Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

Great day for the family. Loved interacting with all the animals! Lovely staff. I got hold a Koala, really recommend this wild life sanctuary!

A unique experience unlike any zoo I’ve ever been too. They have a section with Kangroo’s just chilling and relaxing. You can buy food and walk right up to them, they eat right out of your hand and are super friend. Parking was easy to find and if you park one block up from the entrances it’s free.

What an amazing trip. We spent the day here and got to see all different types of animals. We were able to handle a Koala and pat the Kangaroos. Well worth every penny spent.

Really enjoyed today even though it was terribly busy at some places. Feeding the Kangaroos is a must, even though for Australians they are considered a pest they are still a beautiful animal. There is plenty of places to eat and drink. One thing I really liked is there is shade everywhere so you won’t get burned to a crisp here. Still slip, slop, slap though. My only gripe was with some of the over keen volunteers in yellow near the kangaroos. They were ‘barking at people’ Don’t do this!, Don’t do that!, one of them bellowed at a group of adults from across the park not to step into the path of a miniature train coming. They had no intention of doing so. I just know that grown adults such as myself don’t like being spoken to like children. So ‘yellow volunteers’ just tone it down a notch please.
Overall highly recommend for couples, families, friends and kids. Great work CWS.

We visited on a week day which wasn’t very full and made the experience very enjoyable. We got to feed kangaroos, hold a koala, and see lots of other wildlife up close. The food was sub par, but what you would expect from this type of park I think. The staff was very helpful and knowledgeable, a great day overall.

BELIEVE. THE. HYPE.
I held a koala. I petted five yes FIVE M*(&)*#%F (*&^ING kangaroos. And an emu. I had an eagle fly so low over my head I felt the breeze moved my hair. I watched a crocodile eat an entire chicken in one bite. I got photos of all of this.
I kind of had this «see Australian animals» checkbox on my list of things to do in Oz. I feel like I checked this box in with the world’s largest pen, filled not with ink but with rushing blood and tears of joy.
Anyway, enough poetry. My buddy mentioned that his 6 year old son really likes this place and that it would have, well, Australian animals. Holy crap, did it. It’s kind of a zoo, except that instead of walking from exhibit to exhibit (like in an American zoo, which is really more of an animal museum) the place is built to feel like you’re walking through where the animals live, and you’re the visitor, not them. (Which reminds me — I’m not sure the layout of this place is entirely ADA compliant so call ahead if you’ll be visiting in a wheelchair.) For the kangaroo exhibit, you can walk around a huge enclosed areas and pet kangaroos, which by the way are officially the softest animals I have ever touched in my life. Someone tell betabrand.
This was certainly the surprise highlight attraction of my Australia trip.
We didn’t have time to do the ropes course (which cost extra, and wasn’t subject to the 50% off discount coupon we had anyway) but it looked super cool too.
$ 50 ain’t cheap but it was easily worth it.

This place was extremely clean, all of the animals seemed to have hospitable environments. The highlight was the kangaroo petting area. Very cool! It was a lot of fun to be in the open area and to pet a kangaroo. The Croc show was interesting. most impressive was the size of the giant croc. Again the grounds of the zoo were extremely well cared for and manicured. Definitely worth a visit.

This was one of the all time highlights of my trip given the amazing amount of wildlife interaction, the fantastic educational shows as well as the devotion to the animals as well as the environment. It was worth the money just to contribute to the animal hospital which was responsible for saving over 8,000 injured animals last year alone. The poor koala that had a stroke while we were there after being attacked earlier in the week by a dog was assisted in very small part by my entrance fee… that just feels good.
On a more fun note, LOVE the opportunity to cuddle and get professional pictures with many unique species for extremely reasonable prices. A 5×8 of me cuddling a baby koala as well as 4 postcards… only $ 25. Getting to pet and cuddle an adorable super fluffy koala… PRICELESS!!! If you get a chance, dont miss the aboriginal dancers expo, especially if you have young boys since they pull them in for a traditional dance at the end. They are fantastic.

