- Address: Frome Rd, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
- Phone: +61 8 8267 3255
- Website: adelaidezoo.com.au
- Working hours: 9.30 - 17.00
- Ticket price: $ 34.50
The Adelaide Zoo is one of Adelaide's most iconic landmarks , home to over 2500 animals and 250 species of exotic and birds, reptiles and fish. It first opened in 1883, is the second oldest zoo in the country and represents a significant part of the heritage of South Australia.
Features of the park
Despite such a significance of the zoo, the Australian government allocates a fairly modest amount for its maintenance. The reserve exists for charitable donations and for income from the sale of tickets. In the zoo, mostly volunteers who love animals and are keen on their work, which creates a friendly, almost family atmosphere.
All animals Adelaide zoo live in comfortable conditions, the cells are replaced by natural fences or transparent walls. The zoo is divided into large areas, where animals are united in the similarity of the habitat and kept in the most natural conditions.
Despite the fact that the reserve is small in area, only 8 hectares, the diversity of its inhabitants will impress anyone. Here you can find tapirs, kangaroos, giraffes, sea lions, pink flamingos, monkeys and many other animals. The zoo has many cozy places where you can rest, a huge playground equipped for fun games, and several cafes for those who are hungry. There is also a small contact zoo where you can pet kangaroos, kook, small deer and goats.
Rare animals of the zoo
The pride of the Adelaide Zoo are the two pandas of the Funi girl and the Won-Won boy. These general favorites are only guests, as they belong to China and in 10 years must return to their homeland. But they feel themselves here, as at home and are not deprived of the love of guests and workers of the zoo. In addition to black and white pandas there lives a rare Sumatran tiger, which is on the verge of extinction. In the zoo, he has his own waterfall and a piece of jungle.
Other rare animals and birds that can be found in the zoo are an orange pot-bellied parrot, a marsh turtle turtle, a white-boned crested gibbon, a Sumatran orangutan, a Tasmanian devil, a red panda, an Australian sea lion and the like.
The zoo regularly hosts exhibitions and various events. The date and cost can be found on the official website. The "keep talks" are very popular in the zoo, when you can not only watch the process of feeding animals, but also listen to fascinating stories about them.
How to get there?
You can get to the zoo by car, but note that parking can cause a problem. Near the territory of the reserve there are several paid parking lots, but they are usually packed with cars and quite expensive. The rate is fixed for the entire day of parking $ 10. As for public transport , you can get there by buses that stop at From Road right in front of the zoo (bus number 271 and number 273).
If traditional ways of transportation do not suit you, you can get a ticket for the ferry from Elder Park and get to the pier of the reserve by the river.
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