To help make the most of your experience at Hamilton Zoo we suggest
You plan your day around the daily Face 2 Face or Meet the Keeper encounters. These are an excellent way to learn more about your favourite zoo animals and to meet some real characters!
Rhinos and savannah animals (e.g. giraffes) have to be taken to and from their night enclosures every morning and evening - so to avoid missing out on seeing these animals on display.
- If you enter the zoo before 10am, go to the left through the rainforest first.
- If you enter the zoo after 3pm, go to the right to the rhinos and savannah first.
During wet weather the giraffes may be viewed at their night enclosure at the bottom of the wetlands area.
Walking slowly and quietly through the Free Flight Aviary will increase your opportunity to the native birds. A kaka or cheeky kakariki may even land near or on you!
You may come across an enclosure where you cannot see the animal(s). Some animals like to sit in shaded areas or up in trees (like the red panda), others venture indoors during wet or cold days, or they may be off display while keepers are working in their enclosure.
Please listen out for announcements, check with reception or ask a zoo host to help find the animal you are looking for.
Did you know that polar bears have black skin?
