Natural Treasures Melbourne Phillip Island Tours Australia
Around the Bay for a Day
Travel in a small group and explore Port Phillip Bay and its
magnificent Peninsulas. This tour takes you through bayside
suburbs including St Kilda and Brighton on our way to the
Mornington Peninsula. More...
An
Evening with Penguins
A bit of culture, a bit of history and a lot of amazing
animals are the main ingredients of this tour to Phillip Island.
Our star guests of the day will be the Little Penguins. These
wonderful creatures have just spent another day fishing when
sunset comes and it is time to start the parade.
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Half Day City Sights
On this tour you are introduced to the highlights of Melbourne
and what makes it special -it's cultural diversity, shopping,
great food/ wine, sport and events, beautiful parks and gardens,
and it's classic historical buildings. More...
Around the Bay for a Day
Travel in a small group and explore Port Phillip Bay and its
magnificent Peninsulas. This tour takes you through bayside
suburbs including St Kilda and Brighton on our way to the
Mornington Peninsula.
Visit spectacular Arthur’s Seat for stunning views of Port Philip
Bay then to Mornington Peninsula, the home of some of Victoria’s
best wines and food for a tasting. This area also abounds in fruit
and floral delicacies; we give you the opportunity to experience
this through a visit to a berry or lavender farm.
We enjoy lunch at a scenic restaurant at Sorrento, home of
Victoria’s first penal settlement in 1802. After lunch, relax and
enjoy a 40 minute scenic ferry ride across the bay from Sorrento
to Queenscliff. From the water get a unique view of some of
Portsea’s mansions and recently rescued National Park. The journey
takes us past the entrance to the Bay called the ‘Rip’, where many
a sailing vessel met their demise only hours from safe arrival in
Melbourne.
Queenscliff is one of our most historic seaside villages and our
gateway to the Bellarine Peninsula. Continuing our journey we
visit the lighthouse at point Lonsdale where we venture out into
the ‘Rip’, this time by foot, along a long wooden pier. Below this
lighthouse and set amongst the rocks is a cave of some
significance. It was the haven for a very famous convict escapee
by the name of William Buckley, who escaped from Sorrento in 1803.
Said to be the man behind the saying ‘Buckley’s or none’ he lived
in this region with the local aborigines for 32 years.
We travel back towards Melbourne along the Bellarine Peninsula and
through Geelong. We stop for afternoon tea overlooking Geelongs
‘Waterfront’ complex, complete with pier, marina and infamous
bollards. We arrive back in Melbourne around 1730.
An Evening with Penguins
We drive down the world-renowned boulevard of St Kilda road
and once hitting the bay
follow scenic Beach Road around Port Phillip Bay. We have a brief
stop in San Remo for afternoon tea, before crossing the bridge to
Phillip Island.
We first visit the Phillip Island Wildlife Park, where you are
able to see many of the unique Australian animals, and have the
opportunity to feed kangaroos, wallabies, wombats while being
shown around the park by your guide. A delicious dinner awaits you
at a local restaurant on the waterfront in Cowes.
As sunset approaches, we move on to see the famous Little Penguins
at the Phillip Island Nature Park. We explore the award winning
Visitor Center where informative displays set the scene for the
amazing penguin parade. Your experience here is not the standard
viewing. We prefer the more personal ‘Penguins Plus’ experience
where, in a small group a ranger will talk you through the parade
in a restricted area.
After the experience and a warm drink we make an express journey
back to Melbourne and your hotel.
Our “Evening with Penguins” tour departs from Melbourne on Monday,
Wednesday, Friday and Sundays (times are seasonal). Pickups are
available from all city hotels within Melbourne. Passengers will
be returned to their points of departure at at the completion of
the tour.
Half Day City Sights
Pick up from Melbourne Hotel of choice. Clients are introduced
to the highlights of Melbourne and what makes it special –its
cultural diversity, shopping, great food / wine, sport and events,
beautiful parks and gardens, and its classic historical buildings.
We start the morning by visiting cosmopolitan Brunswick Street,
the cafes of Lygon Street, Chinatown and Queen Victoria Market.
The new Colonial Stadium can be seen when we are traveling via the
esplanade of St. Kilda to Port Phillip Bay and the Grand Prix
circuit of Albert Park where we stop for morning tea.
We continue via the Royal Botanic Gardens and the Shrine of
Remembrance to Toorak and along Yarra River to the world renowned
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Park (home of the Australian
Open Tennis).
Southbank and the Crown Casino are noted for their nightlife,
restaurants & shops. We view the Yarra River and cross the
Westgate Bridge to the historic Williamstown before we head back
to the city and your hotel.
Half Day City Sights tours depart from Melbourne at 0900 every
day. Pickups are available from all city hotels within Melbourne.
Passengers will be returned to their points of departure at1300 at
the completion of the tour.
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