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First things first, Wildlife Wonders isn’t actually a wildlife park – it’s a wildlife sanctuary, which is an important distinction and we would love to share with you why.  At Wildlife Wonders, you have the unique opportunity to walk amongst wildlife living as they would in the wild. Our conservationist tour guides will help you […]

First things first, Wildlife Wonders isn’t actually a wildlife park – it’s a wildlife sanctuary, which is an important distinction and we would love to share with you why.  At Wildlife Wonders, you have the unique opportunity to walk amongst wildlife living as they would in the wild. Our conservationist tour guides will help you […]

By Toni Stevens 6 January 2024 On an intimate Dawn Discovery Tour at Wildlife Wonders, your conservationist guide will give you exclusive insights into the lives of some of the more elusive and rarely seen animals who call the Otways home, and getting up early gives you the chance to spot them in action. “It’s […]

Wildlife Wonders is a not-for-profit, for-purpose organisation which funds critical conservation programs by engaging people with nature. Every visit helps because all proceeds are invested in the work of the Conservation Ecology Centre to generate the knowledge needed to nurture Otways landscapes & ecosystems, leading to conservation of biodiversity & natural ecological processes. Wildlife Wonders […]

By Toni Stevens, 16 November 2023 With the peak summer season fast approaching and international visitors returning to the Great Ocean Road, tourism operators are turning their attention to how they can provide the very best experience for those visiting our region. Next week, storytelling expert Nicholas Bishop will be at Wildlife Wonders in Apollo […]

This November 13th is World Kindness Day. Can you give a little kindness to the Otways? The post Can you give a little kindness to the Otways? first appeared on Wildlife Sanctuary & Café – Great Ocean Road | Wildlife Wonders. The post Can you give a little kindness to the Otways? appeared first on […]

Spotting a koala in the wild can be a rare treat, however sightings are almost guaranteed at this wildlife sanctuary on Victoria’s Great Ocean Road. The post Proudly named Victoria’s best spot to see koalas in the wild first appeared on Wildlife Sanctuary & Café – Great Ocean Road | Wildlife Wonders. The post Proudly […]

Be a citizen scientist on your next Great Ocean Road adventure. Be part of a community of curious people helping answer big questions by providing scientists with important and real-time data. The post How to be a citizen scientist on your next Great Ocean Road adventure appeared first on Wildlife Sanctuary & Café – Great […]

By Jo Stewart, published with permission from Intrepid Travel, December 2022. From watching sea turtles lay eggs on a beach in Borneo to seeing troops of chimpanzees in the forests of Uganda, wildlife trips are trending as travellers jump at the chance to get closer to nature. Now, travellers road-tripping through Australia on Intrepid Travel’s new Great Ocean Road and Grampians […]

Taking out awards in two categories at this year’s Victorian Tourism Awards, Wildlife Wonders has shown itself to be amongst the best tourism offerings in Victoria. The post Sustainability the key to Wildlife Wonders’ tourism awards success appeared first on Wildlife Sanctuary & Café – Great Ocean Road | Wildlife Wonders.