Puffing Billy & Phillip Island Penguin Parade: Bus & Train Tour from Melbourne
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About this experience
This full-day tour from Melbourne combines a heritage steam train ride through the Dandenong Ranges with an evening visit to the Phillip Island Penguin Parade, covering two of Victoria's most popular day-trip destinations in a single 11-hour itinerary. Departing from 111 Spring Street in the Melbourne CBD, the tour travels by air-conditioned coach to the Dandenong Ranges, where passengers board the Puffing Billy steam train for a one-way ride through the mountain ash forests and fern gullies of the ranges. Puffing Billy has operated since 1900 and runs on a narrow-gauge line that was restored by volunteers after closure in the 1950s. After the train ride, the route continues along the scenic coastal road to The Nobbies Lookout on Phillip Island, where Seal Rock and the Blowhole are visible from the clifftop boardwalk. The day concludes at the Phillip Island Penguin Parade, where little penguins emerge from the sea at dusk and cross the beach to reach their sand dune burrows. Tickets cover all entry and admission fees, the one-way Puffing Billy steam train ride, the Penguin Parade entry, and return coach transport from central Melbourne. Food and drinks are not included. The tour is not suitable for wheelchair users, and cancellation terms apply based on the date of travel.
Highlights
- Ride Puffing Billy steam train, operating since 1900
- Travel through Dandenong Ranges mountain ash forests and fern gullies
- Watch the Phillip Island Penguin Parade at dusk
- Full day covered in a single 11-hour itinerary
- Departs by air-conditioned coach from 111 Spring Street, Melbourne CBD
- Combines two of Victoria's most popular day-trip destinations
What is included
- Entry and admission fees
- Roundtrip from central Melbourne location
- One-way Puffing Billy steam train ride
- Phillip Island Penguin Parade entry
Not included
- Food and drinks
Cancellation terms
Free cancellation up to 48 hours before the experience.
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