As someone who nearly passed out from excitement when she saw a glimpse of a sleeping koala at the Philadelpha Zoo when she was 10, this place was a dream come true! Not the easiest place to get to from Sydney, but worth the drive and the $20 entrance fee (February 09)....You get to see Australian animals up close without... more

We loved the Featherdale Wildlife Park - my new wife and I went there on our honeymoon, and it was one of our favorite parts of all of Australia. The park focuses on all Australian animals (unlike the Sydney zoo), and they had sucha great collection of all the Australian wildlife you don't get to see in zoos around the... more

This is a delightful little place and worth the time for tourists. We went in Aug and the place was not crowded at all. We were able to pet briefly one Koala while he was in a branch and took photos with him. The other animals mentioned in previous reviews were docile and quite happy to find your "hay in... more

We had promised our 4-year old that she would get to see kangaroos and koalas, and she naturally assumed that she would get to touch them. We weren't disappointed—this is by far the best petting zoo that I've ever been to! After a bit of debate between spending over A$100 for 3 adults and 2 toddlers to go to Taronga... more

Featherdale Wildlife Park is great for seeing many different animals that are native to Australia in one place - koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, kookaburras, crocodiles, wombats, tasmanian devils, and an assortment of birdlife. We were able to pet a koala (I was a bit disappointed that they wouldn't actually let us hold one). We saw an albino kangaroo and some beautiful... more

We went to four different animal parks while in Australia and this one was the best one by far. The four we visited were australia zoo, lone pine koala sanctuary, cairns nite zoo and this one. All were nice but this one took the prize because the animals were the most friendly and they had some of every animal that... more

We took a tour to the Blue Mtns and stopped at Featherdale on the way. We loved this place. Coming from Ohio, we wanted to get up close to Australia's wildlife and we were not disappointed. I am not much of a zoo kind of guy and really dislike petting zoos. But this was so much different and better. We... more

This is a great little side trip from Sydney. You can easily take the train and then catch the bus (ask for directions at the train station)--the bus lets you off at the park entrance. We stayed at the park for 2.5 hours--loved getting pics with the koalas, and feeding the kangaroos and wallabees. The park staff are very friendly... more

If you want to get up close to Australia's wildlife, then I guarantee Featherdale is the place to go. We jumped on a day tour to the Blue Mtns and stopped at Featherdale on the way. I fell in love with the joey who greeted us on arrival with his keeper and wanted to take him home with us. We... more