Wellington Zoo Reviews

We went to Wellington Zoo yesterday and saw some beautifully cared for wildlife. Wellington Zoo works with wildlife parks around the world on breeding programmes and conservation, such as for the Tasmanian Devil which is under threat in their natural habitat in Tasmania. The zoo sits on upon a forested hill near Newtown and has a bright and colourful entrance with a cafe, toilets and gift shop. Also I think most places around the zoo were wheelchair accessible. The animals live mainly in a habitat which features an a indoor house space and an outside space of trees and grassland. The animals are visible to the visitors and we often spotted them munching on the favorite foods, as the zoo keepers had just feed them. The zoo seems to had a lot of beautiful monkeys such as brown capuchin, baboon, tamarins, gibbon, lemur, marmoset, chimpanzee, spider monkey, squirrel monkey, Australian animals such as kangaroo, Tasmanian devil, wallaby, lizards, insects and spiders, dingo, Cape Barron goose, emu, cockatoo and parakeet, New Zealand animals such as kiwi, kaka, kea, Maudes Island frog, lizards and little blue penguins, farm animals such as goats, hens, sheep, fowls and kunekune pigs, African wildlife such as giraffe, nyala, lions, tigers, meerkats, cheetahs, ostriches and other small wild cats and so much more such as the South East Asian sun bear. The exhibits had videos and bright, clear and concise information about each animal. There was a large sitting area near the playground and cafe where we ate lunch, it was a blue building with a gold dome and use to be the house for elephants in the past. There was also the animal hospital and we were able to look into the window and see a vet monitoring an unwell wax eye. Overall it was a very beautiful zoo and the animals seemed happy and very well cared for. It would really be perfect for the whole family to visit.

$25 a head and only a handful of animals on display

Awesome experience each & everytime. I feel like a kid when I'm here, even at 43

Brilliantly laid out and such interesting presentation and landscaping. Really cool little zoo

My daughter loves the Zoo, well maintained and clean.

Havent been here for over 18 years at least but the upgrades are very impressive well worth the visit.

Perhaps time of day, quite a few sleeping/hiding animals. Small child friendly zoo.

Cool little zoo, friendly helpful staff. Wish they had elephants & zebras. All animals look healthy.

It was very nice and would love to go thanks again!

Lots to look at. So many different animals. Enclosures are small but not surprising for Wellington

Great day out with the grandchildren. Make the most of the experience by attending the scheduled sessions with the different animals

A bit pricey for what you see but lovely for a family. New exhibits like the Kea room that you walk through are good.

Lots of cleaning taking place so not as many animals ( be good if they said what's not available). Kea talk was great.

Amazing experience for our family. Lots of new things to see and do. Love it

MOJO cafe at Zoo has great calm atmosphere even when lots of little ones around. Really pleasant and delicious food.

A fantastic zoo experience. I particularly love the kea enclosure. Those cheeky birds are so much fun.

Awesome place for families, but admission is very expensive

We have visited there at noon. So Most of animals were hiding due to the heat, therefore could not see many animals. But still animals are cute and especially chimps are fun to watch! We spent 1.5 hrs before fly back to Auckland and it was enough time to go through whole zoo.

its a really good zoo. but i recommend that you could make the space bigger for all of your zoo animals so they can have lots of space to run around and swim. because they looked cramp including the lions. i'm not hating, its just a thought

Had such a great day, an awesome place to take the family.

Love this zoo, layout is so good and the zoo staff are so lovely.

Love this place. It feels so natural wandering the paths and coming to exhibit after exhibit where the animals seem content in their environments. Have previously done 3 of the close encounters (cheaters, lemurs and red pandas) and they were stand out life experiences!

What a neat place. Full of fun activities and facts about the animals. What a perfect way to entertain kids during a 6 hour stop over.

Lovely place to walk around with views over Wellington City. Avoid mornings which seem to be the time of choice for school groups if you enjoy peace and quiet.

Don't miss it! The meerkats and the otters are my favourites.

