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Healesville
Sanctuary
(Sanctuary
is 3 minutes from Motel)
Healesville
Sanctuary is Australia's premier wildlife park
(zoo) with more than 200 species
of native birds, mammals and reptiles, beautifully displayed in their
natural habitats.
Australia's
most loved and well-known animals live within Healesville
Sanctuary's natural bushland habitats - Koalas, Kangaroos,
Wombats, Platypus, Dingoes, Birds of Prey, Emus and Tasmanian Devils. You
will also see some of Australia's rarest and most endangered
animals including the Helmeted Honeyeater and the Bush-tailed Rock
Wallaby.
Immerse
yourself in a glorious bushland setting, where all your senses come to
life. This award winning wildlife sanctuary located in a glorious bushland setting.
NEW
- "BHP Billiton Platypusary"
Opened May
12, 2005
Visit Healesville
Sanctuary's
Platypus Discovery
and you'll find yourself immersed in an amazing underwater world where
you are the size of a platypus and everything around you is larger than
life!
NEW
- "Australian Wildlife Health Centre"
Opened
December 16, 2005
At the
Australian Wildlife Health Centre
visitors will experience a real-life animal rescue centre and hospital
where they will be able to follow the journey of an animal, such as an
injured or orphaned baby wombat, through the process of rescue, care and
rehabilitation.
What's
On!
Dynamic
& Interactive presentations in the outdoor amphitheatre
12noon
& 2:30pm Daily - BIRDS OF PREY
- Experience
the thrill of a free flying bird of prey as it swoops millimetres from
your head! An Unforgettable, breathtaking experience not to be
missed!
2:00pm
Daily - DINGO LINGO -
Come face to face with the dingoes and their keepers for a unique
opportunity to be part of the behavioural enrichment activities at the
Sanctuary. See first hand the natural and instinctive behaviours
of the dingo.
12:30pm
& 1:30pm, Monday to Friday; 12:30pm only, Saturday -
MURRUNDINDI MAGIC -
Meet a local Wurundjeri Elder who will amaze you with his stories,
invite you to throw a boomerang or try a didgeridoo
Working
Sanctuary Tour
Ever
wounded what goes on out the back of a wildlife Sanctuary? For the
first time you can experience the action and discover first hand what goes
on in a busy wildlife Sanctuary. The off-limits areas of the Reptile
House, Food Preparation Room, Nocturnal House and the Veterinary Centre
gives you some intriguing insight and lets you get close to snakes,
lizards and some amazing animals of the night - Book today!
Weekends
and Public Holidays only at 2pm
Phone
- 61 3 5957 2800
Burra
Burra Yan (Walk in the Bush)
If
you like to get of the beaten track where you can rejuvenate the mind and
spirit, then let the Burra Burra Yan (Walk in the Bush) take you a world
away.
Led
by Murrundindi, a local Wurundjeri interpreter and story teller - Book
today!
Saturdays
only at 2pm - Duration 2 hours
Phone
- 61 3 5957 2800
Also
coming later in the year will be the opening of the multi-million dollar
Australian Wildlife Centre, which will allow you to get even closer to
the animals with a newly developed interactive multimedia system.
HEALESVILLE SANCTUARY
Open every day
of the year 9am to 5pm
Badger Creek
Road, Healesville
Phone:
61 3 5957 2800
Healesville
Motor Inn is proud to sponsor the Laughing Kookaburra and the Greater
Bilby....
Have
you thought about adopting
an animal from Zoos Victoria?
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