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Great Ocean Road Reverse Itinerary Boutique Tour - Max 12 Guests

12 hoursFree Cancellation

Full-Day Phillip Island Tour with Kangaroo, Koala and Penguin Parade

10 hoursFree Cancellation

from $107

Discover Australia's Great Ocean Road—where coastal views and lush rainforests meet—on this full-day adventure from Melbourne. Heading out from the urban landscape of the city, keep your eyes peeled for koalas, walk through rainforests, and visit local landmarks like the Memorial Arch. A local guide is on-hand to fill you in on the area's history—something many travelers miss out on. Once you've refueled with lunch (own expense) in the beautiful town of Apollo Bay, marvel at the Twelve Apostles (a set of giant limestone stacks), and explore other panoramic views, including the dramatic Loch Ard Gorge.

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Full-Day Great Ocean Road and 12 Apostles Tour

13 hoursFree Cancellation

from $97

Escape Melbourne on an unforgettable adventure with the Puffing Billy & Rainforest Tour. Begin at Grants Picnic Ground, where native birdlife and serene rainforest trails await. Then, board the iconic Puffing Billy Railway at Belgrave Station, and feel the thrill as you dangle your legs over open carriages during a magical one-hour journey through lush forests. At Lakeside Station, explore the Lakeside Visitor Centre, discover steam train history, and enjoy lunch (own expense) surrounded by picturesque views. Perfect for nature and history lovers, this tour promises timeless memories for all ages. *At times train may operate in reverse

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Puffing Billy & Rainforest Tour from Melbourne

6 hoursFree Cancellation

from $129

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Phillip Island Penguins & Wildlife Day Tour from Melbourne

12 to 14 hoursFree Cancellation

from $112

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Great Ocean Road Tour Reverse–LTD GRP-DLUX Mini Bus Hotel Pickup

12 hoursFree Cancellation

from $90

Ride a heritage steam train and experience a piece of Melbourne’s history first-hand on this unique sightseeing experience. Soak up the scenery of the Dandenong Ranges with your legs dangling out of the unique open-sided carriages. Explore the Puffing Billy Railway Lakeside Visitor Centre, where you can traverse Emerald Lake Park and grab some food. Hotel pickup is included for added convenience.

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Puffing Billy Steam Train Experience

6 hoursFree Cancellation

from $129

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There are so many points of interest down the Great Ocean Road, an Australian National Heritage-listed road that leads down the nation’s south-eastern coast—it’s easy to miss things if you try exploring it without a guide. On this group tour, your guide spends the whole day showing you some of the very best attractions on the Great Ocean Road, from the Loch Ard Gorge to Lorne Beach and beyond.

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Great Ocean Road Reverse Tour with Iconic Stops & Wildlife

12 hoursFree Cancellation

from $40

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Puffing Billy And Phillip Island Penguin Parade Bus Tour

11 hoursFree Cancellation

from $172

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Great Ocean Road Reverse Itinerary PREMIUM Tour - Max 12 Guests

13 hoursFree Cancellation

from $114

Embark on an unforgettable day tour from Melbourne that combines two of Victoria’s most iconic experiences. Start your adventure with a nostalgic ride aboard the historic Puffing Billy steam train, winding through the breathtaking Dandenong Ranges. After soaking in the beauty of lush fern gullies and towering mountain ash trees, head to Phillip Island for an awe-inspiring encounter with nature. Witness the world-famous Penguin Parade as hundreds of adorable little penguins make their way from the ocean to their sandy burrows at sunset—a truly magical and heartwarming experience you won’t want to miss!

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Puffing Billy Steam Train and Penguins Wildlife Tour

12 hoursFree Cancellation

from $165

Take in breathtaking sights of long sandy beaches and dramatic cliffs on this guided, full-day tour of Australia’s Great Ocean Road. Explore some of the most spectacular scenery on Earth, including the Twelve Apostles limestone stacks and Gibson Steps. Enjoy a rainforest walk among towering ash trees and spot koalas in one of the area's largest koala colonies. Travel in a deluxe mini-coach as part of a small group, ensuring a relaxed and personalized experience.

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Great Ocean Road Small-Group Eco Tour from Melbourne

14 hoursFree Cancellation

from $114

Yarra Valley Daily Public Group Wine Tour

Explore the culinary delights of the Yarra Valley on this group tour from Melbourne, highlighting the region’s wine, gin, and chocolate. Your driver navigates the course, so you can sit back in your air-conditioned vehicle as you ride from place to place. There are a few options to choose from, depending on your preference. Note that your alcohol is included in the price, but other food products are up to you.

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Melbourne: Yarra Valley Wine, Gin, Whisky and Chocolate Tour

8 hoursFree Cancellation

from $83

Discover the natural delights of Phillip Island with an eco-tour from Melbourne. See the iconic Brighton Beach bathing boxes, visit the beach and take some time to admire these historic landmarks. Head to the Moonlit Sanctuary Conservation Park for an up-close encounter with kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, and other native Australian wildlife. Finish the day at a local beach where you can watch hundreds of some of the world's tiniest penguins waddle out of the ocean and across the sand to their burrows.

