- Get Closer to Nature!
 Phillip Island, Victoria's renowned natural attraction is situated at the Entrance to Western Port, and is a popular holiday resort for Melburnians. Home of the little fairy penguins, visitors can watch evening parades of the penguins returning back to their burrows from their daily outing at sea catching white bait for their young.
This event takes place like clockwork, shortly after sunset each day, year round with larger numbers of penguins arriving in the summer period as they are rearing their young. This amusing and cute show can be observed from several elevated viewing stands and walkways under subdued floodlights. To protect the penguins and to not interfere with their habitat, there is no flashlight photography permitted. The visitor's centre, which is open daily, has an excellent souvenir shop where you can purchase a memento of the experience.
 Phillip Island Wildlife Park is an enjoyable experience that gives you the opportunity to hand feed tame emus, kangaroos and wallabies and native birds. Other fauna to be seen include wombats, venomous and non-venomous snakes, eagles and pelicans. Off Point Grant, the southwest tip of the island, a group of rocks called the 'Nobbies' rise from the sea where you can find Australia's largest colony of fur seals in their natural habitat. At the peak of their breeding season which is from October to December, about 8000 seals can be seen basking in the warmth of the sun. A ferry service from Cowes allows close-up views of these seals sunbathing on these rocks.
Distance
- 120 kms from Melbourne via Princess Highway & South Gippsland Highway
Highlights
- Phillip Island Circuit is home to the International MotoGP Motorcycle Grand Prix, World Championship Superbikes and Australian Touring Car Championships and a host of other events. You can also try out the go-karts on a miniaturised version of the track.
Activities
- Watch evening parades of the penguins returning back to their burrows from their daily outing at sea. For more information and price details visit 'Phillip Island Penguins website
- Catch the ferry from Cowes and see seals sunbathing on the Nobbies rocks.
- The Koala Conservation Centre is open every day of the year from 10am to 5pm. A special environmentally and koala friendly enclosure with boardwalks amongst the tree tops will allow you to view a number of koalas up close and personal
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Phillip Island, is home to the little fairy penguins where visitors can watch evening parades of the penguins returning back to their burrows from their daily outing at sea catching white bait for their young.
