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Best Animal parks in Australia
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Koala Park Sanctuary Sydney
Swan Valley Cuddly Animal Farm
Landsdale Farm
Cohunu Koala Park
Amazing Animals To You
The Duck Pond
Reptile World
Paradise Country
Reviews
The worst zoo / animal encounter I've ever been to. You'd see more animals in a pet shop. Long walk from car park to them feels like 2 ks. Once you get there some negative old ladies run the place where bitching about a staff member outside taking to long while they sat on there ass. Poorly laid out with no clear path or track that tells a story. Kinda open but nothing in it and small. Literally only had 2 ducks, a kangaroo and 7 thousand koralas. Should reduce the koralas space by 80% and get some other animals. Food looked not inviting. A lady opened a fence on a horse as a show and we walked out. I was negative driving to it because there websites got nothing to show you they got because they don't have anything. Needs way more variates of animals. Arrows on ground to show you how to see the whole park. I come from a hobby farm and wasn't impressed. Get some capybaras. Do not go. Don't waste your day time or money. Worst hour of my life. I think it's just an add on to the sea world pass to chardge more and cash grab with no thought or effort or passion. Needs a good million or 5 spend on it to make it the best in Australia but it's the worst. If the parent company dosent want to invest in It or make it exciting just shut it down. Could make it way more flashy. Why not make the world's biggest sign on the hill behind the parks showing it off so it's got a wow factor like sea world movie world dream world has etc.
You want to probly move the walk in building 1k up the road to car park and fill that area in with some excitement. There could be potential but to me the place is on life support. The entire experience needs to be overhauled. Driving in. Everything and leaving. Nearly everywhere could use improvement.
You want to probly move the walk in building 1k up the road to car park and fill that area in with some excitement. There could be potential but to me the place is on life support. The entire experience needs to be overhauled. Driving in. Everything and leaving. Nearly everywhere could use improvement.
Great buffet dinner on Friday night. Really good spot for kids, plenty of room and easy seating at large tables. Fantastic value.
Absolute cracker of a joint for the kids, great camping out back, staff out in the park are wonderful, animals are super friendly and there's plenty to do for the kids
Only negative, staff on duty during breakfast need to cheer up, super short and rude in the way they deal with people, hot topic around the camp ground, clearly not morning people. Wasn't a once off, every morning was the same,
Only negative, staff on duty during breakfast need to cheer up, super short and rude in the way they deal with people, hot topic around the camp ground, clearly not morning people. Wasn't a once off, every morning was the same,
I highly recommend a visit to this venue. It's wonderful to interact with and pet the kangaroos. The shows were enjoyable for the children, and they also offered a delightful tractor ride around the farm.
This place is a tourist trap. Save your money.
Long walk from the car park to the entrance
An eye-watering $54 entry fee for adults
Many attractions, gift shops, and cafes that aren't free and placed strategically to ensure maximum pester-power from children
Cheap tie-in with Shaun the Sheep from Wallace and Grommit
Overall the park is quite small for what you're getting. There are much cheaper places to visit where you can see Australian animals.
I feel like it's set up to wring every last possible cent from gullible international visitors
Long walk from the car park to the entrance
An eye-watering $54 entry fee for adults
Many attractions, gift shops, and cafes that aren't free and placed strategically to ensure maximum pester-power from children
Cheap tie-in with Shaun the Sheep from Wallace and Grommit
Overall the park is quite small for what you're getting. There are much cheaper places to visit where you can see Australian animals.
I feel like it's set up to wring every last possible cent from gullible international visitors
A shady drive to the back of Movie World/Wet and Wild, poor parking facilities with uneven gravel and rope dividers, and then a small hike to arrive at Paradise Country. The farm animal nursery was good our son loved the goats, chickens, and water play area but that was kind of it. The tractor carriage ride was very underwhelming, less than 2 minutes round trip. You have to pay extra to do gold mining, opal mining, and ride a pony. No dingos or marmosets at this time. There was also only a few kangaroos to pat as most were in the resting area so everyone was competing for them which meant you didn't get long to see them, and it was not very busy. The Shaun the Sheep show was good but only ran for around 10 minutes, didn't get an opportunity to catch other shows today. Koalas are koalas, meerkats are always energetic and entertaining for the kids, a few sad cows, sheep, horse and donkey to be seen from a distance. Aside from that, zero else to do. We would be super disappointed if we had just paid for a day visit here. Plenty of potential.. must be time for improvements.
