Get in touch with wildlife at Maru Koala and Animal Park.
Enjoy hand feeding and patting the koalas, kangaroos and wallabies, which includes rare albino animals. Join hourly koala tours inside the koala enclosure and pat and hand feed them on a close encounter experience. See a range of animals and meet the keepers at regular talks including the sheep shearing and wildlife shows in the auditorium.
Then set sail into Pirate Pete's mini golf adventure and enjoy 18 holes of pirating fun around the 30 metre Pirate Ship. Do either activity, or for one low price, purchase an all day pass to give you unlimited access all day long to the Animal Park and Pirate Pete's mini golf.
Enjoy a meal in the licensed Homestead Bistro with a tempting range of fresh foods all prepared by the talented team. Maru has sealed paths throughout and amenities for all abilities, with plenty of seating and sheltered and shaded areas.
Maru welcomes group and private bookings and also cater for children's parties and have an outdoor play area. Owned and run by the Heffer family for over 30 years, they personally take the time to ensure you enjoy your visit.
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Opening hours:
- Daily: 9:30am - 5:30pm
25 Dec 2018
- Closed
Accessibility:
- Actively welcomes people with access needs
- Suitable for guests who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour
- Suitable for guests with a vision impairment. Attained by providing for guests with partial vision impairment or total loss of useable vision
- Suitable for guests with a hearing impairment, from mild hearing loss to profoundly deaf
- Suitable for guests with sufficient mobility to climb two or three steps, but would benefit from fixtures and fittings to aid balance
- Suitable for guests who depend on the use of a wheelchair in a seated position at all times
- Suitable for guests with high support needs who uses a hoist and always travel with a carer
Facilities:
- Bar
- BBQ facilities
- Café
- Car park
- Coach parking
- Picnic area
- Restaurant - licensed
Accreditation:
- Quality Tourism Accredited Business
Membership:
- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
- Visitor Information Centre
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