Dawn Discovery Tour
Your Dawn Discovery experience
Our Dawn Discovery tour is one for all wildlife enthusiasts, but in particular, the bird lovers. As the sun rises over the Southern Ocean, experience the dawn chorus of birds coming into full song.
The Dawn Discovery Tour includes breakfast delights with a tea or locally roasted coffee in our Emu Cafe.
On this small, intimate, 90 minute tour, your conservationist Nature Guide will give you exclusive insights into the lives of these birds, as well as the other wildlife active at dawn, including some of the more elusive and rarely seen animals like the Long-nosed potoroos and Southern brown bandicoots. Not to mention, spectacular views (and photo opportunities) of the sun rising over the Southern Ocean with the iconic Otways coastline.
This experience includes delicious breakfast delights with a tea or coffee (or other hot drink), enjoyed in our Emu Cafe.
This experience is offered on occasion but mostly by request, so please get in touch if you are interested in different dates.
Wildlife Wonders directly supports the environment, with 100% of profits invested in vital research and conservation projects to save threatened species.
Private Dawn Discovery Tours are also available.
Details
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The Dawn Discovery tours run for 90 minutes (1.5 hours) along a 1.4km path.
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Adult: $95
Child (4 - 15yrs): $75
Infant (0 - 3yrs): Free
Family (2 Adults + 2 Children): 299
Senior: $84.50
Student: $84.50
Carer with companion card holder: Free
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Delicious breakfast delights with tea or coffee in our Emu Cafe.
Loan binoculars
Loan earpiece to hear your Nature Guide
Loan poncho if raining
*Yes, we can cater for any dietary requirements, so long as you are booking more than 48hrs in advance. Otherwise we will try our best.
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The maximum group size on a Dawn Discovery tour is 14 people.
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Given the early start time and the longer duration of the Dawn Discovery tour, it may be better suited to older children than younger ones. However, we welcome everyone, so please get in touch if you’d like to discuss.
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The whole Wildlife Wonders experience is step-free and generally accessibility friendly. However, we know everyone’s needs are unique, so we encourage you to look at our Accessibility page which has much more detailed information, or get in touch if you have any questions.
Tour availability
Frequently asked questions
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The Sanctuary is experienced on a booked guided tour only.
We have different tour options available and multiple tours running daily. We encourage you to book ahead, however you can pop in and our front desk team will help you.
Our Visitor Centre, Emu Cafe and Gift & Book Shop are open to everyone, whether you are entering the Sanctuary or not.
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At Wildlife Wonders the wildlife roam freely within the Sanctuary and we want them to continue to thrive. So for the safety of the animals and their homes, the only way to experience the Sanctuary is one of our guided tours. Plus by joining a tour with one of our Nature Guides you will learn and likely see so much more.
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Wildlife Wonders was built with accessibility in mind.
We can tell you there are no steps throughout the entire experience, there are wide doorways and smooth path gradients, but we also understand every individual and every person’s needs are different. Please read our Accessibility page for more in depth information. If you can’t find what you’re looking for or have specific questions, please get in touch via phone, in person or email and chat with our friendly team. We endeavour to do our best to be an inclusive experience for everyone.
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Wildlife Wonders is home to koalas, eastern grey kangaroos, emus, swamp wallabies, red-shouldered wallabies, long-nosed potoroos, a whole array of native birds and so, so many more. The Sanctuary is surrounded by a predator proof fence and being a sanctuary, the animals live as they would in the wild. There are no enclosures here. For this reason, we can’t guarantee which animals you will see on your tour but we do know that every tour experience is a completely unique one.
Many Australian animals are crepuscular, meaning they are most active at dawn and dusk.
So for your best chance at spotting more native wildlife, we recommend this Dawn Discovery tour or a Dusk Discovery Tour.
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Given the early start time and longer duration of our Dawn Discovery Tour, it may be better suited to older children rather than the young ones. However we welcome everyone, so please call us to discuss.
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For the best chance at securing a place in your chosen tour and time, we highly recommend you book in advance.
Other tours available
Walk with Wildlife Tour
Dusk Discovery Tour
Private Tour
