Gumbuya World 2705 Princes Highway, Tynong North, Victoria 3813

"(Don't tell anyone I said this, but this place is better than Funfields and Adventure Park combined). Came on the holidays at the beginning of this year, and the drive was so worth it. Best part of the park are the animals (staff seemed to care highly about their well-being, as it was a hot day and at shows they didn't want to overwork/push them) and the lazy river (it has WAVES???!). Highly recommend Gumbaya World to families with children, or just anyone looking to escape the heat on weekends. Side note: Definitely a good idea to pre-book tickets before visiting, saw a lot of people reasonably denied entry on busy days."

"Went there today (Wednesday 5.7.23) during school holidays and it was such a nice day out. It was my first time going since it became Gumbuya “world”. Absolutely no queues, not a great deal of people. It was cold and a bit drizzly so maybe that deterred people but it was perfect for us. So many animals, great enclosures, lots to see. The flight show was great, kids loved it. The food is priced as you’d expect (hot dog, chips and 2 drinks was $27) but we also took in our own sandwiches and snacks. Plenty of rides (rides are on during the week in school holidays) a couple of the big ones only opened for a limited time but there were no lines so it was fine. Water park was closed obviously. Gift shop is very expensive, $42 for one medium sized stuffed toy, $12 for a show bag with about 6 lollies in it. We had 2 adults, a 15, 11, 6 and 2 year old and all had a ball. Got there at 11am and left at 4pm. Will definitely go again!"

"We had a great experience with young kids especially when kids can feed the animals. It's a great water park and summer will be very adventurous and fun. kids love the reptiles and birds. It's about 50-60 mins drive from the city in the south east of Melbourne. public transport may be an option but no idea how to get here. you can only go for wildlife experience in winter which is great and also at a reduced price. Multiple things at one place."

"Fantastic for families with young kids! The rides are fun, the restaurant is normal theme park food and the toilets are extremely clean. I only gave Gumbuya world 3 stars because the animal area is terrible. The animals are awesome, there’s nothing wrong there. But there are no staff to keep the animals safe and a lot of the patrons walking around have no respect for the animals, chasing around the peacocks and chickens and just being ignorant. Getting really close for a photo or selfie. Even if they are friendly, if they’re running away just chill! Please put a few staff in that area to tell people to be decent humans and not harass the poor animals! It ruined my day after enjoying the water slides. If you’re going to house these beautiful creatures, please look after them. I saw a lady kick a chicken…and her son did the same. I could rant forever about the care of the animals by patrons but all I’ll say is, take your family for a lovely day out at Gumbuya world and be respectful to animals and staff. ❤️"