Moonlit Sanctuary and Brighton Beach

Discover Australia’s wildlife at Moonlit Sanctuary and capture iconic Brighton Beach Boxes. Perfect half-day tour for nature and photography enthusiasts.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park - Discover Australia’s unique wildlife in this beautiful sanctuary. Come close to the cute koalas as they rest or eat eucalyptus leaves, kangaroos and wallabies hop around the park, Dingoes may be out and about in their walks with the rangers, wombats and tasmanian devils may come out to say hi from…
What's Included
  • Tour guide- In-person: English
  • Selected City Centre hotel pickup
  • Live commentary on board
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
  • Hotel drop-off
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

This half day morning tour is perfect to see Australia’s unique wildlife in a place that gives you a more memorable experience and also a visit to Brighton Beach to see the famous beach boxes.
Spend 90 minutes at Moonlit Sanctuary and learn about koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, dingoes, wombats, Tasmanian devils and many more in a natural setting. We…

Location
9 Riverside Quay
Riverside Quay
Meet at hotel entrance
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Zahira
Feb 11, 2025
Up close of the Australian animal kind - Lovely experience of being up close with the animals. It was very special. Also managed to have time.e to savour the beach.
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Andidavison
Oct 14, 2024
Perfect half-day tour! - This was the perfect half-day tour! I was looking for a tour that included a wildlife sanctuary but didn't want to spend 8-10 hours since I was on a business trip. This tour exceeded my expectations! Easy pick up from the hotel at a reasonable time in the morning and was back around lunch time. We got to Moonlit just as it opened so all the animals were awake and interested in visiting with us. I wanted to do the koala photo experience, so I just booked it directly with Moonlit prior to our tour. It worked out perfectly! Our tour guide Fred was so entertaining! He shared lots of great stories, history and interesting facts about Australia and the Melbourne area. I highly recommend Oceania and this tour!!
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W7837mwkelseyc
Oct 1, 2024
Amazing trip!! - Kevin was an excellent driver and guide during our trip to the Melbourne zoo and along Beach Road. He was knowledgeable, friendly, and ensured we had a comfortable and enjoyable experience. His professionalism and attention to detail made our day truly memorable. Highly recommend his service!
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168celinas
Jul 15, 2024
Great experience! - The highlight of the tour was the Parade of the Penguins. They are adorable! Our guide Alex gave us travel tips so we could get the most of our trip and avoid long line ups. This was our third booking through Oceania and we find they provide the best experience and gave awesome staff too.
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Jaymca
Mar 15, 2025
Cruise ship SNAFU but not the fault of Oceania Tours - Can only review the Moonlit Sanctuary portion of the tour, because our cruise ship was unforgivably (2 HOURS !!!) late in letting passengers off the ship at Port Melbourne, causing my group to miss the tour pick-up in Melbourne CBD. After reaching the Oceania Tours office via Whatsapp (luckily, they were very responsive during that morning emergency), I decided to pay for a very expensive Uber ride from Port Melbourne to the Moonlit Sanctuary in Pearcedale and meet with our tour group there. NOTE: Now I understand why most tour companies like Oceania doesn't want to pick up cruise guests at Port Melbourne. With mostly 1-lane streets from the cruise terminal, it took our Uber driver about 30-45 minutes to finally reach the highway! (The city of Melbourne needs to make Port Melbourne more accessible for tour buses.) As a result of the cruise ship delay, I completely missed the first half of the tour, which included Melbourne CBD and the Brighton Bathing Beach Boxes at Dendy Street Beach. So I cannot comment on that part of the tour. The Moonlit Sanctuary half of the tour was tremendous fun and the highlight of my short day in Melbourne. Our guide Sarah was very informative about the animals and has a working relationship with the employees there, so we were allowed to squeeze into the 10:00 koala experience (although it was technically fully booked). Sarah also was the driver of the tour group, and the van ride back to Melbourne was nicely air-conditioned and safe. I am ultimately recommending this tour because it's one of the few that takes guests to both the Moonlit Sanctuary (the best place in my Australia east coast trip to meet koalas and kangaroos up close and outside of cages) and the Brighton Bathing Beach Boxes. I also thank Oceania Tours and Safaris for being so responsive on Whatsapp during a crisis situation. (And the chances that your cruise is 2 hours late should be rare, so normally you should have enough time to hire a taxi or Uber from Port Melbourne to the pick-up location.)
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