Billabong Sanctuary

11 Country Rd, Nome QLD 4816, Australia +61 7 4778 8344 Website 9am – 5pm Townsville Campervan Hire

Billabong Sanctuary is one of the best in Australia and is situated 17kms from Townsville. If you don’t have your own car, then a bus can pick you up and take you there.

The Sanctuary has 3 habitats of rainforest, eucalypt forest and wetlands all in the one easy location, which can be experienced in either a half day or a full day visit. The native animals are displayed in their own environments in natural surroundings, the experience is like that of walking through the Australian bush.

Combined ticket, inc. transfer from hotel, entry A$34.00

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This is one of the many pictures we took at the Billabong Sanctuary. The Billabong sanctuary is an animal park in Queensland that focuses on Australian animals. It has received numerous tourism awards and we absolutely recommend it! Check out my travelblog at www.175days.no

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Stephanie watching Koala handling rules.

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It was a sleepy baby koala.

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Rob decided that kangaroo testicles were picture-worthy. *boys!*

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Kangaroo feeding
Me handfeeding a Kangaroo outside the Dingo park. This picture along with all the other animal pictures are taken at the Billabong Sanctuary in Queensland Australia. It's a very good place to get to meet the Australian animals and the park itself has received numerous tourism awards in the last years. Check out my travelblog at www.175days.no

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Stephanie with the squirrel gliders.

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Cassowary! They make very cool noises.

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A masked owl, specifically for Aunt Judy!

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This was the last kangaroo we saw/fed.

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These are black cockatoos.

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But he was super friendly too. Amazing with all the kids in the park with the loose crocodile and kangaroos that there aren't problems. Parents are expected to keep close eye on them.

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Stephanie holding baby koala.

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This is right before the kangaroo ate the paper bag instead of the seed and Rob decided to go back to giving the kangaroo seed one handful at a time.

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Us feeding the cassowary, it didn't like the tomato.

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The park hands out umbrellas for free so the visitors can avoid the guano produced by thousands of fruit bats.

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Ducks! There were tons of ducks running around hoping for a handful of seed that can be bought at the gift shop before the magpie geese muscled in.

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These are the evil magpie geese that bully the cute ducks. They were not our friends.

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That's Snappy Tom, he was fiesty.

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That's Lady Belle, she was hungry enough to work for food.

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This was during the croc feeding.

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Dingos!

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Lady Belle hunting in the water.

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They were feeding him kangaroo.

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