Phillip Island Private Tour from Melbourne

From A$1,099 for the private vehicle and up to 4 guests, priced for the whole group. Larger groups start from A$1,249 for 5–7 guests, and from A$1,549 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.

No. Paid entries such as Penguin Parade tickets and the viewing tier are booked by you unless your written quote lists them. Book them on the official Phillip Island Nature Parks website, penguins.org.au, which shows each viewing tier, such as General Viewing, and its current price. Tell us the tier you hold and we plan the day around it.

Around sunset. The penguins come ashore at dusk, so the time changes through the year: earlier in winter and later in summer. We check the time for your date and set the pickup from it, and the plan is in your written quote.

Return timing varies with the penguin arrival time for your date: about a quarter past eleven at night in October, and after midnight in December and January. The example day is about eleven hours door to door with an afternoon pickup. The pickup, session basis and return plan are confirmed for the specific enquiry in writing.

Four stops heading west across the island, then the penguins: Churchill Island Heritage Farm, the Koala Conservation Reserve, an early dinner in Cowes, the Nobbies boardwalk and the Penguin Parade around sunset. Paid entries such as park entries and Parade tickets are booked by you unless your written quote lists them. A combined pass covers all three parks. The Brighton Bathing Boxes on the way out or the Cape Woolamai lookout can be added, each about forty minutes more.

Phillip Island is about two hours from Melbourne by road. With a private day, your driver picks you up at your Melbourne address, waits at each stop and brings you back after the Penguin Parade, so you do not need a car or a late train.

The private service covers the passengers listed in your written quote. Penguin Parade viewing is the ticket tier confirmed in writing; it is not a private viewing experience unless the written quote expressly says so.

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.

Your written quote confirms the reserved time and agreed route. Within that plan, your group sets the pace at each stop. Extra stops or longer travel can affect timing and the final total, so ask and we will confirm what fits before travel.

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$1,099 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. The agreed Melbourne pickup, core Phillip Island road route and return are included in the reserved window. Paid entries such as Penguin Parade 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.