Animal Encounters

Meerkat Encounter

Immerse yourself in the wonderful world of meerkats by joining our Zookeeper for an encounter.

You will have the opportunity to feed these amazing animals as they scramble and climb all over you for their meal!

Emperor Tamarin Encounter

Enter the Emperor Tamarin habitat with a Zookeeper and learn all about these amazing primates!

Experience the thrill of having these little moustache monkeys jumping all around you, and if you are lucky sometimes even onto you, in search of tasty treats.

Squirrel Monkey Encounter

Our primate keeper will take you into the squirrel monkey habitat where you can help feed our bachelor group of cheeky monkeys as they show off their speed and agility.

Experience the thrill of having these little primates jumping all around you, and if you are lucky sometimes, even onto you, in search of tasty treats.

Ruffed Lemur Encounter

Meet our ruffed lemur girls!

Our Zookeeper will take you into the lemur habitat where you can meet Tarvae and her 3 daughters: Izzy, Hasina, and Rihanna. During this encounter you can get up close and personal with our lemurs and hand feed them some of their favourite treats!

Ring Tailed Lemur Encounter

Meet our ring-tailed lemur family!

Our Zookeeper will take you on a boat trip over to Lemur Island where you can meet Zanaka, Leroy and their twins Teisha and Keisha. On this unique encounter you can get up close and personal with our lemurs and hand feed them some of their favourite treats!

Red Panda Encounter

Go behind the scenes for an opportunity of a lifetime to hand-feed and interact with one of our zoos most endangered species, the red panda.

During this encounter you can get up close and personal with our Red Panda and hand feed him some of his favourite foods!

Binturong Encounter

Our Binturong experience allows you the opportunity to get up close and personal with our Binturong Sari.

You will be granted exclusive access into his exhibit where you’ll learn all about binturongs. You can even hand feed Sari part of his diet.

Capybara Encounter

During this encounter you will meet our Capybaras Chip, Pico and Bruno.

Feed the Capybaras some of their favourite foods and learn about this incredibly curious species with our zookeepers.

Marmoset Encounter

Our Zookeeper will take you into the Marmoset habitat where you can help feed these tiny primates.

Experience seeing these little primates up close and jumping all around you, and if you are lucky sometimes even onto you, in search of tasty treats.

Cotton-Top Tamarin Encounter

Our Zookeeper will take you into the Tamarin habitat where you can help feed these stunning and endangered primates.

Experience seeing these little primates up close and jumping all around you, and if you are lucky sometimes even onto you, in search of tasty treats.

Quokka Encounter

Our Zookeeper will take you into the exhibit with our quokka! You will have the opportunity to sit with our quokka and hand feed them some of their favourite foods.

Koala Encounter

You will have the opportunity to go into our koala habitat and meet our Koala Arlo.
Arlo starred in 2 NRMA TV ad campaigns that raised over $50 000 for koala conservation.
You can feed Arlo some of his favourite fresh gum leaves.
Cuddles/Holds not permitted.

Dingo Encounter

Get to know our incredible dingoes Winter and Tully, in a very special playdate dingo encounter!

You will love meeting our friendly duo as our Zookeeper takes you into their habitat.

Sugar Glider Encounter

Willow and Blossom are twins who have been part of the zoo family for some years.

During the encounter you can feed the gliders in the palm of your hand, and they will enjoy their favourite blossoms, nectar and fresh fruits.

Kids Reptile Encounter

Hold a lizard, cuddle a python, and feed our critically endangered radiated tortoise.

This hands-on experience is perfect for children who want to get up close and personal and meet some scaley friends.

Python Encounter

Get up close and personal with some of our friendly pythons.

You can hold them yourself and give them a cuddle as you learn some amazing facts about these beautiful animals.