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Top-Rated Nearby Hotels
Hotel GBP* Distance Rating
Sanctuary House Motel Healesville N/A 0.0 mi 0.0 km 3 of 5 stars
Healesville Motor Inn £42 0.8 mi 1.4 km 3.5 of 5 stars
The Grand Hotel N/A 0.9 mi 1.4 km 3 of 5 stars
Chateau Yering Historic House Hotel £301 7.2 mi 11.6 km 4 of 5 stars
Balgownie Vineyard Retreat & Spa N/A 8.1 mi 13.0 km 4 of 5 stars
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Hedgend Maze 0.7 mi 1.2 km 3 of 5 stars
Slow Coach Horse Drawn Dining Carriage 2.1 mi 3.3 km 4 of 5 stars
Wine Bar Restaurant @ Yering Station 8.4 mi 13.5 km 4 of 5 stars
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Outlook Hill 4.2 mi 6.7 km 4 of 5 stars
Grape Escape Tours 12.5 mi 20.1 km 4 of 5 stars
Dandenong Ranges 16.5 mi 26.5 km 4 of 5 stars
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“Healesville Sanctuary” Frommer's
“Melbourne metamorphosis” SignOnSanDiego.com
“Victoria distills the flavors of Australia” nj.com / Star Ledger
“Just a hop from the sanctuary” Sydney Morning Herald
“Melbourne: Australia's Cultural Capital” Foster Travel Publications
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 1 attractions in Healesville
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Attraction type: Zoo, Valley, Wildlife park, Nature reserve
Activities: Viewing wildlife
Address: Badger Creek Road Healesville 3777
Australia
Tel: 61-3-5957 2800
Fax: 61-3-5957 2870

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“great wildlife park”
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4 of 5 stars
elo75
Paris, France
19 May 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

We went to the Healesville Sanctuary on a day-trip from Melbourne by using public transport. First, you need to take a train to Lilydale station, then a bus to Healesville. It is cheap and rather easy, but it is a bit long. However, we thought it was worth it because the park is very good. We had never seen australian... more

“One of my favorite places in Australia”
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5 of 5 stars
mountainstar
coonabarabran
29 Apr 2005
4/4 found this review helpful

Healesville Sanctuary is quite the place and I'm glad I added it to my travel plans. The Sanctuary has been in existance for years now and is set in a leafy forest just outside of Healesville. I'd say it is less of a "zoo-like" enviroment as the enclosures have a more natural feel to them and the sanctuary has mostly... more

“Good Day Trip”
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4 of 5 stars
greenfrog
uk
8 Mar 2005
7/7 found this review helpful

This is quite a large sanctuary and provides a relaxed natural settings for the animals. It is quite an ordeal to get here by public transport. The buses from Lilydale station to Healesville do not run very frequently so plan your journey carefully. The journey from Lilydale to Healesville take quite a while (maybe three quarters of an hour) but... more

“Gli animali australiani tutti insieme”
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4 of 5 stars
Gigoachef
Stevenage, United Kingdom
4 Oct 2007
1/2 found this review helpful

Se durante la vostra visita dell'Australia ancora non avete visto qualche animale locale, tipo l'ornitorinco che è raro da vedere... more

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Healesville Sanctuary Address

Badger Creek Road, Healesville 3777, Australia
Tel: 61-3-5957 2800 Fax: 61-3-5957 2870