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Taronga Zoo

Location

Sydney

Australia

33° 50' 31.8552" S, 151° 14' 36.5784" E

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AU

General info:

Taronga Zoo is the city zoo of Sydney, located on the shores of Sydney Harbour in the suburb of Mosman.

Divided into eight zoogeographic regions, the 21-hectare Taronga Zoo is home to over 2,600 animals of 340 species. You can catch the Zoo Sky Safari chair lift to take you to the top and begin your downhill trek along a different path of the Zoo. At the Animal Encounters experience you can enter the enclosures of some of the animals. The Zoo also includes the Great Southern Oceans exhibit featuring Australian Sea Lions, Australian Fur Seals, New Zealand Fur Seals, Californian Sea Lions, Leopard Seals, Penguins and Pelicans.

Getting there:

The Taronga Zoo ferry services are the preferred mode of travel to the zoo, providing a 12-minute ride from the city to the zoo. Passengers disembarking at the ferry wharf, located on Bradleys Head Road, can enter the zoo via a gondola lift or connect with local State Transit bus services. Sydney Ferries offers combined private://ZooLinkprivate:// tickets covering ferry fares, park entry and gondola ride.

Costs:

Adults $ 44
Children (4-15 years) $ 22
Children (under 4) Free

Open: 9.30 am – 5 pm
Winter: 9.30 am – 4.30 pm

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