Moonlit Sanctuary and Brighton Beach Boxes Half Day Tour
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Melbourne, Australia
- 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Moonlit Sanctuary is one of the best spots to discover Australia’s unique wildlife around Melbourne—but it’s impossible to reach on public transportation. Avoid the expense and stress of car hire when you book this small-group half-day tour, with pickup (but not drop-off) at selected city hotels. Hand-feed kangaroos and see koalas, dingoes, wombats, and more, with a photo stop at Brighton Beach and its colorful bathing boxes.
- A small group size provides an intimate feel you won’t find in bigger parties
- This morning tour gets you to the sanctuary when the animals are more active
- Hand-feed kangaroos for a close wildlife encounter
- The half-day experience leaves your afternoon free for other adventures
What's Included
- Selected City Centre hotel pickup
- Live commentary on board
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Tour guide- In-person: English
- Hotel drop-off
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup
Start time.8:30 am
Itinerary
1
Brighton Beach
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Infant seats available
- Near public transportation
- Stroller accessible
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Children 7yo and under pay child rate. Booster and baby seat available and MUST be requested at time of booking.
- Tour not normally suitable for cruise ship passengers. Tour starts at 8:30 from city centre, it is your responsibility to check you can make it on time to avoid missing out on tour and cancellation fees.
- Half day tour made up of 1.45h of visits and 2.15hr driving time
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 11 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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It was good a little chilly at the beach. Then on to Moonlit. It was a great ride out. I enjoy look at the country side of Melbourne. Our tour guide was outstanding. I enjoy myself the whole day.
Fred is the best, funny, knowledgeable, and many many cool stories. So awesome to be up and close with many animals you don't see anywhere else, definitely a must tour.
We really loved this tour. It was nice to visit this lovely sanctuary and also a nice brisk stop at Brighton beach. A great option for those wanting to get up close with animals and interact with a few of them. Our guide was really informed and shared some really great information with us!
Love the sanctuary! But as any place with animal feeding- it depends on how hungry they are. We were lucky to go early when they were.
Great half day out, our guide Sarah was great! She gave us loads of information and showed us around the sanctuary.
Today , and this excursion was one of the highlights of our trip for my husband and I. We ended up with a private tour with Bert , as we were the only ones signed up! Short stop to see the colorful beach boxes, then on to Moonlit Sanctuary. A quick orientation then on our own for yhe rest. Make sure you get kangaroo food...they come right up to you...and sign up for the koala experience...you get to pet the Koala and take as many pictures as you want. Much more to see as well, a great day...and guide!
Convenient, on-time pickup & drop-off. Elli was our guide, good driver and interesting commentary. Clear weather made for great photos of Brighton Boxes. Moonlight was a delight: thoughtfully designed and a great opportunity to see our Aussie faves in the morning hours when the are more active. Highly recommended.
We had a great day with Fred! He was an excellent and knowledgeable guide. Hanging out with kangaroos and wallabies was the highlight of our day. Highly recommend!
Sarah…was amazing and extremely knowledgeable and friendly. She guided us throughly within the experience with precision and knowledge.
Thank you
Amazing experience with our exceptional tour guide Tess. Lots of great knowledge and amazing trip. Loved it!
Small group of 9 people and guide/driver who was very knowledgeable about what we were viewing on the way to our destinations. I appreciated the bits of history.
Sarah was the best! This tour exceeded my expectations. The pace was great, we saw so much in just half a day. Sarah kept us laughing and entertained the entire time. Highly recommend.
Herb was our guide and he was a friendly and safe driver. Gave us a great tip to head straight back to see the kangaroos first. The sanctuary was well worth the hour drive to get there. Animals are well cared for. Enjoyed the 20 minute show about training the animals.
Gary was great. He was on time and easy to find. He was also super knowledgeable. Experience itself was so cool
We had a great guide who gave us facts along the way about Melbournes history. The sanctuary was amazing. The Beach boxes were so cute and unique. This tour was recommended to me by 2 different people and I will recommend to anyone coming to Melbourne. I hope next trip over I can do the penguin parade.
