Phillip Island

Phillip Island is a tiny piece of land near Melbourne on the south side of Australia. This tourist area is known for its diverse features related to the flora and fauna of the island. Its area is just over one hundred square kilometers, its length is 26 km, and its width is only 9 km. You can get to Phillip Island via the bridge, which is just over 600 meters long, via Sanremo by car or regular bus.

The island's territory consists of 60% green pastures for livestock. There are entire farms where tourists can visit, see how a farmer milks a cow or how herding dogs do their job. The island is home to a large number of birds, as well as animals familiar to Australia: kangaroos, koalas, wallabies, ostriches and wombats. It is also home to the famous Grand Prix circuit, built as early as 1928 and hosting motorsport and motorsport competitions today.

Koala Reserve

There are a lot of interesting places for tourists on Phillip Island, the koala Reserve is one of them that you should definitely visit. On the tall eucalyptus trees of different ages, at their very top, gray fluffy lumps are imperceptibly sheltered. These are koalas. They live here in the wild and feel great. Since there are not many trees in the reserve, the staff of the complex hang additional branches to provide the koalas with adequate nutrition. For tourists, wooden bridges and paths are built here, raised above the ground to be closer to the animals, because otherwise the koala may not be noticed because of its color and love of heights.

Nobbies National Park

Another place to visit is the Nobbies Nature Park. Walking along the comfortable wooden paths, you can admire the natural landscape, the sea horizon, the bizarre shapes of the coastline and the animals that live here. The main “exhibits” are penguins and fur seals. Penguins can be observed right in the center of their habitats, and you can admire the fur seals from cameras installed near their homes or using a telescope. These cameras help you feel close to the rookeries of these amazing animals. Their largest colony is located here - about 20 thousand individuals.

Phillip Island Penguin Parade

This is the most famous sight of this island. And the only paid entertainment. Filming the penguin parade on camera is strictly prohibited, so you can only see it when you arrive on the island. The audience buys tickets in advance and takes their seats right next to the seaside. They sit down, wrap themselves in blankets and wait. After a while, tiny penguin figures begin to appear out of the water. They come out of the water and head ashore to their homes for the night. At dusk, the direction of their path is slightly highlighted so that the audience can see better. It's amazing how the daily observers still haven't scared off these animals. But day after day, penguins leave the seawater and go to sleep on land in their nests. To see this spectacle with their own eyes, tourists come to Phillip Island from all over the world.