The Kangaroo Sanctuary

The Kangaroo Sanctuary is a place to celebrate the beauty of the red kangaroo – an Australian icon.

I (Brolga) first established the Baby Kangaroo Rescue Centre in Alice Springs in 2005. I then build The Kangaroo Sanctuary Alice Springs, a 188 acre wildlife sanctuary for our rescued orphaned baby kangaroos and adult kangaroos, which I opened in 2011. Our mission is to educate and encourage people to rescue and care for kangaroos and other wildlife and animals. Our motto is Animals Come First.

In 2013 our documentary called Kangaroo Dundee was made by BBC UK / National Geographic USA and follows the interesting lives of our mob of rescue kangaroos and other wildlife. Our documentary is shown in over 90 countries and is now up to its third series.

In 2015 I built Central Australia’s first wildlife hospital with the help of kind donations and from visitors on tours of our Sanctuary. Donations are welcome to help us continue to run both our Sanctuary and Kangaroo Hospital so that we can rescue and care for our orphaned baby and adult kangaroos living at our Sanctuary.

The Sanctuary is located in Alice Springs, Northern Territory (right in the centre of Australia) and is the home of Brolga and his kangaroo family as seen on Kangaroo Dundee (a BBC / Nat Geo documentary). On our guided sunset tour you will experience a leisurely walk through The Sanctuary’s 188 acre wildlife reserve where you might meet the kangaroo characters from Kangaroo Dundee and many others.

Our kangaroos come first, and because kangaroos sleep during the day we don’t disturb them. This is why our guided tours are in the late afternoon…just when our kangaroos are starting to wake from their day-time sleep.

The Sanctuary can only be visited on a pre-booked guided sunset tour. We are open Tuesday to Friday for a guided sunset tour of about 2.5-3 hours. Bookings are essential (bus transfers included from most hotels/hostels/caravan parks). Tours are limited to 30. We recommend booking in advance because the tours sell out fast! Adult – $85 Child – $45

More information about our tour
–  Please bring a bottle of water and wear closed shoes
–  Most tours are guided by Brolga who owns the Sanctuary. Some tours are guided by our other wonderful tour guides
–  There are no self-drives to the Sanctuary to ensure protection of the natural environment
–  There are no toilet facilities at the Sanctuary
–  Wheeled equipment such as strollers, etc can’t be taken on the walk around the Sanctuary because it scares the kangaroos away (they can be taken on the first part of the tour in our small yard where there are no kangaroos)
–  We are closed 16 December 2017 to 31 January 2018 because the kangaroos are on holidays (-: .
–  We are fully booked 21 to 30 April 2018 and 18 August to 2 September 2018
–  Cancellations are to be made at least 7 days before the tour.
–  Enjoy your tour!

The Kangaroo Sanctuary
PO Box 4921
Alice Springs, NT, 0871, Australia

Source: https://kangaroosanctuary.com/