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Take the kids on an animal-filled adventure with up-close encounters and night tours
Mix up the school holiday routine and get the family out of the house with a trip to Moonlit Sanctuary. Our wildlife park is full of cute and cool Aussie animals that are bound to remove “iPad” from your family’s vocabulary for the day. Get the kids off the screens and into Moonlit Sanctuary’s wide open spaces or take an extra special guided night tour that you all will remember for years to come.
Located at the top of the Mornington Peninsula and just 50 minutes from central Melbourne
Moonlit Sanctuary is an adventure suitable for the whole family. Little ones will love to see wombats, dingoes, koalas and wallabies and older kids will get a kick out of seeing all the snakes, turtles and lizards the park has to offer.
There are more than 70 Australian animal species to spot including several endangered species you won’t commonly find in the wild.
Moonlit Sanctuary is located at the top of the Mornington Peninsula and is on the way to Philip Island.
School Holiday Program
If you have some junior wildlife lovers ready to get outdoors over the school holidays, our Keeper Club holiday program is the ideal activity.
In the school holiday program kids enjoy environmental activities, animal encounters and native animal care. Groups are small, with a maximum of 16 children.
A typical day includes interactions with cockatoos, reptiles and nocturnal animals that are usually off-limits to the public. Junior Keepers help with feeding animals and animal enrichment activities.
NIGHT SAFARI
Hang back after closing time and book the family in for a guided night tour. A guide will take you around the park after dark to check in on our nocturnal population.
See Tassie Devils, pythons, potoroos, tiny feathertail gliders, quolls, pademelons and more by lantern light and learn about their starlit lives and habits. Night tours are an additional $60 per adult, $36 per child or $175 for a family.
Outdoor fun for the whole family, on the way to Phillip Island and the Mornington Peninsula. The perfect day trip!
Hours and Prices
Open 9:30am – 4:00pm
Last entry at 3:00pm
Night Tours
At night, Moonlit Sanctuary comes alive with world-famous, lantern-lit evening tours.
Get up close to many Aussie animals in their natural nocturnal environment.
Animal Encounters
Get up close to our animals with these special experiences.
What’s On Timetable
Keeper Talks and Conservation in Action Show
10:00am - Cockatoo Keeper TalkMeet some of our cheeky cockatoos in this entertaining presentation.
10:30am - Dingo Keeper TalkJoin our keepers at the Dingo enclosure and learn some interesting facts about this species.
11:00am - Conservation in Action ShowLearn about conserving our native wildlife as you watch their clever antics in this entertaining display in our Show Arena. Don’t be late! Gates close at 11am.
11:30am - Wombat Keeper TalkAt the wombat enclosures you can learn some very surprising facts about this species.
12:00pm - Koala Keeper Talk (this talk will move to 12:30pm on December 11th)Meet at the Koala boardwalk to learn more about these Aussie icons.
12:30pm - Owl Keeper Talk (this talk will move to 1:30pm on December 11th)Learn all about our Owls from their knowledgeable Keepers at the Owl enclosure.
1:00pm - Threatened Species TalkMeet at the Orange-bellied Parrot enclosure to learn about them and the other threatened species that we are working to save from extinction.
1:30pm - Kookaburra Keeper Talk (this talk will move to 12:00pm on December 11th)Meet our Kookaburras and find out what makes them laugh and many other interesting facts about this iconic Australian bird.
2:00pm - Reptile Keeper TalkMeet our keepers at the Show Arena and learn about the very interesting habits of some of our reptiles.
- 2:30pm - Conservation in Action ShowLearn about conserving our native wildlife as you watch their clever antics in this entertaining display in our Show Arena. Don’t be late! Gates close at 2:30pm sharp.
What’s On Timetable
Keeper Talks and Presentations
10:00AM – COCKATOO KEEPER TALK
Meet some of our cheeky cockatoos in this entertaining presentation.
10:30AM – DINGO KEEPER TALK
Join our keepers at the Dingo enclosure and learn some interesting facts about this species.
11:00AM – CONSERVATION IN ACTION SHOW
Learn about conserving our native wildlife as you watch their clever antics in this entertaining display in our Show Arena. Don’t be late! Gates close at 11am.
11:30AM – WOMBAT KEEPER TALK
At the wombat enclosures you can learn some very surprising facts about this species.
12:00PM – KOALA KEEPER TALK (This talk will move to 12:30pm on December 11th)
Meet at the Koala boardwalk to learn more about these Aussie icons.
12:30PM – OWL KEEPER TALK (this talk will move to 1:30pm from December 11th)
Learn all about our Owls from their knowledgeable Keepers at the Owl enclosure.
1:00PM – THREATENED SPECIES TALK
Meet at the Orange-bellied Parrot enclosure to learn about them and the other threatened species that we are working to save from extinction.
1:30PM – KOOKABURRA KEEPER TALK (This talk will move to 12:00pm on 11th December)
Meet our Kookaburras and find out what makes them laugh and many other interesting facts about this iconic Australian bird.
2:00PM – 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 conserving our native wildlife as you watch their clever antics in this entertaining display in our Show Arena. Don’t be late! Gates close at 2:30pm.
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Moonlit Sanctuary acknowledges the Bunurong / Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners of the land on which we operate and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future.