Go West Penguin Parade Day Tour
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Day tour departing Melbourne from $125
This fantastic Phillip Island day tour allows you to observe and interact with Australia’s wild life. Go West's award winning tours offer you small groups and personalised service, plus transfers, morning tea, and a visit to Bass River Winery - including tastings! |
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We start day at the Bass River Winery, located in a stunning location in the Gippsland hills with a wonderful range of gourmet produce and outstanding views. We have worked with a range of local producers to select the very best of the Gippsland region’s cheeses and other gourmet fare including olives, olive oil, honey, chutneys & cherries. At the winery, our customers will be guided through a tutored tasting of the local produce which will match the various cheeses and other produce with the locally produced wines. |
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Our next stop, the Phillip Island Chocolate Factory has recently unveiled a magnificent new attraction designed to get chocoholics everywhere in a lather - Panny’s Amazing World of Chocolate. Using only the finest Belgian chocolate and ingredients, it has taken Panny over eight years to perfect the final product – and what a product it is! Be overwhelmed by the world’s largest chocolate waterfall or the newly renovated 4.8 metre chocolate village (complete with buildings, street houses and landscaping), the more artistically inclined will be awestruck in the Chocolate Art Gallery, which contains chocolate versions of some of the world’s better known artworks including a two metre chocolate statue of Michelangelo’s David, chocolate painted versions of Edward Munch’s The Scream and Sidney Nolans Ned Kelly, and a 12,000 piece mosaic of Dame Edna Everage.
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We also visit the Koala Conservation Centre to meet some of the friendly locals. We’ll walk among the treetops and view and learn about the numerous wild koalas up close at this iconic wildlife attraction.
We take some time to explore the sights of Westernport Bay and Phillip island itself before making our way to Summerland Beach where, as dusk falls, it’s time for the stars of the show – the Little Penguins - to make their appearance and bedazzle you at close range as they make their way across the beach to their homes.
Time is allowed to explore the visitor centre and to shop for souvenirs before commencing the journey back to Melbourne.
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Pickup: Available from City Hotels - starts from 11am.
Drop off: Varies seasonally (from 8.45pm to 11.45pm).
Tour duration: 11 hours
Central Departure Point / Time: Rendezvous Hotel, 328 Flinders St, Melbourne, 11.50am
Includes access to the exclusive boardwalk at Penguin Parade, afternoon tea and coffee at Penguin Parade.
You will travel in air-conditioned comfort with a maximum group size of 21 passengers, allowing a personal touch with the benefits of a small group environment.
CANCELLATIONS:
Within 24 hours of departure - NO REFUNDS.
The price includes entry fees.
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RATES
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| A$125.00 |
Apr 01, 2010 to Mar 31, 2011 |
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