Australian Reptile Park

Australian Reptile Park 🏆 Australia's BEST Tourist Attraction - 2023 Tourism Awards
🐊 OPEN 9AM - 5PM EVERYDAY
🚗 Only 1 hour from Sydney!

This is the Official page for the Australian Reptile Park. The Australian Reptile Park is a hands-on zoo located in a natural bush setting on the Central Coast of NSW, home to exotic reptiles from around the world and a wide variety of Australian native animals. Enjoy live entertaining shows, themed exhibits and behind the scenes tours. Learn about conservation work undertaken by keepers

including the Tasmanian devil breeding program at Aussie Ark, and our lifesaving snake and spider venom collection work. Only 60 minutes from Sydney or Newcastle, Australian Reptile Park is a centrepiece attraction of the greater Central Coast, Hunter Valley and Port Stephens regions.Look out for park mascot Ploddy the dinosaur visible on the mountain top before the Gosford exit heading north on the M1.

31/08/2026

It's Snake Season! 🐍

To make sure you're staying safe, there's a few easy things you can do!
🏡 Keep your home and garden tidy
⚕️Touch up on your first aid
📱 Download the Bites & Stings App
💪 Never be a hero, leave snake catching to the professionals

Want to learn the full story of our baby komodo dragon? Our new YouTube video takes you back 2 years to see just how we ...
30/08/2026

Want to learn the full story of our baby komodo dragon? Our new YouTube video takes you back 2 years to see just how we did it 💪

Watch it here: https://youtu.be/9chRLeYEzHI

27/08/2026

Here's to the next 30 years with Ploddy the Dinosaur 💛

30 Years on the Hill! ✨This morning we celebrating 30 years of Ploddy the Dinosaur at the Australian Reptile Park being ...
26/08/2026

30 Years on the Hill! ✨

This morning we celebrating 30 years of Ploddy the Dinosaur at the Australian Reptile Park being in Somersby! It was a fantastic morning, thank you everyone for coming out including the lucky winners from our competition! 🎉

25/08/2026

Kinda chic to be helping save our own species ✨

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The turtle that survived our tragic fires in 2000 💕Miss Piggy was one of only a few animals that survived the terrible f...
24/08/2026

The turtle that survived our tragic fires in 2000 💕

Miss Piggy was one of only a few animals that survived the terrible fire at the park over 25 years ago. She stayed cool enough in her water to survive until rescuers saved her just in time.

Pig Nosed Turtles can live for up to 50 years in captivity and Miss Piggy still has many years left! She brings such a peaceful vibe in her tank in Frog Hollow ✨

23/08/2026

Wait for the SQ**RT! 🐍

It might not look like much venom, but this is a big yield for a Tiger Snake, definitely more than enough to ruin your day 😎

20/08/2026

We sat down with our co-owner Robyn Weigel to talk all about how the park used to be 💕

Robyn has worked at the Australian Reptile Park since she was 16 years old, she founded our funnel web antivenom program in the 1960's and has made a profound impact on the park you know and love today.

Robyn still works in our team behind the scenes and is an absolute legend! 💪

18/08/2026

Chilli, the Mexican Red Knee Tarantula 🌶️

It's so we thought it's the perfect time to explain some of our favourite sciencey facts about misunderstood tarantulas... they're actually cuter than you thought right?

16/08/2026

How many koalas can you spot? 🐨

Address

Pacific Highway
Somersby, NSW
2250

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+61243401022

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