Wildlife Wonders' Sanctuary offers a glimpse into an Otways habitat before the arrival of predators such as foxes and cats. Wildlife lives freely in a natural habitat, without cages, and on a wildlife walk they can be seen going about their daily lives.
Dusk is a time when most animals are active, as nocturnal animals rise for the night and day-active animals return to rest. Dusk Discovery tours are limited to just 10 people, allowing time to capture stunning sunsets as well as amazing wildlife viewing and photography opportunities.
As with all of Wildlife Wonders' experiences, 100% of profits go to support conservation and research into Australia's threatened species.
Posted By : joshbU9829UF
Dusk tour was excellent - we were a group of 6 with ages from 9yo to 75yo. Initially when booking we thought it was a bit expensive, but the experience was great value with a very nice dinner and wine included. Lots of opportunity to spotlight with the red lights provided, seeing up close plenty of koalas, potoroos, bandicoots, pademelons, kangaroo, emu. Gift shop has a good selection of nature books. Thank you to our lovely guide Erin.
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Posted On : 2024-07-08 20:17:02 
Posted By : coachhouseh
We were made to feel very welcome and served with a very good quality light supper. Arriving early we had time to browse in the shop and learn about Wildlife Wonders.
We were well equipped with binoculars and and as the evening wore on we saw increasing numbers of native Australian animals in their protected natural habitat. We saw bandicoot, poteroos, swamp wallabies, kangaroo, emu and of course koalas. Our guide was very helpful and enthusiastic, spotting the animals and telling us all about them.
All in all it was a very enjoyable evening which I would recommend to anyone interested in learning about and seeing these elusive animals where they are protected from non native species.
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Posted On : 2024-04-18 06:45:39
Posted By : J3336VQpaulb
We had a great time on the tour, our guide was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable and helped make for an unforgettable evening. The reserve is in a great setting and
we were able to see the animals wandering around at close quarters. Recommended if visiting Apollo Bay area
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Posted On : 2024-02-05 04:47:25
Posted By : N255XWdougd
Our highly knowledgeable guide enabled an exceptional experience including multiple sightings of a wide range of the remarkable wildlife of the Otways
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Posted On : 2024-01-30 02:02:40
Posted By : Simoncarrie92
Delaney was a fantastic knowledge guide ! Lovely supper of paella!
We saw koalas, wallabies, kangaroos, bandicoot, potoroos,pandemelon! Beautiful sunset on the coast! Highly recommended and an excellent cause! Thank you 😊
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Posted On : 2023-10-18 06:49:11
Posted By : MelbourneTed
Such a delightful early evening tour of this fabulous wildlife conservation area. The individual head sets were an excellent way to ensure everyone could hear. Our guide Louisa had a soft voice and it was perfect for this. She was an excellent guide and keenly shared her knowledge with us about all the wildlife we saw. Afterwards our tour group sat and shared a delicious meal that was included in our tickets. Highly recommend visiting this reserve and doing a tour.
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Posted On : 2023-10-08 06:01:17
Posted By : deannal448
The tour was extremely well organised, they had headsets for every one which allowed our guide to speak softly and not disturb the wildlife but we could all hear at the volume we need. Fantastic for people with hearing impairment. Our guide Louisa was very knowledgeable and attuned to the environment, able to alert us to sounds and point out animals we would not have heard or seen on our own. On this particular tour we were able to spot every single species they had on the beautiful property including the reclusive echidnas, the potaroos and the emus. The tour concluded with a very convivial sit down meal and a glass of wine. One of the best experiences we had in the area and great value, also nice to know the money goes back into conservation and research. No hesitation to recommend to everyone travelling in the Apollo Bay area.
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Posted On : 2023-10-02 05:25:05
Posted By : Jaxstar63
Wildlife Wonders was recommended to me by a friend and I'm so glad we took his advice and booked the Dusk Discovery Tour, despite the unpredictable spring weather. Our guide was Delaney who is clearly passionate about protecting Australian native wildlife and was keen to pass her knowledge on to the small group of us on the tour. We were provided with small binoculars, a torch and an earpiece, the latter being so that all commentary could be heard, no matter how quietly our guide spoke. We saw many koalas and Delaney explained the meaning of the grunting noises being made by the males! We also spotted padymelons, bandicoots, wallabies and kangaroos, including one with a joey. The view from the sanctuary across the sea was breathtaking. When the rain started falling while we were at the research centre Delaney provided us with waterproof ponchos for the short walk back to the visitor centre, where we enjoyed a delightful meal with our fellow participants. Highly recommend!
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Posted On : 2023-09-25 04:11:20
Posted By : adriantW3930JV
Learning about the research and conservation efforts by an amazing team to help keep these animals safe and in their natural environment is a amazing. Even for Ausssies who have seen some animals before, to seee them in the wild in their natural habitat was great! And to learn so many facts from our knowledgeable guide was so good too! We saw koalas, potaroos, 2 types of wallabies, swamp rat. Thanks to the wildlife wonders team for all the research and conservation efforts!
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Posted On : 2023-07-07 19:31:45
Posted By : abvwilson
This is a lovely experience that we thoroughly enjoyed!
This is a nice gentle stroll with a guide who provides a commentary throughout about the landscapes and animals that can be found there, threats to survival/habitat and how we can help preserve the future of these lovely animals! Olivia, our guide, was incredibly knowledgable and you could tell how passionate she is about animal conservation and welfare.
We got to see koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, potoroos and bandicoots as well as a lovely sunset with a view of the ocean. The animals we saw are nocturnal, so may be different if you went on a tour at a different time of the day.
It was also interesting to find out about current/recent conservation projects that are being worked on.
I highly recommend this tour!
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Posted On : 2023-04-12 21:57:19
