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Adelaide Zoo
Things To Do Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
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Adelaide Zoo is just a 15 minute walk from the central business district and is home to more than 1,800 animals and almost 300 species of exotic and native mammals, birds, reptiles and fish exhibited in over eight hectares of magnificent botanic surroundings.
Adelaide Zoo is also home to Wang Wang and Funi, the only Giant Pandas in the Southern Hemisphere.
The zoo’s other major exhibits include the Immersion South East Asian Rainforest, Seal Bay, Australian Rainforest Wetlands walk-through aviary, Nocturnal House, Reptile House, Bug Barn, Children’s Zoo and the Westpac Envirodome, and environmental education centre.
Zookeepers provide daily animal feeds and keeper talks. You can join an Adelaide Zoo free walkabout tour throughout the day – tours depart from various locations every half hour between 9.45am and 3.30pm.
Facilities
Advanced Ecotourism Certified Australian Tourism Accreditation Australian Tourism Export Council Basic Carpark Caters for limited mobility Climate Action Leader Customised Disabled access available Evening Extended Family Family Friendly Free Wifi Full Day Half Day or Less High Land - Motorised Moderate Nature and wildlife Non Smoking Public Toilet Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation The Ecotourism Association of Australia Wheelchair access
Services
$40
Experience these iconic Australian native marsupials right here at Adelaide Zoo; you’ll learn about our key conservation programs and feed them lunch. These adorable and athletic outback buddies are waiting to say G’day.
Have your photo taken as a souvenir of the experience.
$40
Brief Animal Encounter
Feed the lions lunch. An amazing opportunity to see these incredible creatures within a whisker of you!
Please note that all animal experiences require enclosed footwear.
Carpark Family Friendly Non Smoking Public Toilet$40
Are you a penguin person? Join our keepers for a personal trip to penguin beach and help feed Adelaide Zoo’s own penguin colony. Little penguins are the only species of penguins breeding on the shores of Australia and are truly a local icon, so come and experience life at their level!
When feeding the Penguins things can get a bit messy! You may experience a small amount of fish blood and scales on your clothes and shoes.
Please note the cost of Penguins in Person does not include admission to the Zoo.
Carpark Family Friendly Non Smoking Public Toilet$40
Learn about our colourful Chameleons and their curious friends in the Westpac Envirodome. You’ll enjoy getting up close and feeding these friendly reptiles.
Bookings can be made online or on the day of your visit. To check availability on the day, see one of our friendly Zoo Shop staff.
*All of our brave participants will be required to hold a live cricket or cockroach during the feeding experience.
This encounter includes a professionally produced photograph of the experience.
Carpark Family Friendly Non Smoking Public Toilet$12.5
Ever wanted to hand-feed a gentle giant? Now’s your chance!
You can feed our beautiful Giraffe girls, Dharba and Kimya, for just $12.50. This exciting new experience is open to 20 participants a day and can be booked online or on the day of your visit (subject to availability). Get closer than ever before to these majestic animals on your next visit to Adelaide Zoo!
All children under 16 must be accompanied by a paying adult.
Carpark Family Friendly Non Smoking Public Toilet$40
Join our keeper and coatis for some capers in their enclosure where you’ll get to help feed and enrich these fascinating and inquisitive little girls.
This encounter includes a professionally produced photograph of the experience.
Not suitable for those with egg allergies as eggs are used during the encounter.
Please note that all animal experiences require enclosed footwear.
Carpark Family Friendly Non Smoking Public ToiletFrom $120.5 to $140
Spend half a day assisting the Children’s Zoo keeper feeding the adorable Children Zoo animals and a treasured chance to care for bilbies, reptiles, goats, rabbits or birds of prey.
Carpark Family Friendly Non Smoking Public ToiletFrom $465 to $500
Adelaide Zoo proudly cares for Australia’s only Giant Pandas, Wang Wang and Fu Ni, and with VIP Panda you can go behind the scenes with their keepers for an exclusive opportunity to meet the famous and adorable pair. You’ll get to venture into their private quarters, assist the keepers as the pandas undergo their daily training and health checks and experience a rare chance to hand feed a panda. Learn more about our Giant Panda conservation program over morning tea with the keepers as Wang Wang and Fu Ni explore their exhibit and enjoy their breakfast.
Carpark Family Friendly Non Smoking Public Toilet$40
Experience the Lemurs up close and personal when you enter their exhibit with the Keeper. Witness their antics as you watch these amazing animals feed.
