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Explore the mysterious world of the Tasmanian Devil at Devils@Cradle Tasmanian devil sanctuary, northwest Tasmania. It is located just 500 metres from the entrance to the Cradle Mountain National Park, and boasts stunning views of Cradle Mountain.
This unique alpine conservation park combines comfort with high quality education and viewing and your closest ever encounter with a Tasmanian devil, guaranteed.
This sanctuary breeds Tasmania's three unique threatened carnivorous marsupials - the Spotted-tail and Eastern quoll and focuses primarily on the Tasmanian Devil.
The facility conducts in-situ conservation programs for the Tasmanian Devil including an onsite breeding program for insurance of the species.
A visit to the sanctuary day or night will allow you to observe these extraordinary animals up close up whilst one of the keepers will give you an understanding of their lifecycle and the threats that confront them.
The sanctuary is open daily from 10:00am with Keeper Tours being conducted on the hour, while in the evening you can observe these animals being fed and their fierce competition for a share of the food on an After Dark Feeding Tour
Devils@Cradle is just over two hours' drive from Launceston and about one hour 15 minutes' drive from Devonport.
* Car park * Coach Parking * Conference/Event Facilities * Wheelchair Access * Disabled Toilet Facilities * First aid equipment * Guide * Interpretive Centre * Interactive Centre * Public Telephone * Shaded Area * Shop * Viewing Platform
Attraction Activities
* Lessons/Tutorials * Animal Viewing
Experiences
* Cultural * Educational Tourism * Flora/Fauna * Nature based * Wildlife
Explore the mysterious world of the Tasmanian Devil at Devils@Cradle Tasmanian devil sanctuary, northwest Tasmania. It is located just 500 metres from the entrance to the Cradle Mountain National Park, and boasts stunning views of Cradle Mountain.
