on scenic boardwalks during golden hour, spotting wild wallabies, seabirds, and Australian fur seals. Toast the spectacular sunset with sparkling wine before heading to the evening's highlight.
Witness the magical Penguin Parade where thousands of Little Penguins—the world's smallest penguin species—emerge from Bass Strait and waddle to their burrows each evening.
Travel in premium comfort with WiFi, charging ports and a local guide in our small-group coach. With convenient pickup and return from Phillip Island accomodation, this tour perfectly blends wine, wildlife, and coastal beauty.
Additional Info
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Minimum Drinking Age is 18
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Phillip Island Winery
Arriving at this beautiful estate, you'll quickly realize why the Phillip Island Winery is a favored spot for both locals and visitors alike. Take part in a Wine Tasting Experience, right at the cellar door - tasting a range of different wines harvested throughout the Gippsland Region. Following your tasting, you will sit down and enjoy a delicious share-plate Winery Lunch feast. Complete with Wood Fired Pizzas, Antipasto Platters, Salads, and the ever favorite hot chips (fries). Take some time out here to buy more wine, beers, or ciders should you wish - it's a chilled experience here.
Cowes
Cowes is Phillip Island's main commercial hub and is a bustling location of restaurants, cafes, breweries, and boutique shops. This is where our tour starts! Here you will have time to explore in your own time. Our guide will point out the notable spots, and then allow you some freedom to wander. Visit the ever popular brewery, take a seat at the pub overlooking the waterfront, take part in some retail therapy, take a stroll along the jetty, or even go for a dip in the sparkling blue waters. The time is yours!
What‘s Included
Premium Comfort Guarantee - midi coach, WiFi, guaranteed window seat for every booking
The Nobbies sunset boardwalk - 30-60 minute coastal walk with sparkling wine
Cowes village exploration - beaches, shops, and streetscape
Small group tour with local guide (maximum 15 guests)
Gourmet lunch - woodfired pizzas, gourmet salads, and fries at winery or bay-side location
Entry to Phillip Island Penguin Parade - General Viewing
Wildlife viewing in natural habitats - wallabies, seabirds, and native fauna
Phillip Island Winery cellar door tasting & grazing platter - 6 Victorian wines, local cheeses
Pickup and return from Phillip Island or San Remo accommodation (Cowes, Ventnor, Summerlands, Rhyll)
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From Phillip Island: Wine and Wildlife Tour with Penguin Parade
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Reviews
33 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Recommended plan for those looking to indulge in a day at Phillip Island
Explorer03648114428,,Nov 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The guides were very kind and hospitable, so I was able to take a lot of photos of the natural animals, see the penguins going back to their nests and the wine tasting was really fun. I'm sure you'll be happy with this tour. The tour also includes essentials for enjoying Phillip Island and is highly recommended.
The penguin parade
170heathl,,Oct 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A beautiful early spring tour to get up close with Phillip Islands famous inhabitants. The mini bus was comfortable and our guide Yuri was friendly and knowledgeable with a few dad jokes thrown in. Perfect length tour for an evening on the island.
Great Phillip Island tour.
davidhA5099XP,,Jul 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great trip. Our guide Sue was brilliant, very informative and great company. The winery was really good and the wine and food lovely. We saw lots if wildlife, finishing off with the penguins. Highly recommended.
Fabulous- A must see for Phillip Island
brlliance,,Jul 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was a very enjoyable experience. The whole tour was very convenient with a hotel pickup and drop. Our driver /tour guide - Ray was friendly, knowledgeable and fun! We took an optional add on of the Koala Reserve along with this trip and the whole experience was fantastic. We saw quite a few Koalas, although we did not catch any echidnas. The winery tour had a good grazing platter! The food was sumptuous too. One of us, had a gluten free vegetarian diet and we all had lunch to eat. We then went to the Penguin Parade, it was raining, extremely windy and cold so I would suggest dress warmly and carry or buy rain protection, and despite which we had a good sighting of the penguins ( thanks to the insider tips that Ray gave us). My recommendation would be to purchase the Penguin Plus viewing option instead of the general viewing. And don’t be those visitors who insist on flash photography of the Penguins despite being asked not to! Overall a must experience if you visit Phillip Island.
Wonderful & a cut above the rest!
X4141YIcathyr,,May 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A heartfelt thank you to Mike for the outstanding tour he provided. His deep knowledge, engaging storytelling, and genuine passion for the history and culture of the area truly made the experience unforgettable. I particularly appreciated how Mike brought each location to life with fascinating insights and answered all our questions with such clarity and enthusiasm. It was clear how much effort he put into making the tour both informative and enjoyable. Thank you once again for making our trip so special. I’ll be sure to recommend your tours to friends and family visiting in the future!
Terrific package of penguin and Phillips Island experiences
Margo H,,Mar 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The penguins and views were the stars - truly outstanding! And the tour package was wonderful too ensuring we saw highlights of the town of Cowes, tasted great wine and got up close to the local wildlife too. Our guide, Mike, was fun, knowledgeable and patient - everything we needed plus a surprise glass of bubbles! Thanks.
Great for couples!
Journey41605184311,,Mar 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Jordan was an amazing tour guide, providing lots of information and showing us the ropes. He takes great pictures too. We got to see breathtaking views and had great food. Would recommend this tour!
A great day/ afternoon not to be missed!
paulcU6624PU,,Feb 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My partner and I had a great day. The winery was great and the wine tasting and food was amazing. Our guide Yuri was great fun, very friendly and a wealth of knowledge. Penguin parade is a must do and the facilities are brilliant. Especially the coffee at 9pm. We would recommend this as a great afternoon to anyone.
Fab tour
julesr869,,Feb 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide Mike was fab, very knowledgeable and nothing was too much trouble. This was a fab day/night out and the Food and wine were great definitely an added bonus …. Not one to miss.
Lovely, small group tour....
George m,,Feb 10, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Lovely, small group tour. Enjoyed the camaraderie, our guide and the locations. Little glitch on locations due to public holiday, but they made it very enjoyable anyway.
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