Nature & Wildlife Areas

9:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Monday

9:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Tuesday

9:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Wednesday

9:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Thursday

9:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Friday

9:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Saturday

9:30 AM - 5:00 PM

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The Alice Springs Reptile Centre is a privately owned park which displays an extensive range of reptiles from the Northern Territory of Australia including Terry the Saltwater crocodile and large Perentie Goannas. The talk and handling sessions are a must and are at 11am, 1pm and 3.30pm daily, check the website and social media for up to date opening and show times.

Duration: 1-2 hours

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Robert D
4,257 contributions
Meet the Reptiles of the Northern Territory
The Alice Springs Reptile Centre is a great place to visit. You can see many reptiles including Thorny Devils, Central Bearded Dragons, and lots of snakes. Meet Australia's largest lizard, the Perentie, and see a Saltwater Crocodile. I recommend seeing the presentations held throughout the day. You can hold one of the reptiles for a great photo opportunity.
Visited October 2023
Travelled solo
Written November 3, 2023
KatielouAustralia
Hobart, Australia1,910 contributions
Informative Centre
Located opposite the RFDS museum this is well worth a look. A very informative, but also humorous, talk about snakes and reptiles by the owner surprised many of us. Snakes, thorny devils, goannas, and the star of the show, Terry the Crocodile can all be seen here. Great place for all ages.
Visited October 2023
Travelled with friends
Written November 5, 2023
MichaelandAnne
Bribie Island, Australia530 contributions
Leaping Lizards !
Leaping Lizards ! This place - along with the Desert Park and Standley Chasm, the Jumping Crocs (Humpty Doo) and Katherine Gorge, really give you a true "feel" for the heart of Oz. We also loved the Telegraph Station. It is such a beautiful world and being up close and "personal" with these creatures is really fun. My wife loves the Horny Devil (Thorny) Lizard and we always smile when we think of them. It is a place you need to see and not very expensive when compared to most things. Staff very good.
Visited July 2024
Travelled with family
Written August 14, 2024

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AlbertLi05

Australia37 contributions

Awesome reptile park.

Jul 2021 • Family

Our child had an awesome time visiting The Reptile Centre. Lauren was professional and informative in the interactive session whilst we met an Olive Python (non venomous), Blue Tongue Lizard and the Bearded Dragon. The displays were very well kept and the outdoor enclosures were kept in great condition, some even better then capital city Zoos. Each display had informative placards which were also kept in great condition despite harsh Alice Springs weather. The place is definitely run with a lot of pride. Well done.

Written July 10, 2021

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Ann T

Pascoe Vale, Australia1,397 contributions

Informative and enjoyable

Sept 2022

We spend an informative and enjoyable couple of hours at this privately run centre. The owner is clearly passionate about the animals he looks after and his young Brazilian offsider did a great presentation as she helped us hold a python and a lizard. There was a great collection of different animals, inside and outside.

Written November 14, 2022

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di19602016

Townsville, Australia13 contributions

Amazing

Oct 2021

Everyone must visit this reptile park. It is so well set out. Loved all the animals and the stories that are told on what these animals all are. The bird show was so good to see what these birds can do.

Written October 24, 2021

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ronp1954

Langford, Australia791 contributions

Sorry - but Over Rated

Sept 2022

We were disappointed at the lack of reptiles on display. Very small centre ans expensive for what is available on show, which is not much. Outside a few exhibits had been moved inside due to heat so there was not much to see outside. Inside again was very limited in what was able to be seen. We totally support reptile centres such as this where people can view them in their natural habitat, but this one was sadly lacking, Staff were friendly and no issues there

Written September 28, 2022

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Lorraine L

Tarwin Lower, Australia3,560 contributions

A reptile centre with great exhibits

Apr 2023 • Couples

This was a bit of a pleasant surprise to us and we enjoyed walking around the many exhibits they had. We joined in with the demonstration at 11.00am and found the zoo keeper to have lots of knowledge about her subject and we had the chance to hold some of the reptiles or pat them as they passed us by. We learnt a lot taking part in this demonstration.

Written April 30, 2023

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JoeyandMeSydney

Darwin, Australia102 contributions

Great experience with Jess, the guide

Aug 2021

Jess was the guide who took us around the centre, we were in a group tour called A Town Called Alice, a half day tour of the town of Alice Springs.
It was great and Jess was fantastic. My fav animal was the Thorny Devil, the cutest thing ever!
Truly a good experience, not to be missed for kids as well as adults.

Written September 2, 2021

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JB072

Albury, Australia127 contributions

Great visit - especially with kids!

Jan 2020

Doesn't look big from the outside - but they can certainly pacl in the animals and information. Pleanty of local reptiles as well as an outside are with larger goannas etc and the famous Terry the crcodile. Call the centre ahead to find out when he's being fed - the talk and feeding was great. They only feed him once a week in summer and less in winter, so be sure and check - was the highlight of our kids visit. Also has an underwater viewing area for Terry. Gifts and cold drink are available and there are frequent talks presented by the staff with an opportunity to hold a lizard or snake. Check the website for timings.

Written January 27, 2020

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nov973

Tea Tree Gully, Australia91 contributions

a little pricey

Nov 2020

This place is definitely worth a visit but only requires an hour of your time for the amount of animals and this included two talks. Definitely time it for the talks. Also needed to book despite a lack of tourists at the moment. A little pricey and disappointing that they only open one day a week at the moment....

Written November 28, 2020

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Rex N

Thank you for your review Clare, we are a small centre but we do pride ourselves on our wonderful educational talks and hands on experience with the reptiles which you can't get anywhere else in Alice Springs, and we are so glad you enjoyed these talks. Thank you for cooperating with our new booking system as well, it is a new rule that we have for the current pandemic situation to protect our visitors and our staff, it is a way that we can regulate how many people are in the building at any one time as per Government health restrictions. We are only open Saturdays, as sadly Alice Springs is a bit of a Ghost town during the summer months and the lack of tourism has impacted our business greatly, therefore 1 day a week is affordable at this stage; we will be changing this of course as the country opens up and allows more interstate travel. Thank you again for the review, we hope you revisit once the centre reopens 7 days a week with all of our upgrades completed.

Written December 1, 2020

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swhealey

92 contributions

Good Reptile Collection

Mar 2020 • Couples

We did this tour as part of the “A Town Like Alice” tour. The overall layout was good but did seem a little dated. We waited for a guide due to a staff mix up & the tour seemed a bit rushed. There is a good collection of snakes, lizards, etc. It is worth a visit.

Written March 15, 2020

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Ian F

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private tour

Sept 2020

was lucky enough to experience this place via a live Twitch stream courtesy of ol' mate Shook (Jesse).. The guide (Jess) was extremely knowledgeable and informative.
Rex and his antics with the croc were especially hilarious...will definitely be booking a trip to Alice when the travel restrictions ease...well done Shook, and really well done to you all at the Reptile Park.

10 out of 10

Written September 9, 2020

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Rex N

Thank you so much for the wonderful review! Yes Terry and I definitely have a unique relationship. We cant wait to see you when you come and visit, and you can experience it yourself.

Written October 9, 2020

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