Wildlife
Hamilton Zoo
Hamilton, Waikato
The North Island's largest zoo, with tigers, chimps and a big walk-through aviary, 5 minutes from the city.
- Cost
- Paid
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 3 hours
Hamilton Zoo covers 25 hectares at 183 Brymer Road. You'll see tigers, chimpanzees, native birds and reptiles, and there are paid animal encounters with lemurs, rhinos, red pandas and more. Plenty of shelter if showers roll through.
Good to know
- Open 9:30am to 4:30pm daily except Christmas Day, last entry 3:30pm
- Animal encounters cost extra
- Best time
- Mornings
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Sealed road, car park on site
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- No dogs
Facilities
- Toilets
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