Saturday, February 28, 2009

Caversham Wildlife Park, AUSTRALIA

February 17, 2009

We have been to Caversham before during our first trip to Perth. We figured it was a good time to revisit as this could be our last trip to Perth.

Caversham (http://www.cavershamwildlife.com.au/) is located inside Whiteman Park about 15 km from Perth city centre. It is situated at the entrance of the Swan Valley, Western Autralia’s famous wine region. The park is open all the year round except Christmas day.

Feeding the kangaroos


The kids with the kangaroos


The koala

It is a family owned and run wildlife park started by David and Pat. David is the guy I used to see at MATTA fair in Kuala Lumpur. He dropped by when we were taking a short break and told us that he would be going to KL again for the MATTA fair.

Tasmanian Devil

The park that doubled in size from its original 2 hectare houses a good collection of Australian wildlife. We spent more time at the kangaroos feeding area and koalas pent. There were native wombats, wallabies and Tasmanian devils. There were also animal shows. We watched sheep rearing and wool shearing show. We missed the wombat show as we were busy having lunch.
It is a good place to spend time with the family and learn a few things about Australian wildlife. The staffs were friendly. There are souvenir shops, restaurant and resting places around the park.

Animal show for the kids

It was worth the second trip.

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