Wilson's Promontory & Phillip Island - 'Prom & Penguins' Tour

We arrived in melbourne on the Norwegian Spirit. We were overnighting in Melbourne and hire great private tours for both days. Our first day was a Melbourne city tour. Including Brighton, bathing boxes, city tour. The cathedral, one of the arcades, and then we proceeded out to philip island. At philip island we were treated to penguin priority seating and watch the penguin parade An amazing feat of nature. A must do if you are in the melbourne area! The next day we proceeded out to Sovereign Hill to see the mining town an tour a ballard. I cannot express our appreciation enough for our guide Fiona. She was absolutely outstanding. Since this was a private tour, she was flexible to our needs.For example, we are an older group, and need more frequent restroom stops. She safely got us to all our locations and back to the ship. In a timely manner and also gave us a full city tours. Both days( melbourne and ballard). It's too bad that Fiona couldn't be our guide in Sydney as well. If in Melbourne book through great private tours. Ask for Fiona. Thank you Fiona for everything.

We booked the Wilsons Promontory & Penguin Parade – Private Tour with Great Private Tours, and our guide Marlene made it one of the best days of our Australia trip. From the start, Marlene set a great tone with a stop for excellent coffee/tea and a bite to eat. She also arranged an outstanding picnic lunch that we enjoyed at a pretty park with picnic tables—simple, fresh, and perfect for the setting. Throughout the day she offered lots of options to customize our time, including a broad range of dinner choices (from high-end to casual—we chose casual to maximize time at the sights). It’s a full-day tour with plenty of driving, and Marlene checked in on whether we preferred quiet time to relax or conversation. We opted for conversation, and she was a wealth of knowledge on Australian history, local stories, and the places we visited. Even better, she has a remarkable eye for wildlife: we saw a koala awake and feeding (and got great photos), plus kangaroos, wallabies, and numerous birds. She could identify trees, plants, and birds by their calls, which added so much depth to the experience. To cap it off, the tour included preferred viewing at the Penguin Parade. We had fantastic views of the adorable little penguins as they came ashore and made their way to their burrows—an unforgettable end to the day. Everything felt smooth, unhurried, and tailored to us. We highly recommend Marlene and Great Private Tours—professional, friendly, and outstanding at crafting a day you’ll remember.

What an amazing day we had, one we shall never forget! Thank you to our wonderful tour guide Steve who was punctual, friendly and very knowledgeable of this beautiful landscape. Transportation was clean, comfortable and we felt safe with Steve behind the wheel. Morning tea and lunch was delicious and way above what we expected. We would not hesitate to book again with this company. Wilsons Prom we shall see you again!!

The tour arrangements was amazing. Dear Steve, he is such a great person. My group of 33 pax was managed by him in a very short notice and it was really a successful trip. Thank you tons deat Steve and the team of Great Private tour.

What an amazing experience, beyond expectations, wonderful scenery, penguins fantastic and Steve was a wonderful guide, highly recommended trip. The bush walk through the rain forest was serene and beautiful, very walkable and Steve is an expert on the Prom, he brings the trip alive. His knowledge about the area made the trip meaningful. The penguin visit was equally a highlight, don’t miss the chance to see penguins close up. All in all this tour was the highlight of our trip.