Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
4.5
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Discover over 70 species of Australian native animals in a beautiful, natural bush setting at the world's first and largest koala sanctuary. Meet a koala, hand-feed kangaroos, marvel at the playful platypus, and enjoy a full daily schedule of keeper talks and activities, including Sheep Dog Show and Wild Lorikeet Feeding. Amenities: free wiFi everywhere, parents' rooms & cafes.
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- ItchyFeetCamarillo, California11,639 contributionsExceeded our expectationsWe got there at opening which I highly suggest and signed up for the koala experience where we got to go into the enclosures and behind the scenes. It was very informative and lots to see. We could have easily spent an entire day here and did spend most of the day but several critters were already sleeping for the day by the time we arrived since it was quite warm. Our guide Rachel was very informative and patient with others in the small group that didn’t seem to want to follow directions and asked the same questions 10 times expecting a different answer. We got up close to the koalas and held one and got great photos and videos. If you want to have some personal experiences get there early and plan on a full day. We thought about going back but we had a lot to see in our 2 weeks in Queensland. Highly recommend and be there when it opensHi there, Thank you so much for your kind words. I am so happy to hear that you participated in our Koala Discovery Tour. This tour allows you to go behind the scenes of the sanctuary to see just how we care for our beautiful koalas with one of our education officers. We would love to welcome you back next time you are in Queensland and maybe to our night tours where you will be able to meet some of our nocturnal animals and once again be hosted by our wonderful Education team.Written November 26, 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited October 2023Traveled as a coupleWritten October 28, 2023
- puckstopper31Edmonton, Canada745 contributionsLoved it.Yes it’s about seeing Koalas, yes it’s about holding one and feeding Kangaroos and Wallabies. Seeing crocs, Dingos, etc etc….And it’s AWESOME!….watching these little fur balls safe, loved and cared for is heartwarming. A must see in Brisbane.Hi there, Thanks so much for your 5-Star review! It is so great that you were able to catch one of our koala hold sessions. These are one of our most popular experiences and allows you to get up close with one of Australia's most iconic native animals. I hope you were able to catch some of our daily shows and talks where you are able to learn about our animals and their activities in the wild.Written November 26, 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited October 2023Traveled as a coupleWritten November 2, 2023
- Allons!Gloucester, Virginia267 contributionsAusgezeitnet! A treasure to visit with friends from Brisbane!Visitor from Virginia, friends here said let’s visit a locals place that you won’t forget. Visited on a warm Thursday late morning, heat and humidity in full bloom! Plenty of shady rest spots which was essential. Great walk through the scenic birds merely set the tone for a great visit. Enjoyed the wild raptors, the Kipa herding demonstration, the crocodile feeding, Koalas everywhere, and the Kangaroo feeding. Simply a superb visit!Hi there, Great to hear that you visited on a warm day for the full Aussie experience! We do provide as much shade as we can whilst also maintaining an open air environment for our animals and visitors. The Free Flight Raptor Show definitely isn't one to miss so I am glad you were able to catch that one. It sounds like you were able to do lots on your visit to the sanctuary and I hope that you were able to learn lots about our native Aussie animals.Written November 27, 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited November 2023Traveled with friendsWritten November 16, 2023
- need2trvlMiamisburg, Ohio843 contributionsMust do in Australia! One of the few places you can hold or pet a koala. Kangaroos are a big hit here tooWe had gone to the wildlife Sydney Zoo. In Queensland people are unable to touch or hold a koala due to the fires. Understandably, there are concerns about any type of virus or health conditions passed on to the fragile koala. The Lone pine sanctuary exhibits animals native to Australia. The queen of course is the koala. Make sure and clarify whether you are getting a photo holding the koala or standing near the koala. The holding the koala will be much more professional photos versus standing near the koala. We spent about 3 hours there. Lone pine also has a great way to see kangaroos and feed them. You basically walk through their pen. It was so enjoyable. Make sure you don't have very nice shoes on ! Very walkable. The cafe was so so. . They did not have the staff and you had to really wait for food. Not much of a selection. Very happy we went here. This is really the best place to see native animals.Visited February 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten March 14, 2024
