Australia Zoo on the beautiful Sunshine Coast, Queensland is nestled on over 70 acres of natural Australian bush land. It is home to more than 1000 native and exotic species that can’t wait to get up close and personal to you!
Australia Zoo features a stack of spectacular animal enclosures, lush gardens and of course our gorgeous wildlife. From Australia’s cuddly koalas, waddling wombats, slithering snakes and cute kangaroos there is always a stack of exciting wildlife to see. You can have a close encounter with our playful tiger cubs; two beautiful girls and one cute as a critter boy. Come face to face with our majestic tigers, get your photo taken with a baby alligator or watch a crocodile launch its strike from the waters edge!
Hand-feed our gorgeous Red and Grey Kangaroos as they roam their open-range enclosure and hand feed our Asian elephants Siam, Sabu and Bimbo!
Sit back and relax in the world class Animal Planet Crocoseum and learn, laugh and enjoy the amazing Wildlife Warrior show. Seats 5000 people and you can experience wildlife like nowhere else!
Chat to one of our friendly and experienced animal keepers who are passionate about wildlife and habitat conservation. They are committed to creating a positive and memorable experience for each and every one of our guests, every single day.
Take in the breath taking scenery and wildlife activity on Australia Zoo’s shuttle buses that tour the zoo throughout the day! And when lunch time comes around, enjoy a delicious Bindi Burger or Australia Zoo BLT at the Feeding Frenzy Food Court. Indulge in a quick bite to eat at the Dingo Diner and our various kiosks.
Your day at Australia Zoo will be the ultimate wildlife adventure and remember: CROCS RULE! Wooo-hoo!
- What is the objective of Australia Zoo?
The objective of Australia Zoo is to promote ‘Conservation through Exciting Education’. Our vision is that Australia Zoo will become the ultimate, global zoological destination and in doing so become world leaders in conservation, relating to both wildlife and their habitat. We strive to maintain excellence in animal welfare. We aim to maintain the highest level of passion and enthusiasm for wildlife, and to provide visitors with a superb and exciting experience!
- What is Australia Zoo’s philosophy on wildlife conservation?
We believe that the protection of animals and our native wildlife should be a priority. As more and more animal species become threatened by extinction, we must help to protect and advance our natural environment by raising awareness of wildlife issues and by providing information to the public. Australia Zoo is in the business of making connections between humans and animals. We are helping to forge not only an understanding, but a deep and genuine passion for our precious wildlife in people of all ages and backgrounds. Steve and Terri have always tried to create a heightened awareness about the problems our wildlife is facing through their documentaries, films, and appearances; and now our pint-sized Wildlife Warrior, Bindi, is helping to spread the conservation message too!
- What can visitors (children and adults) expect to experience at Australia Zoo?
Australia’s premier wildlife attraction keeps getting bigger and better! With over one thousand native and exotic animals, an army of Wildlife Warriors, an action-packed 24-hour wildlife hospital and one amazingly adventurous Irwin family, there is NEVER a dull moment at Australia Zoo. The crew packs in stacks of wildlife action every day – there are always plenty of exciting wildlife shows to see, friendly and knowledgeable zoo keepers to chat with and heaps of drop-dead gorgeous animals that can't wait to get up close and personal with YOU! If you've ever wanted to cuddle a koala, hand-feed an Asian Elephant, walk alongside a Bengal Tiger, wrap a snake around your shoulders or watch a massive Saltwater Crocodile launch a strike from the water's edge, then Australia Zoo is your ultimate destination.
- What makes Australia Zoo different to any other zoo?
There is no other zoo like Australia Zoo! We pack in stacks of wildlife action every day and move at a great rate of knots to bring you the most action-packed LIVE shows and exciting encounters with our amazing animals. Australia Zoo’s exhibits are works of art, architectural firsts, 5-star accommodation for our animals and unlike anything in any other zoo around the world. Each one of them is the brainchild of the one and only Steve Irwin; they were conceived in his mind and brought to life by the talented crew of designers, artists, builders and horticulturalists that he hand-picked and supervised.
Our Tiger Temple, built to resemble the famous Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia, is a work of art as well as an architectural first – it boasts the southern hemisphere's only underwater viewing of tigers and cheetahs. The Animal Planet Crocoseum is the fulfillment of one of Steve Irwin's lifelong dreams. Steve wanted to provide the visitors to Australia Zoo with the opportunity to see crocodiles in clear water ponds, in an action-packed show full of discovery and adventure. Elephantasia is Australia’s LARGEST Asian Elephant facility. Created in 2006 for Australia Zoo’s beautiful girls Siam, Sabu and Bimbo, this Asian-themed exhibit draws huge crowds for its FREE afternoon elephant feeding sessions every day.
Last year Terri also launched Steve’s Whale One – the only whale watching operator on the Sunshine Coast. Steve wanted to raise awareness about the atrocities of whale culling, and he decided the best way to do this was to increase awareness of the plight of these beautiful creatures.
In addition to all of this, Australia Zoo hosts heaps of entertainment, promotional days, and even external events, all of which make our zoo one ripper of a wildlife facility!
- Any special events coming up that visitors can take advantage of?
Queen’s Birthday - Monday 9 June 2008
Have you ever jumped into bed with a snake? Come to Australia Zoo this Queens Birthday and see if you can stay cool as a cucumber while you slither into bed with one of our humongous pythons! Wooo-hoo! If you can last a few minutes with the slithering reptile you’ll have the chance to win a QUEEN sized bed. What a little ripper! Be sure to enter the royal competitions to win some really awesome prizes. Come in for a day of extreme action and adventure at Australia Zoo, where CROCS RULE!
Bindi’s 10th Birthday - Thursday 24 July 2008
Crikey! Our Wildlife Warrior princess, Bindi, is ticking over into her 10th year…DOUBLE DIGITS, which means DOUBLE THE ACTION here at Australia Zoo on July 24, 2008! To celebrate, ALL KIDS GET IN FREE! Get ready for Australia Zoo to ‘freeze over’ as Bindi’s Birthday 2008 encompasses a ‘Winter Wonderland’ theme. With some TOP SECRET and very ‘icy’ activities up our sleeves and a surprise performance by some HOT musical talent, we’d better hope we don’t melt the ice! With more activities in stall than you could poke a stick at, Australia Zoo is set to become the place-to-be on July 24.
Steve's Whale One
Australia Zoo Whale Encounters - Steve's Whale One is a luxurious vessel that takes guests on an exclusive Australia Zoo Whale Encounter. Departing from The Wharf Mooloolaba, it cruises the beautiful coast line of the Sunshine Coast in search of the majestic Humpback Whale.
Australia Zoo Whale Encounters
Since its first voyage, there has been a stack of whale sightings and thousands of happy customers. The magnificent vessel caters for up to 115 people, features a 360 degree observation deck and plenty of room to take in all the whale action!
For those of you who enjoy what the Sunshine Coast is notorious for - its sunshine - then the midmorning cruise onboard Steve's Whale One is just for you. Departing at 10:00am you can sit back and relax while spotting whales with the gorgeous Glasshouse Mountains in the background. Onboard, you will be treated to a delicious lunch and a stack of splashtacular fun found only through Australia Zoo Whale Encounters.
Aboard Steve's Whale One, guests have access to our exclusive onboard retail shop and their whale encounter will be captured on camera thanks to our onboard professional photographer. Guests will learn all there is to know about the Humpback Whale thanks to our onboard marine educators.
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