Cleland Wildlife Park Experience - from Adelaide including Mt Lofty Summit | La Vacanza Travel

Cleland Wildlife Park Experience - from Adelaide including Mt Lofty Summit

Duration: 5 hours 30 minutes
Destination: Australia, South Australia, Adelaide
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  • 5 hours 30 minutes
  • Adelaide
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Take a walk on the wild side and engage with some of Australia’s much-loved wildlife on a tour to Cleland Wildlife Park, just 30 minutes from Adelaide. You'll discover more than 130 species of native animals while becoming immersed in the wonders of this natural bush environment. The tour includes talks by the park keepers, observe the koalas, kangaroo's, emu's and potoroos.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Mount Lofty Summit Road, Crafers, South Australia 5152 Australia

Your 30 minute trip into the Adelaide Hills takes the scenic Cleland Conservation Park route. First we take a short stop at Mount Lofty Summit where you’ll enjoy an amazing panoramic view over the whole of Adelaide. At approximately 710m, the summit is the highest point in the Adelaide Hills with uninterrupted views to the Gulf St. Vincent and as far as the eye can see north and south along the coastline.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Cleland Wildlife Park, Mount Lofty Summit Road, Crafers, South Australia 5152 Australia

Then continue your tour to Cleland Wildlife Park, an 86-acre (35-hectare) natural bush setting that provides an open-space environment with very few enclosures. Home to more than 130 species of Australian animals, the park is known for its management and care in the health and well being of the animals. Your entry to Cleland includes the ‘close-up’ koala experience where you can touch and photograph one the park’s koalas while under the supervision of the keepers who maintain the highest standards for their care.

As you explore the park and follow the self-discovery trails, walk among the free-roaming animals in their natural environment. See kangaroos, emus, dingoes, wallabies, Tasmanian devils and many more, and check out the wetlands where pelicans, cormorants and other water birds live. Engage with the animals as you hand-feed kangaroos, wallabies and potoroos with provided animal food, and don’t miss one of the interactive keeper talks, a great way to learn about and see the animals in action. The Ocean to Outback interpretive centre provides an opportunity to learn about South Australia’s diverse ecosystems while viewing nocturnal animals, small mammals and reptiles.

You'll arrive at Cleland Wildlife Park just before 11am and leave the park around 3pm, which gives you plenty of time to discover and walk around the park.

Duration: 4 hours

Inclusions
  • Koala 'close-up' experience
  • Keeper talks
  • Round-trip transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Pickup and drop-off from designated meeting point
  • Adelaide City hotel pickup available
  • GST (Goods and Services Tax)
  • Cleland Wildlife Park Entrance Fees
  • Guaranteed to skip the lines
  • Entry/Admission - Cleland Wildlife Park

Exclusions
  • Lunch
  • Port Adelaide Passenger Terminal pick-up - $20 fee (cruise ship passengers only))
  • Koala Hold Experience - must be booked directly through Cleland for an additional fee
  • Does not operate Christmas Day
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Koala experiences do not operate on days when the forecast temperatures above 32 degrees C (90 degrees F) in Mount Barker and can also be cancelled by the park at any time due to animal welfare concerns.
  • Park maps are provided and available in English, French, Chinese, German, Italian or Japanese.
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Near public transportation
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Wheelchair available at the park; please advise at time of booking
  • Small-group tour (maximum 13)
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 13 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

111 Franklin St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
Traveler pickup is offered
Shore Excursions:
As this is a public tour, timings cannot be amended to fit the cruise docking schedule. pick-up will be approx 9.00am and drop off approx 4.30pm (subject to change) If these times don't suit your schedule please contact us to inquire about private tours.


Departure Time

10:00 AM


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

5 hours 30 minutes


User's Reviews

Robin_L

10 Mar, 2024

Seeing the animals close-up made this a memorable experience. It was one of the highlights of our trip to Australia.

Karen_B

14 Feb, 2024

Nice day at park. Tob was great guide. Time at park seemed about an hour too long. Very limited koala viewing opportunity but kangaroos were plentiful!

Joan_W

18 Jan, 2024

We never got to go on this excursion as our ship docked 3 hours late. As the captain didn't make the announcement until his daily update at noon, we didn't find out until within 24 hours of the trip, so we're only getting 1/2 of our money back. Not happy. We have a total of 9 excursions scheduled, this was our 3rd. We docked an hour late in Albany and Busy Blue bus tours made allowances and picked us up at the port. When I heard back from pureSA, they said they had administrative expenses and that is why they could only refund 1/2 of our money. They didn't have to pick us up at the port, so where are the administrative expenses?

Redwine2812

06 Dec, 2023

Cleland is a great place to visit and thoroughly enjoyable however do not book with La Vacanza Travel or Pure SA (the tour company). It's easy to do it yourself and much cheaper! The cost of this trip with La Vacanza Travel - ie the price we paid was £141.66.  If we had gone on our own via Uber, 2 people with a return journey would have been £79.95.   We could even have caught the local bus and it would have been even cheaper. The ticket we received said English Guide.  There was no guide.  The"driver" did not speak to anyone, he picked us up (there were 6 of us in total) and he drove us to Cleland.  He had the sat nav on all the way there and the radio on full volume.  No interaction at all. On arrival at Cleland he said he'd never been there before and he was taking the opportunity to do some photography.  He walked far too quickly from the car park to the entrance; there were 2 elderly ladies on the trip who we had to wait for and look out for as he left them behind. On arrival at Cleland entrance he paid for the 6 of us to go in with his credit card and left us and said see you later.  It was later as well as he was 30 minutes late picking us up.   Despite having a minibus full of bottles of water he did not share these around.  There was also no animal feed included in the trip despite many of the reviews on the website saying this was included. The "driver" did not know we were supposed to be going to Mt Lofty so had to do it at the end of the day by which time it was going too dark and cloudy to see anything.  Again he swiftly left the bus and headed for the entrance and we had to wait for the ladies ourselves.  There was no interaction with us again - didn't point out any places of interest or pass on any information etc.   We were totally ripped off and conned!

Jennifer_B

22 Nov, 2023

We had a lovely day at Cleland Wildlife Park via Mount Lofty summit. We had about 4 hours at the park which allowed a very relaxing, no pressure day with lots of time with the animals. We had lunch at the park as well which was reasonably priced and delicious.

User's Picture Gallery

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Koalas and Roos!

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Wonderful

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Best day

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Great place to spend the day

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Great day with animals

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Fantastic tour

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Great wildlife park tour

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Perfect day!

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Well-managed park with good guide

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Great tour despite the rain

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Hand Feed Kangaroo's and Hold a Koala -- must do while in Adelaide!

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Cuddle a koala

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Excellent transportation to a fantastic park!

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Magical Place

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Magical day

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A Great Way to Enjoy the Outdoors during Winter

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A Great Day Out!

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Mike's Tour of Cleland Park

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