Auckland Zoo Review

Very enjoyable visit for the family..lots to see..needed more time

Wonderful place for the kids plus this place need to spend a day. The coffee is reasonable but the food is average. Make sure bring enough water to walk around the zoo. Again the best place for the family. VH

I loved it. We only got round 3/4 of the way cos we just took our time. Excellent.
Will go back to finish off the rest of it.
Food was yummy. Heaps of people. The Zoo had one way paths cos of the physical distance thing.
Carpark was full. Be patient you will get one eventually. Some of the animals were asleep

I am delighted with the Zoo Park, maps, marked paths "guides" through the park, animals in humane conditions, information on "inhabitants" on the boards, I bought an annual ticket and I just used it. The souvenir shop is nicely furnished, but it's all very expensive.

Best zoo I've been to anywhere in the world. I was soo impressed with layout and what was on offer!

This place is amazing! Not the best zoo in the world. But I could easily spend the whole day here. And all my guests from overseas were happy to go here.

Absolutely amazing. Was absolutely great seeing all the different animals there. Plus also an amazing selection of birds and insects. Food outlets located throughout the zoo which was absolutely brilliant as well as water fountains too. Prices were actually fairly reasonable as well as a fairly low entry fee. Quite a cool gift shop and good toilet facilities.

It's a lovely place to go and relax and walk around and look at all the different animals

It was amazing. Such wonderful native wildlife and beautiful exotic animals. It is so convenient. Well Done Auckland Zoo!!

The cafe near the entrance makes an awesome coffee...
Quite a bit of the zoo in under construction at the moment though but still a great place for the kids and family.

Great zoo unfortunately a lot was shut for rebuilding

It's always awesome at the zoo.. but unfortunately they were under construction so most animals were either or hidden..
But none the less still a great place and look forward to all the new feature in the near future

Love taking Grandkids regularly, changes every time we go. Very conservational for the animals.

Loved it. Clean and the animals are well loved and looked after... Bit expensive though

Because the animals are cute and you take care of wildlife.

The last time I went here was way back in the late 90's with my parents. I went here last Monday with my wife and we were both impressed with the new look. I can't wait for the new South East Asian area to open. Thoroughly enjoyed our day, 10/10 would do it again.

In desperate need of revamp. I found it tired and neglected. Wouldn't bother again

It is an amzing place to see animals from all around the world. It is well structured so you can't get lost and even if you did there are volonteers all around the zoo to help you.

What a great way to spend a day with the family in the school holidays!! Great value for money as we spent about 5 hours there. Can't wait to go back when all the improvements are finished.

What can one say? Pretty awesome. Kids love it, and that s the main thing! Only downfall is at times a lot of the animals are away or being moved. Otherwise it s choice. Cheers.

Pity about all the construction otherwise a great day out

I love bringing my kids to the Auckland Zoo and seeing all the beautiful animals, the kids love it too! The area itself is really family friendly and the animals themselves are a sight to look at, food isn't the cheapest thing there so highly recommended to bring stuff from home.

Most amazing, friendly and knowledgable Zoo o have ever been too. Even the Volunteer helpers were full of passion and knowledge. The conservation that they are doing is so very vital bot just for New Zealand but for the World!

Even if you never get around to going I would urge you to donate to them!

Just gonna dump all my photos and vids and let you take it from there.

Been coming to the zoo for 20 odd years and never stops amazing me

We had a lovely time seeing all the animals and staff were helpful

It was a good zoo to visit. We were told to come here and not go to the aquarium in Auckland. It was a bit on the expensive side for zoos, it was $24 per person, according to their map it used to be $28.50. I think partially because they are doing some serious remodeling/ construction. You supposedly get a discount purchasing online before coming to the zoo.



Got turned around at the zoo a bit. Most of the animals looked like they had decent enclosures.

The zoo was pretty well maintained. Staff were friendly. Stopped by the food place in front of the construction, $9 for fish and chips (one piece of beer battered fish, frozen) and $12.5 for chicken sandwich (2 patties fried with sauce already on it). No charge food was being given to some customers who were friendly with a staff member behind the counter.

They were loud and boisterous. My husband had asked for a couple things, and was ignored while the friends chatted up the employee.

