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Sydney Taronga Zoo Wild Australia Experience

Recommended by 95% of travelers
Sydney, Australia
Popular pick
Booked 5+ times last week!
  • 2 hours (approx.)
  • Offered in: English

Why travelers loved this

4.7
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· Emmett_W ·
Apr 2026
Incredible experience! We learned so much about Australian animals, and got to explore the zoo on our own afterwards! Would recommend!
· Michael_M ·
Apr 2026
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.

Overview

    What's Included

    • Behind the scenes tour with a professional zoo keeper
    • All-day pass to Taronga Zoo
    • This tour does include animal encounters or interactions
    • Hotel pickup and drop-off
    • Transportation to the zoo
    • Food and drinks

    Meeting and Pickup

    Departure Point

    • Taronga Zoo, Bradleys Head Road, Mosman, New South Wales 2088 Australia

    Ticket Redemption Point

    Taronga Zoo, Bradleys Head Rd, Mosman NSW 2088, Australia

    What To Expect

    1

    Taronga Zoo

    Admission Ticket Included

    Additional Info

    • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Stroller accessible
    • Near public transportation
    • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
    • Most travelers can participate
    • 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.
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers

    Cancellation Policy

    You can cancel up to 6 days in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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    Featured review

    btall80
    We had a great tour of the Toranga Zoo. Zoo keeper Paul was wonderful. We had close encounters with several Australian native animals. We learned a lot. We highly recommend this tour. You can’t go wrong.

    Reviews

    4.7
    based on 516 reviews
    Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

    Amazing experience

    Robin_L, Jun 2026
    Georgia was amazing! Super knowledgeable and passionate about the animals which made the visit really engaging. I can’t wait to come back!

    Ripoff

    peter_d, May 2026
    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,...

    Amber_S, May 2026
    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...

    Cristina_R, May 2026
    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.

    So Worth It!

    theresa_s, May 2026
    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 up close experience with animals

    Melanie_H, May 2026
    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...

    Emmett_W, Apr 2026
    Incredible experience! We learned so much about Australian animals, and got to explore the zoo on our own afterwards! Would recommend!

    Better than expected. ...

    Michael_M, Apr 2026
    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.

    A Must Do in Sydney!

    Kevin_S, Apr 2026
    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!

    Here’s Johnny

    Eric_J, Apr 2026
    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

    Great

    Jeanette_S, Apr 2026
    Very interesting and informative well worth the cost, We absolutely loved this experience, really recommend

    Great experience

    Keith_W, Apr 2026
    Very interesting. The guide was very informative and helpful. We went at our own pace and it was a small group tour

    This was a great...

    Murray_M, Apr 2026
    This was a great experience, our guide (Rob) was awesome, he has worked at the zoo for many years and his knowledge and love for the animals was amazing, Unfortunately for us, the zoo is too large to see everything in one visit and we only had the one day for a visit, perhaps a return trip will be required

    Super Fun Zoo tour

    Kim_C, Mar 2026
    The behind the scenes was amazing. So happy we did the tour. Up close experience and feeding some animals

    Amazing behind the scenes...

    Greg_S, Mar 2026
    Amazing behind the scenes look at the zoo. Up close with koalas and kangaroos. Cool look at the nocturnal house.

    Fabulous

    Cassandra_P, Mar 2026
    Paul was the zoo tour guide. He worked for the zoo for 20 years. He was fabulous! My friend loves animals and he gave her a once in a lifetime opportunity to be up close and personal with many animals Well worth it!!!

    Not impressed.

    Susan_R, Mar 2026
    Not great. Sky safari cable car down for maintenance, no zoo kitchen, no afternoon tea ans cupcakes, trouble getting admittance to zoo. All that being said the women who took us around to the Australian animals was fantastic. We thoroughly enjoyed her tour. Wish we had her for 4 hours.

    Our zoo, guide, Georgia,...

    Julie_S, Mar 2026
    Our zoo, guide, Georgia, was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. It was such a great tour!!! we would highly recommend for all!!

    A great tour.

    btall80, Feb 2026
    We had a great tour of the Toranga Zoo. Zoo keeper Paul was wonderful. We had close encounters with several Australian native animals. We learned a lot. We highly recommend this tour. You can’t go wrong.

    Don’t miss the ferry Private tour very small group!

    Terrell_H, Feb 2026
    Great experience behind the scenes private tour very time efficient you see a lot! Host was great just don’t miss your ferry!

    Great behind-the-scenes tour!

    Ron_G, Jan 2026
    What a fun tour! Tim the Zookeeper was engaging and allowed us to feed kangaroos, emus, bilbys and tasmanian devils! We got to get up close and personal with koalas as well. We got to go behind the scenes and learn so much about how the zoo cares for these animals. Highly recommend!

    The best experience we had during our time in Sydney!

    Richard_C, Apr 2020
    An absolutely beautiful zoo, even though a number of the animals were unavailable for viewing. The behind-the-scenes experience was well worth the cost. Our guide was informative, and very entertaining. Particularly enjoyed learning about "Drop Bears"! Highly recommend to all.

    Well worth it - learned and enjoyed the zoo so much more

    Holly_S, Mar 2020
    Our guide was fabulous at teaching us about the local anamals, we learned so much more and enjoyed this experience more than just the zoo visit would have allowed. Well worth it !

    Meeting the koala’s

    Sharyn_H, Mar 2020
    We had the nicest visit to the Taronga zoo. We had the absolute best zoo keeper Holly, who spent a few hours with us going through the Australian animals at the zoo. We met so many of the animal residents, got to touch them and take pictures. I would recommend this tour to anyone that want a to learn about the behind the scenes information about the Australian animals.

    up close to the critters

    Allison_S, Mar 2020
    This was absolutely fabulous! We were escorted by Paul who was fantastic. His knowledge of and respect for the animals at the zoo was wonderful. Would definitely recommend this to everyone.

    Top shelf Aussie tour

    Carolyn_T, Mar 2020
    The guide was brilliant my grandkids 7 & 9 loved the experience as well as the adults The tour was first class and a great way to learn more about Australian animals

    The private visit in the “night sky” room with the Feathertail Pygmy glider and the three adorable spiny Echidnas.

    Dianne_T, Feb 2020
    This was an amazing experience! We had a remarkable zoo keeper who gave us many exceptional behind the scenes with the many unusual and diverse animals there. The facility is exceptional, and we learned a great deal of new information about these wonderful animals. Best zoo ever! Best tour ever!

    Zoo experience

    Billiam327, Feb 2020
    Allow all day, lots to see. They did a nice job with the landscaping and animal environments. The behind the scenes tour was awesome, and the tour guide was knowledgeable and engaging.

    Best activity in Sydney

    Taifu_L, Feb 2020
    This was our favorite activity in Sydney for our family of 4 including 2 teens, 12 and 14 who are difficult to please. Love the in depth information from an experienced tour guide. Had the opportunity to get hands on experience with several native Australian animals. Highly recommend as it is worth the extra fees.

    Wild Australia zoo private tour

    Tracy_V, Feb 2020
    Fabulous small tour where we went up close to Koalas and other animals. Juliette was very knowledgeable and fun! Well worth it!

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