Reviews
Excellent place caring for our injured wildlife and giving them a forever home. A great place to bring kids and even the grand parents. A great family adventure. You get to feed the kangaroos and can even book a night time view of all the nocturnal animals. Wish there were more places like this around
I FINALLY SAW A WOMBAT!!! So cute! It was the highlight. The staff were really knowledgeable and informative. Would recommend you join their free tours where they bring you around to the wombat and Tasmanian devils enclosures. Unfortunately when we went, the kangaroo enclosure was closed due to introduction of new joeys. The place isn’t very big but you get to see all the main Australian species. They run on entrance fee collected from visitors, so do give them the support!
The Carers at the sanctuary were all fantastic, you can hear their passion and sincerity for the animals during their tours and general walk around. Whilst it's sad to learn of the animals making their way to this sanctuary, it's fantastic to know this exists as it is the only Wildlife sanctuary in Tasmania which was surprising. It's not a Zoo, so don't expect fancy themed enclosures and gimmicks, the sanctuary is essentially a safe place for orphaned or rehabilitation animals, it wasn't a bother for us because we knew the money went directly to supporting the Sanctuary and their animal's care. The trip out to Bonorong was fantastic seeing the terrain, farms and countryside was soothing. Highlight was to see active echnidnas, Tasmanian devils and Winnie the Wombat.
Beware it's not a zoo but a wildlife conservation centre. They are self funded and their main goal is to rehabilitate Australian animals and return then to the wild. If you go on a hot day you may miss most of the animals as they'll be hiding or sleeping in the shade. But you can feed and pet wallabies all around. There were a couple of carers inside the devil's and wombats enclosures giving some talk about the respective animals. Short, sweet and informative.
What an amazing place. The work they are doing for the rehabilitation of the wildlife is amazing. If you can afford to do the feeding frenzy we can't recommend highly enough. Miguel, our guide, passion and knowledge of his job made the time we spent there just that much better.Visited onWeekdayWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedYes
An amazing place where everyone should go and visit! All the staff is very lovely and happy to answer your questions. The vegan food hut is soooo tasty, not expensive at all, and the girl who was serving us was super lovely! We also had the chance to see many animals getting checked by the vet. It was a lovely day, I recommend x100%Visited onWeekdayWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNo
Appreciate the purpose of rescuing wild animals and releasing them back after healed. Nice place, suitable for families. Children will denfiniely love feeding kangaroos. Recommend to join daily tour, included in entry fee.Visited onWeekdayWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedYes
One of the best places I have been to in my entire life! The staff is incredibly knowledgeable and kind. You can tell they are all wildly passionate about helping animals. The encounters are totally worth it! Also, be sure to say hello to Fred. He is an angel.
Had a wonderful day here, the animals all look cared for and loved. The sanctuary has some great features and lots of information. Multiple tours throughout the day included in entry price and the carers are well informed and happy to answer questions. Would highly recommend an animal encounter and love that the proceeds go back into helping the animals.
Our night at Bonorong was AMAZING. We were ending our honeymoon in Hobart and wanted to do something special so booked in the night tour, expecting to only feed a few of the nocturnal animals. We got so much more than that. We had cuddles with the baby wombat, pats with the sugar gliders and time with the quolls inside their habitat a huge surprise - plus more. I couldn't speak higher of our guide Robyn; she has so much knowledge and passion for the animals and the sanctuary and it really shows. She was open for questions, told us some fun stories and shared her love for rehabilitation and care of our wildlife. Highly recommend the night tour for animal lovers and the opportunity to see some special critters up close. If you're going through the cooler months, make sure to dress warm! It did get very chilly at the end. Very happy with our experience and learning more about the staff and sanctuary, what they do and how they keep our wildlife safe. Would go again in a heartbeat next time we are in tassie!
