Mansfield Zoo, Mansfield

Amazing zoo, so many chances to interact with the animals and get up close. The guinea pigs are too excited to see visitors and come running straight away. $20.00 per adult which we found to be an excellent price. Spent about 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Do need to provide your own lunch as there is nothing here but heaps of spots to sit for a picnic or head into town for a feed. Loved it.

We had low expectations but actually had a wonderful time here. We enjoyed all of the exhibits, modest as some of them are. But, we got the most unexpected joy from the tame kangaroos here. I’m an Aussie born and bred and I’ve never been approached by about 30 small friendly kangaroos who just loved being patted and stroked especially under the chin and on the chest. It was such an unexpectedly moving thing to be among and to touch these lovely native animals. It is something I will long cherish.

I was pleasantly surprised by this quite small private zoo a few kilometres out of Mansfield. On entry, you can buy a $2.50 supply of feed suitable for most of the animals, in a little bucket with a plastic spade. Animals such as deer, kangaroos, wallabies, horses and even emus can be fed by hand, whereas the camels are better to be fed with the spade. At 1:30 you can watch the lions being fed by a keeper, who also gives an informative talk. Two of the lions, both males, are "white" lions, two of only 102 left in the world, all in captivity. A very special experience seeing these majestic big cats up so close. I highly recommend to anyone visiting the Mansfield area taking some time to visit this zoo, especially if you have kids.

It is the best zoo in Victoria in terms of animals interaction and price. Owners and workers are so lovely and love and treat their animals so well. A must see place especially when the weather is good.

Smallish zoo which includes mainly domestic animals. This site is best for parents with kids who wish to feed the animals. Costs $20 for an adult to enter. The zoo is mainly set up for people who wish to interact with the animals, if this is not you then this may not be the place for you. I will say it was disappointing that the zoo seemed to be passive aggressive over my review. This review was not posted to check all of the boxes and I don't post just to get a ranking up