For a small extra fee, make your visit to Maru especially memorable by enjoying a personal ‘Close Encounter’ where you can pat, cuddle and hand feed one of our animals. Our Animal Park keepers will take you inside the animal enclosures to personally introduce you to the animals. Be educated about each animal’s behaviour, defining features and natural habitat as you interact with them. Take your own photographs or purchase a professional photo as a souvenir of your experience at Maru.

KOALA ENCOUNTER Pat and feed a koala as you come eye to eye with it		DINGO ENCOUNTER Get ready for the dingoes’ enthusiastic welcome as you enter their enclosure
POSSUM ENCOUNTER Meet ‘Honey’ our Golden Brush Tail Possum and pat her thick soft coat as she perches on your shoulder		SNAKE ENCOUNTER Get all wrapped up as you take hold of one of the 10ft Olive Pythons!