1st time there today & we all had a Fantastic time. Restaurant had delicious food at very reasonable prices for the size of the meals. Animals were so cute.
Especially enjoyed the free shuttle bus between paradise country & movie world wanted to share a pic of driver and bus but can't seem to be able to add a pic.
Especially enjoyed the free shuttle bus between paradise country & movie world wanted to share a pic of driver and bus but can't seem to be able to add a pic.
Great setup, little one absolutely loved it and was so excited to be able to pat the lizards, guide was amazing
The experience we had here was fantastic, the animals are amazing and the shows are engaging and fun. Children are clearly the focus of this place, and adults are well catered for as well. We will definitely be returning and staying a couple of nights with friends. Thanks to the team of amazing people who run this place.
If you're not sure about taking part of this experience, definitely do it!!!
It was a spontaneous decision today to enter reptile world and I'm so incredibly glad I did.
It was fairly cheap for 2x adults, 2x children and worth every dollar.
It is a small area but don't let that fool you!
There is plenty to see and engage in.
There was a man on today who was super friendly and interactive. I had many questions and he was so open to giving the answers. You can tell he is proud of what he does/takes part in at reptile world.
You can also interact with a couple lizards and even a snake. They were super chill and loved the attention!
Oh and not to mention, snappy the crocodile!!
I highly recommend checking the place out for yourself.
It was a spontaneous decision today to enter reptile world and I'm so incredibly glad I did.
It was fairly cheap for 2x adults, 2x children and worth every dollar.
It is a small area but don't let that fool you!
There is plenty to see and engage in.
There was a man on today who was super friendly and interactive. I had many questions and he was so open to giving the answers. You can tell he is proud of what he does/takes part in at reptile world.
You can also interact with a couple lizards and even a snake. They were super chill and loved the attention!
Oh and not to mention, snappy the crocodile!!
I highly recommend checking the place out for yourself.
Fantastic place to visit. Steve is a great guy who provided so much information about all of the reptiles. Steve was particularly good at educating the kids and made it very fun for them. My son hasn’t stopped talking about the snakes, lizards and crocodile. Highly recommend Reptile world and we will be back in the near future.
This place is a must !!!
Steve and Matt are very very knowledgeable and have great service and are just great people ! lots of different reptiles including a crocodile. Such a great place will definitely be back in the future. Thanks a lot guys for what you do. awesome. located in amongst the banana Park
Steve and Matt are very very knowledgeable and have great service and are just great people ! lots of different reptiles including a crocodile. Such a great place will definitely be back in the future. Thanks a lot guys for what you do. awesome. located in amongst the banana Park
What a lovely day out! Our 3 year old son loved it! As did I! So many animals to see, pat and feed and the bottle feeding was adorable. The animals all look well looked-after and happy. Great bouncy castle and train ride too. The food at the Cafe was also really good.
Lovely place, great experience. It's clean and the animals are so people friendly and cute! Definitely worth a visit!
Reptile World is an excellent showcase of a wide variety of beautiful Australian reptiles.
Matt, who was on duty as the guide that day we visited, was very friendly, knowledgeable, and informative about the amazing reptiles on display.
Matt, who was on duty as the guide that day we visited, was very friendly, knowledgeable, and informative about the amazing reptiles on display.
My 6 year old daughter loved the interaction with the small animals - guinea pigs and rabbits. There was a tractor ride and carousel ride, which was fun for kids. Overall a good experience for an animal farm!
First time here. WOW AMAZING GR8 PLACE. So much to see lots of Different animals to hand feed. Fantastic morning with the grandchildren. 11 out of 10.
Kids loved the train ride, feeding the animals, the cuddling and the fun playground. A great place for kids.