- Rubber_Duckie89Godalming, United Kingdom2,861 contributionsAdult family visitWe visited in January during our trip around Australia. We arrived at opening but unfortunately the Koala Experience had sold out for the day (luckily later on we were able to book for the koala touching. We went to a couple of the talks throughout the day and the staff seemed informative and caring of all the animals, the animals all looked well taken care of.Visited January 2024Traveled with friendsWritten March 21, 2024
- Lauren G17 contributionsKangaroos, koalas and birds - oh my!We loved our visit to Lone Pine! We were the first in line in the morning and made our way to the koala spot to sign up to hold a koala. We then went to feed the kangaroos - there was a large open area to feed them and you can stay in there as long as you like which is so nice. We even got to feed a mama with her Joey in her pouch! We fed the lorikeets, saw the bird show, and then held the koala. Lunch was pretty good, but the spot we ate lunch couldn’t be beat - next to the trees holding the koalas. The little gift shops are small but have great choices. Overall, not too much walking for our 5 and 11 year olds. We enjoyed every minute of our visit.Visited March 2024Traveled with familyWritten March 25, 2024
- PandaKatesAustin, Texas15 contributionsSpend the money and opt for the Platinum Tour!!!!!My parents, my husband, and I visited in mid May 2024. We participated in the Platinum tour. It rained pretty hard during several parts of our tour, but that neither deterred us, our tour guide (Nadia), nor the animals. We were prepared with ponchos/rain jackets and had an absolutely amazing time. The amount of care given to the animals is so amazing to see. The amount of personal attention and care given during the Platinum tour is worth every penny. We got one-on-one time and pictures with the Dingos, the Koalas, a python, an owl, backstage tour of the platypus enclosures, and toured the entire facility. I would absolutely do this again and I will definitely recommend to anyone visiting Brisbane!!!Visited May 2024Traveled with familyWritten May 29, 2024
- haeberlin2018Livermore, California121 contributionsA must to do while in BrisbaneWe have been at this place back in 1989 and had great memories. Earlier this year we visited Melbourne and Sydney and were hoping to have a similar experience. But in those States they don't allow to hold Koalas. We had an opportunity to visit Brisbane again in June. We took an UBER from the City to the Sanctuary. About A$ 31.00. We got our tickets to enter the Sanctuary and went straight to the place where you reserve your spot for the picture taking and holding a Koala. Cost is A$ 45.00 per person We got a spot at 11.30am. As we were early we had plenty of time to spend time in the open field where all the kangaroos are. An experience of a life time. When our time came to take pictures, we had to wait for a few minutes until it was our turn. Again, holding these Koala is a memorable experience. The staff is very friendly and they are also taking pictures with our own cameras. The official pictures (6x8") are available for pick up approx.30 minutes after taking the pictures. And having a look a all the Koalas in the sanctuary (about 130 of them) is very different experience than the Koalas we saw at the zoo in Sydney. Here most of them were awake, moved around and were eating. If you are in Brisbane a visit o this Sanctuary is a must. At the end of the day, we took the boat back to the city. Departure was at 1.20pm and the ride took about 70 minutes and we disembarked at South Bank, Cost for the boat ride one way was A$ 25.00 per person.Visited June 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten June 13, 2024
- Ian LKent, United Kingdom50 contributionsYou’ll want to come backThis is primarily a koala sanctuary, but shares it with a great many kangaroos and other Australian creatures. It was easy to book a wheelchair for the day and the staff were friendly and helpful. For us, the koalas stole the show with their effortless appeal, strongly followed by the many kangaroos, which you are encouraged to feed and pet in their open range enclosure. There are many other experiences and animals to get close to. Having to navigate a wheelchair around a large lizard basking on the footpath being one! With so much to offer it was a wrench to leave.Visited August 2024Traveled with familyWritten August 18, 2024
- zoeArlington, Virginia32 contributionsplatinum tour is incredible!!Ella took us around on the platinum tour, teaching us about and introducing us to a huge number of animals. It wasn't cheap, special birthday splurge, but worth every cent. Each of the encounters was unique and even after the tour was over there was another special animal encounter Ella suggested. We didn't know exactly what to expect and it was really exciting to just experience the whole day as a surprise. So I won't spoil it. We also loved that Lone Pine focuses on Australian animals, rather than being a generic zoo you could find anywhere. We'll remember this day forever!Visited August 2024Traveled with familyWritten August 29, 2024
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Alex2607
Paralowie, Australia88 contributions
Dec 2019 • Friends
To start when we arrived on the bus (infrequent) we waited in a long queue which split into further queues and moved very slow. The staff were trying to get people in. $1 for a map!
