We are temporarily closed

We will re-open as permitted by COVID-19 restrictions.
Stay safe, we look forward to seeing you again soon.

Moonlit Sanctuary is Melbourne’s award-winning wildlife park. Come and visit and get an up-close look at Australia’s amazing animals. With our wide-open spaces, we offer a safe environment that complies with social distancing recommendations.

Explore our bush-land while feeding kangaroos and wallabies, petting friendly koalas and enjoying encounters with colourful birds, reptiles, dingoes and many other animals including endangered species.

More than 70 Australian species are waiting to meet you.

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RE-OPENING INFORMATION

COVID-19 UPDATE

Gift Vouchers

A great gift for animal lovers big and small.

Hours and Prices

Open from 10am to 5pm every day except Christmas

Night Tours

At night, Moonlit Sanctuary comes alive with world-famous, lantern-lit evening tours.

Animal Encounters

Get up close to our animals with these special experiences.

Be a Keeper for a Day! (Or half a day)

Experience the day-to-day operations of a wildlife park.

Come behind the scenes and get hands-on experience of what it’s like to work as a wildlife keeper as you join them in their day-to-day duties. Your day, or half day, includes making animal enrichment, feeding and preparing meals for the animals and exhibit maintenance.

You will see our animals up close, learn from our keepers about their jobs and see the secret life of our Sanctuary.

Find out more

What’s On Today

Keeper Talks and Conservation in Action Show

11:30am - Animal Training Session
Join our animal trainers at the Show Arena and discover their clever techniques to train our animals for the Conservation in Action show.
12:30pm - Reptile Keeper Talk
Meet our keepers at the Show Arena and learn about the very interesting habits of some of our reptiles
2:30pm - Conservation in Action Show
Learn about how you can help conserve our native wildlife as you watch their clever antics in this 20 minute display.

Don’t be late for this insightful and entertaining wildlife show, as the gates shut promptly at 2:30pm.