Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary: Brisbane's Top Wildlife Attraction
4.6
541 Ratings
Brisbane

Discover Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary: Brisbane’s top wildlife attraction. Enjoy koala cuddles, kangaroo feeding, and engaging animal shows. Perfect for all ages.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary - As the world’s first and largest koala sanctuary, Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary is home to over 100 charming koalas, all eager to meet visitors!
    With daily photo opportunities, informative keeper talks and shows, and 70 species of other native Australian animals, Lone Pine offers the perfect opportunity to reconnect with…
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What's Included
  • Access to daily shows and presentations
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Wildlife Experiences (available to purchase)
  • Kangaroo food (available to purchase)
  • Transfers to and from the sanctuary (guests to find own transport)
Additional Information

Indulge in a day at the world’s original and largest koala sanctuary, which houses over 100 koalas and 75 species of native Australian wildlife.
As the leading wildlife attraction in Brisbane, Lone Pine offers an ideal setting to interact closely with Australia’s furry, feathery, and scaly creatures. With a daily lineup of shows, presentations, photo…

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Location
Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
708 Jesmond Rd, Fig Tree Pocket
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
4.6
(541 Ratings)
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Majella_o
Feb 10, 2026
Staff welcoming helpful... - Staff are so welcoming & helpful and when giving the talks they make it so interesting and informative. We really enjoyed the experience.
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Jacqui
Feb 10, 2026
Trip from U.S.-family of 4 - The amount of kangaroos and koalas you get to see is amazing! We were blown away! Everyone was very nice. The kangaroos are just out in a field for you to walk around with. You can even feed them if you buy a bag of pellets. We also booked a close up encounter with a koala directly through the sanctuary. Definitely worth it if you want to pet it and feed it leaves, otherwise, you’ll get your fill of seeing them in other parts of the sanctuary.
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Natalie75
Feb 7, 2026
Loved this place! - Absolutely brilliant if you want to get up close with koalas, kangaroos and other animals. The koala talk is a must - short and very informative. Very well set out environment, with lots of shade for hot days. A food/coffee stall at the entrance for snacks and hot and cold drinks. You can wander amongst the kangaroos and wallabies, pat them, take photos etc.
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Jennifer_j
Feb 4, 2026
Absolutely recommend a day at Lone Pine! - Hands-down a bucket list experience suitable for all ages. Very easy to get to via public transportation (Bus line 430) from the city — bus stop is right at the sanctuary. Enjoyed seeing the exotic animals especially all the koalas not in cages and the kangaroos out in the open where you can feed them! Happy to support this wonderful cause.
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Elliemaze
Feb 1, 2026
Absolutely must go here!! - This was extremely memorable to be that close to the koalas and kangaroos!! This sanctuary lives up to its name with how they house the animals in so close to their natural habitat. Make sure you also see the bird show. We enjoyed our morning here!
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Jules_t
Jan 15, 2026
Koala Sanctuary - Amazing place! Just a short transfer from the City. We got an Uber but River Cruise options are available. Personally I think you need longer than the River Cruise timings allow. Lots of Koalas, Kangaroos, Dingos, Tasmanian Devils, Birds, Wombats (not that we saw one), Sheep and Sheep Dogs, Falconry, Platypus, Reptiles and a Crocodile. Small cafe on site with drinks and snacks. Plenty of seating. Can be hilly but good accessible friendly paths.
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Canadian_titan
Jan 13, 2026
Cool place! - We were really impressed with the Sanctuary. Well laid out, there was plenty to see. From birds, to crocodiles, birds of flight, dingos etc, there was so much to do. Feeding and interacting with kangaroos was awesome. There are a ton of koalas and it was worth it (to us) to spend the extra $35 for a few minutes of up close interaction with one. Easy and inexpensive to get to from the CBD (bus 430/445). Get there when it opens (9am) as it got busy noon onwards. Overall, a great experience.
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Dwf719
Jan 22, 2026
We enjoyed it but maybe it is more a zoo than sanctuary - Hmmmm I have read the 1 star review and have some sympathy with the comments . However as I tourist I trust in the fact that this fully licensed and state approved “sanctuary “ operates at the standards that are required for the welfare of the animals. With that in mind I did enjoy getting close to Koalas / Kangaroos etc respecting that they are wild captive animals. I asked and they confirmed they are not a rescue / hospital for Koalas but do take animals after treatments etc. So all in all we enjoyed our visit and encounter with the Koala etc.
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Gabby_j
Jan 14, 2026
Enjoyable few hours - My husband and I went to this Sanctuary. It was well kept and great to see the koalas. Very welcoming professional staff. Does not take long to walk around the place. We finished in 2 and a half hours. Thought the shows were quite short though compared to other animal places. But well worth seeing.
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273prunep
Jan 17, 2026
Shameful do not go there! - I was genuinely shocked by my visit to Lone Pine Koala “Sanctuary”. Calling this place a sanctuary is extremely misleading — this is clearly a zoo, and a very questionable one. Many of the enclosures are extremely small, especially for birds and reptiles. The birds cannot even fly properly, which is heartbreaking to watch. This is not conservation, it is confinement. The koala enclosures are particularly disturbing: they are tiny, with fake trees, concrete floors, and the animals are kept very close to humans. In the wild, koalas live high up in real trees, far from constant human presence — not at ground level surrounded by noise and people. What shocked me the most is that there is still the possibility to touch, pet and take photos with koalas. Koalas are known to be highly sensitive and easily stressed animals. Allowing physical contact for tourism and profit is unacceptable and unethical. Even worse, the so-called “koala forest” is located right next to the restaurant, in the middle of where people are eating, talking and moving around constantly. Calling this a forest is frankly shameful. This place relies heavily on greenwashing and marketing, using the word “sanctuary” to make visitors believe they are supporting animal welfare, when in reality they are visiting a commercial zoo. The animals may be legally “well cared for”, but this is far from a natural or respectful environment. If you truly care about animal welfare, this place will leave you uncomfortable and disappointed.
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