The sanctuary itself contained quite a few small koalas some could be photographed for free others were accessible only by paying $25 and queuing for a long time. Before 12pm tickets were totally sold out. The largest koala sanctuary in the world is the claim, I doubt it.
As far as other animals we saw some birds, a chicken, three dingoes, a cassowarry and briefly one platypus. Very disappointing especially for $42!
Lone Pine should look to the Cleland Wildlife Park and other great parks and sanctuaries in South Australia where people can see far more animals in a better environment at a more affordable cost.
The sanctuary itself contained quite a few small koalas some could be photographed for free others were accessible only by paying $25 and queuing for a long time. Before 12pm tickets were totally sold out. The largest koala sanctuary in the world is the claim, I doubt it.
As far as other animals we saw some birds, a chicken, three dingoes, a cassowarry and briefly one platypus. Very disappointing especially for $42!
Lone Pine should look to the Cleland Wildlife Park and other great parks and sanctuaries in South Australia where people can see far more animals in a better environment at a more affordable cost.
Written January 1, 2020
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Hi there. Thanks for taking the time to submit your review.
Being the Christmas and New Year's period, we are busier than usual, as are most attractions at this time of year. You are right in that our souvenir guidebooks are $1 each, but all of the information is also available for free via our website, on signage all throughout the park, or via our real-time information site, koala.today, which is accessible via our free guest Wi-Fi.
Whilst we are the largest koala sanctuary in the world, koala holds are limited each day to keep the health and well-being of our koalas top priority. Koala handling is actually governed by strict state legislation, which means a koala is never handled for more than 30 minutes a day, and are returned to their exhibit immediately if that is where they prefer to be. Of our 130 koalas, we also only handle those who have the right temperament and enjoy interacting with guests, among other variables.
We are home to 70 species of native Australian animals, so we hope if you visit again someday you are able to see them. Our 16 daily keeper talks and presentations are also the perfect way to see some of our animals up close, and to learn more about them.
Written January 3, 2020
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SuZQ0420
San Francisco, CA111 contributions
Jan 2020
This is a 20 minute Uber ride or you can take the boat to the sanctuary. If I had the time, I would have taken the boat. I would highly recommend getting there 10-15 min. prior to when they open and wait in line. Walk down to the Koala main area and buy tickets (starting at 9:30am) to hold a koala. It is a $25 fee on top of the entrance fee but well worth it in my opinion. You can spend an entire day here. I can't say enough good things about. It was a highlight of my trip.
Written January 12, 2020
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Thank you for your wonderful 5 star review. We are pleased that you were able to experience holding a koala in your own arms and took away many photo memories.
Written January 19, 2020
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Experience775412
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Jul 2022
When we called to check, we were told that it would be suitable on a rainy day but it was miserably wet and I would not recommend this on a rainy day as the walkways are all in the open. The Cafe inside was very old and shabby and we were asked to leave at 12.15 as they were closing early due to the rain! We had to rush our food and drink that we had just purchased. The Hold the Koala experience was $29 each to hold a koala for a maximum of 2 minutes.