Seen some complaints about the animal feces which is probably something to consider prior to making the decision to visit a park with free roaming animals. The staff were friendly and it wasn't too busy on a weekday being able to get in some of the enclosures close to the animals was good and they have some improvement ideas in the works. Would go here again.
Fantastic spot for kids to interact with and feed various animals. Plus, there's a jumping castle and mini tractor rides for added fun!
We had fun there. Cute bunnies, guinnea pigs, alpaccas, goats, sheeps, birds, kangaroos, deers, pigs, even cows! One horse named Oscar is so cute, gentle, and affectionate. Have cuddling area but the a lot of guinea pigs are jumpy, so we left them alone. Good place to bring your family and couple. Just wish the cafe had more variety of foods, we were starving but we can only eat cakes and the muffins is not warmed. But good chai chiller. Might come back next time.
First time experience of holding Koala. Great park and facilities. There are many animals and birds to see. There is a small train ride too. We really enjoyed.
This is better than 5 stars. Our toddler bottle fed goats, piglets, went on a little train, loved jumping castle and ice cream to finish it all of. One of the best places to visit in perth for a toddler and very much worth the drive.
There wasn't a lot of options for lunch so maybe bring something to eat if you are staying longer than the morning.
There wasn't a lot of options for lunch so maybe bring something to eat if you are staying longer than the morning.
Visited last week for the first time, it's a great setup and animals are well cared for.
Barn time was fantastic, great opportunity for little kids to get up close and interact with the smaller animals.
All the staff were friendly but I want to acknowledge Chloe in particular who was at the Barn time session we attended and ran the animal feeding session and cart rides afterwards.
Great customer service Chloe! Thanks for making visiting Landsdale Farm extra fun and special. We will be back!
Barn time was fantastic, great opportunity for little kids to get up close and interact with the smaller animals.
All the staff were friendly but I want to acknowledge Chloe in particular who was at the Barn time session we attended and ran the animal feeding session and cart rides afterwards.
Great customer service Chloe! Thanks for making visiting Landsdale Farm extra fun and special. We will be back!
Awesome little place to visit.
Small family zoo.
Always needs volunteers to help out.
5 more koalas due to be born in the next few months,
Ppl should go and support
Small family zoo.
Always needs volunteers to help out.
5 more koalas due to be born in the next few months,
Ppl should go and support
Went for the Saturday Easter festivities.
All the farm animals, sausage sizzle, bouncy castle, crazy golf, face painting and a tractor ride! So much fun and a very tired out little lady.
Fantastic day out and can clearly see the improvements the farm has undergone over the last months.
Look forward to our next visit.
All the farm animals, sausage sizzle, bouncy castle, crazy golf, face painting and a tractor ride! So much fun and a very tired out little lady.
Fantastic day out and can clearly see the improvements the farm has undergone over the last months.
Look forward to our next visit.
I took my friend's four year old. She had a great time. We fed animals (animal food is $3 at the entry) ,went on the tractor train and played in the playground. I would recommend to people with young children.
We had our daughter’s birthday here and the team was amazing! Everything was run very smoothly and the kids loved the food. They gave us a great little party welcome pack with all the info we needed and a little gift, which was super sweet! The animals were friendly and there’s a great playground on site too. Staff were insanely helpful and friendly.
Positives
Can see animals really close up
Animals appear to be looked after
Constructive feedback
It would be nice to have a larger fenced off area to eat lunch or have a break. We attended the park on a Saturday and the small area with tables and chairs was full
More shade would be good
Food pellets for the animals would be beneficial rather than popcorn
Much much larger areas for the birds - it was sad to see them unable to fly at all
Negatives
There was unfortunately a dead animal in one of the rear fenced off shelters, some type of large bird
As the animals roam free there is a lot of poop around - recommend wearing appropriate foot wear!
Can see animals really close up
Animals appear to be looked after
Constructive feedback
It would be nice to have a larger fenced off area to eat lunch or have a break. We attended the park on a Saturday and the small area with tables and chairs was full
More shade would be good
Food pellets for the animals would be beneficial rather than popcorn
Much much larger areas for the birds - it was sad to see them unable to fly at all
Negatives
There was unfortunately a dead animal in one of the rear fenced off shelters, some type of large bird
As the animals roam free there is a lot of poop around - recommend wearing appropriate foot wear!
