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Animal Experiences

Our animal experiences allow you to get up close and personal with some of our most popular animals, such as the giraffes, lions, and one of the UK's only echidnas! As part of your experience, you will meet and chat with our experience guide – a great opportunity to learn about the animals from the people that know them best. You will get the chance to feed your animal of choice and see them closer than ever before.

We are changing the way our animal experiences can be booked - as a result they are currently unavailable for purchase.

They will however soon be re-launched, so please check back here in April to book!

Thank you for bearing with us whilst we implement these changes.

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Good to know

All experiences also include a day entry ticket or tickets, depending on the number of guests taking part. If you would like to purchase an animal experience as a gift, a gift voucher that is valid for 12 months is available. This option will be available during the booking process. Please click on the options below to find out more about a particular experience we offer.

To find out if an experience is available for a specific date, please call our experience coordinator on 01803 697500 before completing your online booking.

Discounted experiences for our members

As a perk of being a Paignton Zoo member, you can buy our animal experiences at a discounted rate. Please see each experience for individual prices.

Our members only price is valid for our Joint Site members only, and when a member is participating in the experience. Please see our terms and conditions.

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