Sydney Taronga Zoo Wild Australia Experience
Description
Step beyond the public pathways and discover Taronga Zoo Sydney from a unique, behind-the-scenes perspective. This premium, small-group experience offers an intimate and immersive connection with Australia’s extraordinary wildlife, guided by one of our passionate keepers. With a maximum of just six guests, this personalised tour invites you to slow down, connect deeply, and gain a richer understanding of the animals in our care—and how, together, we can help protect them into the future.
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Taronga Zoo is one of Sydney’s top attractions and is loved by locals and tourists alike. Located on the magnificent harbor, just 12 minutes by ferry with views of iconic landmarks this is truly a zoo with a view! Meet your Taronga keeper at the information desk in the main plaza of Taronga Sydney, and start your in-depth Wild Australia Experience that will bring you close to the animals and where you will learn about the work of the Taronga Sydney. Learn about the unique Australian animals and how they are cared for, go behind the scenes. One of the highlights of this tour is the Koala Encounter. Your opportunity to meet these iconic Australian Animals and learn about Taronga’s conservation efforts. Admission to Taronga Zoo is included so you are free to spend the day exploring the many exhibits and shows before and after your tour. Join the regularly scheduled keeper talks to learn more about Taronga's wide variety of animals.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Maximum of 6 people per tour
- If you have any mobility and/or accessibility requirements, please let us know prior to arrival to Taronga so we can ensure the tour route can be personalised to ensure the comfortability and safety of all attendees.
Reviews(516)
Georgia was amazing! Super knowledgeable and passionate about the animals which made the visit really engaging. I can’t wait to come back!
Rundown establishment. Full of old retired volunteers our private tour was 20 minutes late they didn't even have anyone to do the tour and had to sort it out and apologised
Incredible experience, friendly and knowledgeable guides. As an animal lover this was worth every dollar. Also paid extra for the Dingo experience... also incredible but not sure it's worth the $70 extra.
It was an a amazing experience that I got to learn about the animals, especially Australian specific ones, but to be up close and feed them as well. It was super cool and memorable. The only thing missing was the advertised "souvenir/gift" that I was supposed to get after, it seems that was misleading and untrue.
Georgia (with the dreads) was a super sweet but incredibly knowledgeable tour guide and zoo keeper. She was open to finding out what we were most interested in and catered the experience toward that. We got up close and personal with the emus, kangaroos, A variety of wallabies, and an incredible up close and personal experience with the koalas and closed it out in the nocturnal house with the bilbies, all while getting a fantastically informative view of the Taronga zoo! I am so glad I chose to upgrade my ticket to include this behind the scenes tour of the zoo! Thanks Georgia!
Amazing experience ! Loved every minute of it… I enjoyed getting up close with the animals and feeding them . Our guide Paul was extremely knowledgeable and friendly you can really tell his passion for the animals.
Incredible experience! We learned so much about Australian animals, and got to explore the zoo on our own afterwards! Would recommend!
Better than expected. Totally awesome experience. The zoo staff were super friendly and engaging. Paul, our tour guide, was the best! So knowledgeable and professional. Would highly recommend...one of the highlights from our Sydney visit.
If you want to learn all about Australian animals, this is definitely the tour for you. Our guide Tony was outstanding! And seeing several animals up close (koalas, Tasmanian devils, echidnas, and several others) were the absolute highlight of our day! A must do if you come to Sydney!
Very easy. Our guide, Johnny was excellent. He was quite knowledgeable and friendly. The six of us in our group enjoyed a number of “back stage” experiences
