Koalas are solitary animals who can become stressed with human contact

Koala hangs around outside, even tapping their front door with a claw

Holidaymakers get a surprise visitor when a koala walks to their cabin

A couple of holidaymakers have had a surprise visitor when a koala walked right up to their seaside holiday cabin and appeared to try to enter the dwelling.

The wandering marsupial snuck its way into the small courtyard by crawling in-between some logs and leaves.

‘Ohmygod! Ohmygod! There’s a koala coming towards our cabin,’ a woman is heard exclaiming in the video posted by Shelley Stuart on YouTube.

A couple of holidaymakers received a surprise when a koala showed up at their doorstep

The koala tapped on the front door with a claw but the couple inside did not let it in

The koala makes its way confidently across the courtyard before stopping by the front door where it pauses for a second.

‘Hi! Hi!’ the woman says, before breaking into incredulous laughter.

‘That’s a very rare thing. I’ve never seen that,’ she says as the koala examines a doormat.

‘I think he’s hungry or thirsty, her male companion speculates.

The koala hangs around just outside the front door as the couple continue to shoot video and take photos.

'That’s a very rare thing. I’ve never seen that,' a female holidaymaker says when a koala appears outside her door

At one point the animal goes right up to the door and taps it with a claw.

‘Well, it can’t come in,’ the woman says.

As if on cue, the koala turns around and walks way, disappearing through a hole in a wooden fence.

Koalas are solitary animals and approaching humans is extremely rare

It is not clear where in Australia the video was filmed.

Koalas are solitary animals who live in well-defined home ranges.

They rarely approach people and can become distressed with human contact.

The koala appeared out of the blue and crawled into a couple's courtyard

The couple were enthralled to have a furry visitor at their holiday home

It left through a small hole in a fence of the holiday cabin by the beach