Good Walking shoes,allow plenty of time.
Great experience especially with Kaloas, and parrots Great, and Traini g od animal show good.
Incredible experience. Loved feeding the animals & seeing the amazing birds of Australia. John, our guide, was the best & so helpful!
The entire experience was amazing. I also got spend time petting Frosty the Koala which was an experience in itself. There were kangaroos and wallabies roaming free so you were able to feed and pet them. 10/10 would recommend
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thank you! We are so happy you enjoyed the tour so much!
Fantastic opportunity to get up close to Roos and other animals. Sarah made the tour a wonderful experience and memory.
My husband and I had a great time on this trip. The length of time for the trip was perfect and our guide Herb was fantastic. We would definitely recommend this experience to anyone!
We had a wonderful guide! He knew the area well and shared some great stories which made the long drive time go by fast. The half day tour was worth the money and thanks to our entertaining guide, he made the trip that much more fun!
I have booked plenty of tours using Viator/Trip Advisor and Get Your Guide over the years, and never provided a bad review before. But this warrants the criticism. I received a notification the day before the scheduled tour with two conflicting meeting times, 8:00 and 8:30. I messaged the provider to obtain clarification, but they never responded. So to be safe, I showed up the meeting spot at 8:00. By 8:30, there was still no sign of the tour guide. At 8:40, I called Viator, only to learn that the trip was canceled. Needless to say, I was irate. I received a message from the tour operator through Viator informing me that “There was an unexpected operational issue this morning... I’m sorry we didn’t respond to your messages sooner or advise you of the cancellation — we were trying to resolve the issue, but unfortunately we weren’t able to”. What kind of nonsense is that? Regardless of the issue, there was absolutely no excuse for not getting in touch with me. They did refund me and offered to re-book me free of charge the next day, but that was the day I was leaving Melbourne. I really wanted to visit the Moonlit Sanctuary so I did so on my own – using Uber at 3 times the original cost – and I would highly recommend a visit here. But I would really think hard before booking with this company, Oceania Tours and Safaris, whose customer service skills stink.
Gary our tour guide was th highlight of the tour. Kind and extremely knowledgeable. Weather may have been too warm for this tour as animals were fairly inactive this day and we missed seeing many. The wallabies were great and had fun feeding them. Did love seeing the boxes an their various designs.
Great experience, the best way to get to know wildlife up close. Excellent organization, transportation in front of the hotel, good guide, more than expected.
Herb was our guide & driver and he was fantastic! We were picked up on time, and given accurate timelines for the tour. The experience at Moonlit Sanctuary was amazing! We were able to see the wildlife up close and fed so many wallaby's and kangaroos that were just roaming around the property. The koalas were alert and Taylor was very informative about their species. We learned a lot about the conservation efforts and purpose of the sanctuary.
I loved the Moonlit Sanctuary, particularly the fact you could be immersed with (and feed!) the kangaroos and wallabies, and you had the opportunity to pose with and pet a koala. The sanctuary does not force the animals to do anything they do not want to do, so I appreciate their philosophy as well as their educational and conservation efforts. Stopping by the Brighton Beach bath boxes was an extra treat! Rick was very informative and also helped to make sure we saw the animals we wanted to see! This trip is perfect if you’re looking for a 1/2 day experience to see some of Australia’s native wildlife!
The driver/tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly and pick-up was on time. We went first to the beach to see the boxes and there was enough time to explore and get a cup of coffee. The Moonlit sanctuary was on our own. Plenty of time to see all of the animals and visit the gift shop. You are able to get close to the kangaroos and wallabies to feed them. Suggest wearing a hat and bringing water.
It was a great tour and our guide was extremely knowledgeable. The trip was a real highlight to see Australian wildlife.
A perfect taste of nature, history and education. Getting up close and personal with amazing Australian animals at the sanctuary was a unique experience we will remember forever. Herb, our guide, was spectacular. Very nice person, knowledgeable and funny! To add, the customer service received prior to starting the tour itself was incredible. Thank you so much!
Must experience this tour. Gary was very warm and friendly. he had many insights which made the tour even more interesting.
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