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4 Day Trips from Melbourne Worth the Early Start

4 day trips  ·  from $126 a head

The good day trips from melbourne fill up first in high season. Below: the 4 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.

Phillip Island Penguin and Koala Highlights Day-Trip from Melbourne - Meeting koalas at the Conservation Reserve
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Phillip Island Penguin and Koala Highlights Day-Trip from Melbourne

1.Phillip Island Penguin and Koala Highlights Day-Trip from Melbourne

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 775 reviews · from $125Our pick

Leave Melbourne for Phillip Island’s Koala Conservation Reserve, Cowes, the Nobbies, and the famous Penguin Parade. Your driver-guide handles the long return journey, wildlife-park entries, and timing. Expect a social group of up to 38 people, about nine and a half hours on the road, and a chilly evening beside the penguin viewing platforms.

“When we booked it, it showed a kind of burrow with a glass front that we were to be in...there was nothing like that there”

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Small-Group Phillip Island Afternoon Day Trip from Melbourne - The Nobbies and Seal Rocks in a short coastal stop
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Small-Group Phillip Island Afternoon Day Trip from Melbourne

2.Small-Group Phillip Island Afternoon Day Trip from Melbourne

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 566 reviews · from $150

Travel from Melbourne in a minivan with a guide such as Travis, Josh, or Adam, stopping at Moonlit Sanctuary, the Nobbies, and Phillip Island’s famous Penguin Parade. You’ll feed wallabies, spot Australian wildlife, learn about conservation, and watch little penguins return to shore. Expect a long afternoon and late evening, with warm clothes essential.

“Our tour guide Travis was very engaging & enthusiastic which was contagious. Although the day was rainy the experience at the sanctuary Amazing - the koalas, wallabies and kangaroos were awesome!!! They were all friendly and the experience of petting and feeding them was memorable. This tour is something everyone coming to Australia should experience.”

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Phillip Island Day Trip from Melbourne with Penguin Plus Viewing Platform - The Koala Conservation Reserve starts the wildlife story
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Phillip Island Day Trip from Melbourne with Penguin Plus Viewing Platform

3.Phillip Island Day Trip from Melbourne with Penguin Plus Viewing Platform

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 383 reviews · from $172

Spend about 9.5 hours visiting Phillip Island from Melbourne with an English-speaking driver-guide such as Fiona, Craig, Vicky, or Ben. See koalas at the Koala Conservation Reserve, walk at the Nobbies, pause in Cowes, and watch little penguins return from the sea from the Penguin Plus platform. The tour includes transport and park admissions, but not meals.

“Excellent tour. Fiona was a very nice guide. Very cold on the platform. Little blue penguins were amazing.”

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Small-Group Great Ocean Road Day Trip from Melbourne - Setting out from Melbourne at 8:00 am
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Small-Group Great Ocean Road Day Trip from Melbourne

4.Small-Group Great Ocean Road Day Trip from Melbourne

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 281 reviews · from $154

Spend about 11 hours exploring Victoria’s Great Ocean Road in an air-conditioned minivan with a maximum of 11 people. You’ll visit Apollo Bay, Great Otway National Park, the Twelve Apostles, and Loch Ard Gorge, with guides such as Fred, Gary, Shane, and Toby adding local stories, music, and wildlife stops along the way.

“Our guide Fred was amazing. He knew how to make this trip even more magical than it was before. The places were magnificent and the day went by so quickly. I recommend this experience 100%!”

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