Written July 5, 2022
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sunshinesam2015
Auckland Central, New Zealand21 contributions
Jul 2022 • Couples
Great!! Absolute gem. The kangaroos are so placid and safe which is as a relief. Soo many koalas and a few babies and the dingo meet cute was great. There is not much to buy at the gift shop and food is a fair range of things and the usual hiked prices - the BEST soft serve and the outside cafe and easy bus route there and back from town - cheap budget friendly travel option
Would recommend stickers, badges, patches for the goft shop - and more soft toys and clothing options 🐢🙏🦖
Would recommend stickers, badges, patches for the goft shop - and more soft toys and clothing options 🐢🙏🦖
Written July 12, 2022
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Mariya
Boston, MA71 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
My fiancé and I started off our honeymoon in Brisbane and the only reason we flew into Brisbane from Boston was to experience Lone Pine Sanctuary and trust me, it did not disappoint. We purchased the Diamond Tour which I highly highly recommend, and spent 6 hours interacting and learning about Australia’s animals. The tour not only gave us “back stage” access to animals feeding areas but also gave us a full VIP experience by letting us interact with and hold Koalas, snakes, birds and dingos without waiting in line. The photo team who took our pictures at every animal encounter was awesome, I can’t wait to frame the pictures when I get home! The tour also included morning tea and lunch which was much needed as we did so much walking and so much learning. It was an incredibly unique experience to say the least. I can’t thank our tour guide Megan enough for kicking off our honeymoon with so much fun!! Megan was super knowledgeable and answered literally every question we had. She’s also hilarious and cracked a lot of jokes which made the day even better. Thank you times a million, Megan and Lone Pine, we will never forget this experience!
Written January 4, 2020
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Hi Mariya, thank you for your wonderful 5-star review. We’re so happy to hear that you enjoyed your tour with Megan, and that we could help make your honeymoon a trip to remember. Our education officers are certainly very knowledgeable, and always more than happy to share the wonderful world of Aussie wildlife with our guests.
Written January 8, 2020
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traveler4k
Beverly Hills, CA1,707 contributions
Dec 2019 • Friends
This area is absolutely beautiful. I would recommend taking the river cruise from the downtown area over to the sanctuary. It is beautiful and you see beautiful homes on the water as you get to the sanctuary.
In this sanctuary you will see all types of indigenous species to Australia. Not just koalas! However, the highlight is to touch a koala and you can touch a koala for free. He can also of course get in line and pay to hold the koala during certain times, which I would also recommend if you’ve never done it.
On top of everything, it’s a wonderful place to support and they have amazing ice cream cones.
In this sanctuary you will see all types of indigenous species to Australia. Not just koalas! However, the highlight is to touch a koala and you can touch a koala for free. He can also of course get in line and pay to hold the koala during certain times, which I would also recommend if you’ve never done it.
On top of everything, it’s a wonderful place to support and they have amazing ice cream cones.
Written February 9, 2020
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Thank you for your 5-star review. Set amongst the trees along the beautiful Brisbane River, Lone Pine certainly has a gorgeous location. Lone Pine is home to over 70 species of Australian native animals, and we are so glad that you got to experience their natural beauty up close. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed our yummy soft-serve ice cream cones! We recently introduced soft-serve machines to reduce plastic wastage at the sanctuary, and they are proving to be a popular choice with our guests.
Written February 17, 2020
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00GMF
Brisbane, Australia77 contributions
Jul 2021
After many years since our last visit we enjoyed a great 5 hours at the Sanctuary amongst these wonderful Australian animals from Koalas to Wombats. Staff are very friendly and informative and the grounds and enclosures are well maintained. Many opportunities to view Koalas and have a photo holding one (extra charge) to feeding the kangaroos. A must for tourists especially for overseas guests (when travel is permitted). Riverside Cafe open 7 days and reasonably priced limited menu or you can bring a picnic.
