Taronga Zoo - Sydney

Taronga Zoo is just over 21 hectares of beautiful waterfront land allowing the giraffes and visitors a spectacular view of the Sydney Harbour and Sydney's skyline. It is set in a natural foreshore bushland. Taronga is an Aboriginal word meaning "wateview", the zoo was officially opened in 7th October 1916 and has long been at the forefront of keeping the animals in less restricted enclosures.

This is a great place to meet native Australian wildlife, you can see kangaroos, wallabies, dingoes, emus, wombats, Tasmanian devil and many brightly coloured birds and don't forget, you can have your photos taken with a koala. Taronga Zoo has a variety of animal presentations and keepers talks, it has also daily shows include trained seals and birds and there are keeper presentations on penguins, bears reptiles, chimps and dingoes.

Taronga Zoo is also strong on its support for wildlife conservation program and is evident in its endangered species breeding programme.

You can also spend the night camping out with the animals in the comfort of built in Safari tent at Taronga Zoo, so you can experience the sounds of sleeping in the jungle.

A visit to the zoo is an exciting experience to the children, there are many activities and holiday programs that you and your family can enjoy at Taronga Zoo, two hours is not enough there are lots of things to see and do.

By car: Taronga Zoo is located at Bradley's Head Mosman. Head north from the CBD over the Harbour Bridge, take the Military Rd/Falcon St. exit and follow Military Rd. and Bradleys Head Rd. to the Zoo. Parking is available .

By Bus: You can catch a bus No. 247 from Wynyard Station.

By Ferry: You can catch the ferry from Circular Quay, it is just about 12 -15 minutes trip and the ferry leave every 30 minutes. Then from the ferry wharf you need to take the cable car up to the main gate, this is very exciting for the kids and old alike because you can see the zoo from the top view.

The zoo is open daily from 9:00 am to 5:pm including Christmas Day. A Zoopass ticket will cover your fare and entrance fee.

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Here are some photos that I have taken during our recent visit to Taronga Zoo.

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