Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
- Address:Gold Coast Highway, Currumbin
- Hours:Open daily 8am - 5pm. Closed Christmas Day and ANZAC Day (Apr 25) morning
- Admission:Adults: AU$44.10, Children (4-14yrs): AU$27.90
5:33 AM Sunday, May 27
Clear. Refreshingly cool.
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There are many critters nestling in the rainforest setting of Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, but the prettiest - and loudest - are the flocks of rainbow lorikeets that cluster round visitors for twice-daily feeds. If you've never seen these birds before, you're in for a treat - they're a photogenic patchwork of emerald green, sapphire blue and sunset orange. They're not shy, and will perch on your head or arms to eat.
The rainbow lorikeets were the ones that started it all - Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary was begun by a beekeeper and gardener who started feeding the lorikeets to keep them off his crops - but there are now hundreds of native animals in the sanctuary, including kangaroos, koalas, wombats and crocodiles.
You can tour the sanctuary with a guide on Segways, take on the Tarzan ropes and Flying Fox of the Green Challenge, feed and cuddle animals and go behind the scenes to visit nurseries and hospitals.
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We visited Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary last year and found the whole experience excellent. I thought it was much better than Dubbo Plains Zoo which I visited last month. Well done Currumbin for allowing public access to the animals as they roam freely through the grounds.
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I took three children of different ages on the night tour , and it was the best on the gold coast , all kids enjoyed it and learnt sooo much about native animals and the australian way , they fed kangaroos, they cuddled koalas and many more great things , we watched aboridginal dance and had photos taken with them , they give you tea first ( a great B,B,Q,) then they take you on a tour ( fantastic ) we all loved it ,, well worth the time and money . I thourally recomend it .. to all of all ages , well done currumbin .
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Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary is located approximately 5 km (3 mi) from Gold Coast Airport. It's serviced by Surfside Buses 700, 760 and 765.
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