Australian Marine Mammal Research Centre/Taronga Zoo Review

First class zoo. Lovely setting overlooking the beautiful Sydney Harbour

First time in about 3 years we visited. It's changed and improved in alot of areas and exhibits. The African exhibit is really great for the kids as it all open and easy for viewing. We done a paid tour this time, well worth it!

The animals look so sad and bored in the enclosures. Made me very sad to see this and knowing people spend money to see this.
Watch the seals doing laps of the pools , you can see how bored they are. Not natural.

Good animal exhibits, not a great layout. Anyone pushing a wheelchair will struggle.

Great place for children and Adults. We get a family ticket for a year. It's cheaper and so much easier to enter the zoo. Great new attractions every month. Highly recommend riding the sky Safari.

Good range of different animals. My daughter enjoyed seeing different animals but didn't like the walking! Also lion wan't there when we went so a bit disappointing. Bring comfy shoes!

It's always difficult gong to a zoo as animals are what they are, and usually inactive. However, well laid our out and easy to get around.

The worst in the world...nothing to see.
Need to avoid

We enjoyed our day. The price is ok the lines were a bit long for some of the shows. The animals seem reasonably happy. I still think they would be better on in bigger areas. Parking was ok not many spaces left by 10am.

It's my favourite place to hangout with the family. Amazingly managed.

The taronga zoo was quite an amazing experience, the seal show and meerkats were probably the best parts

Lovely zoo! Has wide range of animals and also cable cars and a high ropes course. Good for days out.

Great exhibitions and range of animals to look at. Was a fun filled day walking around. Food was very expensive

A non profit helping to keep endangered animals and birds protected. Got a discount to help contribute for animals harmed by the bushfires. Loved the opportunity to witness all the majestic animals and also contribute to environmental conservation. Thanks Taronga see you soon. :)

Possibly the world's most beautiful city zoo. Tried the zip line which was a lot of fun. Worth becoming a Zoo Friend as entry for a one-off visit is expensive but all things considered worth it. Taronga is undergoing upgrades & improvements almost constantly so it just keeps getting better. I tend to avoid on a public holiday or the last weekend before school resumes as it can get busy.

Wonderful experience with masses to do and see. Very well managed environment and engaged staff and volunteers. We had a very full day and got to see almost everything that the zoo had to offer. Lots of walking, good to get a sit down on the ferry home. Recommended to anyone interested in wildlife and conservation.

Many unique species can find at the place, Amazing place to visit. clean and well manage. Good place to visit with family on holiday !

A really great day on the Wild Ropes. The staff were very good with the kids. We ll be back.

Taronga Zoo has changed a lot over the last few years, but it still feels familiar with its incredible backdrop and wonderful variety of wildlife.

I have had a wonderful time taking my younger siblings there over the last fortnight. The Seal Show is a hit with everyone, but I especially love the Bird Show. The birds used in the show likely rotate - one morning we were treated to an Andean Condor in flight, whereas the following week (in the afternoon) there was no Condor and some of the other birds were different. Obviously the Condor was a real treat, but the rest of the show is still incredible. For the bird show you can generally turn up close to the start time and get a seat, though the best seats go early. For the seal show you need to arrive about half an hour early if you want to be near the front!

Plenty of snacks available, though the hot food selections are fairly average (if filling). There are also a lot of water stations where you can fill up your water bottles (recommended!).

The Zoo emphasises conservation over entertainment, so you generally can't cuddle the Koalas etc, which is fair enough. Staff are lovely and helpful, including the Zoo's amazing volunteers.

Such a great iconic place on the fore shores of one of the great harbours. From my childhood this has always been a must do. Ferry over to zoo then gondola to the top, then merander down the paths being amazed and enlightened by fauna from the world. Just to gondola right back up to do it all again.
Now with Roar and Snore to choose as well. What more could you want for pure clean entertainment
One of the best zoos in the world.

We stayed there over night both new hotel sort of setting and in those tents to feel calm and refreshing atmosphere! Healthy breakfast and views are worth experiencing. Woke up looking at cute little Koala outside balcony living their lives!

