Fauna Australia Wildlife Retreat

Visitors love Fauna Australia Wildlife Retreat for its intimate, hands?on wildlife encounters and welcoming, family?run feel. Reviews rave about private time with koalas where you can feed, pat and linger without queues, plus close encounters with wombats, wallabies, kangaroos, emus, deer, parrots, potoroos and even holding a snake. Families highlight thoughtful extras like a bag of carrots for feeding, torches for spotting nocturnal animals and easy wheelchair access around the fauna park. The location is a brilliant base on the Great Ocean Road, close to the Twelve Apostles, Melba Gully glow worms and Otway Fly.

Accommodation gets consistent praise for being clean, comfortable and well equipped, with options like Wombat Cottage inside the enclosure, the Koala Suite and the Kangaroo unit, plus kitchenettes and even washer and dryer facilities. Several reviewers mentioned Kirsten, Dean and Chloe for their friendly, knowledgeable hosting and unhurried, educational koala sessions. Overall, it is a memorable, all?ages experience that blends cosy stays with truly special wildlife interactions.