Guided tours (day or night)
Take your kids, club or group on a guided tour through one of Melbourne's hidden treasures - the River Red Gum woodlands and wetlands of the Wildlife Sanctuary.
Twilight Tours
Come and learn more about one of the longest running ecological restoration projects in Australia. The area now known as the Nangak Tamboree Wildlife Sanctuary has experienced a dramatic transformation to become what it is today.
Interested in animals? A high proportion of Australia's unique wildlife is nocturnal and emerges only at night. So if you want to see them you'll need to venture out into the dark. During the tour your guide will use a spotlight to point our spot some of our night-time creatures.
Standing amongst the ancient River Red Gums of the Nangak Tamboree Wildlife Sanctuary, it’s hard to visualise the landscape as cleared grazing pasture. Come and experience what the Bundoora area was like prior to european colonisation through this restored woodland habitat!
Discover a whole different world!
Bookings are essential.
Public Twilight Tours run every month except January.
Private group bookings are welcome and can be booked on a night of your choice. When planning a private tour, keep in mind that start times vary throughout the year depending on civil twilight on your chosen date. You can look up the start time ("civil twilight, end") of your chosen date via Timeanddate.
No equipment is required but we recommend that you dress appropriately for the weather – preferably wearing comfortable shoes and long pants.
Please note that you cannot bring your own torch on twilight tours.
Daylight Tours
Why not treat your club, extended family or group to a guided tour of the Wildlife Sanctuary. Day tours can be arranged for any day, anytime and are a great way of learning about the Melbourne region's natural history. Tours can be run for groups of 10 or more people. Minimum charges apply.
Bookings are essential.
Self-Guided Tours
Groups of less than 10 people are welcome to take a self-guided tour through the Sanctuary during our opening hours.There is gold coin entry and maps are available at the entrance to the Sanctuary.
*No equipment is required but we recommend that you dress appropriately for the weather – preferably wearing comfortable shoes and long pants.