Sydney Wildlife World

Sydney Wildlife World is a zoo in the city of Sydney, Australia officially opened in September 2006. It is located on the shores of Darling Harbour and is attached to Sydney Aquarium.

History

In May 2002, Sydney Aquarium Pty Ltd announced plans to expand the existing aquarium site, in order to incorporate a zoological garden. Following this announcement, Sydney Aquarium Pty Ltd changed its name to Sydney Attractions Group. Construction was begun in November 2004 on the site, and was completed in August 2006. It is now the major competitor to Sydney's famed Taronga Zoo.

For over 9 years the name Sydney Wildlife has been used by a wildlife rescue organisation - Sydney Metropolitan Wildlife Services- and this recent development has caused problems with the general public getting this new money making zoo confused with the totally voluntary rescue group. Advice was sought to contest the use of this already recognised and used name.

The attraction won the Award for the best family-focused tourism at The Australian's 2007 Travel and Tourism Awards.

Design

The Sydney Wildlife World is unusual for a zoo in that it is entirely enclosed and air-conditioned. The AUD$45 million development features a one-kilometre walkway which snakes through 7000 square metres of enclosures. The enclosure features around 6000 native animals.

Exhibits

  • Butterflies - Flutter Bys
  • Invertebrates - Spineless Wonders
  • Reptiles - Scales and Tails
  • Flight Canyon - Walking on Air
  • Nocturnal After Dark
  • Semi-Arid Grasslands - Red Heart
  • Rainforest - Lush Canopy
  • Wallaby Cliffs - High and Dry
  • Koala Sanctuary - Gum Tree Gully

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Eric
10 March 2012
The best part of this awesome aquarium is the Great Barrier Reef exhibit at the end. The huge uninterrupted single sheets of glass between you and the water really give you a sense of its grand scale.
Selena Woodward
6 January 2016
Brilliant but very long queues. Get there as it opens to avoid being stuck in line for an hour or more. Prepaid tickets still need converting at the door. There's queue for that too.
Brett Elliott
13 July 2018
A bit expensive and a bit small. I’ve certainly been to better aquariums but this one does have a few things that I haven’t seen at others. For instance, the seaweed dragon. Also has nice seahorses
Matthew Whelpton
19 July 2019
The big tanks with the sharks, stingrays, swordfish and turtles were amazing. They also make a real effort to have fun stuff for kids.
Andrés Suárez
8 January 2019
As any aquarium there are many families & children.However, lack of personnel means constant tapping on glass, flash photography and climbing over exhibits. they have some fish that are in tiny tanks
Marina Kosmakova
7 January 2016
Interesting to watch sharks and dugong. Nothing else. You can easily miss this point and better visit another place
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