Caversham Wildlife Park
It’s been 7 years since I last went to Caversham Wildlife Park and it has changed so much, in a good way! It’s alot more organised and picturesque, but my only complaint is the hard to follow park maps they provided at admission. The park is about an hours drive fro Perth city centre into the Whiteman park district of Swan Valley.
If you’re not driving, you can book day tours through the Perth Information Centre as well, which I’m sure will include other destinations in Swan Valley. It was close to summer when I was there, so it was stinking hot and the flies were persistent. Very very annoying. You’d keep on brushing the pesky flies off, but after the 115th time, you’d give up and let them crawl around your face like you were a dead carcass.
The park is great for kids and family picnics and the best place to get up close with the Australian wildlife like the Kangaroos, wallabies, wombats and koalas.
The Kangaroo enclosure, to me is the coolest part of the park, because you are walking amongst them while they chill on the grass or hop around. You can get kangaroo feed and let them eat it off your hands as well. Look around carefully and you might just see little joey poking his head out of mummy’s pocket!
And do check out the gift shop on the way out, quite a few interesting hats to choose from there. Even the good ol cork hat to chase away the flies.
Caversham Wildlife Park
Website: www.cavershamwildlife.com.au/
Address: Whiteman Park, Whiteman 6068
Tel: (08) 9248 1985
Opening hours: 9am – 5:30pm everyday except Christmas (Last entry into the park 4:30pm)
Ticket price: A$22 (Adult) A$8 (Child 3-14yrs)
Great pictures! Were the kangaroos friendly? The kangaroo in the last picture is making quite the face! The emu (is that an emu?) also looks kind of scary.
I suddenly thought of kiichi!
where do u get so much time to travel??
i want to as well
@C
The emu WAS scary. In the set below that, there’s a pic of me holding my camera a bit shocked. that’s coz the emu came up pretty close and had a snapping beaK! Kangaroos are frienndly if you don’t intimidate them. They are pretty happy for you to take pictures of them. You can touch the ones when you’re feeding them, they don’t mind. Just try to to go near them if they are holding a baby joey or sleeping.
@michie
I miss him too
@uracca
It’s called annual leave. I only get 15days a year cuz… I wish i had more time and more money to travel too!
Hey Angela, my names Chelsie, I work on the farm that you show in the picture with the lambs, I was wondering if you still have the photo of the one with the girl two guys and the young boy, I still work with them and would LOVE to have it framed for the staff area. If you wouldnt mind sending it to me, I can give you my email address id be so greatful