Animal Experiences

With heaps of animal experiences available both in the city and the surrounding suburbs, Melbourne offers visitors so many things to see and do.

From Zoo experiences, wildlife adventures, horse riding tours, swimming with dolphins or scuba diving with sea horses, there are so many animal experiences to enjoy whilst in Melbourne.

If you are looking for the ultimate animal experience, head to Melbourne Zoo where you can see elephants, lions and gorillas and so much more. With live feeding experiences and keeper talks, it is a fun day out for the whole family.

If water creatures are your thing, head to the SEA Life Melbourne Aquarium for which is home to a huge number of marine life species. For adventure seekers, book a shark diving tour or if you are bringing your little ones, head to the rock pools where they can touch beautiful sea stars and shark eggs!

For lovers of the outdoors, you can take a horse riding tour or cuddle a koala at one of the many wildlife parks. You can also go scuba diving with the beautiful seahorses down on the Mornington Peninsula.

For a truly Aussie adventure, head down to Phillip Island and watch the penguin parade as they come into nest at dusk. Alternatively, hop on a boat and see the furry seals and bottlenose dolphins. Some tours even allow you to swim in the water with these beautiful creatures.