Mansfield Zoo

Victorian High Country


Located 10km south of Mansfield is this surprisingly good wildlife park with lots of native fauna and some exotics, including lions, which are fed at 1.30pm. You can sleep in the paddocks in a tent or swag (adult/child $65/45, including zoo entry for two days) and wake to the dawn wildlife chorus.


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