Australian Reptile Park

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Australian Reptile Park 🏆 Australia's BEST Tourist Attraction - 2023 Tourism Awards
🐊 OPEN 9AM - 5PM EVERYDAY
🚗 Only 1 hour from Sydney!

This is the Official page for the Australian Reptile Park. The Australian Reptile Park is a hands-on zoo located in a natural bush setting on the Central Coast of NSW, home to exotic reptiles from around the world and a wide variety of Australian native animals. Enjoy live entertaining shows, themed exhibits and behind the scenes tours. Learn about conservation work undertaken by keepers including the Tasmanian devil breeding program at Aussie Ark, and our lifesaving snake and spider venom collection work. Only 60 minutes from Sydney or Newcastle, Australian Reptile Park is a centrepiece attraction of the greater Central Coast, Hunter Valley and Port Stephens regions.Look out for park mascot Ploddy the dinosaur visible on the mountain top before the Gosford exit heading north on the M1.

Happy World Wombat Day! 💕To celebrate, we’re taking a trip down memory lane with some of the wombat joeys we’ve cared fo...
22/10/2026

Happy World Wombat Day! 💕

To celebrate, we’re taking a trip down memory lane with some of the wombat joeys we’ve cared for over the years. In order: Sunny, Wilbur, Bucky, Lizzie, Poppy & Sunny ✨

Were you lucky enough to meet any of them on a visit? Share your wombat memories in the comments!

21/10/2026

All spiders can jump and will attack you!!!... says the people that don't know much about spiders 🕷️

A lot of spiders are ground dwellers, including the infamous funnel web, meaning no they don't jump. Funnel webs can't even climb smooth surfaces! 😆

To spiders, humans are GIANT so trust us, they are a lot more scared of you, then you are of them 👍

21/10/2026

Funnel web season IS HERE! 🕷️

Every spider you bring to us this season will help save lives across the country! 🌏

Head to the link in our bio for instructions on how to catch one safely 💪

14/10/2026

Some exciting news for the future of the Australian Reptile Park 🐊

For years, we’ve had ambitions to grow the Park, introduce new attractions, improve the visitor experience and create the space we need for the next generation.

WCTV’s broader vision for the surrounding site presents a real opportunity to help make that possible, while creating a much bigger tourism destination around us here at Somersby.

As Tim puts it: ‘This isn’t just about protecting what we have today. It’s about creating something bigger and better for the Park, our visitors and the Central Coast.’

We’re excited about what lies ahead and support the Planning Proposal progressing to Gateway as the next step in bringing that broader vision forward.

Read the full joint media statement and learn more about the proposal here: https://www.wctv.com.au/news/australian-reptile-park-backs-proposal-to-unlock-tourism-conservation-park-expansion

Did you know we do weddings? 💍Last month we hosted the beautiful wedding of Emma & Eddie at the park complete with womba...
12/10/2026

Did you know we do weddings? 💍

Last month we hosted the beautiful wedding of Emma & Eddie at the park complete with wombat and Tasmanian devil cuddles. Congratulations to the happy couple 💕

If you want to get married at the park too, send us a message for more info 😍

08/10/2026

Shazza is officially the BIGGEST living death adder in the world! 🌎

We invited herpetologist Dane Trembath from the Australian Museum to help us measure Shazza, the common death adder. She measured at a whopping 110cm long and weighing 1.55kg! 🤯

Shazza has been part of our lifesaving venom program for nine years and produces the largest venom yields of any death adder in the program! 🐍

06/10/2026

Sunny is growing so big! ✨

Our orphaned wombat joey, Sunny, has just hit 5kg in weight and is starting to eat grass just like he would in the wild 🍃

01/10/2026

And the winner of the NRL grand final is... 🥁

It's gonna be the Knights! Well according to Elvis 😂

Presented with 2 identical chunks of meat, Elvis the saltwater crocodile chose the Newcastle Knights one, meaning there's even more hope for the underdogs this Sunday! 🎉

30/09/2026

Not where you wanna find a Death Adder 😳

Brandon was called out to a local property to remove a Death Adder that was found in a toolbox! Luckily the snake was chill and we removed it safely without anyone getting hurt 💪

29/09/2026

Details here👇🏻

Calling all Paw Patrol fans! Your kids can see Paw Patrol LIVE and meet Chase & Marshall at the Australian Reptile Park during the Sydney school holidays, and it’s FREE with your entry ticket.

You will need to book into the meet & greet as spaces are limited and tickets to the park are 24% cheaper online, so comment PAW PATROL for more info & the booking link.

There’s also a jumping castle and face painting included, along with all of the other main attractions, like keeper talks, animal encounters and the playground.

This is such a fun day out because the park is really compact and easy to navigate with a pram, we really love it here!

📍Australian Reptile Park, Pacific Hwy Somerset (approx 1 hour from Sydney C*D)
🅿️ FREE parking on site

Send this to a mum and tee up a date for the holidays!

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Address

Pacific Highway
Somersby, NSW
2250

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+61243401022

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