Discover Australia's natural beauty at Wildlife Wonders.
Guided by a conservationist Nature Guide, you will encounter unique wildlife living freely in a stunning bushland environment overlooking the ocean. Learn about the ecology of the spectacular Otway Ranges and the current research projects saving the Great Ocean Road's threatened species.
Wildlife Wonders has Advanced Ecotourism Certification, and 100 per cent of profits support conservation efforts to protect Australia's threatened species.
Emu Cafe at Wildlife Wonders also offers light meals and refreshments for the perfect stop along your journey. The Emu Cafe is open daily except for most public holidays, from 9:30am to 2:30pm.
Please check the website for updated tour availability.
Please note that visitors are not permitted to bring pets or other animals into the Wildlife Wonders Sanctuary at any time, including while participating on a tour. Well behaved dogs on leash are permitted in the café courtyard under owner supervision, and working Guide Dogs are permitted inside the Visitor Centre.
Hours
See listed hours
Daily: 09:30–15:30
Facilities and visitor features
17 features
The Accessible Group Pty Ltd
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
Visitor Information Centre
Cafe
Carpark
Coach Parking
Family Friendly
Food and Refreshments
Interpretive Centre
Non Smoking
Shop / Gift Shop
Free Wifi
Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
ECO Certified (Advanced Ecotourism) by Ecotourism Australia
Had a wonderful morning tour with our big family group. Sarah Mc was a fantastic & knowledgeable guide.
Easy tracks to walk the different biodiversity’s on the 90 minute tour.
We were really lucky to see koalas, emus, wallabies, pademelons, long necked tortoises, gang gang cockatoos & lots of other bush birds.
Great cafe for coffee & lunch.
Fantastic selection of books in the shop.
Highly recommend if you’re on the Great Ocean Road passing through Apollo Bay.
Damian Jeffrey
Google review
Fantastic guided walk to experience animals in their natural environment. To know that the dollars you spent on the tour also goes back into their research was a nice feeling. Beautiful landscape, expert tour guide and easy to traverse paths made the experience exceptional. Having been to see so many other native wildlife experiences, it certainly is far more exciting to see them in their own environment and free to move around, and away, as they please.
Well done Wildlife Wonders! Highly recommended.
Michael Marchese
Google review
A tour of a beautiful place, about 1 hour and 10 minutes long, was a very nice walk. My wife is pregnant and she did it with ease, so there were definitely no problems. The kids loved it Animals walk past you or hop away, they are very content and look very happy. It's quite big with beautiful trees. Some of the trees there are just as old as the dinosaurs and still look amazing. I got some great pictures out of it too. I definitely recommend it, and the coffee was nice.
Gretchen Corey
Google review
Excellent walk with wildlife day tour. Elena was a fantastic guide. We saw koalas, kangaroos, pademelons, wallabies, emus, and even a potoroo, which is usually only seen on the night tour. Having binoculars was great to see the wildlife in detail. It was also nice to be able to ask questions and get information about the animals that we didn't get when just viewing them ourselves in the wild. Highly recommend a stop at Wildlife Wonders.
F. B.
Google review
Thank you very much for the great tour. To see what you are doing to help to conserve the endangered animals is great. It was awesome to have a tour guide who is actually working and studying the whole area including its animals and plants. Seems to be not very easy at times. Your field studies are very interesting and it’s great to know that all the money spent goes to fund your researches. Thanks again for all the information you gave us during the tour and keep up the good work.