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"A premier tourist attraction offers guests a unique, up close and interactive wild animal experience with rare and endangered native and exotic wildlife."
- Mark Stone
Billabong Zoo is a family owned and operated business featuring a variety of native and exotic wildlife. Mark and Danena and their team of dedicated staff have transformed the Billabong from humble beginnings to one of the state’s premier private zoo and one of Port Macquarie’s top attractions.
Rare and endangered species such as the snow leopards, red pandas and koalas along with iconic favourites such as the meerkats, a monster croc (SHREK ) and little penguins are all displayed in naturalistic exhibits which allow visitors an up close experience with these amazing creatures.
Owner Mark Stone says:
We are delighted to have opened the first stage of our new African precinct with the arrival of cheetah brothers, Warrior and Vongani – all the way from South Africa and we are eagerly awaiting the arrival of two lion cubs also from Africa.
These lions once fully mature will be not only be ambassadors for their species but will be a huge asset to the Australasian breeding program. At Billabong Zoo we believe our primary role is “conservation through education” with regular keeper presentations throughout the day which give visitors the chance to touch and photograph some of the animals or to observe them feeding and the exhibits are themed to allow visitors to immerse themselves in the animals natural environment.
We also provide educational school tours and off site demonstrations as well as the opportunity for one on one interaction with our Animal Encounter program. This allows a limited number of guests to enter selected enclosures with a keeper to feed and photograph the animals.
Children are especially catered for with viewing windows at many of the enclosures which means even the littlies can get a close up look, and our friendly staff ensure that the kids get plenty of opportunities to meet and pat the animals. 2016 and 2017 will see the arrival of fennec fox and little monkeys including the gorgeous cotton-top tamarins, and our resident eagles will shortly be moving into a brand new exhibit at the zoo.
Other facilities at the zoo include our zoo café which can be utilised without visiting the zoo. This features home cooked meals, fresh ground coffee and homemade treats and desserts. Our café regularly caters for private functions, kids parties and groups of all sizes.
Our outdoor seating area overlooks the large childrens’ playground, allowing the kids to play while the adults can relax and chat, and our massive gift shop ensures that a special memento can be taken home to remember the Billabong Zoo experience.
- Address: 61 Billabong Dr, Port Macquarie NSW 2444
- Phone: 02 65851060