Hospital Tours
Wildlife Hospital Tours
Get a private tour of the Wildlife Hospital, plus all-day entry to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary for the day!
We invite you to share 60 minutes in one of the busiest wildlife hospitals in the world. Your small private group will be personally escorted around the hospital to learn about the medical care each animal receives, watch live surgery (if available), and walk through our rehabilitation area to see the Turtle pools, Echidna enclosure, Raptor recovery, ‘Feather Library’, Koala recovery, water pond, and many more exciting areas the public do not get to access! Our passionate staff will share their love for our wildlife, inspiring you to spread awareness about the work being completed in our hospital.
Private Hospital Tour Details
Daily
9:30 AM
4 spots per session
$500 for 4 people
Includes the wildlife hospital tour as well as 4 day tickets to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary to use on the same day
Please arrive at the Visitor Services booth 30 minutes prior to your booked tour for check in. The booth is located right next to the main entrance to the Sanctuary. For large group bookings, please contact Visitor Services.
Terms & Conditions
- Children under 4 years of age are not permitted to visit the hospital and children aged 4-14 must be accompanied by a paying adult.
- For child and animal safety, no child should be left unaccompanied at any time.
- You will be going into areas of the Sanctuary that are not normally accessed by guests; as such, you must stay with your guide and obey all instructions as given. Failure to do so may result in the tour being suspended.
- As you are going into operational areas, there will be limited strollers or wheelchair access due to narrow corridors and unpathed walkways.
- Secure, comfortable, enclosed footwear is required (no thongs, heels or sandals).
- The tour may be cancelled due to reasons beyond Currumbin Wildlife Hospital’s control to ensure the safety of guests and animals. Tour refunds will be available in this case.
- A person may not physically touch or place any objects, items or animals inside the hospital area, unless invited and supervised by a qualified Currumbin Wildlife Hospital staff member.
- People with heart conditions, nervous disorders or persons subject to sickness due to the sight of blood, bleeding or medical operational procedures are restricted from participating on this tour.
- Persons requiring the assistance of a guide/companion animal will not be permitted to participate in the tour, unless the guide/companion animal has been approved by head veterinarian Michael Pyne or can be held outside of the hospital for the duration of the tour.
- Personal photography is not permitted when inside the hospital. Tour staff will inform guests when and where images may be taken.
- For guests with a disability, a carer is free of charge.
- Please be aware that the hospital is a 10+ minute walk from the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary entrance.
- If you are late for your tour, we may have to cut the hour short due to hospital resources.
As part of our Biosecurity Management Plan, all participating guests will be issued with an Animal Encounter Authorisation lanyard for the duration of any encounter by the hosting keeper. This is to be worn and displayed for the duration of the encounter.
- To be eligible to participate, you must fulfil all criteria set out in our animal encounter guidelines.
- Notify us of any health issues you may have that could affect the health of our animals and keepers.
- Your behaviour affects the behaviour of our animals – please be respectful and follow all directions from the keeper hosting your encounter at all times.
- Please wash your hands upon entering and exiting your animal encounter.
You must agree with the Terms and Conditions outlined in this legally binding document prior to your participation in this encounter
Please note: A 1.75% transaction fee applies to online bookings.
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We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the greater Yugambeh language region, the Country on which Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and Hospital are situated today. We recognise their continuing connections to the land, sky, waters (waterways), and wildlife. We thank them for caring for this Country and its ecosystems.
We celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, and we pay our respect to Elders past and present.
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