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[ValerioAurelius]

You can see Platypus in SEALIFE Sydney Aquarium in case if you want an alternative to Taronga Zoo. You can pet Wild Kangaroo if you drive from Sydney to Canberra or Sydney to Brisbane, I used to saw them (and killed some unfortunately via traffic accident, god blessed) during my daily travel from Sydney to Penrith, there are spot in Nepean you can see some wild Kangaroo. Many Kangaroo basically everywhere in Australia.

On the other hand, you cannot pet Koala in the wild (You cannot touch them as that was illegal) you can see wild Koala in some town in Queensland bordering Sydney, but if you want to pet them, there are only a few site you can go, featherdale wildlife park in Doonside (about 10 minutes drive from my home) or Taronga Zoo in Sydney (some people say they do but some say they didn't offer it anymore, otherwise anywhere in NSW is illegal) and Basically most zoo in Brisbane allow you to pet them and hold them (Australia Zoo, Townsville Sanctuary and so on).

Personally, I am not a big National Park visitor, so if I were you, I would say you done with Kakadu and move on, it's all the same, but if you drive to outback, you can drive to Broome where it's near the Kimberley and very freaking far from Perth, but the upside is, you can see desert and ride camel and live like a aboriginal (if you choose to live that way)

Also, you don't want to go to Opera House as it have nothing inside, it's just an opera house, what you should do is, if you are going to Taronga Zoo, don't take a bus but go to Circular Quay and take a ferry, the ferry will round over Opera House and go under Harbor Bridge, then when you return, go take another ferry to Manly, there you can see the Pacific Ocean from Manly Point.



In Australia, Kangaroo is considered Pest in many area, it's legal and is one of the reason why you can apply for a hunting license, especially when you have a farm or something like that.

Kangaroo and Emu (another Australian National Animal) are unlike Koala which was quite abundant in the wild, and it was one of the core meat the aboriginal eat. Where I live I can drive 20 - 30 minutes in any direction and I will see some wild Kangaroo on my wind screen...

Thanks for the advice. We will also go sea life. As far as i know the hotel up near cairns has some Koala you can hold for picture ops.

 

[Śakra]

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