This is an excellent place to bring your family or partner to for a fun-filled activity, theres lots to see and do and it is a very good value activity. All the animals are super friendly and dont shy away from attention, this makes it great for children to interact with animals they otherwise might not get to meet and is also a great therapy as its extremely relaxingand enjoyable. Parking on a weekend can be tricky but its well worth the visit!
Sydneysider who dropped in to visit the place while I was in Perth for a few days. Lovely place to be. Animals looked well cared for and peaceful.
The entry fee and cafe are reasonably priced, there's activities to participate in like animal feeding and while I went by myself, a lot of families were around who seemed to be enjoying their time.
The entry fee and cafe are reasonably priced, there's activities to participate in like animal feeding and while I went by myself, a lot of families were around who seemed to be enjoying their time.
Nice one,but it just a little bit small zoo ,even too tiny.
But, parking is pretty easy and free if you come at weekdays.
But, parking is pretty easy and free if you come at weekdays.
It's a Koala park, and yet only 4 to 5 Koalas are there to see. Tickets are $32.00 per Adult. Used to have more kangaroos thay we can go and feed. But now they have less than 8. Not too sure it's worth. Staff are friendly.
Please don’t support business that think is acceptable to keep birds forever in cages like this. The material that this cages are made are poor and old, this gets extremely hot!! Like very hot! And the birds can’t go anywhere else. Also, the birds don’t have any room to a little bit of fly. It is heartbreaking.
They have been living in this conditions for over 3 years. Just seating in the hot all day.
Surely a “Wild Park” would have a little bit of money to buy decent cages made by appropriate metal and with physical enrichment? Looks like they just don’t care.
They have been living in this conditions for over 3 years. Just seating in the hot all day.
Surely a “Wild Park” would have a little bit of money to buy decent cages made by appropriate metal and with physical enrichment? Looks like they just don’t care.
This is a lovely quiet place where you can see a range of mainly Australian animals. It's not crowded or Hustle and bustle which is part of the reason I like it it's been in institution for a very long time and it's a very nice thing to support it. Great for small kids is there are a number of places where you can interact directly with the animals such as feeding the kangaroos, with pellets you can buy on entry.
A nice, spacious farm with friendly staff and friendly animals. Good entry price, a program upon entry that you can follow too which includes the 10am-11am ‘Barn Time’. This was a great session where we got to sit and the farmer gave us friendly ginnea pigs and chickens to hold. The 11am-12pm session was ‘Animal Enrichment’ where we were offered to walk the calves! I loved that this place was not packed like other places and you could take your time to see everything.
They also have a cafe, a huge seated picnic area, two playgrounds, a kids book borrowing area, a tracktor cart ride, chickens, pigs, goats, sheep, donkey, calves, rabbits, ginnea pigs, cockatoos and many more.
Thanks!
They also have a cafe, a huge seated picnic area, two playgrounds, a kids book borrowing area, a tracktor cart ride, chickens, pigs, goats, sheep, donkey, calves, rabbits, ginnea pigs, cockatoos and many more.
Thanks!
It was my first time seeing koalas and kangaroos, and it was super worth it!!! I absolutely loved everything about the park, including the reptiles. I would and will recommend it to everyone who wants to have a good time with the family (oh, remember to bring food to do a picnic).
Very much for kids, best to go on a weekday. Feeding the animals was fun and it was a laugh seeing the goats interact with everyone (at times like dogs, highly affectionate). With the interior pens with the smaller animals, we found the guinea pigs & bunnies seemed quite timid and I was reluctant to pick any up. I loved the artwork on the wall with the life cycle of a chicken egg - Very educational for the nerds! The llamas gave a few kids a fright and I was surprised to see people taking little babies with prams into those pens and getting terrorised, we actually had to step in and help them. I think more supervision from staff is needed to support people in each section, or at least some signage to stop people being silly. Good little gift shop with a decent range for kids.
I have visited here twice and I enjoy visiting the animals especially the Kangaroos and birds, You have a great selection of creatures.
