Private Tour
Phillip Island Private Experience
Overview
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Phillip Island hosts more than just its world-famous Penguin Parade, it is home to an impressive array of wildlife (koalas, wallabies & various birdlife), rugged coastline, stunning vistas and sandy beaches.
Your time on Phillip Island will see you visit one of its beaches, walk amongst the treetops of the Koala Conversation Centre with a bird’s eye view of Australia’s most loved marsupial, wander the clifftop boardwalk taking in the wild, rugged coastline, before travelling to the Penguin Parade spotting various wildlife.
Taking your seats at the parade, you will thrilled to see so many penguins waddle up the beach to their burrows right alongside the boardwalk and viewing points, merely a hands length away from you.
Dinner can be included in Cowes, Phillip Island’s main township.
Throughout the day, your guide will share the history, adventures & stories of Phillip Island, adding those unique touches that Your Exclusive Tours pride themselves on including with every experience.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Private transportation
Complimentary Morning or Afternoon Tea provided during the Tour
Bottled water
All Fees and Taxes
Air-conditioned vehicle
A casual dining experience is available on Phillip Island to tickle all taste buds. Your Guide will explain the options available enroute. Casual Dining Experience at Guests Own Expense.
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
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What To Expect
Phillip Island
Your Phillip Island Half Day Private Experience starts with us meeting and greeting you in the lobby of your hotel or agreed pick up point. You will be traveling in your own private and luxury vehicle for the tour. As we make our way out of Melbourne towards Phillip Island, our guide will explain the minimum highlights including: - Cape Woolamai - Koala Conservation Centre - The Nobbies - Penguin Parade Tickets - Dining Experiences in Cowes with compliment beverage. Our philosophy is simple “Your Tour, Your Experience”, and you may have the time to add the following inclusions to be a part of your private tour: - A walk around Pyramid Rock - Chocolate Factory Tour - Beer or Wine Tasting - Scenic Helicopter Flight over Phillip Island These inclusions are subject to the guests own expense and time permitted, however we will use our best endeavours to help you accommodate these inclusions.
Phillip Island Nature Parks Penguin Parade
The highlight of any visit to Phillip Island, a visit with the island’s delightful penguin colony is not to be missed. There are a variety of options available and you can choose from general Admission, Penguins Plus, Penguins Underground, & Penguin – Guided Range Tour. Throughout the day, your guide will share the history, adventures, tales & stories of Phillip Island as you spend a half day creating, exploring, and experiencing Phillip Island on your own private tour.
Options
Penguins Underground Viewing
Underground Viewing: Ground level watching the penguins waddle along the Parade’s most popular pathway through an underground viewing window.
Pickup included
Penguin General Viewing
General Admission Tickets: Watch closely as they emerge from the waves, then waddle across the beach toward their burrows in the dunes.
Pickup included
Guided Ranger Tour
Guided Penguins Tour: Guided Ranger Tour: An informative and intimate tour from a Penguin Ranger through the penguin colony to beach front seating.
Pickup included
Penguins Plus Viewing
Penguins Plus Viewing: Up-close viewing of the little penguins as they waddle along the most popular pathway at the Parade to their burrows.
Pickup included
Reviews
9 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Can’t go to Melbourne without doing this tour.
Maria B,
Feb 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Rob above and beyond to curate the exact tour we wanted. Jenny was a great guide and Driver. Fun to talk to and hang out with.
Worth every dollar. Go private with YET.
Gl0bej0gger,
Jan 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Your Exclusive Tours is a top-notch experience which is what you want for an eleven hour day with one private tour guide. Rob, the company owner, is very knowledgeable and Professional. Plus, he is a great driver! We could have stayed longer at the Koala Conservation Centre, but there was a lot on the schedule. Dinner was good. The beaches were deserted as it was windy. Thank you, Rob, for taking super pictures for us to remember the adventure.
