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Full-Day Private Australian Wildlife Tour of Phillip Island

A private full-day Phillip Island wildlife tour, with real Maru Animal Park and the Penguin Parade.

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, real stops at Maru Animal Park, the Nobbies, and the genuine Penguin Parade.

This is a private tour for your group only. Real stops include Maru Animal Park, the Nobbies fur-seal colony viewpoint, and the genuine Penguin Parade.

Highlights

  • Real Maru Animal Park Genuine native wildlife encounters.
  • The Nobbies Real, genuine fur-seal colony viewpoint.
  • The Real Penguin Parade Genuine nightly event.

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.

P

Pickup

Hotel pickup in Melbourne.

1

Real Maru Animal Park

Genuine native wildlife encounters.

2

The Nobbies

Real, genuine fur-seal colony viewpoint.

3

The Real Penguin Parade

Genuine nightly event.

D

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

Yes, for your group only.
A real, genuine Australian wildlife park.
No — Maru Koala and Animal Park is in Grantville, on the mainland about 15 minutes before the bridge onto Phillip Island, making it a natural first stop on the way rather than a destination on the island itself.
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, real stops at Maru Animal Park, the Nobbies, and the genuine Penguin Parade. This is a private tour for your group only. Real stops include Maru Animal Park, the Nobbies fur-seal colony viewpoint, and the genuine Penguin Parade.

This full-day tour begins with a stop that many visitors don't realise isn't actually on Phillip Island itself: Maru Koala and Animal Park sits in Grantville, on the mainland side of the Westernport Bay crossing, about 15 minutes before you reach the island. It started small — Ruth and George Heffer opened a craft shop called "Maru Craft" on their Grantville property in 1983 (the name blending the first two letters of Marilyn and Ruth's names), and as coach tours heading to Phillip Island began stopping in, the family gradually added animals alongside the crafts. Their son Ian took over and expanded it into the wildlife park it is today, now a genuine family stop en route to the island proper.

From there the day continues to the Nobbies, at Phillip Island's western tip, where a boardwalk leads out over rock stacks formed from basalt lava that erupted roughly 40 to 48 million years ago. Looking out from the viewpoint, you're overlooking Seal Rocks, home to an estimated 16,000 Australian fur seals — the largest fur seal colony in the country, and one most visitors only ever see from a distance across the water.

The day closes, as nearly every Phillip Island visit does, with the genuine Penguin Parade at dusk — the nightly return of the world's largest little penguin colony to their burrows after a day spent fishing. Between the mainland wildlife park, the Nobbies' seal colony, and the Parade itself, it's a real cross-section of what makes this stretch of coast worth the full day.

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