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KOALAS & PYTHONS LIZARDS We are one of the few places in & & CROCS where you have the opportunity to HOLD a for a The is a small macropod about the size of a domestic and it Australia is home to the world’s most amazing collection of lizards, great souvenir photo. For a small is found in . Though they resemble rodents, Quokkas dragons and monitors. Camouflage is their key to survival, so take additional cost, you will have a are actually , like and . your time and try to find them. memory to last a lifetime. Or for Everyone one loves a Koala! Whether they are eating, sleeping or just Crocodiles have been part of the Australian eco- something on the “scaly side”, have a looking adorable, they are Australia’s most loved . Over millions system for millions of years. Here you will find photo with a large python. (extra cost) of years, the Koala’s diet has evolved to one that is exclusively of Freshwater Crocodiles which are mainly found leaves. in inland river systems. The larger and more aggressive Saltwater or Estuarine Crocodile NOCTURNAL WALLABIES & found in coastal river systems, can be seen at Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures. WONDERS TOUR Did you know that Australia has over 70 2.00pm Join our Wildlife Keeper for species of macropods, ranging from the a short guided walk through the new tiny Musky Rat to the giant Red PIONEERING HISTORY Nocturnal Wonders exhibit learning Kangaroos seen in the Outback? Meet, pat Kuranda Koala Gardens is operated about Bilbies, possums and gliders. and hand feed tame kangaroos, by descendants of one of Kuranda’s and wallabies. pioneering families. Learn about the The loveable is fast becoming construction of the Cairns to Kuranda Australia’s favourite marsupial. With a railway and the early timber industry. PRESENTATION lumbering gait, and a strong, solid body they Bullock teams hauled huge logs out of 2.30pm Marsupials raise their young have amazing burrowing capabilities earning the rainforest to the Kuranda railway them the nickname, “bulldozers of the bush”. in a pouch. Meet our Wildlife Keeper station. for a talk on Australian marsupials including wombats, kangaroos, NOCTURN wallabies and Quokkas. AL WONDE RS

New to Koala Gardens, the north’s only nocturnal exhibit for night-loving marsupials. Come see the first Bilbies in North Queensland. The Bilby, jokingly known as Australia’s version of the Easter Bunny is a nocturnal marsupial found in arid regions. They have long, silky blue- grey fur, ears like a rabbit and a bushy Squirrel and Mahogany Gliders are nocturnal gliding possums. black tail with a white tip. Their powerful A flying membrane extending between their front and back feet forelimbs and strong claws are used for allows them to glide up to 50 metres amongst the trees. The digging. Vision is poor, but their sense of critically endangered is only found in a small smell and hearing are acute. area of coastal North Queensland. OW TO H GET TO KURANDA ACKAGES PRICES & P • Skyrail Rainforest Cableway Ph: 4038 5555 • Kuranda Scenic Rail Ph: 1800 577 245 Kuranda Koala Gardens (tours include one way Skyrail Rainforest Cableway, one way Kuranda Scenic Train, entry to 3 wildlife parks and Adult $19.00 Child $9.50 return coach transfers from Cairns) Digital souvenir photos extra cost. • GTS Tours Ph:1800 627 646 (bus up and/or bus back combo options available) Friends in the • International Coaches Ph: 4032 5877 Rainforest • Down Under Tours - Kuranda Boarding Pass (Kuranda Koala Gardens & Ph: 4047 9097 Birdworld Kuranda) • Day Tour - other day tours can be booked through your tour desk. MAREEBA CHAMBER OF Adult $32.00 • Drive yourself COMMERCE Child $16.00 2017 WINNER Birdworld Kuranda is a wonderland BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARD of over 60 rare and spectacular Tourism Experiences bird species from the rainforests of Australia and around the globe. Hand-feed parrots, admire a cassowary, waterbirds and more in one of the largest free flight displays of its kind in Australia. It’s a photographer’s delight.

Adult $50.00 Child $25.00 THREE wildlife attractions for one low price Kuranda Koala Gardens See koalas, wombats, crocodiles, , gliders, pioneer history display and more... Birdworld Kuranda 60 species of beautiful Australian and exotic tropical birds in a huge flight aviary... Australian Butterfly Sanctuary More than 1500 superb tropical butterflies including TWOCANABN: 37 009 932 594 3514-0318 the spectacular Ulysses. FREE Shuttle Bus to Kuranda Heritage Markets and all attractions. Departs Visit these three great attractions and save! Skyrail Rainforest Cableway & Kuranda Scenic Railway Station every 15 minutes You can purchase a Kuranda Wildlife between 10.15am - 3pm daily. Alternatively, enjoy a leisurely 10 minute stroll Experience ticket from your tour desk, Skyrail through the village to Kuranda Koala Gardens in the Kuranda Heritage Markets. Rainforest Cableway and Kuranda Scenic Rail. Kuranda Koala Gardens Open 9am - 4pm daily Closed Christmas Day Kuranda Explorer Adult $50.00 Child $25.00 Information & group bookings: [email protected] Incorporating Kuranda Riverboat, Kuranda Koala Kuranda Heritage Markets, Rob Veivers Drive, Kuranda Gardens and Birdwold Kuranda–bookings essential! www.kurandariverboat.com.au Phone +617 4093 9953 www.koalagardens.com Prices valid to 31 March 2019