Great favourite Zoo so far that's NZ & Oz kids lived it, smoke free and a whole day outing

Nice place with some animals and birds I have never seen before .Lots under construction so worth a visit again once completed.

Fabulous, ever changing and improving. Large areas are being redeveloped but great care has been made to place interesting information and pictures even in those areas. Keep up the good work. I will be renewing my pass for sure

Great place to bring the family. Lots of friendly staff around. Lots of construction underway at the moment to bring Auckland a bigger and better Zoo. It s all being done with minimum disruption to visitors. Looking forward to heading back again once it s all finished.

Great day out. just need to sort the women's toilet problem out

Love this place! Fantastic for adults and children alike.

a fantastic day had by all. friendly helpful staff. food was expensive but fairly classic pricing for that type of situation, although it was more than acceptable & the coffee was good a great day out

A lovely day out... Will be interesting to see when the construction in the middle is complete. Food very average at the moment... Will be taking our own next time...

We spent the afternoon with two kids aged 10 & 12 we all loved it and still learn something about the animals& their environment each time we visit. Good to see some new enclosures since our last visit & some new ones are on the way:-)

It was brilliant being able to see the new baby zebra. The watering hole cafe and outdoor area was a welcome rest esp with two small toddlers. Looking forward to seeing the South East Asian section once renovations are complete.

Entertaining, Interesting, Informative and fun for kids and adults.

Expected great food but was disappointed to find all the animals still alive on arrival. After attempting to kill several to assist the kitchen I was rudely asked to leave.

I enjoyed it but there was quite a bit of renovation so a few cool animals were missing

Awesome! However no social distancing. Fortunately we had our masks.

Loved it. Was unclear as to where the talks would be held outside each enclosure though so missed a few. Would have been cool if the speaker systems they had in the gardens actually worked/got used ;)

Visited The Bug Lab. An exhibition put together by Weta Workshop. It is absolutely outstanding! A very hands on, highly detailed, informative display enjoyable for children & adults. We took our grand children. Allow 1 - 2 hrs to enjoy every aspect to its fullest as there is so much to learn and participate in. Fantastic work Weta. Thank you.

Very welcoming. Lovely staff and family friendly. Exhibits were close together so good for toddlers. We loved watching the elephants while eating our hot chips and drinking coffee and tea.

Awesome day out for the family a little pricey for lunch n bits n peices for kids but I guess that's the cost for smiles n amazement on the kid's faces in Auckland right??

Great place to hang out with kids!
Especially in the sun!

Good layout. Plenty to see with some lovely enclosures. I think it was value for money.

Most of the places were closed not worth the full ticket amount. But once it's functional it will be fun place

Awesome place to take family. Just on the day we went on there was work being done at the zoo. But still a really awesome place to go to.

Auckland Zoo! Well, as the name implies, it is a zoo, a place where you go to see animals. There are heaps of them, and good thing is they segment those animals based on the country of origin, which helps the people to learn and understand the nature of those animals.
Awesome staff and great for the children, as I said previously so easy for them to learn!!

The construction around the place distracts from the experience and some of the zoo animals could not be seen because of the building work going on. I am sure the zoo will be a splendid place in the future once all the work is completed.

Awesome Zoo. Can't wait for the new enclosures to open in July 2020!!!

We could interact with the animals. Soooooo much fun for the kids

Good to see many animals from different parts of the world .

Amazing experience, enclosures have waterfalls and trees to make the animals feel at home. Lovely natural bush and streams throughout zoo. The staff are very informed and obviously do a great job caring for the animals

It was amazing a few things got boring but was a nice little experience!

The zoo was so easy to navigate with the map they provide for you. The staff was exceptionally helpful and very kind and friendly. I Love Auckland Zoo...

Great place but a lot of the animals were sleeping or missing

Do not go, wait a few months
most of the stuff is closed for constructions
definitely now worth the money.
got to see less than half the animals

We visited the zoo on 24th March Sat and its the special festival at Western Spring, so the traffic was awful. The weather was pretty much raining. Of course the kids still have a wonderful time.

Had the most amazing day today. Not many people were practicing safe distancing and probably only half were wearing masks but everything was out and zoo staff were lovely explaining things about the animals:)