Taronga Zoo
- Taronga Zoo
· Taronga Zoo sits on hills in Sydney's North Shore, offering spectacular views of Sydney Harbour, Opera House, and Harbour Bridge from its giraffe enclosure.
· Larger than the city zoo, it houses Australian native animals including koalas, kangaroos, wombats, platypus, dingoes, Tasmanian devils, and native birds. Other animals include chimpanzees, penguins, otters, rhinoceros, seals, raccoons, and reptiles.
· Visitors can interact with free-roaming kangaroos, but koalas are view-only. Koala photo opportunities require booking before 2:30 PM. Daily animal shows are featured.
· This hillside zoo offers two touring options: take the cable car up and walk down, or walk up and take the cable car down.
Transportation
Water Transport:
Sydney Ferries from Circular Quay (every 30 mins, 12-min trip)
Zoo Express by Captain Cook (connects zoo with Circular Quay/Watsons Bay/Darling Harbour)
Sydney Harbour Ecohopper from Manly Wharf or Circular Quay
Fantasea Cruising Sydney (twice daily from Darling Harbour Wharf 8 or Circular Quay)
Train:
Take train to Circular Quay for water transport
Or train to Central Station/Town Hall/Wynyard, then bus M30 (30-45 mins)
Bus:
M30 from city center (via Harbour Bridge)
257 from North Shore (transfer to M30 at Mosman Junction)
238 from Balmoral Beach
228 from Clifton Gardens
Northern beaches areas: Take bus to Spit Junction, transfer to M30
Admission
Standard tickets:
Adult: $45.90
Child (4-15): $27
Family 1 adult + 2 children: $88.80
Family 2 adults + 1 child: $105.60
Family 2 adults + 2 children: $129.60
Free: Children 0-3 years
Opening Hours
09:30-16:30 (May 1 - August 31)
09:30-17:00 (September 1 - April 30)
Location
Bradleys Head Rd, Mosman NSW 2088, Australia
The tickets we bought included the ferry fee. Following the instructions on the ticket, we found the ticket office and then followed their directions to the wharf. It's essential to check the last ferry's return time before departing - Taronga Zoo is very large, and it's easy to spend half a day just walking around and exploring, so you need to plan your time well.
Upon arriving at Taronga, there are no physical tickets to exchange. Instead, staff members stamp visitors' hands before boarding the cable car - this serves as your admission ticket.
Take the cable car to the summit, where you can get children's headbands and park maps from the visitor center, then find the entrance - welcome to Taronga.
Inside the zoo, there's a farmhouse building decorated like a regular home, but if you open the cupboards, you might find some surprises... like cockroaches. Outside the farmhouse, there's a small farm with poultry - chickens, ducks, geese, etc., and a water play area. Australian children are very nature-oriented ~ well, who could be more in tune with nature than Australians?
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