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Penguin Parade, & Wildlife Encounters Eco Tour from Melbourne

12 hoursFree Cancellation

from $126

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Explore Melbourne’s vibrant heart, Victoria’s diverse capital, with an unforgettable city tour. This city tour of Melbourne showcases the city's exceptional highlights in one personalised experience. Your sightseeing Melbourne tour makes the most of your time, revealing Melbourne at its most beautiful. Whether you’re here for a Melbourne half-day city tour or just passing through and want to get a flavour of this stylish city, join us on this sightseeing tour of Melbourne.

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Melbourne Sightseeing Tour in Small Group

5 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

Premium Great Ocean Road Tour IN A Relaxed Way IN Premium Coach

12 hoursFree Cancellation

from $64

Spend the day indulging your love of good food, good wine and good times on this social day trip to the Yarra Valley. Customize your day in collaboration with your small tour group and make the most of a schedule tailored to your tastes. Choose from a range of wineries, breweries, cider houses, cheese factories, chocolate factories, ice cream factories and more – or if all the choice is overwhelming, simply follow your guide’s lead around a series of unique Yarra wineries.

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Laid back, Yarra Valley Wine Tour: Wine, Cider, Gin, Beer + Choc

8 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

from $83

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Highlights of Melbourne Cruise

2 hoursFree Cancellation

from $55

Take in the spectacular Phillip Island Penguin Parade as you watch the colony of Little Penguins crosses the shoreline from the ocean. Heading out to Penguin Parade, we begin our day at a Koala Reserve to meet some furry Australian favourites. Take a tour and get up close and personal with our native Australian wildlife. Travel to Phillip Island Nature Parks, known for its natural beauty, sandy beaches, rugged cliffs and unique wildlife experiences. The island is home to a colony of around 32,000 little penguins. Phillip Island Tour is one of the popular and must-watch tourist attractions in Victoria.

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Phillip Island Penguin and Koala Highlights Day-Trip from Melbourne

9 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

from $129

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Travel the Great Ocean Road, while avoiding the crowds, when you book this small-group reverse itinerary tour. Drive straight from Melbourne to the famous Twelve Apostles, where you can opt for a thrilling helicopter flight. Then, slowly make your way back to the city, stopping at sites like Teddy’s Lookout, Gibsons Steps, Apollo Bay, and more while also keeping an eye out for wildlife like kangaroos and koalas. Enjoy incredible views over the sea while you learn all about the road and its storied past.

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Great Ocean Road Tour Reverse - Max 11 Hotel Pickup

11 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

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Visit the wineries in the Yarra Valley without having to drive yourself on this hop-on hop-off bus service from Melbourne. The valley is rich in wineries, and it’s up to you to choose which ones to visit—up to four—without having to worry about driving. Have as many tastings as you want (at your own expense), knowing you have a driver to take you to the next one, and to get you back to Melbourne safely. Note: buses loop around every hour and some venues might require bookings.

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From Melbourne: Hop On Hop Off Yarra Valley - RED Route

7 to 8 hoursFree Cancellation

from $67

Melbourne is Australia’s culinary capital, but to discover the city’s foodie hotspots, you need a local guide. On this food walking tour, explore Melbourne’s atmospheric laneways and arcades; visit the city’s coolest bars, cafés, and street food stalls; and sample everything from Chinese dumplings to sweet pastries. This small-group tour is limited to 10 people for an authentic local experience.

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Melbourne Foodie Discovery Walking Tour

3 hoursFree Cancellation

from $100

Soak up spectacular aerial views of Melbourne with a visit to Melbourne Skydeck—the highest viewing platform in the Southern Hemisphere. Look out toward Port Phillip Bay and the rolling Dandenong Ranges in the distance. Thrill-seekers can upgrade to experience "The Edge"—a moving, glass-bottomed cube that hovers over the city streets 88 floors below, or opt for dinner and drinks packages for a special visit.

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Melbourne Skydeck Packages

1 to 2 hoursFree Cancellation

from $40

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Marvel at the ever-changing street art gallery that makes Melbourne's laneways world-famous

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Ultimate Melbourne Walking Tour: History, Laneways & Culture

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Phillip Island Penguins & Wildlife Day Tour from Melbourne

kellylh85, Apr 2026

Loved the Moonlit Sanctuary and Penguin Parade tour!

I highly recommend this tour. I have done this tour twice now and would book it again. First, you stop at the beautifully colored bath houses on the beach, then you drive on to the Monlit Sanctuary where you can pay a couple dollars to get a cup of food to feed the kangaroos and wallabies. You can also pay a small amount of money to interact with the koala. They also have other animals you can walk around and see; wombat, dingo, Tasmanian devil. Then you go on to the beautiful stops along the coast headed out to Phillips island for the penguin parade. Then when you arrive at the penguin parade you can eat dinner, the fish and chips was real good. Then you spend about 2 hours outside (cold) for the penguin parade watching the penguins surf up on the waves and waddle to their burrows. Thoroughly enjoyed every moment.

