6 Day Tour | Phillip Island
Day 1 (LD): GROVEDALE TO PHILLIP ISLAND Sunday 8 November 2026
Welcome to our wonderful tour to Phillip Island. We head for greener pastures as we arrive at Caldermeade Farm and Café. Enjoy great country good in at the lovely setting of a classic dairy farm. Settled in 1875, Caldermeade was originally one of the regions premier beef cattle properties. Today it is a modern operational commercial dairy farm focusing on educating and entertaining visitors. From here we continue to Phillip Island, home to the Little Penguins, unique wildlife and captivating coastlines.
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Lunch at Caldermeade Farm | Dinner at hotel
Day 2 (BLD): PHILLIP ISLAND Monday 9 November 2026
Famous for being home to the World Superbike Championship, we take a tour of the circuit including the museum and a short walk to the viewing platform, the perfect spot to visualise the bikes zooming past! From here we have the opportunity to remember, interpret and understand the experiences of veterans at the National Vietnam Veterans Museum. Home to a huge collection of artifacts, detailed information, imagery and audio facilities, this museum will keep you very much engaged. We head to the Phillip Island Chocolate Factory for a tour followed by lunch. Why not treat yourself to something delicious in the retail area. We head to the western end of the Island and take in the stunning rugged coastline at the Nobbies Boardwalk. This location offers spectacular coastal scenery as well as viewing the offshore seal colony at Sea Rocks. Dinner tonight is at the Rusty Water Brewery and Restaurant and our final stop for the day is to the Phillip Island Penguin Parade. Every day at dusk the Little Penguins come ashore after fishing for whitebait for their young. To see them come out of the surf in small groups and waddle up the beach is a unique spectacle. You will be treated to viewing the penguins at the special Penguins Plus viewing platform.
Breakfast at hotel | Lunch at Phillip Island Chocolate Factory | Dinner at Rusty Waters Brewery and Restaurant
Day 3 (BLD): PHILLIP ISLAND Tuesday 10 November 2026
This morning, we are welcomed aboard a Wildlife Coast Cruise to experience Phillip Islands amazing coastline. Exploring the islands of Westernport Bay, you will witness the sheer granite cliffs of Cape Woolamai, keeping an eye out for the marine wildlife that call these shores home. As we disembark, we are just in time to watch the daily Pelican Feeding that starts at noon. From here we enjoy a delicious lunch at Westernport Hotel before an afternoon at leisure.
Breakfast and dinner at hotel | Lunch at Westernport Hotel
Day 4 (BLD): LOCAL TOURING Wednesday 11 November 2026
Heading to Wonthaggi, we visit the State Coal Mine. The mine was a bustling network of tunnels, filled with men and pit ponies, dust and dim lights. The mine was once Wonthaggi’s lifeblood (active from 1909 to 1968), where miners toiled deep below the surface digging the valuable black coal, to power Victoria’s railway network. Here we drop in to the visitor’s centre and watch a film in the theatrette to give us an understanding of life as a miner during the period of operation. From here we continue to an area known as Bunurong Marine National Park. Located between Inverloch and Wonthaggi, it is somewhat protected by King Island on the western edge of Bass Strait. There are beach access sites so if we feel like getting the sand between our toes, we may stop to take a stroll. For lunch we head to Korumburra to visit Burra Brewing Co. We can taste their range of excellent brews and tuck into a woodfired pizza and perhaps learn about the brewing process. We return to Phillip Island after a wonderful day’s touring.
Breakfast and dinner at hotel | Lunch at Burra Brewing Co
Day 5 (BHTD): WEST GIPPSLAND Thursday 12 November 2026
We head into the West Gippsland region today and arrive at the Trafalgar Holden Museum which helps tell the remarkable story and celebrates Australia’s Holden Heritage. Housed in a quaintly preserved dairy factory in Trafalgar, the museum features a huge range of original Holden made and bodied cars. Nestled into the undulating hills of West Gippsland we find Brandy Creek Estate. Here we enjoy a ‘Hi Tea’ in the beautiful restaurant.
Breakfast and dinner at hotel | High tea (lunch) at Brandy Creek Estate
Day 6 (BL): PHILLIP ISLAND TO GROVEDALE Friday 13 November 2026
We say goodbye to Phillip Island and head through the to the Dandenong Ranges. Here amidst the bush, take a train ride through the mountainside on the historic Puffing Billy. With lush gullies brushing past and Mountain Ash trees overhead. Arrive at Lakeside before reboarding the coach to Fortnums Restaurant for our delicious farewell lunch. From here we travel through to home, arriving late afternoon from a wonderful tour.
Breakfast at hotel | lunch at Fortnums Restaurant
All itineraries are subject to change due to occasional restrictions in opening times/days of some attractions. We cannot be held responsible for any changes due to closures, inclement weather etc.
