Opening Hours & Prices
Yes we are open EVERY day of the year
We are open every day 9:30am – 5:00pm
You can book your entry tickets online before you visit, or purchase at reception when you arrive. Online Annual Passes are a great way to save. For the price of 3 visits you can visit every day all year.
Opening Days and Times
Yes we are open EVERY day
Yes we are open on every Public Holiday – 9:30am to 5pm
Yes we are open on Saturdays and Sundays – 9:30am to 5pm
Yes we are open Monday to Friday – 9:30am to 5pm
Christmas Day – 9:30am to 3pm (our only early closing day)
Standard Gate Entry Prices
Includes daily ranger-led activities approximately half-hourly every day
Our first daily ranger-led activity is at 10am, and the last activity starts at 4pm. Please note that, although these activities run almost every day, they are not guaranteed. We are a real working wildlife sanctuary and, as such, conditions can be unpredictable. We always put our animals’ wellbeing first, second only to public safety. Very occasionally we have to change (or even cancel) some of our ranger-led activities with little or no notice when our rangers must attend to unexpected emergencies and so cannot mantain the regular program. This, however, is extremely rare. For example, last year, of our almost 5,000 ranger-led activities, fewer than 50 talks – i.e. less than 1% – were affected.
Standard Tickets – Gate Entry Only
$33.00 Adult – age 18 up
$22.00 Child – age 3 to 17 years
No charge for Infant age 0 to 2 years*
*Free Entry for infants is NOT available when attending a special program such as a group activity or evening tour. The price for infants will be as quoted for your special program.
Family Discounts
$70.00 Family – 1 Adult + 2 Children
$80.00 Family – 2 Adults + 1 Child
$100.00 Family – 2 Adults + 2 Children
$120.00 Family – 2 Adults + 3 Children
$140.00 Family – 2 Adults + 4 Children
$160.00 Family – 2 Adults + 5 Children
$170.00 Family – 2 Adults + 6 Children
Individual Discounts – must show proof of eligibilty for concession status
$29 – School Teacher – please give us your email address so we can send you information about our school programs
$29 – Full-time Student – on production of Student Card
$29 – Senior age 65 or over – on production of Senior’s Card
$29 – Disability Pensioner – on production of Pension Card
No charge for one carer accompanying a disabled client who has a Companion Card*
*Free Entry for Companion Card companion carers is NOT available when attending a special program such as a group activity or evening tour. The price for companions will be as quoted for your special program.
Annual Pass
If you plan to visit more than twice in the next 12 months, you may prefer to purchase an Annual Pass online.
Prices for Private Ranger Activities
You can book a Personal Ranger during the day so that you can have more up-close-and-personal time with the animals, or a ranger to guide you while exploring the park, and you can visit at your own pace instead of following the usual daily activities and animal encounters program.
Minimum ages
Children under 10 must be with a (paying) adult. Minimum ages apply when meeting some animals.
Personal Ranger – 1 hour
$160 for each person (minimum 2 people), and $80 for each person for an additional hour. Does not include “Special Encounter” animals.
Speed Dates – 10 minutes
$30 to $40 for each person – possum, or tawny frogmouth, or glider, or python, or echidna, or koala, or macaws, or red tail black cockatoos, or bilby.
Special Encounters – 15 minutes (meerkats 10, 20 or 30 minutes)
$60 to $130 for each person – wombat, dingo, Tasmanian devil, servals, or meerkats.
10 minutes ranger-led animal encounter with one animal of your choice outside of normal viewing times.
(You do also need park entry or wild sleep out tickets)
Personal Ranger Hire
This is not a private tour pretending to be a day in the life of a ranger. This is a REAL experience where you get to work alongside a ranger for the day, experiencing what it is like to work with these magnificent animals. Participants aged 13 to 15 must have an adult visiting the sanctuary while the child is participating in the program (the adult does not have to join the program).
$165 per person (includes park entry)
How to book
If you have not pre-booked, please ask at reception. We may have a ranger available.
We do recommend pre-booking as Private Ranger Activities are subject to ranger availability. Either click on the “Book Online Visit Our Wildlife Sanctuary” button above, or email .
Groups, Events and Out-of-Hours Programs
Contact us for a quote if you want to book an evening, overnight or early morning ranger-led program, or a private day-time program for individuals or a group. These special programs are subject to availability, prices will be quoted on application, and bookings are essential.