Lone Pine Sanctuary. Brisbane. Australia.
S 27° 31.950 E 152° 58.060
56J E 496807 N 6954582
Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary is located in Queensland, Australia approximately 15 minutes from Brisbane City and 50 minutes away from the Gold Coast at Jesmond Road, Fig Tree Pocket. It is the worlds largest Koala Sanctuary housing over 130 Koalas.
Waymark Code: WM5CV9
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 12/19/2008
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The Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary is one of the very few sanctuaries in the world where visitors are actually allowed to hold koalas for a fee. Strict regulations ensure that each koala is not held for more than thirty minutes every day.
Visitors can also feed and pet the free-roaming kangaroos in the five acre open-plan kangaroo reserve, where more than 130 of the animals freely reside. Kangaroos are sometimes seen with a joey in their pouch.
There are various and numerous Rainbow Lorikeets making a home at the Sanctuary. There are feeding times at 10am and 3pm where visitors are given the opportunity to feed these bright coloured and vocal birds.
Various types of Lizards, Snakes, and Bats have made Lone Pine their home. There are six species of the Python Snake including the Blacked Headed Python, Diamond Python, and Carpet Python. Visitors have the opportunity to participate in a Snake-holding Photo Session with the Pythons for a minimal fee.
Visitors can arrive by motor vehicle via Centenary Highway or Western Freeway or by a boat cruise along the Brisbane River arriving at the Sanctuary's own jetty.
Full Admission Price list is available on the website shown below:
Family (2 Adults + up to 3 children)$65.00
Adult $25.00
Child (3 - 13 years)$19.00
Contact:
Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
Jesmond Road, Fig Tree Pocket Qld 4069, AUSTRALIA
Telephone +61 7 3378 1366 Fax +61 7 3878 1770
Zoo Website address: [Web Link]
Admission Cost: 30.00 (listed in local currency)
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