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Platypus House offers up close and personal interactions with two of Australia’s most unique and delightful mammals: the Tasmanian Platypus and Australian short-beaked Echidna. These fascinating creatures are unlike any other mammals on earth, and are part of the mammalian Order, Monotremes, also known as the egg-laying mammals. Your Platypus House fully guided tour includes:

• An informative interpretation room, where you can view the pelt of a platypus and the spines of an echidna.
• 5 Platypus (Pumpkin, Freya, Dawn, Poppy and Jupiter) all fed on your tour.
• Three tanks that offer full, clear underwater views of our platypus as they dive to find their food.
• One large pool that offers great surface views of our Platypus as they bring their food to the surface to eat or enjoy a relaxing scratch on the banks of the tank.
• 3 Echidnas (Eddie, Edwina and Thomas) all fed on your tour.
• A stroll through the echidna garden where our echidnas happily roam around your feet or even climb into your lap if you sit quietly.
• Fascinating information about our monotremes throughout your tour given by our amazing staff. After the tour, feel free to browse our gift shop or have a bite to eat (cookies and coffee, or toasted sandwich and coffee specials are available). Or try our fresh raspberry or blackberry mixed ice cream, or one of our many flavours of gelato and sorbet.

Platypus House will have a booth here - Saturday 24th! A great opportunity for the community to get hands on with some l...
16/10/2026

Platypus House will have a booth here - Saturday 24th! A great opportunity for the community to get hands on with some local businesses 🤩

Eddie’s still happy to pose for the camera, even with a lil dirt in her spines! 📸🤎😛We have a week left of school holiday...
11/10/2026

Eddie’s still happy to pose for the camera, even with a lil dirt in her spines! 📸🤎😛

We have a week left of school holiday goodness so we strongly encourage booking ahead if you plan to see Eddie and her friends!

It’s school holiday time!Fully guided tours leave hourly 10am until 3pm, Thomas hopes to see you soon 🤗Bookings essentia...
25/09/2026

It’s school holiday time!

Fully guided tours leave hourly 10am until 3pm, Thomas hopes to see you soon 🤗

Bookings essential to avoid missing out ‼️

11/09/2026

Dinner with a side of fern 🌱

Need a last minute father’s day plan? We have fully guided tours leaving hourly from 10am until 3pm. Bookings essential ...
05/09/2026

Need a last minute father’s day plan? We have fully guided tours leaving hourly from 10am until 3pm.

Bookings essential to guarantee your spot!

26/08/2026

Thirsty work being this cute! 😅

14/08/2026

See you all this weekend! Tours leaving hourly from 10am until 3pm, book online to avoid missing out!

12/08/2026
30/07/2026

Want to be sniffed by an echidna? 🥹

Every fully guided tour includes the chance to get up close and personal with these adorable little characters. It’s an experience you will not forget! 🥰

Book now via our website to secure your spot!

19/07/2026

It’s once again World Echidna Day!! However we celebrate these spiky little critters every day at Platypus House! 🥳🥳🥳

Enjoy some Echidna ASMR of Eddie and Bubbles enjoying some delicious lunch 😋

Address

Inspection Head Wharf, 200 Flinders Street
Beauty Point, TAS
7270

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 3:30pm
Tuesday 10am - 3:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 3:30pm
Thursday 10am - 3:30pm
Friday 10am - 3:30pm
Saturday 10am - 3:30pm
Sunday 10am - 3:30pm

Telephone

+61363834884

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