Breakfast with Koalas at Hartley's Crocodile Park from Cairns

Hartley's Lagoon: watch crocodiles feed from the water while koalas and kangaroos roam the grounds around you.

Breakfast with the Koalas is a morning tour at Hartley's Crocodile Park in Queensland where you eat alongside a koala and its keeper, then explore the park at your own pace: boat cruise on Hartley's Lagoon to see crocodiles feeding, wildlife presentations, and close encounters with kangaroos, wallabies, snakes, cassowaries and quolls. Hotel pickup and drop-off from Cairns or Palm Cove are included. The tour runs six hours and departs at 8:00–8:30am from Cairns or 9am from Palm Cove.

Step-by-step itinerary

Breakfast and wildlife at Hartley's Park

• Enjoy breakfast with a koala and keeper
• Take boat cruise on Hartley’s Lagoon
• Watch crocodiles feeding
• See kangaroos, wallabies, and snakes
• Attend wildlife presentations

The experience

Hartley's Crocodile Park sits on the lagoon itself, so the boat cruise isn't a separate trip. It's built into the day. You start with breakfast in the company of a koala and its keeper, then move through the park on your own schedule. The lagoon cruise is where the crocodiles come alive: experienced park staff run the boat and narrate the feeding, so you see the animals in their element rather than in enclosures. The presentations throughout the day are educational and entertaining, mixing the two so you're not standing still for long.

The park holds kangaroos, wallabies, snakes, cassowaries and quolls alongside the crocodiles, so a single morning covers most of Australia's iconic wildlife. You're not herded through on a fixed route. After breakfast you explore at your leisure, which means you can linger at the animals that hold your attention or move quickly through the rest. The air-conditioned minivan picks you up from your hotel in Cairns or Palm Cove and brings you back at the end, so the only logistics you handle is choosing your departure time.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off from Cairns or Palm Cove.
• hot Aussie breakfast with a koala and keeper.
• boat cruise on Hartley's Lagoon with crocodile feeding.
• access to all wildlife presentations and park grounds.
• transport by air-conditioned minivan.
• GST.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day

Book up to12h before

AgesAdult (16 and older) · Child (3 to 15 years) · Infant (under 3): free

GroupUp to 26

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfants must sit on laps

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Is this one for you?The self-paced format after breakfast means you're not locked to a group schedule, so families with young children or anyone who wants to spend extra time with a particular animal can do so without holding up the rest of the tour.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 15 years); Infant (under 3): free.

What time does the tour start and where does pickup happen?

Pickup runs 8:00–8:30am from Cairns hotels or 9am from Palm Cove, with the minivan collecting you and returning you at the end of the day.

What happens during the boat cruise on Hartley's Lagoon?

The cruise lets you watch crocodiles feed in the lagoon while experienced park staff narrate and explain the animals' behavior from the water.

What Australian wildlife will I see besides crocodiles?

Hartley's Crocodile Park holds kangaroos, wallabies, snakes, cassowaries, quolls and other native species you can get close to during your time there.

Is breakfast included, and what about other meals?

Breakfast is included as part of the tour. Other food and drinks are not, though you can purchase them at the park.