However I was disappointed when I entered the gift shop and saw Hats made from Kangaroo Leather, Don't understand why a Wildlife Conservation park is selling Unethical products made from Australia's own Native Fauna and therefore contributing to the largest Kill of land-based Wildlife in the world.
I otherwise had a lovely time and would be happy to visit again and recommend to fellow animal-lovers once this place phases out Kangaroo products.
However I was disappointed when I entered the gift shop and saw Hats made from Kangaroo Leather, Don't understand why a Wildlife Conservation park is selling Unethical products made from Australia's own Native Fauna and therefore contributing to the largest Kill of land-based Wildlife in the world.
I otherwise had a lovely time and would be happy to visit again and recommend to fellow animal-lovers once this place phases out Kangaroo products.
Landsdale Farm has become one of our favourite locations for our weekly catch ups with our friends! Affordable entry price, and so many things to see and do - even with the little kids! It’s amazing to see the animals are all so cared for! We were even lucky enough to see some of the new baby Guinea Pigs!
A great place to bring a picnic, grab a spot in one of the tables, or bring a mat for some of the beautiful grassed areas, and enjoy a day on the farm!
A great place to bring a picnic, grab a spot in one of the tables, or bring a mat for some of the beautiful grassed areas, and enjoy a day on the farm!
A place where animals roam freely. I love this ambience, birds are moving freely instead of being in cage, that gives me the feel of being in nature. Love to visit here again and again. Animals are happy here, which give me peace.
There are ducks that can be found here. However raising your own ducks is preferable.
Hadn't visited the Koala Park for at least 40+ years. It's a great wildlife sanctuary surrounded by suburbia, but you wouldn't know it. The wildlife exhibits were interesting and relatively well maintained - staff and volunteer staff look after this place. Areas under maintenance and upgrading but didn't detract from the experience. Great for families, kids and international visitors alike.
Very good park. Worths the price and the time if you want to see koalas and Kangaroos and some wild life. Buy a foodbag at the entrance and enjoy feeding the kangaroos. You can stay with them and touch them. It is an amazing experience. We went by bus and I recommend it. One morning or one afternoon is enough to visit the park. There are three shows during the day, repeated in the morning and in the afternoon. One of these with koalas.
It may be small but this place is full of personality.
Serena was so welcoming and friendly. She personally gave us a tour of the reptiles, sharing all of her knowledge with us. This made it such an enjoyable experience. We stayed for such a long time learning about Buddy and Snappy and all their reptile friends.
My daughter really loved petting Bluey and Rocket and giving them a little cuddle.
If you go to the Big Banana be sure to go and here as well.
Serena was so welcoming and friendly. She personally gave us a tour of the reptiles, sharing all of her knowledge with us. This made it such an enjoyable experience. We stayed for such a long time learning about Buddy and Snappy and all their reptile friends.
My daughter really loved petting Bluey and Rocket and giving them a little cuddle.
If you go to the Big Banana be sure to go and here as well.
Very lovely place to sit, few ducks but lots of pigeons, they were just as lovely to watch though. :)
The sanctuary is a simple and old fashioned family program.
You can have your tickets online or at the place (by the time I went, the online option was not working with apple pay). At the counter you will be able to buy some food to feed the animal for an extra $3 (one sack of food will be more than enough for a family to enjoy the experience, believe me).
The staff are friendly and the place is simple. Right next to the entry, there is a cafe with a simple and delicious food.
There are not too many animals, but for the $35 entry ticket, it is more than fair. Adding to that, you will be able to feed and pet some animal, like the kangaroos. During the day, there are some moments where you will be able to get closer to the Koalas and also absorb really interesting information about them, provided by the well trained staff (and you will not need to spend more money to that).
I think that, tough it is a simple structure the place offers, it is really a enjoyable experience for a fair price. Highly recommend!
You can have your tickets online or at the place (by the time I went, the online option was not working with apple pay). At the counter you will be able to buy some food to feed the animal for an extra $3 (one sack of food will be more than enough for a family to enjoy the experience, believe me).
The staff are friendly and the place is simple. Right next to the entry, there is a cafe with a simple and delicious food.
