And as the only wildlife park to offer free koala encounters, Featherdale is offering the opportunity for people to get up close and personal with many of its furry and feathery creatures all year round.
Featherdale Wildlife Park annual pass are available to purchase online and would make the ideal Christmas gift – for an animal lover, that hard to buy for person who has everything or as the perfect prize in the staff Christmas party or corporate auction.
Starting from $49 for a child pass to $255 for a family of four, an annual pass offers the opportunity to make unlimited visits for 12 months to the park to interact with the largest collection of Australian native animals in the world. Pass holders also receive discounts on purchases from the souvenir shop and on food and drinks.
As one of the major tourism venues in Western Sydney, Featherdale is home to more than 1700 Aussie native animals including koalas, kangaroos and wombats and crowd favourites like the Tasmanian Devil, echidnas and penguins.
More than 400,000 people wander through the seven acre park every year to pat a koala or hand feed the kangaroos and about half that number are international visitors with the majority hailing from China, the US, Singapore, Malaysia and the UK who choose to stop at Featherdale while enjoying a day trip to the Blue Mountains.
“Simply amazing,” is how one overseas visitor recently summed up their experience at Featherdale while another said it was “the highlight of my trip to Australia”.
With more than 260 different species of animals to see, it’s easy to understand why locals make up the bulk of domestic visitors.
There are no stairs at Featherdale, making the park an easy visit for parents with prams. Ramps are located at the entry to all the facilities and there are wide paths and double gates throughout, making for easy access.
Annual passes offer great value at less than the cost of three visits to the park. And if you bring a guest, they receive 20 per cent off the entry price. Passes are available online at
Or at the park. Make your online order by December 18 to receive your pass by Christmas.
Featherdale Wildlife Park is open 9am-5pm daily and is at 217 Kildare Road, Doonside - 10 minutes from the M4/M7 junction. Details: 9622 1644.
