Platypus House

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Platypus House offers up close and personal interactions with two of Australia’s most unique and delightful mammals: the Tasmanian Platypus and Australian short-beaked Echidna. These fascinating creatures are unlike any other mammals on earth, and are part of the mammalian Order, Monotremes, also known as the egg-laying mammals. Your Platypus House fully guided tour includes:

• An informative int

erpretation room, where you can view the pelt of a platypus and the spines of an echidna.
• 5 Platypus (Pumpkin, Freya, Dawn, Poppy and Jupiter) all fed on your tour.
• Three tanks that offer full, clear underwater views of our platypus as they dive to find their food.
• One large pool that offers great surface views of our Platypus as they bring their food to the surface to eat or enjoy a relaxing scratch on the banks of the tank.
• 3 Echidnas (Eddie, Edwina and Thomas) all fed on your tour.
• A stroll through the echidna garden where our echidnas happily roam around your feet or even climb into your lap if you sit quietly.
• Fascinating information about our monotremes throughout your tour given by our amazing staff. After the tour, feel free to browse our gift shop or have a bite to eat (cookies and coffee, or toasted sandwich and coffee specials are available). Or try our fresh raspberry or blackberry mixed ice cream, or one of our many flavours of gelato and sorbet.

21/05/2026

Have you seen a platypus chew before?

Platypus don’t have teeth instead they have hard grinding plates they use to grind up their food in their mouth! Can you spot them?

We’re wishing Eddie the Echidna and all the other mums out there (regardless of species) a very Happy Mother’s Day 💐💕 ...
10/05/2026

We’re wishing Eddie the Echidna and all the other mums out there (regardless of species) a very Happy Mother’s Day 💐💕

29/04/2026

You can’t say platypus don’t work hard for their food! Look how quick those webbed feet move!

Want to see more? We run fully guided tours daily, check out our website to book! ⭐️

21/04/2026

Echidna ASMR for the win 👂

Fancy feeding these adorable critters in real life? Check out our website to book an echidna feeding experience. 💝

Bookings are essential ‼️

15/04/2026

Meet one of Australia’s cutest icons!
Our echidna experience is fun for all ages ✨bookings are essential! book now on our website!

Looking for school holiday fun? The whole family will adore our Echidna Meet & Greet experience 🥰Availability is limited...
09/04/2026

Looking for school holiday fun? The whole family will adore our Echidna Meet & Greet experience 🥰

Availability is limited, booking ahead via our website essential.

Our echidnas are enjoying some easter treats 🐛🪳We’re open every day throughout easter with fully guided tours leaving fr...
04/04/2026

Our echidnas are enjoying some easter treats 🐛🪳

We’re open every day throughout easter with fully guided tours leaving from 10am until 3pm. Bookings essential to avoid missing out 🙌

We're so grateful here at Platypus House to Kate Berwick for her kind donation of this lovely portrait of Thomas, one of...
20/03/2026

We're so grateful here at Platypus House to Kate Berwick for her kind donation of this lovely portrait of Thomas, one of our resident echidnas.

Thank so much Kate, We certainly hope to see you again!

You can find more of Kate’s work displayed on the Queensland Wildlife Artists Society website. ❤️

Have you seen an echidna scratch an itch before?Echidnas have backwards facing hind legs that might look a bit awkward t...
12/03/2026

Have you seen an echidna scratch an itch before?

Echidnas have backwards facing hind legs that might look a bit awkward to you, but give them a fantastic advantage when digging and also grooming themselves!

Long weekend coming! 🚨 Book your fully guided tour online now to secure your spot! We can’t wait to see you ☀️
06/03/2026

Long weekend coming! 🚨 Book your fully guided tour online now to secure your spot! We can’t wait to see you ☀️

Address

Inspection Head Wharf, 200 Flinders Street
Beauty Point, TAS
7270

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 3:30pm
Tuesday 10am - 3:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 3:30pm
Thursday 10am - 3:30pm
Friday 10am - 3:30pm
Saturday 10am - 3:30pm
Sunday 10am - 3:30pm

Telephone

+61363834884

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