Tips on making the best out of Phillip Island Penguin Parade tour

The Penguin Parade at Phillip Island affords you one of the Australia's most popular wildlife experiences. 90 minutes away from Melbourne is one of the locations to include in your highlight of Phillip Island Penguin Parade tour. The eco-tourism destination is famous for its good beach. There are little penguins to learn about with guidance of passionate rangers. But there is more to behold: the dunes and attractive beach environment.

1.Meet the penguins and penguin suits: If you a lover of penguins, then the Summerlands Beach at Phillip Island is the place to be to behold these little blue creatures. They spend the day looking for and fishing for food in the Southern Ocean as their young wait behind the nest, and then they return to feed the young at night.

Crowds of people get excited when the penguins, about 2,000 or so in number, arrive. The birds leap out of the water and wait for each other to form a raft (a group of 50 penguins) before moving towards their burrows to feed their young ones. Their behavior? They look behind and in front to make sure they are all safe together. Into the grassy pathways and they start to split off into couples as they bring home food to their young.

Mark you rangers monitor the penguin numbers by counting them each night for purposes of conservation.

But there is more to expect while on a Phillip Island tour in Melbourne: you can see marching bands and people dressed in penguin suits.

1. Make sure to pre-purchase your tickets if making a Phillip Island Penguin Parade tour: Also, understand when the peak time is because you get crowds during summer school holidays. Tour operators also run buses from Melbourne to the location every evening. This is a good choice for those who do not want to drive and stay on the Island. The area is full of penguins as you might expect and so, the buses stop along the way for tourists to admire these creatures.
2. Go for the Penguin Plus ticket: With this ticket, you are guaranteed of close up views of the penguins as they come closer. The ticket is different from the General Viewing ticket because it takes you to the Penguin Parade Visitor Centre.

What's more? You could head to the Antarctic Journey, Penguin Parade General Viewing and Koala Conservation Centre for more excitement during your Phillip Island tour in Melbourne. Other places to visit include the Churchill Island Heritage Farm.

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