| Address | Bruce Highway,
Townsville
Queensland, 4816, Australia | | Enquiries : | Send an enquiry to Billabong Sanctuary | | Telephone Enquiries : | 07-4778 8344 |
Billabong Sanctuary, Townsville North Queensland is Australia's best interactive wildlife sanctuary. Visitors to the sanctuary join in animal encounters. Experience the sight, sense and feel of the Billabong Sanctuary’s wide range of native animals. Cuddly and cute, slippery and fascinating.
At the Sanctuary guests can hold a koala, hug a wombat, hold a crocodile and wrap a python around their neck. There is a small AUD12.00 charge to hold a koala or hold a wombat and receive a souvenir photo holder. All other animal experiences such as holding pythons and crocodiles are free of charge and you use your own camera. The experience of visiting the Sanctuary is similar to walking through the Australian bush. Billabong Sanctuary is divided into three different habitats of eucalypt forest, rainforest and wetlands. Unlike the conventional animals are displayed in natural surroundings with many of the birds and animals free wrangling. Kangaroos can be encountered throughout the grounds, all friendly and eager to be hand fed. Centre piece of the Sanctuary is four acres of billabong (aboriginal word for waterhole) which attracts many species of waterfowl. These waterbirds feel so much at home that they breed and raise their young around the billabong.
Sanctuary guides are all university graduates with expertise in zoology. At the daily wildlife talks and feeding shows billabong rangers explain to visitors the unusual characteristics of our unique fauna and its place in the eco-system.
The Sanctuary has accreditation with the Australian Eco-Tourism Association acknowledging their role in conservation through species survival programmes, such as breeding of endangered species. Billabong Sanctuary offers a complete range of facilities. A tempting range of snacks and meals is on offer at the Blinky Bill Cafe, as well as free gas barbecues, shady picnic areas and a tropical swimming pool.
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| Accreditation | National Ecotourism Accreditation Program. | | Activity | Animal Viewing, Birdwatching, Swimming. | | Entity Facility | Access With Assistance for the Disabled, BBQ Facilities, Cafe, Car park, Child Activities/Child Minding, Coach Parking, Conference/Convention Facilities, First aid equipment, Guide, Kiosk, Parking for the Disabled, Photographic service, Picnic Area, Public Toilet, Restaurant - Licensed, Shaded Area, Sheltered Area, Toilet facilities for the Disabled, Tour Desk, Viewing Platform. | | Experience | Educational Tourism, Flora/Fauna, Nature based, Wildlife. |
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