During this close-up encounter, you can touch and cuddle up to one of our very friendly koalas in a special one-on-one or small group experience.

The Maru Wildlife Park really is the perfect opportunity to get to know some of Australia's best-loved creatures – especially the koalas.

This experience is a must! You'll get a rare opportunity to explore behind the scenes at Melbourne Zoo, where you'll collect eucalypt browse or enrichment.

Maru Koala and Animal Park in Gippsland and Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park on the Mornington Peninsula allow you to get up close to koalas.

In this small group experience you will go behind the gate to observe a koala from a unique perspective.

Paradise Country Aussie Farm offers two different koala holding opportunities. You can choose from a basic cuddling experience where you can pose with many ...

Fall in love with koalas in the East In Victoria, you can see the marsupials at Ballarat Wildlife Park or spot koalas in their native habitats in Gippsland. On ...

At Maru you can hand feed many of the animals, pat them and take as many photos as your camera or phone can hold. We aim to give visitors the opportunity to ... Animal Experiences · Animals at Maru · Getting to Maru · Pricing

During this encounter you can cuddle one of our gorgeous koalas and learn all about these marvellous marsupials. Book your cuddly koala encounter today!

With the largest colony of koalas, and the only place in Victoria to hand-feed a tiger, our animal encounters are not to be missed!