Healesville Sanctuary General Entry Ticket
Description
Gain entry into the Healesville Sanctuary, an animal refuge crawling with creatures that are all native to Australia. Among the many family-friendly activities to do here: come face to face with an iconic (and usually shy) platypus, meet the veterinarians who help rehabilitate the animals, stroll through an aviary filled with parrots, and observe dingoes up close. Want to know how you can help endangered animals? Visit the Fighting Extinction Headquarters to see how you can make a difference.
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Gain entry into the Sanctuary and let the wild world of Oz open up to you. Set in a natural bushland environment, Healesville Sanctuary is lined with paths that lead to areas where you can spy animals like dingoes, wombats, wallabies, kangaroos, and more than 200 different species of birds in a natural environment. Don't miss one of the most popular shows called Spirits in the Sky. In this flight arena, you get a close-up look at native parrots, birds of prey and other majestic birds.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(222)
We spent a most enjoyable and informative 3 hours at the Healesville Sanctuary, where we were treated to a diverse display of Australian mammals and marsupials and everything in between. We were impressed with the general cleanliness and beauty of the environment, the helpfulness and knowledge of the staff and of course, the animals who obliged with posing for photographs! Entry price of AUD58 per person was quite steep I thought. I would imagine mum, dad, a couple of kids in tow plus food and drink would make for a pricey day.
Quite good experiance. Occupied us for around 3hrs. Like all zoos, not all the animals were visible. If you time it right, some of the keeper talks are interesting. We watched a bird flying show, quite amusing. Perhaps more for kids, but adults can get enough out of it.
Wonderful stylish zoo. Animals live in luxury. Staff friendly. Great place for 1 or 2 hours . Loved it
We had a nice walk around the sanctuary. It’s a great way to see Australian native animals that you might never see in the bush. I’m not a fan of zoos, but these guys appear to be strong on conservation and rehabilitation and release.
Although it rained the day we went, our overseas visitors were able to see all the uniquely Australian animals and birds up close. The bird show was particularly worthwhile.
Great sanctuary! Uber got us there with no problems! Spend 2-4 hours and see so many animals specific to Australia!
Very good enjoyable and lots of fun and lots of beautiful scenery Our friends from Thailand were very happy n excited
I went because the schedule of the morning had been crushed and it was a place that was a little concerned Anyway, it takes about two hours to get from the airport because it is in quiet nature. You should go when you have time. Some of them were doing shows at different times of day. We didn’t have much time this time, so we had to skip it… Koalas, kangaroos and other Australian animals, mammals, reptiles and amphibians abounded. Koalas and kangaroos were great for taking pictures because you could see them up close.
It’s a good long ride from the cruise terminal. But you see a bit of the city and the countryside. The animals have lots of space and natural surroundings to live in.
It has rained really hard for several hours before we arrived, so there were not many people af the sanctuary. This meant that the animals were active, and it was wonderfully peaceful. This was our third visit, and we enjoyed it as much as before. The koalas were moving around and eating, the Tasmanian devils were also active and bouncing around. The only wombat was fast asleep on her back. There were lots of birds around, and all the animals were in site. Best time to go, so plan a trip next time there is a rain storm.
