Taronga Zoo is the city zoo of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and is located on the shores of Sydney Harbour in the suburb of Mosman. It was officially opened on 7 October 1916. Taronga Zoo is managed by the Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales, under the trading name Taronga Conservation Society, along with its sister Zoo Dubbo's Taronga Western Plains Zoo.
Divided into eight zoogeographic regions, the 21-hectare Taronga Zoo is home to over 2,600 animals of 340 species. It has a zoo shop, a cafe, and information centre.
Taronga zoo has a range of animals, from all-common animals like elephants, goats, sheep, and horses, to Aussie favourites like kangaroos, koalas, and crocodiles, from the African savannah livers like zebras, giraffes and rhinos to amazing water creatures like whales, seals and penguins.
Taronga Zoo is open 365 days a year! So come in any time with family or friends to have some fun from 9.30 am everyday of the year!
Divided into eight zoogeographic regions, the 21-hectare Taronga Zoo is home to over 2,600 animals of 340 species. It has a zoo shop, a cafe, and information centre.
Taronga zoo has a range of animals, from all-common animals like elephants, goats, sheep, and horses, to Aussie favourites like kangaroos, koalas, and crocodiles, from the African savannah livers like zebras, giraffes and rhinos to amazing water creatures like whales, seals and penguins.
Taronga Zoo is open 365 days a year! So come in any time with family or friends to have some fun from 9.30 am everyday of the year!
Taronga Zoo is only 12 minutes away from the city by ferry. It's open all year long, so bring in your family or friends for a fun day out in Sydney. Taronga Zoo is known to be one of the best zoos in the world. Taronga Zoo has won many tourism awards including the Australian Tourism Award for Major Tourist Attraction 2013.
Taronga Zoo has many attractions, the reptile park, the Aussie favourite animals, the exotic wild life, the flightless birds, and the special ones, and the sea life. You can enjoy the zoo in many ways, with a guider, see the free shows and take part in the activities everyday, including the bird and seal shows, or take a ride on the sky safari for a high ride around the zoo with Sydney's beauty in the background!
Taronga Zoo has a range of animals, we have over 2600 animals and over 340 species! We have every sort of animal including mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, fish, and insects. We have the Aussie favourites like the Kangaroo and the Koala, the African Savannah animals like the African Elephant and the White Lion, the amazing sea creatures like the Leopard Seal and the Whale, the sneaky reptiles like the Cobra and the Tarantula.
We put on free shows and activities on everyday, take a look at the time-table at check out our amazing shows everyday
Activities
10:00 am Aussie nocturnal house opens
10:30 am Pat a Pet at Backyard to Bush (30 mins)
11.00 am Seal Show
11.00 am Backyard Buddies (40 mins)
11.00 am Lemur Keeper Talk
11:00 am – 2:45 pm Koala Photo (booking required)
11.30 am Tasmanian Devil Talk
11:30 am Chimpanzee Talk
12:00 pm Reptile Keeper Talk
12:00 pm Reptile Photo (booking required)
12:00 pm QBE Free Flight Bird Show
12.15 pm Gorilla Keeper Talk
12.30 pm Owl Photo (booking required)
1.00 pm Seal Show*
1.15pm ANZ Asian Elephant Talk
1.30 pm Giraffe Keeper Talk
1:45 – 2:15 pm Giraffe Photo (booking required)
2.00 pm Seal Show
2:00 pm Farm Feed at Backyard to Bush (40 mins)
2.15 pm Big Cats Talk
2:30 pmPat a Pet at Backyard to Bush (30 mins)
2.40 pm Penguin Talk
3:00 pm QBE Free-flight Bird Show **
3:00 pm Spider Keeper Talk3:30 pmKoala Keeper Talk
*The 1pm Seal Show is on during weekends and school holiday periods only.
**From 3rd March to 11th April 2014 there will be no weekday 3pm bird show.
Activities
10:00 am Aussie nocturnal house opens
10:30 am Pat a Pet at Backyard to Bush (30 mins)
11.00 am Seal Show
11.00 am Backyard Buddies (40 mins)
11.00 am Lemur Keeper Talk
11:00 am – 2:45 pm Koala Photo (booking required)
11.30 am Tasmanian Devil Talk
11:30 am Chimpanzee Talk
12:00 pm Reptile Keeper Talk
12:00 pm Reptile Photo (booking required)
12:00 pm QBE Free Flight Bird Show
12.15 pm Gorilla Keeper Talk
12.30 pm Owl Photo (booking required)
1.00 pm Seal Show*
1.15pm ANZ Asian Elephant Talk
1.30 pm Giraffe Keeper Talk
1:45 – 2:15 pm Giraffe Photo (booking required)
2.00 pm Seal Show
2:00 pm Farm Feed at Backyard to Bush (40 mins)
2.15 pm Big Cats Talk
2:30 pmPat a Pet at Backyard to Bush (30 mins)
2.40 pm Penguin Talk
3:00 pm QBE Free-flight Bird Show **
3:00 pm Spider Keeper Talk3:30 pmKoala Keeper Talk
*The 1pm Seal Show is on during weekends and school holiday periods only.
**From 3rd March to 11th April 2014 there will be no weekday 3pm bird show.