Puffing Billy Private Tour

IMPORTANT: Due to the limited availability of tickets, we request you contact us directly to organise tickets. Once tickets are secured a booking can be made via the booking form.

From A$899 | 6 hours+ | 1 to 11+ people

Step back in time with Melbourne Touring Company’s unforgettable Puffing Billy Private Tour! Ride through the stunning Dandenong Ranges aboard Australia’s most iconic steam train, the historic Puffing Billy steam train, with open-air carriages that let you soak up the sights, sounds, and scents of the forest. Visit the Lakeside Visitor Centre and relive the joy of sitting on the carriage sill as you wind through towering trees and fern-filled gullies. With history, scenery, and a touch of nostalgia, this Private Tour is the perfect day out for all ages.

Tour Highlights:

• Tour Duration from 6 hours+

• Pick up and return to your preferred location in the Melbourne CBD

• Train tickets for Puffing Billy one hour train trip

• Experienced Tour guide from Melbourne Touring Company

• Stunning rainforest scenery with Ancient trees and enormous ferns

Detailed tour info here.

Great Ocean Road Private Tour - 12 Apostles Tour

From A$1099 excl meals | 10-11 hours (approx) | 1 to 25+ people

Embark on an exclusive, immersive journey along one of Australia's most scenic coastal routes on our fully private and personlised Great Ocean Road tour.

You'll travel through breathtaking landscapes, lush rainforests, and iconic landmarks like the Twelve Apostles and Great Ocean Road Memorial Arch. On the way expect wildlife encounters with kangaroos, koalas, echidnas, and wedge-tailed eagles, and rainforest walks among 300-year-old trees.

Tour Highlights:

• Twelve Apostles

• Great Ocean Road Memorial Archway

• wildlife encounters with kangaroos, koalas, echidnas, and wedge-tailed eagles

• A private group - just you and your friends, family and associates!

• An experienced, personal tour-guide.

• Pick up and return to your preferred location within the Melbourne CBD.

Detailed tour info here.

Phillip Island Full Day Private Tour

From A$1449 excl meals | 11-12 hours, moderate pace | 1 to 24+ people

Our full day visit to Phillip Island includes a visit to a wildlife park allowing you the chance to interact up close and personal with iconic Australian Native wild animals. You’ll even hand feed kangaroos and wallabies. 

Next is a trip to the historic Churchill Island where you will see and experience traditional farming activities including milking of cows, shearing sheep and the famous whip-cracking show. If weather (and time) permit we will also enjoy a stunning beach walk along one of Phillip Island's most famous surf beaches. 

Finally you will enjoy picturesque scenery as we make our way to Phillip Island Nature Park, The Nobbies and Seal Rock, delighting in the stunning panoramic views and rugged coastline. Take a stroll along the boardwalk, keeping an eye out for birds of prey, Cape Barren geese, nestling seagulls and wallabies.

Your day ends at the world-famous Penguin Parade as you enjoy an enchanted evening, watching little penguins emerge from the ocean and waddle across the beach to their burrows.

Detailed tour info here.

Phillip Island Penguin Parade "Express" Private Tour (Half Day)

From A$999 | 6-7 hours (approx) | 1 to 20+ people

Join us on our half day tour for a truly remarkable experience at Phillip Island Penguin Parade, where you get to see the Little Penguins up close in their natural environment.

Enjoy the picturesque scenery as we make our way to Phillip Island Nature Park, The Nobbies and Seal Rock, delighting in the stunning panoramic views and rugged coastline. Take a stroll along the boardwalk, keeping an eye out for birds of prey, Cape Barren geese, nestling seagulls and wallabies.

Detailed tour info here.

Yarra Valley Winery Tour

Celebrate together or just treat yourself to a wine or two while touring the beautiful Yarra Valley’s boutique wineries and breathtaking scenery.

Victoria’s oldest wine region, dating back to 1838, the Yarra Valley produces some of Australia’s finest Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sparkling and other cool climate wines. This lush agricultural setting has attracted some of the world’s best young viticulturists whose innovative approaches to grape growing and winemaking continue to cement the region’s reputation as an area of excellence.

Add to this the exciting range of eateries, including many that subscribe to the paddock to plate philosophy, and you have a food and wine paradise that attracts many millions of visitors each year.

Yarra Valley Wine Tour - Fully Customised 8 hours

Our fully customised "pay as you go" 8 hour Yarra Valley tour allows you to choose exactly which wineries you visit and how long you stay there. 

Your 8 hour day includes an experienced guide escorting you through the picturesque scenery of the Yarra Valley - Victoria's oldest wine growing region. Make your own choice from which wineries you will visit for wine tastings and where you will enjoy a delicious lunch comprising the best of local Yarra Valley produce. Wine tastings, lunch and any other visits are at your expense. 

It's the ultimate day out tailored to your individual needs especially suitable for someone wanting to book a Yarra Valley Wine Tour at the last minute.

City Sights Private Tour - Melbourne

Come with us and explore Australia’s fastest growing city built on wealth from Victoria’s goldfields in the 1850s. Melbourne’s mix of culture and history offers visitors a vibrant and diverse experience with a creative, sophisticated energy making it one of the world’s most liveable cities.

Melbourne showcases a delightful blend of art, music, sport, food, gardens, and of course, is the coffee capital of Australia. The gold rush poured vast wealth into our city, giving rise to the name Marvellous Melbourne. 

Mornington Peninsula Winery Tour

A perfect way to celebrate a special occasion or simply to treat yourself to a relaxing day with friends, our Mornington Peninsula Wine Tour leisurely explores the region’s beautiful landscapes and world-class wineries.

Renowned for it’s Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, as well as pioneering Pinot Gris/Grigio in Australia, the Mornington Peninsula produces a vast range of quality wines. Set between two bays - Port Phillip Bay and Western Port Bay - this cool climate region is dominated by strong winds that sweep across the land.

Sovereign Hill Private Day Tour

Step back in time to an era when gold was on everyone’s mind and people flocked to the Ballarat region to try their luck. Australia’s foremost outdoor museum, Sovereign Hill re-creates Ballarat’s first ten years after the discovery of gold in 1851 when thousands of international adventurers rushed to the Australian goldfields to seek their fortune.

Sovereign Hill is where Australia’s history comes to life – from the hustle and bustle of Main Street where costumed ladies and gents parade their new-found wealth, to the excitement of the Red Hill Gully Diggings where you can pan for real gold that, if discovered, is yours to keep!

Grampians Private Day Tour

Thought you’d seen it all? Book a Private Small Group Tour to Victoria’s hidden gem, the impressive sandstone mountain ranges of the Grampians National Park. It has it all. Immerse yourself with breathtaking views and amazing landscapes, powerful waterfalls and wildlife in their natural habitat.

During your Private Tour you will see more than 1000 species of plants, up to 260 bird species and geological formations 430 million years old. Some other animals living at the Grampians that are seen frequently are Wallabies, Kangaroos, Emus, Goats and Deer just to name a few.