Popular Melbourne day tours include the Great Ocean Road & 12 Apostles, Phillip Island Penguin Parade, Puffing Billy steam train experiences, Wilsons Promontory wilderness tours and Lake Mountain snow tours. Explore Australia Tours offers small-group guided experiences to Victoria’s most iconic destinations.

Explore Australia Tours offers several Puffing Billy experiences include

• Puffing Billy Rainforest Tour
• Puffing Billy & Penguins Tour
• Puffing Billy & Wildlife Tour
• Lake Mountain Snow Play & Puffing Billy Tour

These tours depart from Melbourne and include a scenic 1 hour journey aboard the iconic Puffing Billy steam train through the Dandenong Ranges.

Our Phillip Island tours include;

• Penguins & Wildlife Nature Experience
• Phillip Island Penguins Direct Tour
• Puffing Billy & Penguins Day Tour.
• French Island & Phillip Island Expedition

Guests can experience the world-famous Penguin Parade and visit scenic coastal locations including The Nobbies.

Yes, Explore Australia Tours specialises in small-group day tours from Melbourne, offering a more personal and immersive touring experience with experienced local guides and modern vehicles.

Melbourne’s free tram network makes getting to/from our pickup locations easy, below are our pickup locations;

• Mercure Melbourne Southbank - 9 Riverside Quay, Southbank
• Regent Theatre - 191 Collins St
• Her Majesty’s Theatre - 219 Exhibition St
• Mail Exchange Hotel - 688 Bourke St

You can select your pickup location during the booking process, any changes to your pickup location need to meade at lwast 48 hours prior to your tour departure. To ensure a seamless experience, please plan to arrive about 10 minutes before your scheduled departure time.

Yes, selected Explore Australia Tours include multilingual GPS-triggered commentary through the Explore Australia app, available in 15 languages including;

• Spanish
• French
• German
• Italian
• Portuguese
• Japanese
• Korean
• Chinese
• Contonese
• Indonesian
• Arabic
• Dutch
• Hindi
• Vietnamese
• English.

Guests can download tour content in advance for offline access and enjoy location-based insights throughout their journey. More details CLICK HERE

A guided day tour is one of the easiest and most popular ways to experience the Great Ocean Road from Melbourne. Explore Australia Tours offers small-group Great Ocean Road tours featuring the 12 Apostles, coastal scenery, wildlife encounters and experienced local guides.

Booking direct with Explore Australia Tours means you are dealing directly with our friendly Melbourne-based team who know our Melbourne day tours inside out. As a family-owned Australian company, we are passionate about showcasing the very best of Victoria through small-group experiences led by knowledgeable local guides. Guests who book direct also receive 10% off using promo code EADIRECT, along with live availability and instant confirmation.