Wild Life Sydney

Wild Life Sydney is a wildlife park in the Darling Harbour precinct, on the western edge of the Sydney central business district. It opened in September 2006 and is adjacent to Sea Life Sydney Aquarium and Madame Tussauds Sydney. The public areas are almost entirely enclosed and air-conditioned, with a 1-kilometre walkway through 7,000 square metres of enclosures. The upper-level exhibits are open-air, enclosed by a stainless steel mesh roof designed to look like the ribs of the rainbow serpent of Aboriginal myth when viewed from above.

Don't miss

• Kangaroo Walkabout, an 800-square-metre semi-arid habitat with 250 tonnes of red sand from central Australia and full-sized bottle trees, home to Kangaroo Island kangaroos, echidnas, a quokka, and koalas
• Koala Rooftop, where you can get close to koalas and take a quality photo with them
• The open-air upper-level exhibits with a stainless steel mesh roof that resembles the ribs of the rainbow serpent of Aboriginal myth
• A 1-kilometre walkway that snakes through ten zones, including Daintree Rainforest, Crocodile Billabong, and Platypus Pool
• Night Fall zone, featuring nocturnal animals

Tickets & tours

Ways to visit Wild Life Sydney

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Know before you go

• The park offers a Koala Photo experience where you can get close to koalas and take a quality photo with them.
• The public areas are almost entirely enclosed and air-conditioned, making it comfortable year-round.
• Located in the Darling Harbour precinct, adjacent to Sea Life Sydney Aquarium and Madame Tussauds Sydney.

A bit of history

The park was announced in May 2006 as an expansion of the Sydney Aquarium site. It opened as Sydney Wildlife World in September 2006. Village Roadshow purchased the attraction in late 2007, and Merlin Entertainments bought it in March 2011. It was renamed Wild Life Sydney and reopened on 13 September 2011. The attraction won best family-focused tourism at The Australian's 2007 Travel and Tourism Awards.