Wonderful day trip to Phillip Island
Gegan,
Dec 14, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We took the day trip from Melbourne to Phillip Island with Rob Rees of Your Exclusive Tours and it was really excellent: relaxed but informative, and very friendly throughout. It was a wonderful day--highly recommended.
Fabulous Experience & Day
502peterf,
Jul 19, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Highly professional, very friendly and communicates well with clients both before hand and during tours. A safe and conscientious driver with updated and clean vehicles. Very willing to work with you to provide the custom experience you want. Provided ample stops for rest or bathroom as well as offered beverages throughout the 12 hour tour. Talked in depth about the areas we visited as well as happily took photos of us with our cameras so we could have vivid memories of the day. Would highly recommend without any reservations.
Excellent and informative tour with penguins & koalas
JULIE S,
May 27, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00What a wonderful adventure! Comfortable 2-hour trip with our guide providing information on the area & it's history along the way. We got up close with koalas at the sanctuary, had delicious fish & chips for dinner, saw a gorgeous sunset at Nobbies, and then the penguins! We got penguins plus & had terrific view of them arriving on the beach in about 7 or 8 groups of nearly 100 at a time. We could then wander down the walkway & see them even closer. Truly memorable & highly recommend!
First class Phillip Island Experience
Roving298780,
Apr 19, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had an amazing experience with Rob from Your Exclusive Tours. The itinerary was awesome - first being picked up at our condo in the Melbourne CBD, then drove to the wildlife animal sanctuary where we saw many indigenous animals, got to interact with a koala and fed the kangaroos. From there we drove to a seaside co-op restaurant owned by local fishermen for the freshest fish and chips. We then headed to several scenic locations on Phillip Island culminating with the Nobbies which is a picturesque part of the coastline. Then on to the main attraction - seeing the fairy penguins parade! As part of the tour, we had a viewing vantage from the premium seating area and arrived in plenty of time to get great seats to see the parade. This exceeded expectations as a very unique and enjoyable wildlife viewing experience - there is nothing like it! Being able to see the penguins come out of the water grouped hundreds at a time and then waddle onto the beach and eventually make it back to their burrows is simply a sight to see. We returned to Melbourne and were dropped off at our condo after a thoroughly enjoyable day. We were impressed by everything about the tour - the vehicle is a very comfortable Mercedes Sprinter Van, Rob is a very professional/knowledgable guide, little extras like donuts from the market, bottled water, coffee at the penguin parade - all of these things prove that you get what you pay for when you book through Your Exclusive Tours! We actually toured the Yarra Valley the day before and will review that tour separately. Jenny was our tour guide that day and to our delight she also came along on the Phillip Island tour. Both Jenny and Rob set the bar very high for our 3 week vacation to Australia and New Zealand. They were our first two guides and although we had other very good guides throughout our travels - they were definitely the best!
Great Time
Joshua G,
Apr 11, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Rob's awesome and we had the best time visiting Phillip Island. From the fish and chips, to the sites, the tim tam slams, wild wallaby's, and the penguins we got to see so much. Rob knows his stuff and my son and I really had a great time. This tour kicked off our Melbourne trip and I highly recommend doing it.
An Exclusive Day Out
Clive L,
Jan 6, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What a great day! Our family of four was picked up outside our apartment by Peter in a comfortable Mercedes MPV. Peter was a laid back, but informative and entertaining guide, who drove us first to the Moonlit Sanctuary to learn more about Australian wildlife. We then had a late lunch and continued our journey to Philip Island where we visited some famous viewpoints and finally onto the penguin parade where we had a ranger led tour of the attraction. We did not feel rushed at any stage of the day and although we paid a premium price for our private day out we felt that we got much more out of the day than would have been experienced from a larger party on one of the coach tours.
Simply fantastic day!
karolinaswida,
Mar 3, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had an absolute blast on our tour with ROB!!he did such a great job! We all felt very good taken care of. All the animals we saw and the penguin parade experience were simply amazing. Highly recommended! Great trip, very good car and awesome driving! All the best! And will see you soon!
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