Visit: Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, 28 Tomewin St, Currumbin, Gold Coast, Queensland 4223 Australia
With over 27 hectares of wide-open spaces featuring lush Eucalyptus trees & rainforest, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary is a great day out for the young, & young at heart. You will get to see many of Australia’s iconic species displayed in their natural habitat.
We are a for purpose charity that invests all proceeds back in to caring for wildlife, assisting with running our wildlife hospital, & taking part in 15 conservation projects to ensure wildlife for future generations.
Take in a show or two, get up close to some iconic Australian wildlife, cool off at Wild Island Adventure Splash Zone, ride the miniature train, explore the Extinction Trail and visit Lost Valley.
Download the app prior to arrival to plan your day.
A must do is our wild lorikeet feeding. This occurs at 8am and 4pm daily.
Don't forget to meet Blinky Bill, and get a bird’s-eye-view of our vets in action at Currumbin Wildlife Hospital.
There is so much more to explore!
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General Admission
12/1/2023 - 3/31/2025
| Monday - Sunday : | 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM |
2 to 6 hours(approx.)
Wheelchair Access: Thanks to an extensive system of boardwalks and ramps throughout Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, there is no problem getting around on wheelchairs. However, the assistance of a carer will be needed on some of the steep walks. Wheelchairs are free, however ID is required to present.
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infant seats available
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : LandL21
Nice place with a pretty walk. Great to see koala so close and the salt water croc was huge! We went from 10am to around 1pm and saw about 4 lorikeets. Very disappointing. Really poor to have bird feeding at 8am and 4pm. Nothing like it used to be. Terrible completely useless map too.
Overall, not great value for money and don’t go if you expect to feed lots of birds (unless you go early or late).
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Posted On : 2024-04-26
Posted By : Nedine2012
This had to be one of the best days out on the Gold Coast (although we have had an amazing time at lots of places) - what a beautiful sanctuary with so much to do. We had such a wonderful day out. You can see how well cared for the wildlife are here. So many koalas and there are kangaroos to interact with (just need to buy a $4 bag of food from the kiosk located near by). Our 11 year old was desparte to hold a koala and having read some of the reviews online about the long wait time, we came prepared to wait. Tip: if you go to the 12.30 session, and are prepared to line up early, I would suggest start to line up at 12pm and then you only wait for 30 mins as they are pretty fast once the photo sessions open up after lunch. Holding the koala was actually worth the wait, so darn cute and really great photo keep sakes. Yes it is very pricey but we were comforted in the fact that the money goes back to the Sanctuary not some big corporate. You can also opt for Zip lining - it looked awesome - we didnt do it though because everyone was a bit tired from our adventures prior to this. Was neat seeing all the older volunteers around the place and I love the conservation story of this place. Well worth every $$ spent.
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Posted On : 2024-04-01
Posted By : 342cheryle
Such a rip off .. what a disappointing experience. Costs alot to get in $64 and $10 parking … but fair enough the center needs to take care of these gorgeous animals. Unfortunately, and not that anyone will tell you once you’ve paid entry, if you wanna hold the koala be prepared to stand in line for more than an hour in the sun only to find out that you have been standing in line to pay $49 more … and then after they rudely extort the $49 .. you will stand in line an additional 20 min. before getting anywhere near the koala. And if you think you’ll have more than 30 seconds holding the koala .. well you’ll be disappointed cause the handler rudely tells you she doesn’t have time to let your family also take a picture of you. One good thing, at least when you pay $49 to hold the koala .. there is actually an electric fan there to cool the cashier. And the kangaroos are amazing .. but you’ll need to pay $4 for a small bag of food 🤦♀️. Go to Lone Pine .. may be further but a much better
day.
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Posted On : 2024-03-20
Posted By : Sunshine27811957948
Great place to see the kangaroos and other wildlife. All animals are friendly, and the people working there are great. Welle worth the visit.
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Posted On : 2024-03-20
Posted By : Hannah P
We strolled around for about 2.5hrs and also went to the bird show which was awesome - would recommend. We weren’t sure if this would be worth it as we read mixed reviews, but there were lots of cool animals to see and it felt like pretty much all the enclosures were full. The staff were all really friendly, and for most of the enclosures etc you were shaded under trees so it wasn’t too hot.
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Posted On : 2024-03-18
Posted By : Tangela_S
wow. seeing all the animals close up was spectacular. loved taking pictures holding the koalas. the bird show is a must see
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Posted On : 2024-03-16
Posted By : Janetven
Great experience at the Wildlife Sanctuary where we saw so many Koalas and Kangaroos. It is a nice open atmosphere where getting close to the animals are just a given. The guides were great and very knowledgeable. However the map was very confusing and we had difficulty understanding it and finding the exit. Other than that the whole experience was great.
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Posted On : 2024-03-06
Posted By : Aundrae_F
Very cool experience and I don't even like animals a whole bunch. Being up close to kangaroos and other wildlife like Koalas was amazing to see. Animals were calm and staff did a great job of watching everyone closely.
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Posted On : 2024-02-21
Posted By : Jacob15
Having done Australia Zoo a number of times and never been here, we came on this trip.
We had a great time. The staff were very friendly and helpful. There were plenty of animals to see.
The lady who gave the talk about the Tasmanian Devils was very passionate about them.
They are in the middle of a HUGE addition atm, which looks like it will at least double the park that was there.
I'd like to go back and see once it's all finished.
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Posted On : 2024-02-04
Posted By : Claudi_S
Everything was great - except for the fact, that we still had to wait in [the long] line despite us having tickets through Viator already. So be aware of this when you get there.
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Posted On : 2024-01-23
