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A private Phillip Island tour with real close-up encounters with up to 15 koalas.

Private tour — just your group Full day Up to 25 guests Free itinerary changes Local expert guide
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Overview

A private tour for your group only, with real close-up encounters with up to 15 koalas, tree kangaroos, Tasmanian devils, wombats, emus, and dingos.

This is a private tour for your group only. Real close-up wildlife encounters include up to 15 koalas, tree kangaroos, Tasmanian devils, wombats, emus, and dingos.

Highlights

  • Real Close-Up Koala Encounters Up to 15 genuine koalas.
  • A Genuinely Broad Wildlife Range Tasmanian devils, wombats, dingos.
  • Private, Full Day Just your group.

What Stops Does This Tour Make?

A popular starting point — every Voyzo itinerary is fully customizable, so we'll shape the order and stops around your group.

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Pickup

Hotel pickup in Melbourne.

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Real Close-Up Koala Encounters

Up to 15 genuine koalas.

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A Genuinely Broad Wildlife Range

Tasmanian devils, wombats, dingos.

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Private, Full Day

Just your group.

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Drop-off

Back to your hotel, home, or the airport — whenever your day wraps up.

What's Included

A private vehicle and driver, just for your group
A professional, knowledgeable local guide
Door-to-door pickup and drop-off
A fully customizable itinerary built around you
All tolls, parking, and fuel

What's Not Included

Attraction admission tickets, unless noted as included
Meals and snacks
Gratuities for your guide or driver
Personal expenses

Why Book a Private Tour With Voyzo?

Your group only — never combined with strangers
Crowded 50+ seat group buses
Fully custom stops, built around you
A fixed script with no flexibility
Door-to-door pickup, wherever you're staying
Meeting at a fixed public meeting point
Direct, transparent pricing — no marketplace markup
Third-party booking fees

Important Information

Know Before You Book

  • Group size can range from 1 to 25 guests — we match the vehicle to your party.
  • Pricing depends on group size, vehicle, and tour length, and is confirmed after your quote request.
  • Tour duration is flexible — the times shown are a typical starting point.

Know Before You Go

  • We'll confirm your exact pickup time and vehicle details after booking.
  • Bring a camera, comfortable shoes, and weather-appropriate layers.
  • Your pickup address is required to finalize the itinerary.

Special Requests

  • Mobility needs, dietary notes, or accessibility requirements? Let us know when requesting your quote and we'll arrange accordingly.
  • Traveling with young children or larger groups — just tell us, and we'll recommend the right vehicle.

Frequently Asked Questions

Real close-up encounters with up to 15.
Yes, for your group only.
Not all of them. Species like tree kangaroos (native to Far North Queensland and New Guinea) and Tasmanian devils (native to Tasmania) are shown at Australian wildlife parks as part of genuine conservation and education programs, rather than because they naturally occur on Phillip Island itself. Koalas, by contrast, were introduced to the island from the mainland in the 1870s.
Once your quote is accepted, we'll confirm your exact pickup time, vehicle, and driver details by email ahead of your tour date.
Yes — reach out to our team any time before your tour and we'll do our best to accommodate itinerary or schedule changes.

About This Tour

A private tour for your group only, with real close-up encounters with up to 15 koalas, tree kangaroos, Tasmanian devils, wombats, emus, and dingos. This is a private tour for your group only. Real close-up wildlife encounters include up to 15 koalas, tree kangaroos, Tasmanian devils, wombats, emus, and dingos.

This tour is built around close-up encounters rather than distant boardwalk viewing — real, up-close time with as many as 15 koalas in one visit, alongside tree kangaroos, Tasmanian devils, wombats, emus, and dingos. It's worth being upfront about one thing: not every one of these species is native to Phillip Island itself. Tree kangaroos, for instance, are naturally found in the rainforests of Far North Queensland and New Guinea, and Tasmanian devils are native to Tasmania rather than mainland Victoria. Australian wildlife parks commonly house a broader range of native Australian species than any single region would naturally support, as part of genuine conservation, breeding, and public-education programs — which is exactly the context these encounters take place in.

Koalas themselves have a more local story. They were actually introduced to Phillip Island from the mainland in the 1870s rather than naturally occurring there, and the population has had a turbulent history since — including a near-total collapse in 1929–31 when their food trees failed, followed by decades of recovery that today let visitors get genuinely close to them.

Because this is a private tour for your group only, the pace of these encounters is set by your own group rather than a shared schedule, giving real time to properly observe animals that most visitors only ever glimpse from a distance.

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