The Koala Park Magnetic Island

I had the best start to the day doing Breakfast with the Koalas! It was amazing meeting so many beautiful creatures including a koala (Thor), a wombat (Harry), a snake (Houdini), crocodiles and a beautiful bird (Shadow). I got to have interactions with a Thor, Harry and Houdini ❤️ Shadow will also do a little song and dance for you too if he likes you! The rangers, Bailey and Paige, were so knowledgeable and friendly, you can see their passion for animals, ensuring their happiness and wellbeing, as well as ours. The local kookaburras will try and fight you for your breakfast but it's actually quite funny 😆 I would definitely recommend this experience for solo travellers - I was the only solo traveller in the group but felt included and had a lovely time. Big thank you to Bailey and Paige!

My sister and I loved the tour. Brianna and Bailey have incredible knowledge of Australian wildlife and have a lovely manner with the tour guests. Their passion is clearly obvious and made for a very enjoyable tour. Make sure you buy a drink at the bar to help support this wonderful crew 💕

Thanks to amazing Bailey for the tour today at Koala Parc. My friends and I had so much fun and Bailey taught us a lot about all the fluffy friends and reptiles! Thanks again to Bailey, you can trust her with your eyes closed! Defo recommend. See you soon Xxxx

The tour was perfect! The park isn’t very big, but a 1,5 hour was filled with interesting facts and interactive animal encounters. Our guide, Brianna, was amazing, answered all our questions and offered surprising insights into life’s of native animals of Australia. Highly recommend!

So much fun and so informative. Our guide answered all questions in great detail and was really friendly. Super simple to book online. Such a fun tour, definitely a must do and great to follow on after doing the forts walk.

I had an amazing time here on a day tour. Bailey, Vicki & Jason were really knowledgeable & lovely & it was incredible to see koalas up close & stroke the girl one & she loved being stroked & acted like my dog Lola..who loves being stroked & patted on the bum too! It was amazing to see all of the other animals & to hold a snake! All of the animals seem really looked after here & I'd highly recommend checking this place out. One of the best things I did on Magnetic island 🏝 🐨🌎

I left this place with a strange feeling. They say it’s an educational wildlife park, but for me it looks more like a show full of contradictions. On their Instagram they always share (other people’s) stories about how important is not to touch wild animals, but during the tours they do exactly this touching everythingand even letting tourists do the same. Those stories feel like greenwashing. Even if animals are born in captivity they are not toys or photo objects. We should learn to watch them with respect, from a distance, not to touch or play with them. One of the main attractions, called “Breakfast with koalas,” shows how wrong the idea is. People eat while a poor koala just sits behind an eclosure and looks at them. Rangers walk around with snakes and lizards on their shoulders, and even use a water gun to scare kookaburras that try to take food. This is not conservation. This is a show. It gives the message that animals exist for our fun and that if they disturb us, we can do whatever we want to them. I hope this could help improving the tours into a more respectful lesson and not just entertainment.

Brianna our ranger was very friendly. Her talk was very informative. It was awesome to touch a koala. Being able to interact with the animals was good.