Maru Koala and Animal Park
Description
Hours:
9:30am – 5:30pm, 7 days a week. Closed Christmas Day.
Get up close with a wide range of magnificent Australian native animals, including koalas, quokkas, kangaroos, wombats, dingoes, snakes, crocodile, cassowary and more.
Description
Maru is an award-winning family run attraction offering a range of close-up experiences and entertainment for the family.
Included with entry ticket:
- Stroll through the park and see Australian native animals up close
- Learn cool animal and conservation facts through interactive keeper talks
- Enjoy our sheep shearing shows in the covered auditorium
- Challenge your friends and family to mini golf in our 18-hole pirate themed course
- Sit down for a drink or house made meal in our licensed Homestead Bistro
A range of animal experiences, memories to last for a lifetime:
- Hand feed kangaroos and wallabies
- Close encounter with koalas
- Slither up to a python snake
- Selfie with a dingo
- Interact with quokkas
- And much more!
Location: Situated in the township of Grantville, just 60 minutes from Melbourne and 15 minutes from Phillip Island. The perfect addition to your Phillip Island and Bass Coast itinerary.
Wheelchair accessible venue.
Group bookings and children's parties available.
For bookings, please contact 03 5678 8548 or visit Maru websiteMap & Directions
1650 Bass Highway, Grantville VIC 3984 Australia
Directions
Follow Bass Highway to Grantville. If heading south towards Phillip Island we are on the right side of the road at the traffic lights past the main town. If coming from the south turn left into the service lane before the traffic lights.
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Cancellation Policy
Tickets are non refundable and non transferable but are valid for up to six months from the purchase date other than Grantville Pirate Festival tickets which are only valid for that day.
News
NEW INDOOR PLAYROOM. We opened our large indoor playroom in April 2014, off the side of our Homestead Bistro. NEW AUDITORIUM. We now have a large covered auditorium in the animal park and offer sheep shearing shows daily and Wildlife Shows on all weekend, school and public holidays.
Special Events
Dreamnight at the Zoo in November each year - by invitation only, a free night for special needs children and their families.
Grantville Pirate Festival is held each year in Autumn.