Order your tickets before you get there and you can catch the cable car from ferry terminal into the zoo. Views are brilliant and zoo has a great range of animals

Zoo with a lot of interesting animals. Good for kids which are the ones who'll get most out of it. Has very beautiful views of Sydney Harbour and you'll end up taking scenic photos along with your animal photos. Parking can sometimes be tricky as the zoo is popular - it is however serviced by the ferry and bus services. It'll take a full day and a bit of planning to get through everything (make sure you attend the shows and talks) and there's going to be a lot of walking involved. At this stage the big cats are not open to the public due to their enclosures being under renovation.

We did Roar and Snore, it was FANTASTIC. Couldn't rate the experience and friendly staff highly enough.

For such a big zoo, i was a bit disapointed. More a walk with nice trees around then a zoo. Nice place to spend time but the zoo is average ...

The bird show, seal show, tiger Safari were nice..
Penguins, giraffe, elephant, crocodile, lot of insects, birds, different types of animals u can find here..
encounter with animals,, talk show by zoo authority for different species,, cafeteria,, maps of zoo..
& Lot more..
It's a very huge zoo, reach on time when it opens otherwise may miss a few stuffs..
A bit more organization would have helped in exploring zoo more..

Great walking paths. Can view very interesting sculptures at present. Just amazing views every where you look and just a calming place to sit and feel at peace

Great place to vist, by car, ferry or bus great views of the city from the zoo.
#visittarongazoo

Perfect place to enjoy a hole day with family, friends or alone! Beautiful seal and bird's shows!

Quite disappointed as there weren't as many animals as you would expect at a zoo. A good thing for animal activists I guess. Many areas where under renovation or under construction so walking around is all you have to do. The show times (little as they were) collided with each other so you always had to make the planned choice of venues. On good note the staff were excellent and polite as well as helpful.

Nice bird and seal shows! Enough shady places for hot days!

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We visited Taronga Zoo as we were told it was a must see place. It was okay. I was expecting a lot more - much of it was a building site as it s expanding for the tigers and lions. Saw some elephants and giraffes. But overall I think london zoo is better for now. Maybe next time I visit Australia it will be a different experience.

Such a great place for a day ot half day trip with the kids. Would recommend taking your own food and drinks for the kids.

Wonderful zoo. Set into the side of the mountain, in a natural setting, with some overlooks of Sydney harbour. The animal enclosures are wonderful, and many of them very inventive. I guarantee you haven't had a zoo experience like this one. No standard cement animal enclosures. There are animal "feedings" throughout the day, so the animals sit out in the open and you can enjoy watching them eat. A really special experience.

Great place to take the kids. Amazing views and most things are accessible with a pram or wheelchair. Could spend the whole day here. The ferries from circular quay are pretty regular so you never have to wait long. Id recommend the cable car up so you work your way downhill and back to the ferry

Kids love it and family pass is great. Food is overpriced.

Lots of fun, great facilities and staff but quite expensive.

It's not a huge zoo. And a lot of the camps were under construction, or the animals somewhere else. Even the cable car was not operating. Go there to see some of Australia's famously weird creatures, but it's not going to blow you away.

Beautiful zoo! It felt very immersive walking along each trail. The animals looked amazing and taken care of. The map that was offered was fairly easy to understand. The workers there were also very nice and helpful. I would definitely come again one day :D

Close proximity to animals. Friendly knowledgeable staff. Happy residents.

Always fun. Currently doing some reno's on the lions den.

