Overview
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8 hours
Mobile ticket
Off the ship, into the wild, back on board on time — Melbourne's best in one easy shore day.
This tour is exclusive for Cruise ship passengers. that means we pick up passengers from Station Pier, where cruise ship arrives and we can adjust starting time id there are delays.
The tour includes visit to Brighton Beach to see the famous bathing boxes. a visit to Moonlit Sanctuary will give passengers the opportunity to get close to some of Australia's unique wildlife.
The tour will include a visit of the city of Melbourne itself to make the most of the time in town.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
Brighton Beach
Visit Brighton Beach to see the colourful bathing boxes.
Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park
Visit Moonlit Sanctuary to meet Australia's unique wildlife. Koalas, Kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, Tasmanian devils, dingoes and more.
Options
Melbourne and Moonlit Sanctuary Shore Excursion
with Koala encounter upgrade
Koala Encounter: *Subject to availability. get close to this unique Australian animals
What‘s Included
Moonlit Sanctuary
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
21 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Must do shore excursion
E8955KAlucyl,Apr 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent tour guy and tour, pick up was easy and on time, knowledge tour guy, must do tour!!!!
Why is a koala not a bear? It's not koalafied. :)
jennifercA9374UN,Apr 1, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What a fun day in Melbourne! Our guide, Richard, was funny, knowledgeable, and made sure everyone on the tour was comfortable and happy. There were only eight of us in the van, so the atmosphere was friendly and lively. The Moonlight Sanctuary organization is doing impressive work rehabilitating animals and allowing the public the opportunity to appreciate many of the truly unique animals Australia has to offer. Petting a kola (her name was Cyclops) was one of the highlights of my trip to this continent; she was adorable. Thank you for a memorable, educational trip through Melbourne!
Koala
Preston S,Mar 31, 2026
- Review from Viator
2.00The guide keep talking to the person up front with him. I asked several questions that he did not have an answer for. The drive to Moonlite was very long with not much info on the way. The sanctuary was only 16 acres. The koala experience was great but was $30 more for 3 minutes with animal.
Amazing!
Julie P,Mar 28, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide was great, very knowledgeable and informative. The Moonlit Sanctuary was amazing! Saw lots of Melbourne, too. Highly recommend!
Left in Melbourne
Joseh M,Mar 25, 2026
- Review from Viator
1.00We were suppose to be picked up outside cruise port in Melbourne. Driver never showed up. We called number provided and they wanted to send an uber and drive us an hour away to join the tour we would have missed the first part and an hour of second part. We love Viator tours and was very disappointed we missed Melbourne
GREAT DAY WITH PIERO!
jdiaz1952,Mar 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a marvelous day with tour guide, Piero, who always looked out for our comfort and the interests of those in our group. We enjoyed seeing the colorful bath houses at Brighton, and the koala experience at the Moonlit Sanctuary was the best. We had time to stop at several locations in Melbourne, including a quick stop at the market as we all requested. This tour was a great sampling of Melbourne and its surroundings.
Nice detailed tour of the city and Sanctuary
Don T,Mar 20, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Nice detailed tour of the city. We saw a lot of animals at the Sanctuary…Koala, Kangaroos roaming free.
Replace the tour manager
Inspire778327,Mar 5, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00The bus was not labeled, and the tour guide had no signage. Further, she was not approaching anyone to let them know this was the correct tour. Since it was raining, this made for a lot of wet customers. We waited 20 minutes on the bus and half of the passengers did not arrive. Customer service rep at their HQ “disconnected” the phone call when we were escalating an issue. Further, he just would not listen to what we were saying. They decided to let us proceed without the others. After the first stop was done, they made us wait a half hour for another bus load of people to join us. This second extended delay means we spent a lot less time visiting the destinations we paid for. In fact, we missed a koala talk that happened right at the time we would have arrived originally. The tour guide spent way too much time going into details about her ultraliberal perspectives on why the government was making all these bad decisions in favor of people who have earned the money to afford living in a beach community. Most of the people on the tour had enough money to spend on this tour so her politics (resulting from poor personal decisions) really did not resonate with the group. Having said that, she was very knowledgeable about Melbourne and was an otherwise intelligent person.
Great little excursion
KATHLEEN R,Mar 3, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Adam was a great tour guide nice mix of wild life park and stop at the beach and city tour would do it again
Excellent choice for a Melbourne excursion.
Jeff F,Mar 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Adam was extremely knowledgeable about the history of Melbourne, both contemporary and long ago. He was also knowledgeable about the Moonlit Sanctuary and all of the displays there.
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