Melbourne City Tour and Phillip Island in One Day | La Vacanza Travel

Melbourne City Tour and Phillip Island in One Day

Duration: 13 hours
Destination: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne
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  • 13 hours
  • Melbourne
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Make the most of your time in Melbourne and see all the city’s main attractions in the morning and explore Phillip Island in the afternoon. On this small-group tour with no more than 11 participants, you’ll discover Melbourne at a relaxed pace with your local expert guide, then travel to Phillip Island in the afternoon. Visit Moonlit Sanctuary to learn of Australia's unique wildlife. Continue your tour reaching Phillip Island and the boardwalks at Nobbies. End your exploration of Phillip Island at the Phillip Island Penguin Parade and watch the little penguins waddle up the beach , before returning to the city .

What Can You Expect?

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Pass By: Federation Square, Corner Swanston and Flinders Streets, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia

square

Pass By: St. Kilda Beach, Jacka Boulevard West St Kilda, St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria 3182 Australia

beach

Pass By: Aughtie Drive, Albert Park, Port Phillip, Victoria 3206 Australia

albert park

Pass By: Melbourne Skydeck, 7 Riverside Qy Southbank, Melbourne, Victoria 3006 Australia

Tour ends outside Melbourne Skydeck

Stop At: Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park, 550 Tyabb-Tooradin Rd, Pearcedale, Victoria 3912 Australia

Meet Australia’s wildlife and learn about their unique characteristics in a natural setting.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: The Nobbies, 1320 Ventnor Rd, Summerlands, Phillip Island, Victoria 3922 Australia

nobbies

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Phillip Island Nature Parks - Penguin Parade, 1019 Ventnor Rd Summerlannds Estate, Summerlands, Phillip Island, Victoria 3922 Australia

penguin parade

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Brighton Beach, Esplanade, Brighton, Bayside, Victoria 3186 Australia

Visit Brighton beach to get your photo of the famous beach boxes

Duration: 15 minutes

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • Driver/guide
  • Selected City Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Moonlit Sanctuary access
  • Penguin Parade
  • Entry/Admission - Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park
  • Entry/Admission - The Nobbies
  • Entry/Admission - Phillip Island Nature Parks - Penguin Parade

Exclusions
  • Food and drinks

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be sent at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Maximum group size limited to 11
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Children under 3 and under not catered for. Booster seat for children 4 to 7 available.
  • Tour not normally suitable for cruise ship passengers. Tour starts at 8:30 from city centre, it is your responsibility to check you can make it on time to avoid missing out on tour and cancellation fees.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 11 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability

Departure Point

Departure Point

9 Riverside Quay, Southbank VIC 3006, Australia
Traveler pickup is offered
Please look for message with specific pick up times from your hotel or nearest meeting point.


Departure Time

08:30 AM


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Duration & Voucher Info

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

13 hours

Cancellation Policy

User's Reviews

Hannah-the-Brave89

22 Mar, 2024

We got picked up for our morning tour of the city, and it was a perfectly fine tour, and part of why I am giving any "stars". We got dropped off at the Skydeck where we were told we would get picked up at 2 for the second half of our tour. We were at the meeting point before 2. An Oceania Tours driver came by, picked up one person, and told us that another bus would be coming for us, that the traffic was really bad so they were all running behind. We waited until 3 before I called to see where our bus might be. We were told that we weren't booked for a tour that day. I said, "that is ridiculous, because your bus dropped me off here 3 hours ago, so I am absolutely on a tour today". The further they looked into it, they realized their "system" hadn't added us to the second half of the tour. They asked if we wanted to get an Uber to the Sanctuary, which we would have likely missed most of, and which was part of what I was looking forward to the most. Or we could re-book the second half the next day, which didn't work because we had a full schedule. Or they offered us a full refund. We took the refund, and it came through pretty quickly, so they did make us whole. However, I really wanted to do the full tour. I was upset that we were forgotten and that we wasted 3 hours, most of which was spent in the heat. This was our 2nd worst tour experience through our entire 3 week trip to New Zealand and Australia. I hesitated to write this review, but I probably would have still booked this tour, and just asked the first driver to call the company to make sure we were on the second half if I had known that was a regular issue. So, by all means, book this tour, but know that you could run into this issue and just plan ahead and ask if you are definitely listed on the second half of the tour. It sounded like it had happened to another couple the day before, and the person who handled my phone call said it was a known issue, so the company should really work to get that problem solved, so their customers don't have to do the extra work of verifying what should already be known, especially if they are mid-tour.

93wilmac

11 Feb, 2024

The Melbourne City Tour was very informative with a great guide seeing several sites in three hours. We were dropped off for a two hour lunch on our own at the Eurika Skydeck by the Yarra River and had a wonderful lunch overlooking the river. We were picked up at two by a different guide to go to Phillip Island. There was a wonderful stop at a sanctuary to see several Australian animals. We stopped at several places on Phillip Island finally stopping where we would have dinner and watch the evening penguin parade. It was all amazing. We were dropped off at our hotel after midnight. I think if we were to do this again, we might take two separate tours rather than combining them but we loved the entire day and evening!

Daria_M

29 Oct, 2023

Kevin, our guide, was great but there was a mess-up in picking us up after the first part of the tour and it was very confusing after we were dropped off for lunch and skydeck on our own. . Better communication is needed in pickup locations and La Vacanza Travel should have done a better job letting us know how long the tour lasted-one quote was 13 hours yet when I called they said we would be done by 5pm and then the tour actually lasted from 8:30am-11:30pm—-15 hours. La Vacanza Travel did not did a good job in communicating the itinerary of what Oceania tours would do. The itinerary was a bit different.

ellene924

24 Sep, 2023

We loved seeing Melbourne in the morning city tour. Gary was absolutely the BEST guide and so knowledgeable. We learned and saw so much about Melbourne. The afternoon tour was to Penguin Parade, Moonlit Sanctuary, and the Nobbies. Alex was knowledgeable, comical, helpful and a magnificent tour guide. These two tours are a MUST for visitors, and if your visiting friends need to see the city firsthand. After this day we fell in love with Melbourne.

979kristinel

01 Aug, 2023

Great! Sam was a friendly and knowledgeable tour guide. This is really two tours with a lunch on your own break in the middle, which was fine with us. It did make for a long day, but the views at the end of the day from Philip Island were the best part and well worth the drive.

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We fell in love with Melbourne, many thanks to our tour guides. We are from Houston Texas.

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Made my trip to Melbourne

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Sam is the best

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You Get Your Money's Worth

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Amazing tour with a great guide. Thank you

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A tour that imprints on your heart

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Of City Sites and Penguin Parades

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