Taronga Zoo

Please keep in mind that my first degree was in botany and zoology. I have never seen a koala in the wild as clearly as I saw this one. Usually, they are way up in the sky, just dark lumps in a tree.

We booked an overnight stay in Taronga Zoo, and it was well worth the price, because in the early morning, we spotted a koala just below the window.

Look, it cost quite a bit, but if you want to mix it with the wildlife, minus the crowds, this is the way to go!

Taronga Zoo is on the northern side of Sydney Harbour, and you can get there by bus or ferry. The ferry ride is more pleasant, and there is an entrance gate at the bottom. but the hill is quite steep, and a lot of people catch a bus up from the ferry wharf to the top, and make their way down. The number of the wharf at the Quay can vary, so check the signs or your Tripview travel app, which you need to have on your phone.

The 100 bus leaves from the Queen Victoria Building, every ten minutes, but the ferry ride is nicer. The zoo is open from 9:30 am to 5 pm, though in what we laughingly call 'winter' (June, July and August) they close at 4:30 pm.

You can catch ferries at the bottom, or buses from near the top.

The zoo is probably the only place you will see a platypus or hear a lyrebird calling and dancing, and it is definitely easier to see echidnas.

Here is a link to some of the animals they have on offer.


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