Please note, due to COVID-19 restrictions, we have suspended the sale of date-specific tickets to this animal experience until further notice. However, you can purchase a non-date-specific voucher.
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Ever wondered what it’s like to be a zoo keeper?
Spend the day assisting our dedicated keeping staff as they show you what it takes to look after our amazing animals.
From preparing the animals’ feed, cleaning enclosures and visiting off-limits areas, during our ‘Keeper for a Day’ Animal Experience you get to experience life as a zoo keeper.
Every day is different at Adelaide Zoo so you never can tell which incredible animal residents you’ll get up close to as part of the tour. But from tapirs and orangutans to tigers, birds, reptiles and meerkats, there are many pawesome animals you’ll meet as part of this once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Please note the minimum age for this experience is 16 years.
Highlights of this experience
- Experience life as a zoo keeper
- Prepare the animals’ nutritious meals
- Get access to behind-the-scenes areas and enclosures
Get involved in feeding the animals, preparing exhibits and much more, during this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for all animal lovers.
