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Breakfast with the Koalas

Breakfast on the deck with a koala at the next table.

A full cooked breakfast on the park's deck while a koala and its keeper do the rounds, then a lagoon croc cruise and a full day of wildlife shows, park entry included.

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Overview

A koala at breakfast sounds like a gimmick until the keeper walks onto the deck with one and the whole table goes quiet. This is a cooked breakfast on the Lilies Restaurant deck overlooking the park's lagoon, with a wildlife keeper and a koala joining you between 9:00 and 9:30am. Pat it, get the photo, and ask the keeper every koala question you have been saving. Then the rest of the park is yours for the day.

Breakfast runs from 8:30 to 9:30am, so you are in before the day crowd. Once the koala has done the rounds, your ticket covers full park entry, a 20-minute lagoon boat cruise with your time allocated on arrival, and the day's presentations: crocodile farm tour and cassowary feeding at 9:00am, the 10:00am snake show, crocodile feeding at 11:00am, the Crocodile Attack Show at 3:00pm and a koala talk at 4:30pm. Between shows there are over 2,500 metres of boardwalks through eucalypt woodland, rainforest and melaleuca wetlands across five precincts.

The park is at Wangetti, about 40 minutes north of Cairns and 25 minutes from Port Douglas, open 8:30am to 5:00pm daily except Christmas Day. Breakfast must be booked by 4:00pm the day before, subject to availability, because the koala does not do walk-ins. This ticket is self-drive; coach transfers from Cairns, the Northern Beaches, Palm Cove and Port Douglas are a separate add-on. It suits anyone who wants a full wildlife day on flat, easy paths, in any season.

Why you'll love it

  1. 1

    Koala and keeper tableside, 9:00 to 9:30am

  2. 2

    Breakfast on the deck over the lagoon

  3. 3

    Full day's park entry included

  4. 4

    20-minute lagoon boat cruise

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    Crocodile Attack Show at 3:00pm

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    Over 2,500m of boardwalks, five precincts

  7. 7

    40 minutes north of Cairns

Itinerary at a glance

1 8:30am · Breakfast on the deck

Breakfast is served on the Lilies Restaurant deck from 8:30am, as the park opens. Take a seat with a view over the lagoon.

1 9:00am · The koala arrives

Between 9:00 and 9:30am a wildlife keeper brings a koala to the deck. Pat it, take photos and ask the keeper anything.

1 10:00am · Snake show and crocodile feeding

The snake show is at 10:00am and crocodile feeding at 11:00am. Your lagoon cruise time is allocated at arrival, so slot it around the shows.

1 Midday · Boardwalks and the crocodile farm

Walk the boardwalks through woodland, rainforest and wetland, with a crocodile farm tour at 1:00pm and a second snake show at 2:00pm.

1 3:00pm · Crocodile Attack Show

The park's headline show. Stay on for cassowary feeding at 4:00pm and the koala talk at 4:30pm before the gates close at 5:00pm.

What's included

✓ What's included

  • Cooked breakfast with fruit juice, tea or coffee
  • Koala and keeper visit to the breakfast deck, 9:00 to 9:30am
  • General park admission, 8:30am to 5:00pm
  • 20-minute boat cruise on the park lagoon
  • Daily wildlife presentations and shows

✕ Not included

  • ✕Coach transfers from Cairns, Northern Beaches, Palm Cove or Port Douglas
  • ✕Souvenir wildlife photos
  • ✕Lunch and drinks after breakfast

Common questions about this trip

  • What time do I need to arrive and where do I check in?
    Breakfast is served from 8:30am on the Lilies Restaurant deck inside the park at Wangetti, and the koala visits between 9:00 and 9:30am. Arrive for the 8:30am start so you are seated and eating before the keeper comes out. The park itself opens at 8:30am.

  • When do I need to book by?
    Breakfast bookings must be made by 4:00pm the day before, subject to availability. It is not sold at the gate on the morning. Book at least a day ahead, earlier in peak season.

  • How do I get there from Cairns without a car?
    The park is about 40 minutes north of Cairns and 25 minutes from Port Douglas on the Captain Cook Highway. This ticket is self-drive. Coach transfers from Cairns, the Northern Beaches, Palm Cove and Port Douglas are available as a separate add-on and also need booking by 4:00pm the day before.

  • Can I hold the koala?
    The breakfast includes a keeper bringing a koala to your table so you can pat it, photograph it and ask questions. Souvenir photos with the park's animals are a separate paid extra on the day.

  • What else does the ticket cover after breakfast?
    Full general admission for the day, a 20-minute boat cruise on the lagoon with the time allocated when you arrive, and all scheduled presentations. These run through the day: crocodile farm tour and cassowary feeding at 9:00am, snake shows at 10:00am and 2:00pm, crocodile feeding at 11:00am, the Crocodile Attack Show at 3:00pm and a koala talk at 4:30pm.

  • How much walking is involved?
    The park covers over 15 hectares with more than 2,500 metres of boardwalks and paths through eucalypt woodland, rainforest and melaleuca wetland. It is flat and easy going, and you can do as much or as little as you like between shows.

  • Is the park open every day?
    Yes, 8:30am to 5:00pm daily except Christmas Day and the day of the Cairns Ironman, when the highway is closed. Breakfast runs daily in the same window.

  • What's the cancellation policy?
    Cancellation terms for this trip are set by the operator and confirmed on your booking voucher. Refunds mirror the operator's policy, if they can refund, so can we. Wanderlust handles the refund for you, refunds mirror the operator's terms 1:1 (including if the operator cancels) and we chase it on your behalf. Message us for the exact day-by-day terms before you book.

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"Very entertaining and fun. We had breakfast with a koala. We learned about local snakes, birds, kangaroos and of course crocodiles. Nice grounds. We found it well worth a day of our week in Palm Cove."
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"We saw such a variety of wildlife during a half day trip, without having to walk a great distance. It was special to see a Cassowary for the first time, and the Koalas and Tamarins are adorable. We enjoyed the snake show and crocodile feeding, and found the keepers' commentaries very interesting and informative."
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