ITINERARY

DAY 1 MELBOURNE

Upon arrival at Melbourne Airport, seat-in-coach transfer to your hotel. Rest and relax.

DAY 2 MELBOURNE - GREAT OCEAN ROAD - MELBOURNE

Get ready for an exciting day of visual wonderment and one of the best coastal drives you will ever experience! Your day tour with Gray Line Melbourne along iconic Great Ocean Road takes in spectacular coastal views of long sandy beaches, rolling surf, precipitous coastal cliffs and river inlets. Travel through popular resort towns Anglesea, Lorne, Wye River and Apollo Bay. Our stops include Twelve Apostles boardwalk and Loch Ard Gorge (including Tom & Eva Lookout and Razorback). Head inland on the return back to Melbourne.

DAY 3 MELBOURNE - PHILLIP ISLAND - MELBOURNE

Phillip Island is a treasure trove of Australian wildlife; seals, koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, birdlife and penguins! At Koala Conservation Reserve, look for koalas in their natural habitat and before sunset, we head to the Penguin Parade where you can wander through the "Penguin Experience" exhibit to learn more about them. Stroll out to Summerland Beach and take your seat in the main grandstand for the Penguin Parade.

Highlights of this tour

Panoramic views of Western Port and French Island
Phillip Island – a popular holiday destination and home to the largest Little Penguin colony in the world.
Phillip Island Nature Park – a natural home for koalas, wallabies, seals, shearwaters and Little Penguins
Visit Koala Conservation Reserve
Look for koalas in their leafy native bushland habitat from treetop boardwalks
Keep an eye out for wallabies (smaller looking kangaroos) grazing the woodlands floor
Continue to the western tip of Phillip Island to The Nobbies Centre, a rugged rocky outcrop with magnificent coastal views
Stroll down the extensive coastal boardwalk where you may spot Little Penguins’ homes (dependant on the season)
Admire Seal Rocks – home to Australia’s largest colony of fur seals
Explore the Visitor’s Information Centre at the Penguin Parade
Learn about the life of the Little Penguins as you walk through the “Penguin Experience” exhibit
At sunset witness the Penguin Parade on floodlit Summerland Beach from the exclusive Penguins Plus premium viewing area for the best views of the Penguins, a.k.a. “penguins highway
Watch in awe as the Little Penguins waddle in from the ocean, across the beach and to their burrows amongst the sand dunes
See penguin rookeries from an elevated boardwalk
Dining options available at the Penguin Parade.