Friday: December 30th, 2011

On Friday we will go on a guided tour of Phillip Island.  The tour leaves Melbourne midday and takes tourists by bus down the South Gippsland coastal highway to Phillip Island.  Once at Phillip Island we will get to tour the Phillip Island Chocolate Factory where we will get to watch the chocolatiers work and of course get to sample their wide array of chocolate creations.

Phillip Island
This photo of Go West Tours is courtesy of TripAdvisor

Phillip Island Chocolate Factory

This photo of Go West Tours is courtesy of TripAdvisor

After the chocolate factory our tour will take us to the Phillip Island Winery overlooking the famous Berry’s Beach.  Here we will have the chance to sample the locally produced wines as well as Gippsland’s cheeses and other local produce.        

Next will be a visit to the Koala Conservation Center where we will hopefully have the chance to see wild Koalas.

Koala

This photo of Go West Tours is courtesy of TripAdvisor

Finally it will be time to see Phillip Island’s most famous attraction.  After dark we will get to watch Little Penguins (the worlds smallest penguins) come ashore to their sand burrows.  Afterwards our tour bus will take us back to Melbourne.

I especially selected this tour because I felt it combined a lot of the experiences I am looking for in a vacation.  I enjoy tasting different cuisines (how else will you discover new foods you’ll like?) as well as discovering new cultures though their local delicacies.  This tour also offers the opportunity to see the local wildlife (in their natural habitat) which I personally find very exciting.  I love animals and wildlife and it is defiantly a goal of mine to see as many unique species as possible.

Phillip Island Penguin Parade:

Video from: YouTube