7 Wildlife Park Visits in Melbourne Worth Booking

1.Puffing Billy & Healesville Sanctuary Scenic Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,220 reviews · 8 hours · from $162Our pick

Belgrave to Emerald Lake on Puffing Billy, native animals at Healesville Sanctuary, then complimentary chocolates in Yarra Valley.

“It was a well organized day trip. The driver was experienced and kind. The puffing Billy was enjoyable no matter how old you are. I was excited to see koalas, kangaroos, wombats and other Australian animals in the Healesville Sanctuary. The Yarra Vally chocolate factory was in a scenic place. We came back to the city around 6.15pm.”

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2.Phillip Island Penguin and Koala Highlights Day-Trip from Melbourne

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 775 reviews · from $125Top rated

Coach from Melbourne to Phillip Island for koalas and the Little Penguin Parade, plus Nobbies coastal walks and scenic stops.

“Overall a fun but long day to see the fairy penguins. Guide was patient and capable. However, we could not hear him over the speaker system on the bus as it was muffled so we missed a great deal of the interesting stories and informatioRead more”

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3.Full-Day Phillip Island Tour with Kangaroo, Koala and Penguin Parade

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 658 reviews · from $104Best value

A full-day Melbourne trip to Phillip Island with Moonlit Sanctuary wildlife, Nobbies seals, and the Penguin Parade at dusk.

“The zoo on this tour is just sad. It's like the joke about how visiting a zoo with only one animal, a dog. It's a Shitzu. They skipped two of the locations and neither Viator, nor the provider, would give a partial refund. The penguins are very cute. All in all, you would be better off skipping all Viator tours and renting a car. Viator is not there to support their members, just to collect fees.”

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4.Puffing Billy And Healesville Sanctuary Scenic Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 451 reviews · from $163

Steam train, lakeside walk, wildlife, and Yarra Valley chocolate in one long day. Entry fees and coffee included.

“Amazing. The words can't describe it. My partner almost convinced me to move there. Nathan was superb. Everyone we interacted with was welcoming.”

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5.Phillip Is Penguin Parade & Koala Reserve

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 176 reviews

One-day Phillip Island trip from Melbourne for koalas, Seal Rocks, the Nobbies boardwalk, and the nightly penguin parade at dusk.

“it was super fun and a special experience! I wish we had more time in the koala reserve, we got there a bit late because of traffic and we only had 1 hour to spend there. but still we saw a lot of koalas, wallabies and lots of wildlife. the penguin parade was definitely the highlight of the day, was so cool to see then crossing the ocean in groups! I highly recommend anyone who visits Melbourne to go on this tour.”

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6.Healesville Sanctuary & Phillip Island Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.3 · 11 reviews · 11 hours · from $125

See kangaroos, koalas, and birds at Healesville Sanctuary, then head to Phillip Island for the Penguin Parade and Nobbies coastal views.

“The tour didn't happen. Apparently a tour to Healesville and Phillip Island never takes place despite being advertised. The programme was changed at the last minute with the Healesville element dropped. We therefore had to change our plans. TBF the company did refund the monies swiftly and without question.”

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7.Puffing Billy, Healesville Sanctuary & Chocolatier

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 9 reviews

Steam train nostalgia, close-up wildlife at Healesville Sanctuary, and a guided chocolate tasting in the Yarra Valley from Melbourne.

“Great day out longer at sanctuary would have been beneficial and offering lunch as part of tour would have been beneficial as very hard to get food at sanctuary and then eat with massive amounts of flies not very pleasant”

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