Zoo amazing all animals look so well fed. What does it cost to keep all animals dad?

Great zoo. Loved watching the vets work on animals in the theatre. Keepers were enthusiastic and friendly. First impressions from front counter staff wasn't as good. They seemed distracted.

Love the Wellington Zoo. So much for kids to do. Very interactive and lots of play areas. Always spend a good few hours here.

It felt like some cages were missing animals, maybe have a sign if the animals isn't there would be helpful so you're not looking for nothing..

We love Wellington Zoo. So much to see and do. Wear your walking shoes!

Small but significant zoo. Animals seem very happy and well kept

This is a wonderful Zoo and their Animal Experiences are the best. I have been on the Cheetahs, Meerkats and Capybara visits. The animals are allowed to participate or not, they are never forced. And you learn a lot about these wonderful creatures that share our world. These are wild animals who CHOOSE to act as ambassadors for their species and hopefully teach us humility.

It's a beautiful place. I am sure the animals are happy. A commited staff along with volunteers who comes in to help make this a wonderful place. V loved the kiwis and the talk. Penguins are the little stars especially the one with amputed fin. My boys and wife Loved it.

Very average when we went with kids, barely any animals out. Very over priced for what we got to see

My wife and I took in the Wellington Zoo just to catch a glimpse of the local nocturnal wildlife such as the Kiwi and Platypus that aren't in any of the North American zoos. The enclosures for both are set to have the animals active during the day. While I couldn't make out the fine details I did get to see both on this visit. The zoo is also home to a large family of chimpanzees with a fantastic enclosure. The 'Zoo Keeper says...' signs were a fun way to highlight the do's and don'ts of the zoo.

Great walk around seeing the animals, and coffee at Mojo cafe afterwards

A lovely place to spend the day. Couldn't find the Lions.

Loved it. So much to see. Needed a good 4 hours there. Took a stroller (mountain buggy) around the whole park and although so areas were steep it was quite manageable. Stopped for lunch at the cafe half way around - not a great range for the young kids. we'd have been better to get back to the cafe by the entrance for more variety.

Zoo. What more do you need to say? The zoo is great. Fantastic fun. Hilly but manageable. Get there.

The best little zoo in New Zealand. We can't get enought

Great day out for families. Animals in "indigenous" surroundings mostly. Staff passionate about their roles and very helpful.

My favorite place to visit. Very beautiful site with a great view of the city. Animals well looked after. I have a yearly pass and therefore can visit when I like.

The best zoo I've been to... small but perfectly formed.

Great Zoo. Nice Cafe, friendly staff and reasonable prices.

Great value entry fee for what you get, really well set out and the animals are great and easy to get close to

This zoo allows you to view the rare ziwi bird with out a night trip to the nature reserve. It is very clean and a beautiful zoo that has Alot of interactive experiences as well as child areas. The animal hospital viewing was very eye opening and educational

It was fun but was very hot and lots of hill climbing I think in future I'd take a shopping bag on wheels for carting our picnic around in as was very tiring carrying the collie bag up all the hills otherwise overall a very good day and outing for the family.

Compact, hilly and entertaining - just like Wellington

It's a good place for visit. Staff are friendly and it clean.

Very tidy& plenty of room for the animals in their surroundings

Lovely experience but there appears to be a lot less animals

Great variety of animals, reasonable entry fee, not to crowded.
They would benefit for a slightly larger cafe as it was very busy and full of people waiting for food and to order.

Cool place, you can very close to watch the animals..

My daughter 12 years old chose her birthday treat to visit Wellington Zoo. We had a lovely time visiting the animals. We listened to the Giraffes and Chimpanzee talks. Both interested and suitable for all ages and children and adults were able to ask questions.

Definitely worth the visit, the kangaroo encounter was lots of fun.

Good price and large assortment of animals.
Although recently there have been an increasing amount of animal enclosures which don't have any animals in them.

With fine weather the animals come out to play... kids loved the trip and the entry fee was better than it has been in the past...