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Phillip Island Nature Parks and Penguin Parade

2115 Phillip Island Road, Cowes, Australia 3922

Featured Review : The most popular attraction on Phillip Island is the nightly parade of the Little Penguins. The smallest (and cutest) penguin in the world, the Little Penguin is around 33 centimetres tall with adults weighing just over ...See Full Review

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    3 out of 5 stars

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Phillip Island Nature Parks and Penguin Parade Reviews

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Phillip Island Wildlife Park

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Mary K .Carter from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • August 17, 2010
Quote: Phillip Island Wildlife Park was the best family fun we had on our holidays. We saw Koala's up close and because the park feeds them twice a day we saw them awake and moving.Hand feeding the Kangaroo,s and lots of the other animals was a real buzz.... Read the full Phillip Island Nature Parks and Penguin Parade review
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Penguins

  • 0 out of 5 stars by LenR from Townsville, Queensland, Australia
  • July 18, 2010
Penguins
Quote: The most popular attraction on Phillip Island is the nightly parade of the Little Penguins. The smallest (and cutest) penguin in the world, the Little Penguin is around 33 centimetres tall with adults weighing just over 1 kilogram. The Little... Read the full Phillip Island Nature Parks and Penguin Parade review

From journal Fascinating Phillip Island

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Penguin Parade on Phillip Island

  • 3 out of 5 stars by lo7la from Elmhurst, Illinois
  • May 14, 2008
Penguin Parade on Phillip Island
Quote: Just a 2 hour drive from Melbourne is Phillip Island, home to the famous little penguins (once called fairy penguins). One of the main tourist attractions in Victoria it is highly popular and therefore extremely crowded.You'll most likely want to... Read the full Phillip Island Nature Parks and Penguin Parade review

From journal Exploring Melbourne

Phillip Island Tour

  • 2 out of 5 stars by Katieoflah from Cork, Ireland
  • February 8, 2006
Quote: Beaches at Philip Island are really one of the best in Melbourne. The Penguin Parade itself can be a bit of a let down. It’s quite cold there at night so make sure you wrap up really well. While we all have images of hoards of penguins coming out... Read the full Phillip Island Nature Parks and Penguin Parade review

From journal Fun Down-Under

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Penguin Parade – Tuxedos Required (for the Birds)

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Carmen from Cary, North Carolina
  • January 19, 2006
Penguin Parade – Tuxedos Required (for the Birds)
Quote: Melbourne is a good jumping off place to see other things on the southern part of the country. One of those “other things to see” is the Penguin Parade on Phillips Island. For $95, we were driven the two hours to Phillips Island from our... Read the full Phillip Island Nature Parks and Penguin Parade review

From journal Melbourne - Four Seasons in One Day

Penguin Parade

  • 3 out of 5 stars by kimbis from Lansing, Michigan
  • March 19, 2004
Quote: The world's smallest penguins, "Fairy Penguins," come out of the sea every night to their nests on the shore. Almost as if on cue, they gather in groups of 5 to 15 or so and make a dash for it (so to speak) at about sunset. You can view this from... Read the full Phillip Island Nature Parks and Penguin Parade review

From journal Australia 2004 - Melbourne

Philips Island

  • 5 out of 5 stars by jdumoulin from Arlington, Virginia
  • July 9, 2003
Quote: The Penguin Parade is a definite must-see in the Melbourne area. Each night the fairy penguins (small penguins) waddle in from the sea to burrow in the sand dunes for the night. You'll see literally hundreds of penguins waddle up the beach past you... Read the full Phillip Island Nature Parks and Penguin Parade review

From journal Melbourne During the Open

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Penguin Parade

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Tim G from Toronto, Ontario
  • January 1, 2003
Penguin Parade
Quote: This is the island's star attraction. If you came out just for this, it wouldn't be a wasted trip. This is the largest colony of the little penguins. There's 20,000 on the island and you'll see as many as 2,000 in the parade area. Now, first... Read the full Phillip Island Nature Parks and Penguin Parade review

From journal Philip Island

The Fairy Penguins

  • 4 out of 5 stars by whirledtraveler from Las Vegas, Nevada
  • September 5, 2002
The Fairy Penguins
Quote: You must go see the Fairy Penguins on Phillip Island. They are the smallest penguins in the world and are the most adorable things!! They come up at night to sleep and waddle onto the beach and then up to their burrows. At only a foot tall,... Read the full Phillip Island Nature Parks and Penguin Parade review

From journal MELBOURNE -- The Beautiful City Of Victoria

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Penguin Parade

  • 4 out of 5 stars by billmoy from Chicago, Illinois
  • July 10, 2002
Quote: The Penguin Reserve at Summerland Bay produces one of the most unique tourist attractions in Australia. About a half million people trek here annually to see the world's smallest penguins, who venture from the sea to their burrows in the sand.... Read the full Phillip Island Nature Parks and Penguin Parade review

From journal Bill in Australia - PHILLIP ISLAND