This place deserves a BIG round of applause! Excellent and knowledgeable staff, that take pride in caring for their animals. The animals have so much room to roam, seem to be so happy, and are very well nurtured. We were able to feed the kangaroos, and even stepped into their den to pet them… It was an amazing experience! My partner and I had our car vandalized in the parking lot, but the folks at this sanctuary were beyond kind to us. They comforted us during our distress, allowed us to use their phones to make calls, and the owner even came out to greet us. We were absolutely amazed at the support and care towards us. We received complimentary tickets for the evening tour, had a fantastic dinner, took pictures with the koala bears and snakes, and they even allowed us to choose a picture for free! We truly appreciate this place. I highly recommend it to anyone who chooses to visit.

Took my 14 yo here to do a Segway tour. Heaps of fun and so easy to ride once you have some one on one instructions from the tour guide. We had Pete who was totally awesome and fun. Great wildlife park who are reliant on public donations as they don’t get any government assistance. A must see for any tourist! :-)

The Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary has to be one of the best attractions on the Gold Coast. It’s better than any zoo I’ve ever been to, and it’s so much more than just wildlife.
Admission prices are fair for the size of the sanctuary, and I found out along the way that enrollment in the Adopt A WIldlife Child program, where you can donate funds for the upkeep of the park and the wildlife by «adopting» an animal of your choosing, can get you discounted and free entries to the park for future visits. I went with the red kangaroo.
Besides mainstream wildlife exhibits, there’s a few shops, eateries, a huge atrium, and several bird aviaries. The sanctuary also has an onsite hospital and research area. It was very interesting to discover just how much effort and dedication it takes to run a sanctuary of this size. I found it all to be a very good learning experience.
Currumbin also prides itself on rescuing animals that have lost their way and have become injured in nearby areas. While some people have issues with wildlife being kept in captivity, keep in mind that many of the animals were probably in life-​threatening situations before they arrived here.
Point blank, the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary is a must-​see on your next trip to the Gold Coast.

1) The lorikeet feeding is well worth going to — 100s of wild rainbow lorikeets gather when food is brought out. The food is just a snack that they enjoy — and they eat their main food outside of the feedings.
2) You have the option of getting photos with Koalas and Baby Crocodiles — I did not participate in this, but the animals seem well taken care of and this does not appear to be something that stresses them.
3) They have several interesting aviaries.
4) Lots of cool wild lizards around the site.
5) Kangaroo feeding and petting!
6) A train to take you back to the front of the site because it is too dang hot to walk back.

First off, Im from LA and in LA, we cannot hold koalas or kangaroos, so anyplace that allows that gets 5 big stars from me.
This place was very easy to find and the staff was exceptionally wonderful. I did not have a discount or coupon, and the staff member knew how far I had come to touch a furry critter, she went ahead and applied the discount for me. So I was in for half the price. I also got to hold a koala I think it was for another 20 Aus dollars, but whatevs! Who cares! It was great, the staff knows their stuff. There are lots of manuals, and even a kangaroo pen, with free ranging kangies! Even the baby joeys chill in the mommy pouch! It was amazing.
The sanctuary didn’t seem crowded, it was very calming. I would recommend this place to any animal lover visiting Australia.
Not to mention this last but, seems like every Aussie is super nice!

This was a really cool spot — it’s touristy, but you get to see a lot of really cool wildlife up close –much more so than at the Zoo.
We took the night tour, which was fun. I think that if I’d known more in advance I would have come in the day and stayed for the night tour, but we got there just as it was closing down and then took the night tour, so we didn’t get to see some of the animals in the day. The Night Tour was a little fast, but we did get to pet a koala (the high point) and see some really cool critters, like a tasmanian devil and a wombat.
They serve you dinner on the night tour, but it’s pretty average food. I’d rather spend more time seeing the animals.

I agree it’s a great place that helps sick and wounded animals — you can go and visit them and learn all about their live. It’s great, for kids and adults, visitors and australians.

Ein sehr guter Ort um einmal die Tiere Australiens näher kennen zu lernen. Unbedingt einen Besuch wert.