Extremely disappointing zoo, it looked tired dirty and there were almost no animals unless of course you pay extra for the shows . A complete waste of time on our holiday and id highly recommend just going through he beach or botanical gardens

Amazing! The zoo is great and there is one whole section devoted to local animals. The kangaroos and other animals just roam freely for the most part. I had looked for inexpensive tickets and found that my credit card had a "deal" with 2 tickets for about $10 off total (AU$ so like $3.50 a ticket). That doesn't sound like much, but the promo said we would get an "exclusive" guided tour. I figured it would be some bored kid and 30 people. I was WRONG. Tony was a retired postal employee who clearly loved the zoo. He took us all around. He was so knowledgeable, and he showed us things we would have definitely missed on our own, like an adorable koala baby clinging to its mom or JR, the 60-year-old something or other that was brought over from a Texas zoo (his species was from New Guinea, though). Tony was just great and I couldn't belive I'd saved $10 AND got this awesome tour. Pro tip: get your tickets before hand, take the ferry, and walk to the "lower entrance." That way you don't have to queue up for the busses. Walk through the zoo towards the entrance and enter the "Australia" exhibit from the lower part.

An easy busy ride from downtown, brought us to an extensive and well-laid out zoo, easy to follow the trails and take in all the exhibits. The animals looked to be well-cared for. Highlights for us on the day we went were the brachiating apes and squirrel monkeys

Couldn’t wait to get there and Then😞 This poor Lonley Tiger not moving on top of a hut style man made object lifted its head in sorrow and then didn’t move and just closed its eyes “ not sue what I was expecting “ It seemed lifeless Then off to the lions and seen two lions with no activity at all actually they didn’t move Apes and monkeys were no better the group of monkeys looked lost and bored The food at the cafeteria yes very dear but i expected that. I found walking around that this zoo is very spread out with not much action or shows at all. I was expecting a 9:30 show of some kind 10:30 show a 12:30. show 2 o’clock feeding of some kind but they were very very rare and it all depends on what side of the park and where you were to get to them at the appropriate time. Silly me I was expecting an entry sign of all feeding times and shows. There were a lot of volunteers showing maps and directions on entry. We also think if they had a staff member or volunteer at some animal displays explaining food, breeding life span etc.. any information would have been great. Also, I watched a lot of elderly people struggle. There is a lot of uphills a lot of stairs and I just didn’t think it was 100% wheelchair friendly or stroller for most families that we past. It our opinion It’s really from what we could observe it’s not really for babies or kiddies under 5 day out they find it rather tiring at their age On the day that we went we left after 2 hours very disappointed from what was there and surroundings. Found getting there by walking up and down hills from arriving on a ferry was ridiculous to the entry gate This especially for the elderly and people with strollers and children and babies. Once the buses are packed there’s no other option you must walk up hills and when you leave downhills probably not the best way in a wet seasons to visit as you would be rather wet. P You can take your own food and drinks and they do sell a small amount of alcohol Thank goodness the elephant moved and the giraffes came out of their little hideaway Overall disappointing day. We were excepting an exciting day and leave with an amount of knowledge which we have seen from other zoo we visited. Visited 6/12/24

Deplorable experience, charged me twice on the website for our tickets, took three weeks and four staff members for them to agree it was an issue. NOW they have told us we have to wait 5-6 weeks for a refund????? How is this realistic when a transaction is instant. Do they know what the economy is doing to family finances? Apart from this the zoo was very ordinary, if it wasn't for the location, everyone would go to Western Sydney. Poorly administered and managed.

Not 4,000 animals! Not in Sydney either Spent a lot of time getting to this zoo that was extremely far from downtown Sydney, Toms of school age field trips in groups. Zoo is extremely small. Claims to have 4,000 animals. Not True. Shame that this is even advertised as a Sydney Zoo. We are zoo members in our state. Staff ? Didn’t really see many . Very disappointing.

Every aspect of our visit was excellent. There is clearly an emphasis on natural habitats and a commendable slant towards conservation. The highlights were watching the elephants having their morning wash and scrub in the elephant barn (including lifting their feet, one at a time, for scrubbing and toe-nail cleaning) and the "free flight birds" session - how on earth do they prompt and train these birds which are free to fly anywhere they choose to do these amazing things on cue? Recommend a visit.

Amazing experience! I highly recommend this tour. We had one on one time with an extremely knowledgeable tour guide and trainee.

This place was so awesome. We saw so many animals that you would never see anywhere else in the world. We saw koalas, snakes, lizards, bears, tigers, crocodiles, platypus, dingos, meerkats, kangaroos, wallaby’s, and Tasmanian devils. I’m sure I missed some but you see what I mean. Pretty much every animal in Australia is at this zoo and not to mention you can see the opera house, bridge, and city from this place. We happen to be there during vivid Sydney also so we got to see all the lights in the city and the zoo. June is a great time to visit. It is a little cold at night but a small jacket will keep you warm. Temperatures during the day were fine.

Although it was 30 degrees in shade , most animals were out of sight or sleeping! Picked a bad time to visit on a Sunday at 3 pm .

This is the best zoo in Oceana . Another thing they have a great 👍 Australia 🇦🇺 exhibit too . Also both the Dingos and Kolas Bears 🐻 are amazing 🤩 . Lastly this is a very clean zoo too .

It’s certainly a lovely zoo. Perfectly placed on the amazing harbour but as far as user friendly- not so much. The ferry trip across from Circular Quay is easy but then after a nasty bus shuttle up the steep hill (never consider walking) to the entrance it is pretty cramped and maize like to get around. The animals habitats are well marked but I still am not convinced that their map was user friendly and once inside - it is hard to navigate a path back down to the outward ferry. Look, I am whinging but it should be easier to navigate with clearer signage.

On my solo trip to Australia i decided to do a day out to Taronga zoo. I didn’t manage to see everything as it is so big! Loads of animals and what made it extra special was the view looking out onto the opera house and harbour. Although there are a lot of families here i think it’s definitely worth going a solo day trip too!

I’ve been to lots of zoos and this one is worth a visit. Lots to see. Great for all ages. There are a few hills but we got our steps up. Great access by ferry which gives a great way to see more of Sydney.

This is our second time in Taronga Zoo and we are disappointed this time around because there were so many renovations/constructions/upgrades going on. It wasn't as much fun and there were fewer animals