Written July 29, 2021
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Thank you for your 4-star review. We are delighted that you enjoyed exploring our 5-hectare free-range kangaroo reserve, interacting with our many kangaroos and wallabies. Our platypodes, and our Tasmanian devils, are certainly a favourite among guests.
Wombats enjoy a daily snooze in their den, which is common for a nocturnal species. Our wombats also enjoy daily walks throughout the sanctuary with their keepers, which is great for exercise and mental stimulation, in addition to various enrichment activities within their exhibits. Hopefully, during your next visit, you will be lucky to catch them out on a walk!
Written August 31, 2021
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Robyn E
Adelaide, Australia131 contributions
Jan 2020
Returning to Brisbane as a visitor compared to once being a resident, I found Lone Pine Koala Sactuary exhibits absolutely amazing. Naturally many improvements have been made over the years and we took advantage of the scheduled information sessions on offer. These presentations were great (except for the absolute rudeness of patrons in the reptile talk) and staff were very knowledgeable and approachable. Highly recommend a visit.
Written January 18, 2020
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Thank you for your wonderful 5 star review. We are delighted to welcome you back to Lone Pine to witness all the renovations and new builds that have happened in recent years.
Written January 22, 2020
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Jacqueline D
Bundaberg, Australia750 contributions
Oct 2020 • Family
Great place to take the grandkids. We enjoyed the great variety of animals, including heaps of koalas. Seeing the wombat being walked on a lead was funny. We watched the bird and sheepdog show, which were entertaining. Not many kangaroos or emus were interested in feeding, hiding out in their safe zones. The platypus chasing yabbies was fun to watch.
Written October 4, 2020
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Thank you for your 5-star review. We’re so glad to hear your family had a wonderful experience getting up close to our animals. Our range of animals allows guests to see, meet and learn from some of Australia’s greatest native fauna. Our keepers certainly do a fantastic job of caring for our animals. Such care involves taking our wombats for their daily walks. This is to keep our wombats stimulated, fit and is a great enrichment program. It also makes for a very entertaining sight.
Our staff also offer other kinds of stimulation and enrichment including our sheep dog show; displaying their natural abilities in herding and our free flight raptor shows which demonstrates the amazing flight and hunting abilities of our Australian raptors.
Our kangaroos and wallabies do have a ‘rest-zone’ which they can access at any time of the day if they do not wish to interact with our guests. The Platypus house has two beautiful viewing areas where guests can watch our boys swim around and feed. You can also watch Barak and Aroona on our 24/7 live webcams (available from our websites ‘Webcam’ tab). We hope to see you again!
Written November 17, 2020
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W8677INrachell
Lower Hutt, New Zealand26 contributions
Jan 2023 • Family
I don’t even know where to start!
We travelled as a group of 6 from New Zealand, with 4 adults and 2 tweenagers (12 year old girls). We elected to do the Platinum Tour which essentially meant we got a private tour, as the maximum group size is 6 guests.
Our guide was Kayla who I believe is the education manager at Lone Pine. She was fantastic from the word go. We also had Tiana, another staff member, shadowing for most of the day which was a bonus. Both of the ladies were so full of information and had a sense of humour which made the tour really enjoyable.
As the tour includes morning tea and lunch, our first job was to fill out sheets to choose drinks and food items (all of which were delicious).
Then we hit the tour properly. In no particular order - socialization/training with a rainbow lorikeet, hand feeding beautiful gentle kangaroos and wallabies (including seeing joeys in and out of pouches). Meeting and having professional photos with a snake and a koala. Going in the the dingo enclosure for pats and snuggles. Meeting and feeding Chicky the cassowary and seeing her up close. Holding a bearded dragon. Watching the crocodile feeding (only on certain days). Feeding platypus and Tasmanian devils and turtles. Going to a free flight show and having one of the birds perch on our hand, and seeing one of the resident sheepdogs rounding up some sheep. There are quite a few different keeper talks during the day. There are also many other creatures such as a variety of lizards, wombats, flying foxes etc.
