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π Apollo Bay, VIC
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Guided conservation walk through protected Great Ocean Road bushland near Apollo Bay. Knowledgeable guides spot koalas, wallabies, emus, pademelons, and more. Tour proceeds fund active field research. Rated 4.8 from 724 reviews.
π Family Action Verdict
Best for families who want a genuine wildlife encounter beyond zoo fences. The guided format means guides tailor commentary to kids and adults alike. Tracks are easy enough that a pregnant woman completed the walk without difficulty, so younger or less active family members are fine. Morning sessions offer the best wildlife activity.
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Damian Jeffrey
10 months ago
βFantastic guided walk to experience animals in their natural environment. To know that the dollars you spent on the tour also goes back into their research was a nice feeling. Beautiful landscape, expert tour guide and easy to traverse paths made the experience exceptional. Having been to see so many other native wildlife experiences, it certainly is far more exciting to see them in their own environment and free to move around, and away, as they please. Well done Wildlife Wonders! Highly recommended.β
F. B.
10 months ago
βThank you very much for the great tour. To see what you are doing to help to conserve the endangered animals is great. It was awesome to have a tour guide who is actually working and studying the whole area including its animals and plants. Seems to be not very easy at times. Your field studies are very interesting and itβs great to know that all the money spent goes to fund your researches. Thanks again for all the information you gave us during the tour and keep up the good work.β
Michael Marchese
9 months ago
βA tour of a beautiful place, about 1 hour and 10 minutes long, was a very nice walk. My wife is pregnant and she did it with ease, so there were definitely no problems. The kids loved it Animals walk past you or hop away, they are very content and look very happy. It's quite big with beautiful trees. Some of the trees there are just as old as the dinosaurs and still look amazing. I got some great pictures out of it too. I definitely recommend it, and the coffee was nice.β
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Based on Google review tagsKnowledgeable guide
191 reviews
Koalas
183 reviews
Wildlife viewing
125 reviews
Emus
123 reviews
Wallabies
110 reviews
Overview
Wildlife Wonders runs guided walks through a protected conservation zone in the Otways, where guides with genuine field research backgrounds point out wildlife - koalas, wallabies, emus, pademelons, bandicoots, gang gang cockatoos, and occasionally potoroos - that most visitors would miss alone. Tracks are well-maintained and easy underfoot. Binoculars are provided. Entry fees fund ongoing conservation research on site.


