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Puffing Billy & Penguin Parade: Melbourne Day Tour
4.8
34 Ratings
Belgrave
Join a nostalgic steam train ride and witness the enchanting Penguin Parade on Phillip Island. Experience Victoria’s iconic wildlife and scenic beauty.
Join a nostalgic steam train ride and witness the enchanting Penguin Parade on Phillip Island. Experience Victoria’s iconic wildlife and scenic beauty.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Puffing Billy Railway - Delight in a 1-hour steam train ride on Puffing Billy through verdant rainforests, while enjoying the cherished tradition of letting your legs dangle from the train.
- Puffing Billy Railway Lakeside Visitor Centre - Explore the new Lakeside Visitor Centre, a cultural hub featuring excellent facilities.
- The Nobbies…
- Puffing Billy Railway - Delight in a 1-hour steam train ride on Puffing Billy through verdant rainforests, while enjoying the cherished tradition of letting your legs dangle from the train.
- Puffing Billy Railway Lakeside Visitor Centre - Explore the new Lakeside Visitor Centre, a cultural hub featuring excellent facilities.
- The Nobbies - Discover The Nobbies, where you can wander the boardwalks and take in sweeping coastal views of Bass Strait. Walk along the clifftop boardwalks with vistas of the Nobbies and Seal Rocks. Enjoy a variety of breathtaking sights as you explore the boardwalks, and with some luck, witness the blowhole in action!
- Phillip Island Nature Parks - Penguin Parade - Witness the incredible spectacle of little penguins making their way from the ocean to their burrows at Phillip Island. As the home to the largest little penguin colony globally, observe these remarkable seabirds every night of the year from the general viewing platform and boardwalks.
What's Included
- All fees and taxes
- 1 hour train ride on Puffing Billy
- Licensed Guide
- General admission into Penguin Parade
- Return transport to/from Melbourne
- All fees and taxes
- 1 hour train ride on Puffing Billy
- Licensed Guide
- General admission into Penguin Parade
- Return transport to/from Melbourne
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
Additional Information
Join an unforgettable day tour from Melbourne that combines two of Victoria’s most iconic attractions. Begin your journey with a nostalgic ride on the historic Puffing Billy steam train, meandering through the stunning Dandenong Ranges. After enjoying the lush fern gullies and towering mountain ash trees, proceed to Phillip Island for an incredible…
Join an unforgettable day tour from Melbourne that combines two of Victoria’s most iconic attractions. Begin your journey with a nostalgic ride on the historic Puffing Billy steam train, meandering through the stunning Dandenong Ranges. After enjoying the lush fern gullies and towering mountain ash trees, proceed to Phillip Island for an incredible nature experience. Observe the renowned Penguin Parade as hundreds of charming little penguins waddle from the ocean to their sandy burrows at sunset—a truly enchanting and heartwarming experience not to be missed!
- The remaining hours of the tour are for the travel time
Location
Puffing Billy Railway
1 Old Monbulk Road,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(34 Ratings)
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Belinda_b
Mar 29, 2026
Awesome day out - Had the best time doing both these attractions. The experience on the train was amazingly fun and the atmosphere was great the penguin experience was great I thought we would have seen more penguins then we did but waking back up afterwards we seen a lot more
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Martin_h
Mar 22, 2026
Everything was on time,... - Everything was on time, what was promised was what was delivered. The coach driver was very informative with his commentary
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Montanacole
Mar 19, 2026
More fun than I expected - Beautiful views. Train was fun. The penguins were awesome. The guide was knowledgeable and friendly. Great tour.
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229sakuray
Mar 17, 2026
The penguins were absolutely adorable. Highly recommend this tour! - I joined this Puffing Billy and Penguin Parade tour as a solo traveler and had a great time. The guide was very friendly and made the whole experience enjoyable. The driving felt very safe, and I also appreciated how they pointed out wildlife along the way.
The penguins were absolutely adorable. Highly recommend this tour!
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Pjpuddle
Mar 3, 2026
A wonderful experience! - Absolutely wonderful experience. Darren our driver was excellent timing things perfectly. We loved Puffing Billy and the Penguin Parade, but itwasa couple of other bits that made it extra special. We were a bit early for the train so Darren took us for a top in the rain forest. You could go to he cafe or Darren said there was a short walk in the rainforest. We did this a d saw a Lyre Bird, which absolutely thrilled me.
Again when we reached the Penguin Parade Darren took us first to Bobby's point where we saw penguins in daylight, wallabies an echidna and lots of Cape Barren Geese. Wonderful!
Excellent vehicle as well. Highly recommend
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Sophie_c
Feb 9, 2026
We loved the Penguin Parade! - Puffing Billy... it’s nice, beautiful scenery, quiet little hike
The Penguin Parade with Option Plus is amazing! Penguins pass 50 cm from us.
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Donna_h
Feb 3, 2026
Puffing Billy and Penguins tour - Wonderful experience. Bring some hardy snacks cause it's a long day 12 hours. Our guide Alan was fantastic. Very friendly, knowledgeable, and courteous. The steam train was so much fun, and the penguins were amazing. What a sight to see, and they are tiny and blue black on their backs. We also saw some lovely views along the way. Well worth the trip I would advise anyone not to hesitate, jump on this tour.
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Lorraine_k
Jan 8, 2026
A Wonderful Experience - We had an amazing day on Puffing Billy and Penguins wildlife tour. Gina, our tour guide was knowledgeable, friendly and helpful the whole day through.
Puffing Billy is an amazing experience and watching hundreds of penguins come in from the ocean to their Burroughs was something else. Do yourself a favour and pay for upgrade to penguins plus. WELL worth the money for being so close to the penguins 🐧. You can take photos until it gets dark, then no photography or videos allowed. Just live in the moment and the experience.
It's a long day but with a guide like Gina, it doesn't seem like it. An amazing day. Thank you.
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S2040ztoliviac
Dec 31, 2025
Amazing tour! Definitely recommend! - Such a great tour! It is the perfect amount of activity/ travel. Our tour guide Mark was an absolute LEGEND! He gave a good amount of informative information and humour! As well as recommending places along the way when we stopped. Overall would recommend to others and use them in future.
We had a high tide with the penguins- sadly didn't see as many come out of the water, but saw so many in the grass and burrows.
Puffing Billy was also a great experience! Highly recommend a wind proof/warm jacket as the weather is unpredictable.
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Timmy_c
Feb 19, 2026
Lame train, but cool penguins. - The train is complete waste if your arent a kid. Dont see much from one side except peoples houses, then the train is too full to move around. The rest was alright. Loved the nobbies, and rhe penfuins were cool.
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