Koala Hospital & Nature Reserve Walk
Visit the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital — the world's first and largest koala hospital — then walk through Sea Acres Rainforest to see koalas in their natural habitat.
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Port Macquarie Koala Hospital
The Koala Hospital treats over 200 koalas annually — rescued from car strikes, dog attacks, and disease, the hospital's free public access allows visitors to see koalas in recovery enclosures year-round.
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Koala Feeding Time
At 3pm daily, koala carers hand-feed recovering patients — the eucalyptus leaf selection process (koalas eat only 50 of the 700 Australian species) is demonstrated and explained by hospital volunteers.
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Roto House Heritage Grounds
The historic Roto House grounds adjacent to the hospital date from 1891 — the heritage cottage and its mature fig trees provide habitat for wild koalas that are regularly spotted in the garden.
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Sea Acres Rainforest Entry
Sea Acres Rainforest Centre protects 72 hectares of subtropical rainforest — one of the largest remaining coastal rainforest patches on the mid-north coast, containing 170 plant species and wild koala populations.
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Rainforest Boardwalk
A 1.3-kilometre elevated boardwalk winds through the rainforest canopy — the boardwalk protects the delicate root systems while allowing visitors to walk at eye level with the mid-story vegetation.
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Wild Koala Viewing
Wild koalas rest in the forest trees around Sea Acres — with a population density of around one koala per hectare, sightings are almost guaranteed for visitors who look carefully into the fork of large gums.