About Walkabout Way
Walkabout Way offers a unique opportunity to interact with Australian marsupials, specifically eastern grey kangaroos, red kangaroos, and wallabies, allowing visitors to hand-feed and pet them. It stands out from typical petting zoos by focusing on these specific, less common animals, and provides an educational experience with staff available to share facts and even show joey bottle-feeding.
What parents should know
Summarized from real visitor reviews.
Best for: Families with children aged 5 and above who are looking for a unique animal encounter.Visitors interested in learning about and interacting with exotic marsupials.Anyone visiting Busch Gardens looking for an interactive animal experience beyond typical zoo exhibits.Perfect for children aged 5 and older due to the safety restriction for younger kids.Not suitable for children under 5 years old (they are not allowed in the area).
Why families love it
- Opportunity to hand-feed and pet dozens of eastern grey kangaroos, red kangaroos, and wallabies.
- Staff are available to educate visitors on kangaroo facts, behavior, and activities.
- Potential to observe joeys (baby kangaroos) being bottle-fed by staff (ask for times).
- Food for hand-feeding animals is provided by the venue.
- Visitors are free to walk around the animal area.
- Described as a beautiful and memorable animal encounter.
Insider tips
- If you have children under 5, be aware they will not be allowed into the main interaction area. However, nearby free bird and fish food might be offered to occupy them (as per Review 3).
- Ask staff on hand about specific times when joeys (baby kangaroos) are bottle-fed for an extra special experience.
- Take advantage of the staff's knowledge to learn more about kangaroos and wallabies.
Good to know before you go
- Families with children under 5 years old, as they will be excluded from the main kangaroo/wallaby area.
- Children under age 5 are not permitted into the kangaroo/wallaby interaction area due to safety concerns.
- Crowds
- No explicit mentions of crowd levels for the Walkabout Way attraction itself, but it allows visitors to walk around freely.
- Value
- No specific pricing is mentioned in the reviews, but animal food for feeding is provided. This experience is located within Busch Gardens, implying it's either included with park admission or an additional fee not detailed here. The value lies in the unique interaction with marsupials.
- Food
- Animal food for feeding is provided by the venue. No information on human food or drink policies within the attraction.
- Accessibility
- No specific accommodations for special needs mentioned in reviews.
- Safety
- Age restriction: children under age 5 are not allowed for safety reasons.
What parents say
"Walkabout Way is a wonderful animal encounter attraction at Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay, Florida where you can feed and pet kangaroos and wallabies. The experience is similar to that of a petting zoo, except instead of your typical farm animals, you’ll be surrounded by eastern grey kangaroos, red kangaroos and wallabies. Beautiful and memorable experience 🤎 Ask the staff on hand about times when joeys (baby kangaroos) are bottle fed or if you have any questions about any of the animals. They will be happy to educate you on kangaroo facts, behavior and activities"
2 years ago
"We visited on December 31, 2017 and had the fabulous opportunity of hand feeding the kangaroos. There were dozens! Some were playful, some were more restful. Overall, it was a beautiful experience. They provide you the food and you’re free to walk around as needed. Totally awesome"
3 years ago
"They do not allow children under age 5 in this area. They said it was for safety, however the animals are fenced so that didn't make any sense. They did give us free bird and fish food to feed the birds and fish nearby for our 2 year old grandson to stay occupied while the rest of the group did the walkabout"
a year ago
Reviews sourced from public Google data.
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