So ironically we found a rest stop on the Steve Irwin Highway, close to Australia Zoo, I'm going to assume it was named after him. We stayed there for a night before and a night after visiting the Zoo.
Now originally we wanted to choose between Singapore Zoo and Australia Zoo, but on visiting Singapore everyone said that Singapore is rated the best in the world so it was a done deal really. And to be quite honest it was amazing which I've talked about in a previous post so I won't go on. But then since arriving in Australia, especially since being on the East Coast, we kind of thought you can't go to Australia without going to the home of the crocodile hunter himself.
It was good but I'm going to put it out there and say Singapore Zoo was a zillion times better. However I do love how much the Australia Zoo gift shop dedicates their space to Bindi Irwin, Steve's soon to be 16 year old daughter (I know this because I now follow her on instagram). There is Bindi dolls, Bindi workout videos, Bindi Adventure DVDs and so much more. It's Bindi mad.
Nath's highlight was the Kangaroo enclosure, where you got to feed them, stroke them and obviously take selfies with them.
I'm not too fond of animals myself, particularly not the licking part, so I avoided the feeding malark and settled for just one stroke.
There was also a fantastic Crocodile and bird show which we both enjoyed and we were also luckily to catch the Otter feeding session. So we did have a good day but for $57 I personally wouldn't recommend it, especially if you've already been to Singapore, as nothing will compare.
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