Feeding the Kangaroo’s at Ballarat Wildlife Park.
When you think about Australian Animals, a few instantly come to mind.
Think about it? What would be the first animals you think of?
Kangaroo’s, Koala’s, Emus and Platypus would have to be the iconic Australian Animals that tourist coming to the country are keen to see.
If you want to find a great hands-on experience then look no further than Ballarat Wildlife Park to get up close and personal with the local animals.
Ballarat Wildlife Park is only one hour and twenty minutes from Melbourne CBD, and is open 364 days a year, from 9 am – 5 pm.
Admission
- Adults $35
- Concession $29
- Children $19.50
- Family (2A & up to 4C) $95.00
Yearly Pass Cost
- Family Membership (2A & up to 4C) $170
- Sole Parent Yearly Membership $120
- Individual Yearly Membership $65
Every day Ballarat Wildlife Park holds Complimentary Guided tours, Animals shows, and Presentation.
There are also opportunities for you to pay extra for special Animal Encounters, including gorgeous photos.
Ballarat Wildlife Park has a shop, and a nice cafe so you can have a nice drink and bite to eat before you head down to help feed the locals.
That is why so many people flock to the Park, Whilst animals like the Meerkats, Dingos, Crocodiles, Alligators, and Wombats are popular it’s the free-roaming kangaroos that you find all over the Wildlife Park that have everyone excited.
If you want to feed the Kangaroo’s all you need is to grab some Kangaroo Food at the front and wander around the Park. If you are lucky you might even get to feed a gorgeous little joey or see one nestled in its mum’s pouch.
Ballarat Wildlife Park is definitely on our list of top ten things to do in Ballarat.
What iconic Australian Animals do you think of?
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What a wonderful activity with kids! Lived in Australia for a couple of years but never tried feeding kangaroos, maybe on our next visit 🙂
I would love to feed a kangaroo! Do they just hop around out in the open and come up to you??
I’ve always loved a good animal encounter when travelling, and this one sounds so great! I still remember my first visit to Australia when I got to “hang out” with some kangaroos 🙂
Amazing set up. Lots of animals. Beautiful park. Great crocodile carers, very brave guys… very friendly staff. Good value for the money.
This looks like a great day out – the kangaroos are so cute! I wish we had known about this before our visit to Melbourne last December. Will definitely remember it for next time!
I wish we would have done this when we went to Australia! It looks so fun! Thank you for sharing your experience, the video was fun to watch!
This sounds like a fun activity but I have seen Tiger feeding trips in Thailand and they look really sad. Hope this one is nothing similar.
The Kangaroos, are free to roam around and you can only feed them in designated areas, so if they don’t want to be fed they won’t be.
Yay! Even though I have seen heaps, I just love kangaroos. They are so cute and funny looking. Great post! 🙂
Wow! I would love to see a meerkat there along with feeding kangaroos. I hope I get to spot one with a joey in it’s pouch. Fingers crossed. Great information. Thanks for sharing.
I love all animals, and I find Australian native animals are unique – particularly platypus, which I haven’t seen yet. I’ve seen many kangaroos in the wild but too scared to get too close to feed them. Iconic
How fun!! I went to something similar in the US and it was so cool.
I love free-roaming zoos that give the animals the ability to wander to give them freedom. This looks like a great family outing!
Jaz
What a fab experience. Yet to get to Australia but would love to do this if we do!
I visited Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane when I lived in Australia and there were roos lazing around there. I think they are just great and loved seeing them hopping around the countryside, and at Lone Pine they were just laying on the ground minding their own business haha. #feetdotravel
Very informative thanks for sharing!