Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary on Australia's Gold Coast4516716
The most well-liked component of Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and what tends to make it unique is the huge flocks of Rainbow Lorikeets which come to feast there every day.
This is not the only attraction that is featured at this 27 hectare landscaped sanctuary. It presently houses more than 1400 Australian mammals, birds and reptiles in their natural habitat. This makes it a great destination for families on holiday who want some thing exciting and various to do for the day.
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary was opened as just a bird sanctuary in 1947 and was an try to quit the Lorikeets from consuming all the nearby flowers. This has now become a tradition at the sanctuary and the Rainbow Lorikeets are fed a special food mixture that they love, twice a day each day by the visitors to the park and the employees.
The park is a strictly non-profit organisation meaning that any ticket or pass you buy, the income is used to assist the animals in their care. It also funds their animal hospital which is the largest in the world and helps a lot of animals every year, making it a worthy trigger to donate to.
More than the years the sanctuary has grown to house many native species of Australia such as Tasmanian Devils, Koalas, Emus, Kangaroos, Wombats and Dingos. This not only enables them to live longer, safer lives it also offers a massive variety for visitors to see when they arrive at the sanctuary.
At the sanctuary, simply because there is so a lot option they have made it feasible for you to buy an 'Experience Pass' that allows you to make your own encounter for the day. This consists of choosing where you want to go and when you want to see things. This is a fantastic factor as you can see attractions like the giant salt water crocodiles being fed, the free flight bird show, have dingo encounters and participate in the world famous Lorikeet feeding.
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary is an incredible location for the family members to visit whilst on holiday. It is the most southern of the Gold Coast Theme Parks just off the Gold Coast highway only 5 minutes drive from the Gold Coast Airport at Tugun. There is a small shuttle train that continually runs visitors around the park to save having to leg it everywhere.
Come and hand feed the kangaroos or cuddle a Koala, or just marvel at the black and brown snakes, amongst the most deadly snake species on the planet.
There are a number of food and drink outlets throughout the park plus a large play region for the children.
