BONORONG WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

When you visit Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary, you are actually entering Tasmania’s largest 24/7 Wildlife Rescue Service. From koalas and kangaroos to Tasmanian devils, wombats, and quolls, this is a haven for recovering and orphaned animals of all shapes and sizes. The experience is bound to melt your heart as you get to have face-to-face, fun, and educational encounters with native Aussie wildlife. Needless to say, it is a big hit with the kids! Many animals, including large mobs of free-ranging kangaroos, as well as species that are now going extinct in parts of Australia other than Tasmania, call the Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary their home. Apart from exploring the sanctuary on your own, make use of the daily guided tours. There are four to choose from (10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 3:30 PM), each running for 45 minutes. The friendly keepers will offer you tons of fun information and stories about the animals.

Feeding the adorable animals dinner at Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary is a one-of-a-kind experience. The group size is kept small so that every participant has plenty of time to interact with the critters. Over the course of 2.5 hours, you will enter the animals' world, and hand-feed weird and wonderful creatures like Eastern quolls, tawny frogmouths, and sugar gliders. Start with feeding the daylight dwellers. Your guide will even help you feed the Tassie devils! Then, move on to the nocturnal animals and give them their breakfast. A special highlight is interacting with the mob of friendly Forester kangaroos. Meet some of the amazing survivors here - animals who are recovering from injuries or are orphans. Your guide will show you how you are helping to get them back into the wild.

Make the best of your holiday and interact with the adorable Aussie critters at Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary! As the name suggests, the Feeding Frenzy tour gets you right into the action at feeding time. You and your group will follow your guide to say 'g'day mate' to and feed as many different animals as possible during your 2.5-hour tour. Get ready for fun experiences like feeding eucalyptus to the koalas while stroking their fur, giving cockatoos treats, letting wombats nibble on their snacks, or hand-feeding the tawny frogmouth birds and watching them swallow their food whole. You’ll even get to feed the Tasmanian devils, an endangered Australian species. This is a fun experience, and it allows you to see native Tasmanian animals in their element. Group sizes are kept small so everyone will have their fill of animal encounters.

Ideal for a family outing, or even a fun date experience, this Private Premium Feeding Frenzy experience is just for you and whoever you are with. You'll be lead by an experienced member of the Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary's keeping staff, who will be the guide for the entire 3-hour tour. Upon arrival, get greeted with a glass of Tasmanian sparkling wine or fruit juice. Sip on the refreshing drink before heading towards the Sanctuary to meet and interact with the curious Aussie wildlife. When you meet the Tasmanian devils, your guide will introduce you to each one. You'll learn their names, listen to their quirky stories and discover little-known facts about the species. While you're at it, you'll get to feed a Tassie devil a snack and snap a photo from less than a meter away! Continue and hand-feed weird and amazing creatures like Eastern quolls, tawny frogmouths, and sugar gliders. A key highlight is meeting the mob of friendly Forester kangaroos! Meet some of the inspiring animal survivors who are recovering from injuries or are orphans. Your guide will tell you how your visit is helping the Sanctuary restore them to the wild.

Enjoy a 3-hour private, premium tour of Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary just as the creatures of the night come alive! Your lead guide will be a member of the management or one of the lead guides. Sip on a glass of Tasmanian sparkling wine or fruit juice upon arrival and head over to see curious Aussie wildlife in their natural waking hours. Pat and hand-feed incredible Tasmanian species such as tawny frogmouths, sugar gliders, wombats, and kangaroos. Your guide will tell you about the elusive and little-known Tasmanian microbat; you might even get to see them flitting across the sky, or be able to track their movements on an interactive iPad tracking app! Meet some Tasmanian devils too, learn their names and discover fun facts about this endangered species. Feed one a snack and snap a photo from less than a meter away! You will also have other amazing face-to-face photo opportunities of rarely seen wildlife. Learn about the perils that the native wildlife face on a day-to-day basis and what you can do to help.