Tickets for Ballarat Wildlife Park

About

Home to a plethora of native Australian animals, Ballarat Wildlife Park allows you to meet and greet koalas, wombats, tortoises and many more reptiles. Boasting over 100 kangaroos jumping around the park’s lucious grounds, you can feed these astonishing animals!

Owned by the Parker family and their team, Ballarat Wildlife Park is a privately owned business and also strives to promote the conservation of these spectacular animals. You will be able to feed and interact with these incredible animals up close while enjoying their many services. Offering an array of unique animal experiences and kids’ parties, Ballarat Wildlife Park is an educational and memorable family day out!  

Animal Experiences

Koalas

Pet and feed these friendly, fluffy creatures who have become a symbol of Australia! Yet please note that because of Victorian Laws, you cannot hold or cuddle the Koala and if temperatures are over 34 degrees, we cannot permit you to hold the koalas as the temperatures are too high. Petting a koala costs $50 and takes place from 11.30am-1.30pm. 

Meerkats

Meet some of the world’s most cheeky and playful creatures, meerkats are always up for some fun and seeing them up close and personal with these mischievous animals, who you can have a dance with at 2.30pm! Please note that children under the age of 9 are not permitted and it costs $80. 

Snakes

Australia is renowned for its impressive array of reptiles and at Ballarat Wildlife Park you can meet Pablo the Boa Constrictor or Moss the Coastal Carpet Python. Hold these cold-blooded, scaly creatures and learn some fascinating serpentine facts with the Snake experience, which takes place at 2.30pm for $50.  

Wombats

Friendly, cuddly and playful, the wombat is undoubtedly one of  Australia’s most iconic animals and you can meet one in the furry flesh at 3.30pm and it costs $50 per session!  

Giant Tortoise

A magnificent, smiling creature, Hugo, Ballarat’s own giant tortoise, is over eighty years old! Take a picture with this majestic animal for $50 dollars which take place everyday at 2pm.  

Tree Kangaroo

Hop, skipping and jumping around the wildlife park, kangaroos are undoubtedly some of Australia’s most iconic creatures and you can take pictures with these bouncy creatures at 11am, for $50.

More

Other encounters include the cassowary for $50, the black cockatoo for $50, the tawny frogmouth for $30, and the tiger encounter for $99.

Tickets 2024

Ballarat Wildlife Park Tickets

How to get there

The full address for Ballarat Wildlife Park is Cnr of York & Fussell Streets, Ballarat East, 3350, Victoria, Australia. You can get there by:

• Train: you can take the V Line train to Ballarat Train Station via Melton
• Bus: You can also take the bus from Melbourne to Ballarat Wildlife Park however this runs fairly irregularly.

Useful Information

Contact

• Phone: (03) 5333 5933
• Fax: (03) 5333 4025 
• International Phone: 0011 61 3 5333 5933 
• Email: info@wildlifepark.com.au 

There are VIP tours available, which you can purchase by emailing Jared on info@wildlifepark.com.au

FAQ

Photos of Ballarat Wildlife Park

Featured videos

Visit Ballarat: Ballarat Wildlife Park

Ballarat Wildlife Park - Crunch

Ballarat Wildlife Park, Victoria