Galápagos Tortoise Experience

Minimum booking is for 2 people, maximum booking is for 4 people.

Step into the heat of the Galápagos tortoise habitat and marvel at these gentle giants. Your expert animal keeper will share how we care for these tortoises at Auckland Zoo as well as some of their natural behaviours and diet. With only a small group, this intimate Experience is your opportunity to get closer than you ever imagined. Remember to bring your phone or small handheld camera to be able to snap and share your Experience.

Every Experience will be unique. Individual animals have the choice on how they participate in Experiences.

Booking this Experience helps to support our important wildlife conservation work, with a portion of your purchase going towards conservation efforts here and in the wild.

What’s included:

• Your Experience will start with a safety briefing
• You will then enter the Galápagos tortoise habitat with a zoo keeper for approximately 20 minutes
• Discover how we care for the tortoises, their diet, and natural behaviours
• Photo opportunities inside the Galápagos tortoise habitat
• All-day Zoo access

Other useful information:

• Spectators can watch the Experience from the visitor area outside the habitat (normal Zoo admission applies)
• All participants on this Experience must be able to walk well on uneven terrain and crouch or kneel comfortably for a period of time to get close to the Galápagos tortoise
• Covered shoes MUST be worn
• No pink, red or orange clothing can be worn (this includes shoes)
• Please arrive to Auckland Zoo at least 30 minutes prior to your Experience to allow time to check in and time to walk to the meeting point

All participants must be at least 6 years old, and children under 15 years of age must be accompanied by a paying adult.

Annual pass members can book here but must present valid I.D. to receive discount.