Healesville Sanctuary Private Tour from Melbourne

From A$949 for the private vehicle and up to 4 guests, priced for the whole group. Larger groups start from A$1,099 for 5–7 guests, and from A$1,399 for 8–10 guests. Longer reserved time, added regions and peak dates are quoted higher, and the final total is confirmed in your written quote.

Send your accommodation address and requested return location with your date. The Melbourne pickup area, pickup time and drop-off are checked for your route and confirmed in the written quote, rather than assumed from the starting rate.

No. Serene provides private transport from Melbourne with a driver and vehicle for the passengers listed in your written quote. Explore the Sanctuary independently; private transport does not mean exclusive access to the Sanctuary. The Sanctuary’s on-site VIP ranger tour is a separate experience, booked separately subject to the Sanctuary’s availability and conditions.

With a private day, your driver picks you up at your Melbourne address and drives straight to the Sanctuary, about an hour and a quarter from the city. By public transport it is a train to Lilydale and then a bus to Healesville, which takes much longer; check Public Transport Victoria for the current times.

Paid entries such as Sanctuary tickets and any special encounter are booked by you unless your written quote lists them. We check the current visitor program and the ticket options for the selected date.

About two and a half hours in the example day, which goes straight to the Sanctuary first with a morning pickup, about an hour and a quarter from the city. Send your Melbourne pickup, visit priorities and required return time; we allow for road travel and the agreed stops when confirming your Sanctuary visit window in writing. The current visitor program, any booked sessions and the reserved pickup-to-drop-off time determine what fits.

Two are already in the day, after lunch: Maroondah Reservoir Park, about ten minutes from Healesville, for the dam-wall lookout and gardens, then the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery on the road home. Both are free to visit, and the day is about eight hours door to door. A forest version replaces them with Warburton and the Redwood Forest, about a quarter of an hour longer.

Your private vehicle and driver come with local destination knowledge and practical advice. Your driver transports your group safely, waits while you explore and collects you at agreed places and times, within the agreed route and reserved window. The standard service does not include a tour guide or conducted guided visits. A separate guide can be arranged at extra cost, subject to availability and a written quote before booking.

Later than most people expect. Bookings have been confirmed with a few days' notice and sometimes less, subject to a vehicle and driver being free. Ask — the worst answer is that the date is taken.

From A$949 for the private group, up to 4 guests on a standard route. Longer reserved time, larger parties, added regions and peak dates are quoted higher. Personalised written quote after route, timing, vehicle fit and availability are checked. A Healesville-focused road route from the agreed Melbourne pickup area. Paid entries such as Sanctuary tickets are booked by you unless your written quote lists them. The quote lists the exact inclusions and exclusions.

The date, pickup and drop-off, route, reserved time, party, child-restraint requests, luggage, mobility needs, vehicle fit, tickets and requested inclusions are checked for the specific enquiry.

Meals, drinks, accommodation, personal purchases, route changes and time beyond the written pickup-to-drop-off window are separate unless expressly included. Paid entries are booked by you unless your written quote lists them.

Reserved time starts at the agreed pickup and ends at the agreed drop-off. Route, stops, timing and any related costs are confirmed in the written quote. Any customer-requested extension depends on driver availability and a written extra-time amount.

Yes. The example day is a starting point, not a fixed list. Tell us the stops that matter most and the ones to drop; we check that the new list fits the safe driving time, venue sessions and the reserved time, then put the agreed route in writing. Adding stops without dropping any usually means more reserved time and a higher written total.

Book 2 or more days in one quote and the second and later days are 10% off. The 10% comes off the lower-priced day or days; the highest-priced day in the quote stays at full price. The days, the routes and each day’s total are set out in the one written quote.

Provide every child’s age and restraint request. Feasibility, the suitable option and vehicle fit are checked and confirmed in writing before booking.

Attraction sessions and opening hours can change by date, season and event. We check the relevant official visitor information when planning the route. Paid entries are booked by you unless your written quote lists them.

You can request practical prayer-stop timing and dining stops that suit your group. Serene plans transport and timing; meals and venue suitability are not guaranteed or supplied unless specifically confirmed in writing.

No. Wildlife is unpredictable, and paid entries such as viewing sessions are booked by you unless your written quote lists them. We plan suitable timing but cannot guarantee a sighting.