Philip Island Penguin Parade

The following day we headed to the Philip Island for penguin parade. Along the way, we stopped at Maru Koala and Animal Park. Plenty of kangaroos and wallabies hopping around in the park. After that, we proceeded to Cape Woolamai, one of the beach strips. Before we headed to the penguin parade venue, we stopped by at the Summerlands. Unfortunately the visitor center was closed due to Covid-19 pandemic. We were lucky though as the penguin parade center would be closed to the public on the following day, again due to the pandemic. The march of the penguin was indeed a view not to be missed. But don’t expect to see thousand of penguins marching in one shot.

Feeding the wallaby

Practicing his photography skill

The beach of Cape Woolamai

Summerlands

Panoramic view in Summerlands

Spotted a penguin in his burrow

Another panoramic view in Summerlands

The number of penguin arrival on the previous day

Penguin parade (photo taken from the Philip Island Nature Park’s website)

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