In many cases you are going behind the scenes, sitting in reserved seating, queue jumping for photos etc and it’s all run very professionally.
It was very clear the keepers loved their animals and feeling was mutual. There are so many beautiful animals including many koalas as Lone Pine is a very old and established sanctuary.
At the end we were taken to pick up our photos and presented with Lone Pine pins and caps as a memento of the day. Our whole group had a fantastic time and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Lone Pine in general, and the Platinum Tour in particular, to anyone. I can’t think of a better Aussie animal experience I’ve had.
We travelled as a group of 6 from New Zealand, with 4 adults and 2 tweenagers (12 year old girls). We elected to do the Platinum Tour which essentially meant we got a private tour, as the maximum group size is 6 guests.
Our guide was Kayla who I believe is the education manager at Lone Pine. She was fantastic from the word go. We also had Tiana, another staff member, shadowing for most of the day which was a bonus. Both of the ladies were so full of information and had a sense of humour which made the tour really enjoyable.
As the tour includes morning tea and lunch, our first job was to fill out sheets to choose drinks and food items (all of which were delicious).
Then we hit the tour properly. In no particular order - socialization/training with a rainbow lorikeet, hand feeding beautiful gentle kangaroos and wallabies (including seeing joeys in and out of pouches). Meeting and having professional photos with a snake and a koala. Going in the the dingo enclosure for pats and snuggles. Meeting and feeding Chicky the cassowary and seeing her up close. Holding a bearded dragon. Watching the crocodile feeding (only on certain days). Feeding platypus and Tasmanian devils and turtles. Going to a free flight show and having one of the birds perch on our hand, and seeing one of the resident sheepdogs rounding up some sheep. There are quite a few different keeper talks during the day. There are also many other creatures such as a variety of lizards, wombats, flying foxes etc.
In many cases you are going behind the scenes, sitting in reserved seating, queue jumping for photos etc and it’s all run very professionally.
It was very clear the keepers loved their animals and feeling was mutual. There are so many beautiful animals including many koalas as Lone Pine is a very old and established sanctuary.
At the end we were taken to pick up our photos and presented with Lone Pine pins and caps as a memento of the day. Our whole group had a fantastic time and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Lone Pine in general, and the Platinum Tour in particular, to anyone. I can’t think of a better Aussie animal experience I’ve had.
Written January 22, 2023
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Thank you for your amazing review of our Platinum Tour!
It is a brilliant new addition to our Wildlife Experiences. I will be sure to pass on your feedback to Kayla and Tiana, our education officers love to show our guests the brilliant nature of our animals. They're happy to cater to the needs of every Platinum Tour guest to make sure you get to experience the native Australian animals in our park.
The Tour allows our guests the priority to get to see all our shows up close and get to see our Sheep Dogs and our Raptors. With the Platinum Tour you get exclusive access to our Dingo and Cassowary enclosures which no other experience allows you to do!
Written January 22, 2023
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bambi84x
Coatbridge, United Kingdom
Hi we have booked the boat to the sanctuary tomorrow but do we need to book seperate for the pictures with a koala?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Written February 26, 2020
Hi there, koala hold photos can currently be purchased at our Main Koala Exhibit from 9.30am. They cost $25 per photo ticket. Quantities are strictly limited and availability may vary.
Written February 27, 2020
Will be in Brisbane 17th -20th Feb should it be ok to book trip by boat one day before and photo opportunity? Can I go to departure point and book for next day rather than online? Staying at Kangaroo point what is best way to boat departure place?
