Combine a private Healesville Sanctuary day tour from Melbourne with a ride on Puffing Billy Railway through the Dandenong Ranges. Travel with your own driver-guide and enjoy native Australian wildlife and forest scenery in one day.
Allow about 8 hours, with pickup from your Melbourne hotel and return at the end of the day. The itinerary combines private road transport, a shared heritage train journey and walking at Healesville Sanctuary. Train tickets, sanctuary admission and lunch cost extra. The final route and stop order depend on confirmed train availability; tell us about any mobility needs before booking.
Melbourne
Tour Code: M11
Inclusions:
Touring vehicle with English speaking professional driver guide
Pick-up and drop-off at your address in Melbourne metropolitan area
Private tour for up to 8 hours, planned around confirmed train tickets
The tour Price includes
Professional, Experienced and Industry Accredited Driver-Guide.
Pre-booked itinerary optimised in terms of travel time and your preferences.
Bluetooth connection to play your music on board, bottled water and cool box.
Fuel, tolls and parking costs.
Not included in tour price
Lunch cost
Puffing Billy tickets cost
Healesville Sanctuary tickets cost
Puffing Billy and Healesville Sanctuary Itinerary
Dandenong Ranges
Leave Melbourne in your private touring vehicle and travel into the Dandenong Ranges, known for tall eucalyptus trees, fern gullies and hillside villages. The day's stop order is arranged around your confirmed railway departure.
Puffing Billy Railway
Ride the heritage railway through the forest in a shared carriage. Journey times vary by route. We confirm your boarding station, journey section and departure before finalising the itinerary. Advance train booking is essential and popular departures can sell out. Allow time for check-in before departure.
Olinda and Kallista Village Stops
A village stop for local shops, cafes or a short stroll can be included when the confirmed train schedule allows. The final plan may include Olinda or Kallista, depending on the time available.
Cafe Lunch
Pause for lunch at your own expense. Local cafes may offer Australian pies and other light meals; the venue and available menu depend on the day's route and opening hours.
Healesville Sanctuary
Explore Australian wildlife in a bushland setting in the Yarra Valley, with opportunities to see animals such as koalas, kangaroos, wombats and platypus. This is a private road tour with admission to a sanctuary open to other visitors. General admission does not include a private keeper tour or paid close-up animal encounters. Optional encounters require separate booking and are subject to availability. After your visit, return to your Melbourne hotel.
Tickets and Advance Booking
The displayed tour price is per group for private transport and guiding. Puffing Billy tickets, Healesville Sanctuary admission and lunch are additional costs.
Contact us with your preferred date and group details before booking so we can confirm train availability, the route and attraction ticket costs. Every passenger, including infants, needs a Puffing Billy ticket. Read the railway's visitor information for check-in and accessibility arrangements.
This tour can be extended with the Penguin Parade. We will provide you a special price upon request
Let's go! PUFFING BILLY AND HEALESVILLE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY PRIVATE TOUR
