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Take the kids on an animal-filled adventure with up-close encounters and night tours
Break the routine and make some wild memories with a family day out at Moonlit Sanctuary. Packed with adorable and awe-inspiring Aussie animals, our wildlife park is the perfect way to press pause on screen time and hit play on real-life adventure. This is a great school holiday activity!
Wander through wide open spaces, meet creatures big and small, and if you’re up for something truly magical, join one of our guided night tours, an unforgettable experience under the stars that the whole family will be talking about long after the holidays are over.
Located at the top of the Mornington Peninsula and just 50 minutes from central Melbourne
Get ready for a day full of adventure, discovery, extra school holiday activities and adorable animal encounters at Moonlit Sanctuary! Whether you’ve got tiny tots or curious teens, there’s something here for every member of the family these school holidays.
Visitors of all ages will be enchanted by cuddly koalas, cheeky quokkas, sleepy wombats, friendly wallabies, and playful dingoes and captivated by the scaly charm of snakes, turtles, lizards, and other fascinating reptiles. And don’t forget to look up! Our vibrant birds, from colourful parrots to majestic owls, are always ready to impress.
With over 70 Australian animal species to discover, including some rare and endangered ones, you’re in for a truly special wildlife experience.
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, bilbies, echidnas, potoroos, tiny feathertail gliders, quolls, pademelons and more by lantern light and learn about their starlit lives and habits.
School holiday 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 - Koala Keeper TalkJoin our keepers at the Koala Boardwalk to learn about this Aussie icon, with a focus on training and husbandry.
- 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 - Kookaburra Keeper TalkMeet our Kookaburras and find out what makes them laugh and many other interesting facts about this iconic Australian bird.
- 12:30pm - Koala Keeper TalkMeet at the Koala boardwalk to learn more about these Aussie icons.
- 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 - Owl Keeper TalkLearn all about our Owls from their knowledgeable Keepers at the Owl enclosure.
- 1:45pm - Echidna Keeper TalkJoin our keepers at the short-beaked echidna enclosure and learn some interesting facts about this spiky species.
- 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.
- 3:00pm - Dingo Keeper TalkJoin our keepers at the Dingo enclosure and learn some interesting facts about this species.
- 3:15pm - Tasmanian Devil Keeper TalkJoin our keepers at the Tasmanian devil enclosure and learn some interesting facts about this endangered species.
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 – KOALA KEEPER TALK
Meet at the Koala boardwalk to learn more about these Aussie icons with a focus on training and husbandry.
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.
11:45AM – INVERTEBRATE KEEPER TALK
Join our keepers at the reptile centre and learn some interesting facts about some of the amazing insects that call Australia home.
12:00PM – KOOKABURRA KEEPER TALK
Meet our Kookaburras and find out what makes them laugh and many other interesting facts about this iconic Australian bird.
12:30PM – KOALA KEEPER TALK
Meet at the Koala boardwalk to learn more about these Aussie icons.
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 – OWL KEEPER TALK
Learn all about our Owls from their knowledgeable Keepers at the Owl enclosure.
1:45PM – ECHIDNA KEEPER TALK
Join our keepers at the short-beaked echidna enclosure and learn some interesting facts about this spiky species.
2:00PM – REPTILE KEEPER TALK
Meet our keepers at the Show Arena and learn about the very interesting habits of some of our reptiles.
2:15PM – INVERTEBRATE KEEPER TALK
Join our keepers at the reptile centre and learn some interesting facts about some of the amazing insects that call Australia home.
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.
3:00PM – DINGO KEEPER TALK
Join our keepers at the Dingo enclosure and learn some interesting facts about this often-misunderstood species.
3:15PM – TASMANIAN DEVIL KEEPER TALK
Join our keepers at the Tasmanian devil enclosure and learn some interesting facts about this endangered species.
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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.
