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Adelaide Zoo

Frome Rd, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
61 8 8267 3255
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Ranked #16 of 69 attractions in Adelaide
Type: Zoos
Traveller Description: Adelaide  Zoo is more than a Zoo,  its a beautiful garden full of animals ,!  Kids will love the petting zoo, walk under magnificent birds, See Giant... more »
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Melbourne
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2013 NEW

The Adelaide Zoo is close to the CBD and surrounded by beautiful parklands. The pandas were the highlight for us. They look cute in photos but we loved seeing them up close. The zoo staff were friendly and helpful and it was great to have someone there to give us information about the pandas.

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Melbourne, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013

we went mid-week and it was very quiet which was great as you could get right up close to all the animals including the Panda's. My young son could run free without risk of running into anyone.

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Christchurch, New Zealand
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16 attraction reviews
Reviews in 38 cities Reviews in 38 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013

We have been spoiled in the past as we have been to many wonderful zoos around the world. Adelaide Zoo is a small zoo and we did enjoy the Australian birds and particularly the feeding of the Macaws. The food kiosk was not particularly good with it's selection of food. Take the kids though. Jan & Kev

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Adelaide, Australia
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11 attraction reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013

Not on the same scale as Sydney or Melbourne, but a beautiful Zoo. Lots of unusual animals & of course Wang Wang & Funi. Great to see, Funi was very active, eating & wandering around the large outside enclosure. Wang Wang was in the inside enclosure. The Zoo is very educational, with plenty of staff on hand offering information &... More

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Sheffield, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2013

Beautiful environment and the pandas were so sweet. Plenty of animals I never even knew existed, I wandered around thinking "what's that!?' Brilliant for European visitors. Fab day out.

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Perth, Australia
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15 attraction reviews
Reviews in 27 cities Reviews in 27 cities
26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2013

We went to see the giant pandas. We weren't disappointed in any way. We went early in the day and saw the pandas up close. A nice zoo to wonder about in. The cafe at the main gate served some nice food.

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Western Australia
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5 attraction reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2013

The saving grace of the zoo was of course the giant Panda's, Funi and Wang Wang. Wonderful enclosures, and amazing to experience these beautiful creatures so close. Although there are are other animals to see at the zoo, we found the other enclosures very small and out-dated. It was sad to see the sea lions swimming around in a pool... More

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Adelaide, Australia
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

Parking is hard to find and expensive, so try not to arrive by car. Entry charges expensive even with discounts. Cost of coffee, snacks, food etc. very expensive so best to take your own especially with children. Some very tired exhibits. Pandas are a big attraction.

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See 6 more reviews by joanb255093 for Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
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Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

I love Adelaide but I am disappointed with the price of entry to our Zoo. Way too expensive for a family. Dont Like the way the only main attraction of the 2 Pandas are keps separate from each other. There is nothing fun about seeing them. Nothing like how they are kept in Chengdu China. Send them back and they... More

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Sydney, Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2013

I must admit I did go only to see the Pandas and I wasn't disappointed. I'm in 'love'. They are the most adorable creatures and I was lucky enough to see the male Panda, Wang Wang strut his stuff for at least half an hour before he went off to sleep off his food. The Zoo is small and therefore... More

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