FROM toddlers to teens, from dads to nanas.
It doesn’t matter if they’re young, or just young-at-heart, Phillip Island Nature Parks offers a range of exciting things for the entire family to see and do this spring.
Check out the internationally-renowned Penguin Parade, come face-to-face with a koala at the Koala Conservation Centre, visit the Churchill Island Heritage Farm, head out on a Wild Oceans EcoBoat tour or be amazed by the spectacular world-first interactive Antarctic experience.
The Antarctic Journey at the Nobbies Centre on Phillip Island has become hugely popular with locals and tourists since it launched late last year.
Developed in partnership with WWF-Australia, the three-level attraction invites visitors to take a virtual journey into the wonderful world of the Southern Ocean and Antarctica as they engage with the many interactive and immersive experiences.
The first level shows Phillip Island as the gateway to the Antarctic, finding some interesting links between the temperate island and the frozen lands of Antarctica.
Visitors will then descend into the area known as The Lab to be entertained and educated through a range of interactive and informative experiences.
Visitors will feel the freeze as they enter the Antarctic Chill Zone, try to sink a bowling ball, compare their thermal image with an Emperor penguin, or check out a sea spider under a microscope.
The final level is a state-of-the-art multimedia experience.
Visitors will find themselves enthralled by the audio visual spectacle which puts them right in the heart of the action.
This is all thanks to the cutting-edge augmented reality technology, visitors can stand on an ice floe and pat a penguin, stroke a seal or marvel at a whale within arm’s reach.
The Antarctic Journey at the Nobbies closes about two hours before sunset each day, and the Nobbies Centre itself closes about one hour before sunset each day to protect the native wildlife.
Visit www.penguins.org.au for more information.
Phillip Island Nature Parks is a not-for-profit organisation that prides itself on finding the balance between delivering quality ecotourism experiences and implementing world-renowned conservation, social, environmental, research and education programs.
