Daily Schedule
9:45am & 4:00pm - Wild Lorikeet Feeding
10:00am - Barn Animal Encounter
10:30am & 12:30pm - Free Flight Raptor Show
11:00am - Touch a Koala
11:00am, 1:00pm & 3:30pm - Sheep Dog Show
11:30am & 2:00pm - Koala Keeper Talk
12:00pm - Snake Hold Photos
1:00pm - Touch a Koala
1:30pm - Snake Keeper Talk
2:30pm - Platypus Keeper Talk
3:00pm - Tasmanian Devil Keeper Talk
Download your copy of our guidebook here. Also available for purchase on arrival ($1AUD).
Koala Opportunities
There are a number of ways that you can meet a koala at Lone Pine.
Touch a Koala - FREE
During this free experience, you can stand next to a koala, feel their fur, and take photos on your own mobile phone or camera. Ask our experienced koala keepers all of your koala questions.
This experience is perfect for young children and their families.
Availability: 11:00am and 1:00pm daily.
Hold a Koala - $25 per person
Koala holding experiences start at $25 per person and include a professionally printed photograph and high-resolution download.
Availability: Tickets available from 9:30am daily. Spaces are limited.
Due to the current hot weather, and to ensure positive animal welfare, there may be a break from koala holding in the middle of the day when temperatures are at their highest.
Wild Encounter: Koala – from $120 per person
If learning more about this iconic species is on your bucket list, our 45-minute koala encounters are for you. Encounters include entry into the sanctuary, guided tour, koala hold, and professionally printed photo.
Spaces are limited (maximum 6 guests per encounter).
Availability: 9:00am and 2:30pm, Monday to Friday.
Click here to book.
Koala holding at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
There are a limited number of koala hold tickets each day, to ensure the welfare and happiness of our koalas.
The holding of a koala cannot be guaranteed on any given day for a number of reasons, including:
• Reduced number of handling koalas due to breeding season.
• Weather events (e.g heatwaves or flooding).
• Legal maximum koala handling time reached.
• Koala's choice and how they are feeling on the day. We do not force interactions upon our koalas.
Click here for further information.
Interactive Shows & Activities
Interact with Wildlife
Our daily shows and activities are an excellent way to learn about your favourite animals and enjoy unique photographic opportunities.
Hand-feed kangaroos and wallabies: 9:00am-4:30pm
Our kangaroo reserve is home to 150 free-ranging kangaroos and wallabies, as well as three friendly emus. Purchase roo food from our General Store for $2 per bag.
Hand-feed lorikeets: 9:45am & 4:00pm
You are invited to feed the birds twice a day, with a special supplement feed prepared by our keepers. This experience is a sensory delight full of colour, bird calls, and friendly lorikeets.
Sheep Dog Show: 11:00am, 1:00pm & 3:30pm
Enjoy an insight into Australia’s sheep farming history and farm dog training, as our skilled sheep dog handlers and their canine companions herd sheep through various obstacles.
Free Flight Raptor Show: 10:30am & 12:30pm
Featuring birds such as eagles, owls, kites and falcons, this show is a great demonstration of the amazing flight and hunting abilities of our Australian raptors.
Raptor Hold & Professional Photo: 10:45am & 12:45pm
Join us after our Free Flight Raptor Shows to meet one of our amazing birds up close. Purchase your photo ticket from our Main Koala Exhibit prior to the show.
Snake Hold & Professional Photo: 12:00pm
Meet one of our friendly pythons face to face. Purchase your ticket from from our Main Koala Exhibit prior to 12:00pm.
