When we arrived at Melbourne International Airport, the capital of the State of Victoria, Australia. Cold air directly ambushed when we got out of the airport to the parking lot. The air temperature is about 7-15 degrees Celsius.
For citizens of Melbourne, the temperature is not very cold, but, for those who live in tropic area, it’s enough to make the bones stiff.
The first journey, the main purpose to Phillip Island, where tourism and conservation of the island is 1.5-2 hours far away from Melbourne. Of course incomplete journey without visit to Phillip Island on the Dandenong Ranges National Park and enjoy the forest and the cool air and attractions yellow-crested cockatoo, parrot, parrots, and a variety of other birds typical of the area, such as the Corella and Kookaburra. In it, we feed the birds and enjoy the sensation as a bird perched on the arms, shoulders and even heads.
Not far from the Dandenong Ranges, spectacular views await at Tesselaar Tulip Plantation. Expanse of colorful tulips can be enjoyed between September and October in the Tesselaar Tulip Festival held by Dutch citizen who have living down through the generations in the area.
The climate of this region are similar to Europe, especially the Netherlands, allowing tulips grow. In fact, they make a tulip plantations large enough.
In the festival, visitors can see and walk among the flower of tulips. A number of competitions and parades, windmills, and people passing by in a typical Dutch dress can also be enjoyed there.
Next trip, we must continue the journey to Phillip Island. Despite the need to hurry. We can having lunch at the Cuckoo Restaurant, European-style restaurant with a buffet serving a variety of foods. Although the European style, the interior of the restaurant decorated with small flags from countries around the world.
Tourism and conservation
When we arrived at Phillip Island, we are go straight to the boat that will take us enjoy the scenery around the island, while leading to an island mostly composed of rock where about 12,000 seals.
This place is the location with the largest seal colonies in Victoria. Climate around this island is cool, including sea water conditions, allowing them to live and breed.
Day of the evening, but the temperature of 7 degrees Celsius so piercing, dizziness accompanied by post-wandered blindly in the ocean waves. One of the most awaited parade to begin, namely the Phillip Island Penguin Parade, when hundreds of penguins who pair up the coast, looking for a place in between the shrubs and plants along the coast partner, waiting for the morning and then returned to the sea.
The visitors sit in at the edge of the beach open. Management has prepared a blanket that can be rented to wrap the body while sitting waiting for the action penguin.
The silence broke when hundreds of penguins started to arrive and let the voice to call her partner. Like ducks, they walked single file into their respective places.
According to Tourism Victoria data, The Phillip Island Penguin Parade into three major categories in Australia for nature tourism. This place is visited by more than 500,000 visitors every year.
Among the many places the visit in Victoria, Phillip Island is virtually one of the icons. In this place, the natural life of the fauna can be seen directly and more closely. In addition to seals and penguins, there are koala conservation center. This place is built like the original koala habitat to protect this rare animal populations. To facilitate visitors to see koalas, a kind of bridge made of wood through the trees.
