Just a 90-minute drive from Melbourne, Phillip Island offers some of the best natural wilderness in Victoria. This wildlife island provides close encounters with seals, koalas, wallabies, emus and lyrebirds. A popular drawcard is the Penguin Parade where people flock at dusk to catch sight of penguins emerging from the surf then waddling to their burrows on shore. Phillip Island also boasts the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, some of the best surf beaches in Victoria as well as restaurants, cafes and entertainment for the whole family. Relax by the pool, dine at one of the fine restaurants or just watch the waves roll in from your romantic ocean front suite.

You could visit the Phillip Island Nature Park.

Phillip Island Nature Park is renowned as home to one of Australia's most popular wildlife attractions, the Penguin Parade. A mere 90 minutes drive from Melbourne, the Nature Park covers 2,750ha of Phillip Island — Victoria’s wildlife haven. The Park is an island adventure featuring wildlife reserves, wetlands and breathtaking coastlines.

The three main tourist attractions managed by Phillip Island Nature Park are the Penguin Parade, Churchill Island and the Koala Conservation Centre. Other destinations managed by the Park include Rhyll Inlet, Woolamai and the Nobbies, where visitors can experience wildlife in its natural environment.