Hi all,
Looks like I’ll be visiting Melbourne in winter 2024 for a wedding with my family. Any must-see tourist attractions you can suggest?
We’ll definitely be hitting up Melbourne zoo, and maybe Werribee.
Thinking I’ll have to hire a car… though I’d prefer to stay central and use public transport and Uber around when required.
Penguin Parade at Phillip Island might be a bit far (you’ll need a car) but I think it’s worth visiting. The Little Penguin subspecies is only found around southern Australia, Tassie and maybe New Zealand ☺
Here’s an article on it.
Google tells me its close to 2 hours from Southbank to Phillip Island. Might be a bit further afield than we want to go, but if we head that direction for any other reason we’ll see.
Here’s a Covid-era livestream if you decide not to go 😆
The penguin parade at Phillip Island is not significantly better than Perth’s equivilant at Penguin Island. I wouldn’t bother.
If you have a car and can do a daytrip, I would strongly suggest the other direction: Head through Geeling to Torquay and then drive the Great Ocean Road to the 12 Apostles. A lovely drive, and good odds of seeing wild koalas.