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Full-Day Phillip Island Tour with Kangaroo, Koala and Penguin Parade

Geraldine_M, Apr 2026

So worth it, best value , a great day , light hearted driver so kind, friendly & attentive ,

From the emails, to pick up & meeting Steve the driver , the journey & commentary out of the city to moonlit sanctuary, trip to Philips Island,surfers beach ,lunch at Cowes , the walk at Nobbies & onto the main attraction, the cutest blue penguins who came onto the beach in great numbers at sunset … The entire day was so organised & safe & entertaining with Steve the driver, I would love to do it all again

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Penguin Parade, & Wildlife Encounters Eco Tour from Melbourne

Maria_B, Apr 2026

Close up and also in-situ wildlife viewing

My tour's guide and driver, Michael, gave us all an excellent ecotourism experience! He was informative, friendly, and easy to listen to. I didn't expect to get the information about the skyscrapers and the historic buildings, so that was an unexpected bonus. And of course lots of information about the penguins, the wallabies, and the protected bird species. I think the amount of time at each stop on the tour was just right, although I could also have been happier with more time. Michael told us exactly when to arrive and where to sit to get the best view of the penguins. The experts predicted low numbers, but I was delighted to find that over 100 penguins came up onto the beach that evening! This tour gave me some great local information, some future spots to check out, and some spots to return to with friends.

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Phillip Island Penguin and Koala Highlights Day-Trip from Melbourne

Shahin_M, Apr 2026

Must do excursion

This was a wonderful excursion and a must do. Phillips island is a quaint location and worth the short trek from Melbourne. Nice sightseeing spots for pictures and beautiful views. The penguins were the highlight of course. Take layers of clothing and a beanie hat. It was windy and a regular hat or cap will blow off your head. It can get quite chilly at night by the water.

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Full-Day Great Ocean Road and 12 Apostles Tour

Sonali_A, Apr 2026

Great ocean rosd

It was a beautiful drive by ocean road. It is windy and won’t recommend for those who have motion sickness. We saw koala bears and kangaroos and enjoyed the beauty of the 12 Apostles. Our driver Steve went out of his way to make sure we saw lots of koala bears and kangaroos and made the trip enjoyable. . We were visiting from Toronto and would highly recommend it.

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Great Ocean Road Tour Reverse–LTD GRP-DLUX Mini Bus Hotel Pickup

DaleS_M, Apr 2026

Great tour

Our original tour got cancelled as the driver and kangaroo collided upon his way to pick us up the company was great and moved us into a van but gave us the first 4 seats and a reduction in price as we had booked a smaller tour group. Our tour /driver was Steve whom we enjoyed immensely. He was funny, and made you feel very welcome to his van. We would like to thank you from your 4 Canadian jet lagged passengers

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Great Ocean Road Reverse Itinerary Boutique Tour - Max 12 Guests

Ria_S, Apr 2026

Great Ocean Experience

Great full day experience! Our tour guide Rafi was a wonderful story-teller for many of the places we drove past and an incredibly safe driver on the winding roads. He put in extra effort to find koalas and kangaroos which was really nice. It's a lot to fit into one day and I would recommend it for anyone who wants to see as many sights in a short amount of time.

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Great Ocean Road Small-Group Eco Tour from Melbourne

Arlene_N, Mar 2026

Great Ocean Road experience

It’s a long day but with so much to see and frequent stops, the time goes quickly and was well worth the time. The 12 Apostles were beautiful! As was the Loch Ard Gorge. We also took a walk in a rain forest and the whole Ocean Road was winding with fabulous views the whole way. We also saw kangaroos and koalas in natural settings which was a bonus. Highly recommend this tour

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Puffing Billy & Rainforest Tour from Melbourne

Julie_H, Mar 2026

Puffing Billy Fun

Had a fantastic time. Was picked up in an easy to find place in the city by an awesome young man, Nathan. Our first stop was Grant’s Picnic Grounds where we went on a short bush walk, enjoying the peaceful surroundings and bird wildlife. We were then taken to the Puffing Billy Train Station and Nathan escorted us to a train carriage and ensured we all had good positions. The train ride was so fun with our legs dangling out the train carriage. Nathan drove to a crossing and took a video of us as the train went by. We arrived at Lakeside Station and went for a walk around the lake which was beautiful, breathing in the clean air. We returned back to Melbourne city at around 1pm. My daughter and I had a wonderful time, thank you Nathan.😊😊

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Yarra Valley Wine & Winery Tour from Melbourne - All Inclusive!

Yvonne_M, Feb 2026

Great day

A great day out learning about so many different wines and all the different requirements needed for a great harvest. Our guide was extremely pleasant and jovial. Full of good local knowledge & answered lots of our questions. So nice to meet & mix with lovely people from all over the world

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When people come to Melbourne, they don't come to only see the city's attractions. They also come for the great Melbourne day trips that let you experience more of Victoria while staying comfortably in Melbourne. Take it easy as you're driven out to your pick of beaches, coastal attractions, wine valleys, and wildlife sanctuaries—the latter of which lets you see Australian wildlife including penguins and koalas. You can also make the most of Australia's seasons, from hitting the slopes in the ski fields in winter (June–August) to walking to waterfalls in the warmer months (December–February).

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