platypus house

We really enjoyed the visit to Platypus World at Beauty Point. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and informative and made it a great experience. It great to see all the research into Platypus they are doing. What a bonus to actually see the platypus there and they a very interesting creatures. Its definately worth a visit.

Platypus House appears to be a commercial venture but it was worth the money and the time as it is hard to observe these unusual mammals. Since this is a venture to try to breed platypusses and echidnas, it is a good spot to actually look a them. The guide was very good, explaining that they are monotremes (mammals that lay eggs) and that the two animals are actually related; she pointed out their similar skeletal structures.

Really enjoyed the interaction with the echidna's, while the platypus were fun to watch. Very informative guides and a pleasant venue to visit.

The staff at the Platypus house are so passionate about what they do and love to share their knowledge with you. The Echidnas are walking around your feet. A great way to spend an hour

I was really impressed with our Guide and her very good talk on the habits and life of all the exhibits .Very glad that I took the time to visit ,John

Really wanted to show International visitors platypus and echidna Staff very friendly and definitely worth visit not like a huge zoo more intimate experience Echidnas up close amazing!

The platypus house provides an instructional tour that is divided between platypuses and echidna. Dave, the guide, provided many fascinating insights into these monotremes. The platypus display is set up to allow a good view of these animals swimming and diving. In their enclosure the delightful echidnas wander around totally unperturbed by people. A must for anyone visiting the Tamar Valley

Film to start with was a bit outdated, could do with modernising.Tour was good, but got more information from questions than talk.You actually go into the echidna enclosure and they literally run around your feet, they move a lot faster than one would expect, and you aren't warned they are loose (or explained the enclosure until he scooted out the door)The echidna was the highlight.

We visited Platypus House last week. The tour began with a short, interesting video about a platypus research project on the South Esk River. The guide was knowledgeable and the small setting gave us a good close-up view of the platypuses. The echidnas were a highlight, meandering around us in their enclosure.

Echidnas and Platypus all in the one place.The kids were just awestruck and so excited when the echidnas came out to visit us!Would highly recommend the triple attraction ticket and make a day of it by visiting Seahorse World and the Beaconsfield Mining Museum.

We were so amazed by the delightful platypus playing and swimming so close to us. Then the echidnas were walking around our feet. It was such a wonderful experience to be so close to these amazing and unique creatures. It must definitely be on the places to see in Tasmania.

we visited this attraction as part of the joint ticket, which allows entry to the Platypus House, Seahorse World and the Beaconsfield Mining Museum. this allows a significant saving off the single entry prices. we arrived at opening time, which meant that we got onto the first tour and talk, which allows for clearer access to the animals and less people as part of your group. after an initial video and introduction talk y our very enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide, we were introduced to the 3 glass fronted platypus tanks. it allows for extremely close viewing of the animals and their actions above and below the water. you can see them hunting and playing. we were then given access to a very large enclosure which had platypus in their natural (?) environment. after watching the platy[pus for as long as we wanted, we were then shown to a large room which had numerous echidna wandering freely through a mock up of their natural environment which was very well done. the echinda's were then fed in front of us, with them wandering around us and roaming freely. there are plenty of photo taking opportunities and interesting talks given by the guides.definitely worth a visit fr those interested in these amazing animals!

The platypus were ok. But the room with echidnas makes the tour worthwhile. It was great being able to sit down and what the echidnas ramble around and get close to them.

Expensive and not that great. The platypus were ok but abit boring. The echidna were good. Very cute.Go to seahorse world.....

We visited the Platypus House in early January 2015. We paid $50 for a family of four and the whole experience lasted 40 minutes. After spending around 10 minutes in a room with models and info on the monotremes, we went into a room that held 2 platypus in small tanks. One of them hung around for the whole time we were there, the other made a quick getaway up into another non visible part of the tank. The tank seemed small in comparison to the one I have seen at Healesville but there's probably a larger area not visible to visitors. We then went into the echidna room where there were three or four echidnas trundling round. Really great to see them but it seemed an odd environment to keep them in - there was a sort of grey office carpet on the floor! And after that, you get shunted into the large shop. We didn't find the guide especially informative or engaging but perhaps we were unlucky. Overall, we found it really dissatisfying and without the strong conservation message present at other native animal sanctuaries such as Healesville in Victoria or Bonorong near Hobart. Bonorong was an absolute joy. $65 for a family and we spent three hours there, hand feeding kangaroos and patting wombats and koalas. If you absolutely have to see a platypus, then this is a good place. But otherwise I would save your money for better value wildlife experiences that are more focused on conservation.