Rainbow lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus) at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.

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Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

Gold Coast


This nicely restrained, old-style operation includes Australia’s biggest rainforest aviary, where you can hand-feed a technicolour blur of rainbow lorikeets. There’s also kangaroo and crocodile feeding, photo ops with koalas, reptile shows, a treetop ropes course and Aboriginal dance displays (some activities have fees). There's often an adults-at-kids-prices special online. Note, the parking is $10 extra – or you can park for two hours around the corner for free.


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