Australia Travel Blog: Part 13 - Featherdale Wildlife Park

Sydney Travel Blog: Part 13 – World's Largest Native Collection

2-Day Combo: Sydney City Tour + Sydney Harbour Lunch Cruise and Blue Mountains Day Trip

Australia Travel Blog: Part 12 – Echo Point Lookout

The trip from Echo Point Lookout to Featherdale Wildlife Park travel would take about one and a half hours. After watching spectacular Australian roadside scenes for more than an hour, I arrived at Featherdale Wildlife Park located in Doonside, west of the Sydney CBD or downtown.

Featherdale Wildlife Park specializes in more than 1,700 Australian native birds and mammals from more than 250 different species in a lush bushland environment and it has the world’s largest collection.

My time at Featherdale Wildlife Park was limited. I rushed through all the various sections of the park, but the sections I spent more time in included: the Koala Sanctuary, walk-in enclosures with Kangaroos, Wallabies and Padymelons, and with other Australian favourites such as Wombats, Tasmanian Devils, Echidnas, Emus, Penguins, Crocodiles and Dingos.

The experience was really amazing with these uniquely Australian creatures. Although Featherdale Wildlife Park was not too big of an area, this diverse range of creatures looked happy and healthy. It was obvious that they were well cared for, which you will not find in many other zoos.

I saw some of the Koalas sleeping on the trees. They hold on in such a way that looked like they were going to slip and fall anytime, yet they didn’t fall and looked very comfortable.

The snake section looked rich, with many varieties of snakes. Most of them were Australian natives. Some of the exotic birds or animals with unusual names were: Laughing Kookaburra, Tasmanian Devils, Rainbow Lorikeet, Eastern Water Dragon, and so many more.

Featherdale Wildlife Park was my last stop on the itinerary in Australia. I will be heading to Malaysia next.