Written February 7, 2020
Not sure about transport via boat . Weather in few weeks could be very humid and bit wet but still very warm. We booked once we arrived but I believe you can book on line too
Hope you enjoy your stay in Brisbane
Written February 8, 2020
コアラの抱っこは開園時間内なら何時に行っても抱っこできるのでしょうか??
2歳の娘と行く予定です。
カランビン動物園とローンパインで迷ってます。
大きすぎると周りきれないかなという思いと
せっかくいくならという気持ちもあります。
どちらがおすすめでしょうか?
Written January 25, 2020
私はローンパインにしか行っていませんが、コアラを「抱っこ」出来る時間は決まっていました。抱っこ終了時間後は、「触れる」時間帯になるようです。私は「抱っこ」出来た最後の一人で、とてもラッキーでした。多分ですが、抱っこできる時間は午前と午後、それぞれ2,3時間だと思います。この方のサイトがお役に立つと思います(「カランビンorローンパイン?数日内に両方行って比較してみた」で検索)。コアラメインであれば、ローンパインの方が良い様な気がします。本当に「鈴なり」にコアラがいるので、「抱っこ」列に並んでいる間も間近で見ることが出来ますし、最悪触ることは出来ると思います。
Written January 26, 2020
Sorry just something I wanted to raise...I’ve read on your website that koalas aren’t handled 2 days in a row...then I read on here that if handled for 2 days aren’t handled on the 3rd and then I just read in another comment that if they are handled for 3 days they aren’t handled for 4. So which is it? Also you say if they don’t want to participate they don’t have to...how do you know that they either do or don’t want to?
Written January 22, 2020
I was just there and I was shown exactly how they handle the scheduling of the koalas. First off, they are very particular that if a particular quality is not into it he is not brought out. They track every koala who is used for photo shoots. The bottom line is no quality is used to days in a row and they are maxed out with a certain number of visitors per day per koala. And that max out is based on the background and experience of both the koala and the trainers perception of how the koala is interacting.This facility has so many koalas under their care that this should not be a concern of anybody
Written January 28, 2020
We are planning to visit Lone Pine during the week in early January. How quickly do tickets for the hold a koala experience sell out? What are our chances of getting to hold a koala if we don't arrive first thing in the morning?
Written December 16, 2019
As January is a very busy time of year, we recommend coming close to our opening hour if you are looking to hold a koala, as spaces are limited. If you are looking to guarantee a spot we recommend checking out our premium wildlife experiences, which are detailed on our website and many include a koala experience.
Written December 17, 2019
Todd Poulson
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Is there an opportunity to pet the Wombats? I was at a reserve down near Sydney and they had this and it was very nice and I want to show this to my wife who was not there.
Written September 12, 2019
I really don’t think so. There was a wombat enclosure but I didn’t even see one there. If it’s very important to you I suggest calling them.
Written September 13, 2019
I cant download my photo using the link on the bottom of my hard copy please let me know how I can obtain an image on line
Written July 8, 2019
We got hard copies of the photos & pictures taken on our own camera. Sorry.
Written July 8, 2019
Hi! We are from the Philippines and we will be staying in Peppers Noosa Resort & Villas on August 18-22 for a business trip. Me and all of my colleagues would want to see Australia's iconic animals in Lone Pine among others after reading a lot of reviews on different websites.
We are looking for the most affordable and convenient way to go there from Peppers. Can you suggest any, or do you have a private transport service and the like?
Written July 2, 2019
Hi, Noosa is a long drive to Lone Pine! If you are only wanting to go there, I’d suggest a hire car and drive yourself there & back. Otherwise, Australia Zoo on the Sunshine Coast is much closer to Noosa & has all of the same animals and many more. I cannot send you the web address as Trip Advisor won’t allow it but google ‘Australia Zoo’.
Good luck!
Written July 2, 2019
What is the difference between booking the $150 koala experience versus waiting in line to hold the koala at no charge?
Written May 12, 2019
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