Not suitable for those with nut allergies as nuts and peanuts are used during the encounter.
Have your photo taken as a souvenir of the experience. Please note that all animal experiences require enclosed footwear.
Carpark Family Friendly Non Smoking Public Toilet$40
Mix it with our inquisitive meerkat mob in a unique and fun interactive experience. You’ll enjoy time in their exhibit with a keeper mingling with these playful creatures. Enjoy great photographic opportunities as the meerkats interact with you for some tasty treats. Please note the cost of Meerkat Encounter does not include admission to the Zoo.
Unfortunately, this experience isn’t wheelchair accessible and surfaces are uneven. Not suitable for pregnant women. Participants will need to be able to stand up from the seated position so reasonable mobility is required. Not suitable for those with nut or egg allergies as peanuts and eggs are used during the encounter. Skirts are not permitted.
Carpark Family Friendly Non Smoking Public Toilet$40
Join the keeper in entering the home of our Australian parrots, including Palm Cockatoos and Red-Tail Black Cockatoos to name just a few. You’ll enjoy getting to know the unique personalities of our cockies whilst learning more about the species and providing them some of their daily treats.
Cockatoo encounters run for approximately 15 minutes and include a professionally produced photograph of the experience.
Not suitable for those with nut allergies as peanuts are used during the encounter Please note that all animal experiences require enclosed footwear.
Carpark Family Friendly Non Smoking Public ToiletFrom $335 to $370
Ever wondered what it’s like to be a zoo keeper? This is a unique opportunity to work interactively with some of our specialist keepers. You’ll be involved in feeding the animals, undertaking health checks and preparing exhibits. This is a once in a life time opportunity for all animal lovers.
Carpark Family Friendly Non Smoking Public ToiletFrom $100 to $135
Behind the Scenes Experience – Proudly Sponsored by AGL
Tour the Bamboo Forest before the zoo opens, see the Red Pandas enjoy their breakfast and watch Australia’s only Giant Pandas, Wang Wang and Fu Ni, welcome the day and explore their environment. Enjoy morning tea in the zoo’s Wisteria Restaurant and finish the morning with a guided tour to meet some of our other remarkable residents.
Carpark Family Friendly Non Smoking Public ToiletFrom $100 to $135
Discover the secret world of Adelaide Zoo’s intriguing and entertaining primates as they go about their morning routine. Assist the keepers in preparing their morning meals, daily treats and enrichment activities. You will learn about some of these critically endangered species from our friendly keepers. Your experience may include Sumatran Orangutans, Siamangs, White-cheeked Gibbons and mandrills to name a few.
Carpark Family Friendly Non Smoking Public ToiletFrom $330 to $380
Experience the thrill of spending a family night at Adelaide Zoo and join one of our Wild Night sleepovers! Let your dreams run wild as you listen to sounds of our weird and wonderful animals. In the morning we’ll treat you to our exciting Panda and Friends experience.
Carpark Family Friendly Non Smoking Public ToiletFrom $70 to $105
Behind the Scenes Experience – Proudly Sponsored by AGL
Come behind the scenes to meet Brutus our iconic and amazing Nile hippo. Experience the sheer size of this larger than life personality up-close. Assist the keeper with his daily mouth check and feed him some hippo snacks. You will also meet some of our many other zoo friends.
Please note that all animal experiences require enclosed footwear
Carpark Family Friendly Non Smoking Public ToiletFrom $125 to $160
Behind the Scenes Experience – Proudly Sponsored by AGL
You will never get closer than this to some of the world’s ultimate predators. A unique opportunity to hand feed Adelaide Zoo’s Sumatran Tigers and African Lions. Learn all about the conservation of these magnificent animals from our experienced keepers.
Carpark Family Friendly Non Smoking Public ToiletFrom $60 to $95
Behind the Scenes Experience – Proudly Sponsored by AGL
Meet Adelaide’s only sun bear and assist the keepers to prepare and place his morning feed. You may also have the opportunity to hand feed him a special treat.
Carpark Family Friendly Non Smoking Public Toilet$40
Encounter the squirrel monkeys in their exhibit and experience these playful primates as help feed them their lunch. This experience is wheelchair friendly.
Please note that all animal experiences require enclosed footwear
Carpark Family Friendly Non Smoking Public Toilet
