Adelaide Zoo

VIP Panda

Giant Panda climbing onto rock at Adelaide Zoo
Giant Panda walking at Adelaide Zoo
Giant Panda chewing bamboo at Adelaide Zoo

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Go behind the scenes for an exclusive opportunity to meet Australia’s only Giant Pandas, Wang Wang and Fu Ni.

Venture into the night quarters of the adorable pair and hide treats around their habitat before getting the once-in-a-lifetime experience of hand feeding the iconic black-and-white duo.

Learn more about the Giant Panda conservation program over morning tea with the keepers as Wang Wang and Fu Ni explore their habitat and enjoy their breakfast.

Please note the minimum age for this experience is 16 years.

Highlights of this experience

  • Hide treats around their habitat
  • Explore the pandas’ night quarters
  • Hand feed the iconic duo
  • Have morning tea with our panda keepers

Like all bear species, the Giant Panda is a natural meat eater, however this unique bear has adapted to live on an almost solely vegetarian diet.

Giant Pandas are solitary in the wild, but communicate through scent marks, calls, and occasional meetings.

How your ticket helps our conservation efforts

The major threat to wild pandas is habitat loss and fragmentation due to China’s dense and growing human population.

There are currently more than 370 Giant Pandas living in captivity, the majority being in China with a small population living in a handful of zoos across the world. These pandas form what’s known as an insurance population, safeguarding the species from unpredictable events like fire, disease or natural disaster and helping ensure strong genetic diversity through captive breeding programs.

Giant Pandas are considered an ‘umbrella species’, meaning the preservation of both the animal and its habitat has a positive flow-on effect for countless species inhabiting the mountains of China.

By purchasing a ticket to VIP Panda, you are not only supporting the incredible species in our care, you’re also helping us raise awareness and valuable funds to safeguard their wild cousins. Part of the income generated from our Animal Experiences contributes to the work Zoos SA does in support of a wide number of conservation programs both within and beyond our gates.

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