PREMIUM ANIMAL TOURS

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Come Meet Our Animals

Experience an exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour of select exhibits, see our animals up close and interact with them, and talk with experienced animal staff.

$650 per tour – includes all-day admission to the zoo for the number of people allowed. Each tour is a 30-minute private experience with the animal(s) and keeper. Minimum two weeks notice to book.

Proceeds generated from your tour support our mission of conservation education!


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For more information, call 206.548.2590 or email groupsales@zoo.org

Tour Options

 

Tiger



Go behind the scenes and meet one of our Malayan tigers and see our knowledgeable keepers in action. This up close experience will show you how we care for our big cats and ensure their welfare, as well as what we are doing to help protect them.

CAPACITY: 5
MINIMUM AGE: 8
AVAILABILITY: Year Round

Rhino



Go behind the scenes and observe the Rhino’s morning routine. Possible feeding and touch opportunity, plus a talk from a knowledgeable keeper.

CAPACITY: 6
MINIMUM AGE: 8
AVAILABILITY: Year Round

Ring-tailed Lemur



Meet our active and fun troop of ring-tailed lemurs up close. Go inside the exhibit to offer enrichment feeding.

CAPACITY: 6
MINIMUM AGE: 12
AVAILABILITY: May- September. Subject to weather conditions and may require rescheduling if lemurs don’t have access to exhibit.

Red Ruffed Lemur



Go to lemur island! Exclusive access inside the red ruffed lemur exhibit to offer an enrichment feeding.

CAPACITY: 6
MINIMUM AGE: 12
AVAILABILITY: May-September. Subject to weather conditions and may require rescheduling if lemurs don’t have access to exhibit.

Penguin



Join an experienced animal staffer to learn about Humboldt penguin biology, husbandry and the zoo's role in conserving these desert coastal penguins. Includes a tour of holding areas and burrow room plus a close-up experience. No access inside the exhibit.

CAPACITY: 10
MINIMUM AGE: 8
AVAILABILITY: Year Round

Enhanced Penguin



The enhanced version of the penguin tour includes a tour behind the scenes, a close-up experience with a touch opportunity and entry inside the exhibit to stand among the colony.

CAPACITY: 4
MINIMUM AGE: 12
AVAILABILITY: Year Round

Ambassador Animals



Up-close experience with multiple animals in the Ambassador Animals’ living quarters. Talk with a knowledgeable keeper and participate in an interactive training session!

CAPACITY: 8
MINIMUM AGE: 8
AVAILABILITY: Year Round

Family Farm


Come meet our animal family at the Family Farm, a great family experience offered especially for young children! Get a hands-on, up-close visit with our pigs, goats and sheep and offer them enrichment items and favorite foods in their homes.

CAPACITY: 6 (4 kids maximum)
MINIMUM AGE: 4
AVAILABILITY: Year Round

Asian Small Clawed Otter



Go behind the scenes to see the family of small-clawed otters while they interact with enrichment.

CAPACITY: 3
MINIMUM AGE: 8
AVAILABILITY:May-September

Red Panda

Currently Waitlisted


Get up close to a red panda to offer food enrichment and possible touch opportunity, plus a talk from an experience animal keeper.

CAPACITY: 4
MINIMUM AGE: 8
AVAILABILITY: October-May

Giraffe



Step into the giraffe barn to meet this graceful, tall animal. Possible feeding opportunity and a talk from a knowledgeable animal staffer.

CAPACITY: 5
MINIMUM AGE: 8
AVAILABILITY: October-April