Attended a Taronga zoo twilight evening it was amazing even as a family

We were there for vivid and it was amazing. The kids had the best time. Ms 11 took charge of the camera and went from illumination to light effect oohing and arhing. Mr 7 loved the lit up animals. Enormous tigers and elephants and bears. My favourite was the Gorilla family.
Vivid is such an amazing show, bit in the city the experience gets a bit i overwhelming with younger kids. The zoo was crowded but felt peaceful almost calm. Lots of staff on hand and the most amazing visual feast.
The light sculptures of animals were absolutely breathe taking. Incredibly detailed, and you got so close to them.
Would I do it again? Absolutely.
Recommend it? Yes, but only if it doesn t get too hard to get a ticket.
Value for money? Definitely worth the ticket price. We took out own picnic which helped, but beware the exit through the shop trick. Parking? We didn t have a problem but it was the 7.30 session.
Kid friendly? Absolutely.
Photo opportunities? Thousands.

Nice zoo with a little bit of everything, people are very positive about toranga but there are so many zoo,s wich are way better. Beware that the cable ride is just one way. Park closes 16:30 sharp.

Very good established TarangoZoo Sydney Australia wonderful Seal Show & Bird show.Its connectivity also admirable through feri from Circular Quy and then cable car

So many animals. My son spewed in the garden and people were pretty cool about it. He had a bug but still had a great day.

An amazing place with wonderful animals and a spectacular view. Went to vivid.

Impressive... But some animals were difficult to see...

Quite expensive for what it offers, but it has one of the greatest views of Sydney.

Fantastic place with magnificent views of the city, the opera house and the harbour bridge.

Definitely a must visit. The zoo isn't big but manages to have enough attractions to keep both kids and adults engaged for a day trip. The animals are well looked after and the special attractions like water and bird show are pretty fun. The only gripe is the long queues at the food stalls but in a post pandemic world that's something we have to live with.

Clean spaces, stroller friendly path, but not all the animals are interesting to see. You can rent stroller for $15-$20

Visited on long weekend really busy crowds handelled well.love the special location but some sections seem tired and haven't changed for decades.great to hear keepers talk about habitat loss but seems a bit token effort.more interactive species awareness exhibits and ways people can learn to save habitat would b great.staff mingling with crowds with info would add something.

What a great place to visit with the view of Sydney harbour in the back ground and lots to see and do great for kids and groups will definitely go back

Awesome Roar and Snore experience! Best views in Sydney

Great facilities and exhibits. It will be even better once the constitution for the new areas is completed.

Best place to educate kids about the animals and having a good with the family. Must visit place if you have a kids with a best view of Harbour Bridge and Opera House.

Great views, staff friendly and interactive. If you enjoy eating while you wrestle over food with giant birds head to the food court

Great place for the family. We came on new years eve.

Really love this place. The zoonisnso wide, lots of cute animals and scarry ones. You can take a photo with koala with additional fee (prior reservation needed). You can also see the Sydney CBD clearly from the zoo.

Good for kids. Be prepared for an uphill walk at some point in the day. If you have time peach your lunch. The food is expensive and nor that great.

Went here for vivid lights Sydney! And it was amazing will definitely come back next year!

Great place with the family or friends, give it a crack you'll love it...

Amazing zoo with wonderful variety of local and international animals. Doing it right will take a whole day. Definitely check out the Tiger experience and ride the gondola. The view restaurant is a great place to eat as well.

Awesome zoo! One of the best I've been too, so happy to see the beautiful animals being well looked after.

Quite good but very expensive many exhibitions not operating or under construction

It's a very, very small zoo, which is understandable given its proximity to the city centre. There's a ferry that takes you to the zoo directly as well as a super short (<5 minutes) cable car ride to the entrance of the zoo. If you don't stop to look at any of the animals, you'll be done walking through the zoo in 20 minutes. Prices of food is reasonable, but after around 2-2:30pm, there's nothing open which puts a damper on the whole mood.

Better zoos in Sydney if you actually want to see animals. Does not meet the hype. Ferry ride was best part of the day out.

Lovely shows
Cool environment

Amazing. So much to see. Seal and bird shows are great. Very hilly. Food is expensive.

An amazing place to visit. You see a wide variety of animals and lots of information to absorb.

An absolute adventure and a fun place to visit on a holiday. Really enjoyed my safari and animal watching.

Fantastic day at the zoo. Location made it extra special. Animals looked well looked after and had good enclosures