Wildlife & zoos

Explore the incredible range of wildlife that calls Victoria home. Watch penguins on parade at Phillip Island. See emus, wombats and lyrebirds in the wild. Visit national parks to see kangaroos, glow worms, platypus and Tasmanian devils in their natural habitat. Watch for whales at Warrnambool between June and September, or meet bottlenose dolphins and fur seals in Port Phillip Bay.

Highlights

Ballarat Wildlife Park
This award winning Park is owned and operated by Greg Parker and his family. Founded in February 1985 through a passion for conservation of wildlife...
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Melbourne Zoo
Enliven your zoo visit with up-close Wild Encounters tours, groove in summer to the 'Zoo Twilights' music performances, or just gawp at new arrivals.
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Healesville Sanctuary
Watch for waking koalas and peek at a joey in a kangaroo's pouch, meet keepers or observe vets in the animal hospital, all in an Aussie bush setting.
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Werribee Open Range Zoo
Join a wildlife safari, Melbourne style, and spot rhinos, cheetahs, giraffes, zebras and monkeys as they roam freely through the grounds of the zoo.
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