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Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary

📍 Mylor, SA

★4.6(278 Google reviews)

Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary in the Adelaide Hills delivers close-contact wildlife encounters — dingo feeding, koala nose-boops, snake handling, and kangaroo and emu hand-feeding — all included in general admission.

✓ Dingo feeding✓ Koala encounters✓ Snake handling✓ Excellent staff✓ Full day needed

🏆 Family Action Verdict

Best for families who want genuine, close-contact wildlife interaction rather than a behind-the-glass zoo experience. The animal shows are essential — plan your day around the schedule rather than wandering freely.

ℹ️ What to Know Before You Go

💡Check the daily show schedule on arrival and build your visit around it — shows are the core experience
⏰All close-contact encounters including dingo feeding and snake handling are included in admission
🎟️Allocate a full day — visitors who arrive late consistently feel they ran out of time
🚗The on-site cafe is a worthwhile stop for lunch

💬 What Families Are Saying

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278 Google reviews

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Hayley Wilson

11 months ago

★★★★★

“Highly recommend this amazing sanctuary!! So hands on and interactive with the animals and the staff are so passionate and informative when presenting the shows. Such a great kid friendly place for all ages and even so much for the adults to enjoy! We didn’t even get to explore the whole place it’s massive and so much to Jam Pack in we nearly need another day to explore the forest and ruins. We loved this way more than the Adelaide zoo as all the staff absolutely love what they do and it shows so much when they are happy to chat to everyone. The animals are so well loved and looked after and the whole place is so neat and tidy. The food and coffee was so good and the chips were amazing and the kids rated the chips 10/10 Definitely will be going again next visit to Adelaide”

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Agnes P.

6 months ago

★★★★★

“My friend and I visited Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary yesterday and had such a fantastic time! The park is absolutely beautiful, with peaceful walking paths and so much nature all around. We especially loved the different activities – they made the visit really special and there was always something interesting to see or do. It’s a wonderful place to experience Australian wildlife in a relaxed and natural setting. Highly recommend visiting – we’ll definitely be back!”

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michael matthews

8 months ago

★★★★★

“My Partner and I came down for the day and had an absolute blast, between the various wildlife shows, the animals, and cafe there is so much to do and see! The staff are so friendly and knowledgeable, all the animals have so much personality, an excellent day trip!”

📊 Commonly mentioned in Google reviews

Based on Google review tags

Friendly staff

62 reviews

Kangaroos

32 reviews

Koalas

27 reviews

Emus

24 reviews

Dingoes

15 reviews

Overview

Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary near Mylor offers some of Australia's most intimate wildlife encounters. Visitors feed peanut butter to dingoes, get nose-to-nose with koalas, hold snakes, and hand-feed kangaroos and emus — all without add-on fees. Passionate staff run animal shows throughout the day covering species behaviour and conservation. The on-site cafe is well reviewed. Reviewers consistently say a full day is needed to cover the sanctuary properly.

🕐 Opening Hours

MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
WednesdayClosed
ThursdayClosed
FridayClosed
Saturday11:00 – 16:00
Sunday11:00 – 16:00

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