Phillip Island Penguin Parade & Churchill Island Farm Bus Tour
Itinerary
Phillip Island Nature Parks - Churchill Island Heritage Farm, 246 Samuel Amess Dr, Churchill, Victoria 3925 Australia
The island, off an island! Churchill Island is a small island, almost connected by mangroves to Phillip Island. On it sits a property that has been continuously farmed since 1872! Here you will discover pioneer farming techniques, watch traditional activities like cow milking, sheep shearing, blacksmithing and working dog demonstrations, some of which you even have an opportunity to participate in. All this amongst a scenic patchwork of farmland, gardens, wetlands and walking tracks covering 57 hectares surrounded by the sea.
You will have the opportunity to purchase your lunch from the café on site.
Duration: 5 hours
The Nobbies, 1320 Ventnor Rd, Summerlands, Phillip Island, Victoria 3922 Australia
Time for the great views at The Nobbies. Wander the boardwalk as it meanders around the lookout, taking in the stunning views of this rugged coastline. Watch the largest colony of Fur seals in Australia frolick around Seal Rocks, take in the thunder of the blow hole and keep your eyes peeled for an array of birdlife.
Duration: 1 hour
Phillip Island Nature Parks - Penguin Parade, 1019 Ventnor Rd Summerlannds Estate, Summerlands, Phillip Island, Victoria 3922 Australia
As dusk approaches so do the star attractions, the cute little penguins! Like clockwork every day, they emerge at dusk from the ocean and waddle adorably across the beach making their way home for the night in their burrows. It's hard not to smile at these endearing little creatures, it's truly a memorable experience. When the penguins are tucked safely in for the night we head back to Melbourne to the same pick up location. You will have the opportunity to purchase your dinner at the café on site.
In Summer (when the Penguins come in later) you will also be able to visit the beautiful seaside town of Cowes to purchase your dinner before the Penguin Parade. Throughout the rest of the year dinner can be purchased at the Penguin Parade.
Return back to central Melbourne pick up location.
Duration: 5 hours
included with
Entry Fees are included to all sites while on tour
Air-conditioned vehicle
Entry/Admission - Phillip Island Nature Parks - Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Entry/Admission - Phillip Island Nature Parks - Penguin Parade
excluded by
Food and drink not included, you will have opportunities to purchase your own meals and we encourage you to bring your own reuseable water bottle.
Essential
Information
Items to bring: Water (we encourage the use of reusable water bottles), Hat, Sunscreen, Camera, warm clothing, an umbrella if rain is forecast
Detailed Description
You will be picked up in air conditioned comfort by an English speaking guide for this small group tour. Visit Churchill Island Farm, an historic homestead and a working heritage farm that dates back to 1872. Try your hand a milking a cow or cracking a stockwhip, watch a sheep get shorn, and enjoy seeing the incredibly preserved historic buildings displaying how life was lived back in 1872. Take in the spectacular view from The Nobbies Lookout, you may even spot Australia's largest colony of Fur Seals at Seal Rock. Then just before dusk we make our way to the home to the largest Little Penguin colony in the world, where you will see the penguins roll in from the surf at sunset and make their way waddling across the sand into their burrows for the night.
