Excursion Penguin parade private underground viewing tour at Melbourne

Get an eye-level view of the little penguins in the VIP underground viewing experience. Enjoy an up-close look of the little penguins waddling along the parade's most popular pathway through an underground viewing window.

Phillip Island Penguin Parade

There are few things cuter than watching hundreds of little blue penguins rise up out of the water, cross the golden sand and return home after a hard day looking for food in Australia's Bass Strait. Phillip Island is home to an estimated 32,000 breeding pairs, the largest colony in Victoria and over 4,000 have burrows around Summerland Beach.

The World's Smallest Penguins

Board your coach and the pier and sit back and relax as you travel around to the island's most southwestern point in anticipation of this wondrous experience. Sometimes called blue, fairy or little penguins the world's smallest penguins measure just 13-inches high and weigh only two to three pounds. Like all penguins they cannot fly, but their paddle-like flippers are excellent for "flying" at speeds of over three miles per hour through the water. Each day the little penguins leave their burrows about an hour before sunrise and swim up to 62 miles before returning at dusk. Affectionately known as the Penguin Parade, the spectacle of watching these cute creatures waddle across the sand has been entrancing visitors since 1920.

Visitor Centre, Private Underground Viewing

Upon arrival at Summerland Beach, head straight to the Visitor Centre and learn all about the island's wildlife through a series of interactive and educational displays. A special exclusive underground viewing area has been set aside for Silversea guests and park rangers are on hand to assist and explain the interesting life of the world's smallest penguin. Beat the crowds and enjoy up-close viewing of the little penguins waddling along the parade's most popular pathway through the underground windows. Be amazed as hundreds of little penguins waddle up the beach to the safety of their homes in the sand dunes.

At the end of your adventure you'll return to the pier enlightened and charmed by this unforgettable experience.

Points of interests

Points of interest seen on this excursion may include: Little Penguins, Private Underground Viewing

Note

Please note: This tour requires a moderate amount of walking, some of which is over wooden planking and rough stones, and is not recommended for guests with limited mobility or those who utilise a wheelchair. We highly recommend you wear comfortable walking shoes and bring warm jacket, hat and scarf to protect against the cold sea breeze. In order to protect the penguins, photography is not permitted. Neither wildlife sightings nor the volume of penguins that come ashore on any evening can be guaranteed.  Please note that in some cases, this tour is mainly guided by the driver and may not have a seperate guide escorting the tour.