1-day tour to Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park in Sydney, Australia

Operating hours: 8:00 AM–5:00 PM, last admission at 4:00 PM

You can enter freely during operating hours, but re-entry is not allowed after leaving.

Featherdale Wildlife Park is located along the route from Sydney to the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains. This private wildlife sanctuary is home to over 2,200 native Australian animals representing more than 280 species. Visitors can see adorable wombats, little penguins, echidnas, dingoes, 4.5-meter-long saltwater crocodiles, various bird species, and even endangered rare animals like Tasmanian devils. Guests can also interact up close with koalas and kangaroos for photos, and enjoy professional keeper-led animal feeding demonstrations.

The park opens at 8:00 AM - hand-feed kangaroos and wallabies (food purchase at your own expense)

8:00 AM Lorikeet Walk-In opens

8:30 AM Koala Sanctuary (Koala photo opportunity at additional cost)

9:15 AM/9:45 AM Kindy Koala Encounter

10:00 AM Penguin Encounter

10:15 AM Wombat Encounter

10:30 AM Quokka Encounter

10:30 AM Echidna Keeper Talk

10:45 AM Tasmanian Devil Keeper Talk

11:00 AM Quokka Selfie Encounter

11:00 AM Pelican Keeper Talk

11:15 AM Reptile Encounter

12:15 PM Grassland Guardian Talk

12:30 PM pop-up encounter: Young crocodiles (weekends only)

3:00 PM Echidna Keeper Talk

3:30 PM Penguin Encounter

3:30 PM Lorikeet Walk-in Night Closure

Last entry time: 4:00 PM

4:00 PM Koala Photo Point, Koala Sanctuary Boardwalk, Reptile House, Kangaroo Island, café, and all walk-through enclosures close for the night.

Park closes at 5:00 PM