There are not too many animals, but for the $35 entry ticket, it is more than fair. Adding to that, you will be able to feed and pet some animal, like the kangaroos. During the day, there are some moments where you will be able to get closer to the Koalas and also absorb really interesting information about them, provided by the well trained staff (and you will not need to spend more money to that).
I think that, tough it is a simple structure the place offers, it is really a enjoyable experience for a fair price. Highly recommend!
Had a day out at Cohuna Wildlife Park with my 2 year old grandson. We went on a week day before the school holidays started, so it was fairly quiet, which I was happy for. My grandson loves all animals but finds dinosaurs interesting at the moment.
The dinosaur statues they have in the park are great displays for some of the younger children.
The Wallaby and Kangaroo enclosure is nice to walk through. The park has two crocodiles, which like to laze by the pool in their enclosure. The park also has roaming Emus, which are friendly enough. If you plan on staying for most of the day, make sure you bring your own food.
The dinosaur statues they have in the park are great displays for some of the younger children.
The Wallaby and Kangaroo enclosure is nice to walk through. The park has two crocodiles, which like to laze by the pool in their enclosure. The park also has roaming Emus, which are friendly enough. If you plan on staying for most of the day, make sure you bring your own food.
Such beautiful people with amazing animals so lovely and easy to deal with. Animals happy and well looked after would definitely hire again thank you guys
As the name suggests, amazing little creatures: cute, cuddly and friendly.
Lots of ducks, Ibis, pigeons etc. Please don't feed them bread. A playground over the bridge
Small little pond on Linear trail where you can feed ducks (and pigeons)
Amazing animals, people and great prices.
Jodie and her team were fantastic, and the animals - SO cute! The level of communication made for a very stress-free experience, and the animals that arrived were all extremely happy, clean and well looked after. The team were lovely and engaging, and very patient with our little birthday party guests. Highly recommend!
Absolutely the best reptile park we've been to. Steve and the team know everything about all the reptiles and are great to talk to. This is our second visit and we'll be back every year when we visit Coffs. The animals are looked after well and visiting on a warm day they were very active! My boys were able to feed some of the turtles and lizards while they were there. Overall great experience, I couldn't recommend it more if I could and we can't wait to see Steve and the team next year when we come back to Coffs!
Jodie was amazing to deal with. The variety of animals for my daughters 3rd birthday, far exceeded our expectations! The handlers dealt with all the kids fantastically. What a great experience! I would recommend this company to anyone 🥰
My partner and I had an awesome time visiting reptile world next to the big banana although the place is quite smaller than I thought it would be. the cost for an adult is $12.50 and concession is $10 I believe. The animals are awesome but is mainly just snakes. There is a saltwater crocodile called snappy who is just adorable but I felt a bit sad looking at how small his enclosure was. To take photos with the animals I believe you have to pay $20 per person but you must take photos and on your own phone. I wanted to get a gift from the place As well but not many options and quite pricy. It would be awesome to have things like postcards or what not. I just wish the place was a lot bigger and for the $10 per person we spent we only spent a maximum of 10 minutes there because there isn’t much. I did love the animals but so much more could be done.
Kids love the animals at amazing animals to you. I RECOMMEND TO GET THEM TO YOUR KIDS PARTY.
I used ‘Amazing animals to you’ for my 3 years birthday party. It provided great entertainment and all the children loved it. The staff were easy to work with and were self-sufficient.
Lots of friendly ducks and birds
Friendly and helpful staff and absolutely beautiful animals ..the best !!!
If you get to this place when the birds of all types are busy cleaning, you will see them preening, flapping and just doing things which remind me of a cat cleaning itself. The lawns are well kept, the seats and paths inviting and the trees tall. A lovely spot which also leads to lots of other beautiful spots. Come and see.
They named it a duck pond! I came for the ducks! But all I could see were pigeons! I just had to squint my eyes and pretend those pigeons were actually ducks. It made me happy to sit by a pond and think about ducks (even though they were actually pigeons... not ducks.)
Could of been more ducks, ducks that were there didn't act very duck like. If you want to see a duck go here but I've been to plenty of other duck ponds in my life and there are much more stimulating duck ponds around