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  •  Phillip Island
  •  Maru Koala and Animal Park Entry Ticket to Animal Park and Mini-Golf

Maru Koala and Animal Park Entry Ticket to Animal Park and Mini-Golf

Maru Koala & Animal Park

  • Phillip Island
  • Approx. 3 hours
  • 24 Working Hours Confirmation

Standard Inclusions

  • Entry to Animal Park including all Animal Park Keeper Talks and Shows, and Pirate Mini-Golf.
From AUD
$30.00

1 Key Facts

Included

  • Entry to Animal Park including all Animal Park Keeper Talks and Shows, and Pirate Mini-Golf.

Not included

  • 1. Transport from/to hotels
  • 2. Food & beverages not listed as Inclusions
  • 3. Souvenirs
  • 4. Travel Insurance
  • 5. Any optional extra items (including but not limited to rides / shows / encounters / experiences / photo packages) that are not included in the standard admission. All optional extra items are at own expense.
Destination Phillip Island
Address 1650 Bass Highway, Grantville VIC 3984
How to get there By Car – Maru is approximately a one and a half hour drive from Melbourne. Take the M1 from Melbourne City towards Pakenham. Exit the M1 onto C422 exit towards Koo Wee Rup. Follow through Koo Wee Rup and turn left onto the M420 Bass Hwy towards Philip Island. Follow the Bass Hwy to Grantville.

Public Transport – there is no direct train to Grantville you will instead need to take a combination of trains and buses to reach Grantville.
Follow this link and explore their 'Journey Planner' to find the best way to get to Maru via public transport. https://ptv.vic.gov.au/journey
Operating hours
All Year 09:30-17:30 Last admission at 16:30
Christmas Day (25 December) Closed
Other info ● Children under 4 years enter for free with any paying adult and must be included in the booking requests.
● Before your visit to the park, please ensure to check the following website to understand what to expect on the day of travel.
https://www.marukoalapark.com.au/

2 Overview

Maru is a family run attraction where visitors can see koalas, wombats, crocodiles, kangaroos, Australian birds, wallabies, Tasmanian devils, dingoes, emus and even more! This wonderful animal park is paired with the exciting Pirate Pete's Mini-Golf where visitors escape into another world as they encounter life-size pirate figures including Captain Jack Sparrow! There are eighteen holes of fun that navigate visitors through different Australian landscapes from beach to bush to outback.

Maru Koala and Animal Park

 

Maru Koala and Animal Park

At Maru visitors can hand feed many of the animals, pat them and take as many photos as camera or phone can hold. It is aimed to give visitors the opportunity to really interact with most of the animals.

 

Animals
  • Koalas
  • Kangaroos
  • Dingoes
  • Emus
  • Lizards
  • Snakes
  • Crocodiles
  • Wombats
  • Wallabies
  • Tawny Frogmouth
  • Peacocks and Fowl
  • Kookaburra
  • Tasmanian Devil
  • Australian Parrots
  • Albino Roo

 

Weekend Keeper Talk and Show Timetable

Reference Only. Subject to change without notice

 

Time Shows an Talks
11:00 Koala Entry and Talk
11:30 Reptile Talk
12:00 Koala Talk
13:00  Koala Entry and Talk
13:15 Kangaroo Keeper Talk
14:00 Wildlife Presentation
14:20 Koala Talk
15:00 Koala Entry and Talk
15:30 Dingo Keeper Talk

 

Pirate Pete's Mini-Golf

There's so much more to Maru than just animals. Set sail for 18 holes of adventure as visitors' putt their way around the Princess Caribbean Pirate Ship. Encounter life-size pirate figures, a great white shark and brave the gold-mine under the five meter thunderous waterfall.

This pirate wonderland is right next to the animal park and it provides for such a fun day out. For the family, the traveller, the Melbourne man searching for a day trip or maybe what could be the coolest first date ever.

3 Policy

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.

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