Want To Pet A Koala?

And have a truly amazing Australian experience? You can at Urimbirra Wildife Park, All you need to do is get yourself to Victor Harbor which is an hour south of Adelaide South Australia!

As if Victor Harbor, Pt Elliot and surrounding areas didn't have enough going for it with its pristine wild beaches, calm family bays and stunning views over the Great Southern Ocean, there is also this great wildlife park  which gives you the chance to see more than 70 species of Australian fauna in their natural surroundings including Fresh and Saltwater Crocodiles, venomous snakes and large pythons.

The paths through Urimbirra wildlife park allow you to see the animals at close range and a walk through the 16-hectare site. (Urimbirra is an Aboriginal word meaning 'to preserve' or 'to take care of).

You can pack a picnic and eat amongst free roaming friendly Kangaroos and wallabies (and the occasional baby Emu!).
Bring your camera - its a  photographers delight!

Here is the real cool part, at 11am, 2pm & 4pm you can get up close to a few koalas and pet them them in their enclosure and of course get a photo with one! They don't charge for this experience, its all in the $12  $6 admission fees!

I visited Urimbirra last week and took some pics, I love seeing the happy faces of children and adults when they get to pet a koala for the first time.
A great place to take international visitors!

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Urimbirra Wildlife Park

Victor Harbor

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Friendly Kangaroos roam free

8ft Crocodile!

Purchase bags of feed for $1 and hand feed the animals (this kangaroo is being very greedy!).

Toby The Koala Just Wants To Cuddle

My routine through summer is to water both front and back gardens morning and night. It is very relaxing - especially in the front yard as I get a lovely view of the sun setting.

It was Saturday evening - 6pm and still a killer 40 degrees C outside, I had been watering for some time. Birds were flying into the freshly saturated shrubs to drink the life saving water droplets beading down from them. This is when My Husband Chris spotted a teeny koala climbing down a tree. Birds were not the only critters to get in on the Saturday night drinks!

We offered (Toby) an ice cream tub filled with water. It wasn't a surprise to learn that Toby did not know what to do. This would have been his first Summer / drought and probably has never had to actually drink water from a rock pool or stream before (evident though his breathing in water drinking style!) He would have had sufficient hydration from the huge amounts of gum leaves he eats, but when the days are in the 40s tree leaves dry up.

Chris had to dip his fingers into the water and then gently dab his mouth. He started to lick the water and was finally drinking straight from the tub like a pro!

He couldn't get enough, he even held a tight grip to the water tub. Chris went inside to make a call to Fauna Rescue, (as we wanted to check if he was too young to be on his own), meanwhile Toby and I shared a special few moments. It was strange because here was this adorable, soft, small but WILD creature who seemed to want to cling / hug / climb up me! What do you do? Cuddle of course and then show them a nice tree to climb :)
Toby was OK to be on his own, and he spent the next day in the trees out front. We left the water out for him.

Enjoy x

Teaching a Koala To Drink

 

 

Koala Wants A Cuddle