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
I bought the zoo tickets online in advance and exchanged them for ferry and entrance tickets at Circular Quay. After getting off the ferry, the cable car ride was included in the ticket price, so we took it up to the zoo entrance. In Australia, you can't hug koalas everywhere, and Sydney is no exception - you can only get close-up photos (with the keeper holding the koala next to you), which costs extra and needs advance booking. At the koala enclosure, we saw one sleeping nearby - just taking photos like this was nice, thinking we didn't need to spend extra money... From the zoo's high points, you can still see the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge in the distance. Finally, I bought a green-labeled kangaroo plush (made in Australia), though many of the stuffed toys were made in China...
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