Went to the zoo on our second day and had a great time exploring. Saw our first ever kiwis which was lovely. Perhaps the highlight though was meeting the elephants which were being free walked around the zoo. Back on our last day in Auckland as we had booked Cheetah Encounters. Nightmare getting to the zoo; 3 buses should have... more

Auckland Zoo may be small but it is perfectly formed. It's a real pleasure to walk around with lots of native trees and plants along with all the usual animals you would expect to see with the added bonus of tiger cubs. For a city zoo the enclosures are good and the animals seem well cared for. Having read the... more

Thought this was a beautifully laid out Zoo, and am puzzled by previous reviewer saying signage etc was poor - we are also from Christchurch and thought this Zoo was way better than our two local wildlife parks mentioned by that reviewer. Animals were easy to see and even though we were there on a sunny Easter Saturday, the queues... more

I booked the African Experience at Auckland Zoo and it was great, well worth the money. You get within 30cm of the Lions, admittedly behind a wire fence. You also get to feed a hippo and giraffe and you get a good behind the scenes view of the zoo. If you are an animal lover this tour is great. Got... more

Had been warned that Auckland Zoo was fairly average, but thought we would judge for ourselves. We visited the zoo during the school holidays, so expected it to be busy, but were horrified by the queue. Had to wait approx 20 minutes for tickets and on top of the relatively pricey entry ticket had to buy a "map" for $2... more