Orana Wildlife Park
Orana Wildlife Park
4.5
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
About
Set in 80 hectares within 15 minutes’ drive of Christchurch Airport, Orana Wildlife Park is New Zealand’s only open range zoo. We get you up close and personal with the animals. Imagine hand feeding a majestic giraffe; seeing NZ's only gorillas; eye balling white rhino; observing NZ's national icon, the kiwi. Over 1000 animals representing more than 90 species are displayed at the Park. Animal feed presentations occur daily and are accompanied by a presentation from a wildlife guide. Visitors can enjoy the antics of tigers, cheetah, Tasmanian devils, monkeys, meerkats and more. Two walk-through aviaries enable you to see some of NZ’s unique native birds. Orana is internationally renowned for its involvement in zoo-based breeding programmes for endangered exotic and native species. When you visit, you are supporting our conservation work. It’s a full day of fun for everyone at Orana Wildlife Park!
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- MindyDunedin, New Zealand9 contributionsexciting .. great place.Great place,. very exciting.. i felt bad for the Gorillas.. as classes of kids go in and no one to tell them to get off the bit that says do no stand and they tap the window and the gorillas got annoyed. maybe have watcher there when kids go in ?? there were cameras but that doesnt do much. was horible seeing them running to the window trying to break it. hoping one day you can get a female gorilla in. is great to see there are free bbqs, just take your food in and cook and bbq.. there is a cafe there as well. the staff were lovely, with a lovely lady driving round in the bus cart thing. very informative. is a lot of walking.. you can hire out prams for kids.. and wheelchairs.. there is a first aid place .. cafe and shop.Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review following your visit. We are pleased you enjoyed your time at the Park. It saddens us to hear visitors were upsetting our amazing gorilla boys, I will pass this on to our visitor services team to keep an eye on. Thank you again for your feedback it is greatly appreciated.Written January 28, 2024This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited January 2024Traveled with friendsWritten January 25, 2024
- TR3SSEmerald, Australia61 contributionsMagical visit!This was a fantastic experience! The giraffe feeding was magical and such a highlight. We loved seeing all of the animals. The tiger and lions were so majestic. Our favourite was the gorillas who were just mesmerising! The Cafe on-site is fantastic and we had a great lunch! The gift shop also had some really awesome gifts. Thanks Orana!Thank you very much for taking the time to write a review! We are so please you had such a magical visit to the Park, meeting so many of our incredible animals. We hope to see you again in the future.Written March 24, 2024This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited March 2024Traveled with familyWritten March 22, 2024
- Lee UWellington, New Zealand6 contributionsAmazing animal viewingsGreat day out for the family. I see that there have been some poor reviews but we had a day where we got great sightings of all the animals - even saw 2 kiwis! We found the staff speeches at feeding knowledgeable. The enclosures could always be larger but generally it seemed that the enclosures were well kept. Even though it was a wet day, we loved our visit.Thank you very much for taking the time to write a review Lee. We are so pleased you and your family had a great day at the Park and were able to see so many of our precious animals including the iconic kiwi! We hope to see you again in the future.Written July 7, 2024This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited July 2024Traveled with familyWritten July 5, 2024
- Jackie T21 contributionsWell worth the trip. Wish we had longerDid the tiger experience tour with our adult kids. Was such a great experience to get up close to Reggie and learn all about him from the keepers Caitlin and Colin. Also loved seeing the only Gorillas in NZ. The giraffes were another favourite and feeding time with the lions.Thank you very much for taking the time to write a review Jackie! We are so pleased you and your family had such a great experience at the Park, especially getting up close with Reggie our beautiful sumatran tiger. We are glad you had such a great trip and hope to see you again :)Written July 28, 2024This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited July 2024Traveled with familyWritten July 26, 2024
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peter and vicki j
Temuka, New Zealand64 contributions
Jan 2020
We visited this park when our children were young. 20 years on we could not believe how instead of moving forward it has certainly gone backwards.
There were not many animals at all. A huge area to walk around and to get to lots of areas to see virtually no animals it was a real let down to our little grandchildren. They were excited to see tigers and Lions up close. The grass in the dens had long grass taller than the animals in a lot of places. they all looked tired and depressed. Barely saw any animals standing apart fromthe giraffes and the buffalo.
It cost enough for the state of the grounds. We saw people driving around slowly in delapidated vehicles.
We understand it costs a lot of money to run these parks but really we left feeling we won't be coming back or encouraging anyone else to bring their children there.
When we took our children there years prior it was far superior.
There were not many animals at all. A huge area to walk around and to get to lots of areas to see virtually no animals it was a real let down to our little grandchildren. They were excited to see tigers and Lions up close. The grass in the dens had long grass taller than the animals in a lot of places. they all looked tired and depressed. Barely saw any animals standing apart fromthe giraffes and the buffalo.
It cost enough for the state of the grounds. We saw people driving around slowly in delapidated vehicles.
We understand it costs a lot of money to run these parks but really we left feeling we won't be coming back or encouraging anyone else to bring their children there.
When we took our children there years prior it was far superior.
Written January 17, 2020
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Thank you for taking the time to write a review. Naturally we are disappointed to hear Orana did not meet your expectations. Please feel free to contact us (info@oranawildlifepark.co.nz or +64 3 359 7109) if you wish to discuss your visit. We hope you will reconsider visiting Orana again in the future.
Written January 28, 2020
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brennnyh
Christchurch, New Zealand8 contributions
Sep 2020
We travelled especially from out of town to visit here on Friday 18th September and arrived about 10.30am I was travelling with my elderly parents and was informed there was a zoo shuttle we could get off and on during our trip to the park.
The elderly woman who drove the shuttle was very educated and extremely informative about the park and its animals.The shuttle stopped at each labelled spot for about 30 seconds so there was no time to get off for a few minutes to take some photos or observe the animals in their enclosures which was very disappointing as most of the stops were a long distance away from seeing the actual animals.
We decided to get off the shuttle to have some lunch and was informed it would be back around in an hour to pick us up again, great we thought as my parents have mobility issues it be great to get off have some lunch and a wee wander around to stretch our legs
We walked to the spider monkeys and had an awesome time there as we were very grateful to experience them at feeding time.In the back of all our minds was the fact that we had to watch out for the shuttle returning so we purposely hung around the area where the shuttle was to pick up us again.
I was getting abit restless so I decided to walk back to the entry/exit area and see some of the exhibits on the way while my parents waited for the shuttle to return.
once I nearly got back to the entry i was horrified to discover that the shuttle was parked up in the same place were we had embarked on the start of our journey on the shuttle.
Confused by this I rang my mums mobile to see if the shuttle was coming (as i assumed there was more than one) I then walked back to collect my parents as it was clear the shuttle wasn't going anywhere.The trip back to the main entrance was so painful for both my parents who have difficulty walking a short distance anyway let alone on uneven gravel roads.
Many of the enclosures were empty or had signs saying"coming soon" or "animals are in hibernation" which was so disappointing.
I do realise that all animals are not always out or available for the entire year but would have been nice to have been told they weren't on display at the entrance as I was really looking forward to seeing the tortoise,lemur and frog sections which were empty.
The buildings themselves were extremely run down and dirty and even experienced many other people manly children commenting how they couldn't see into some of the glass enclosures they were so dirty.I do understand some of the state of disrepair may be due to the rustic experience of Orana park
all of us were very disappointed as we had looked forward to going here as hadn't been for many years and wanted to support local business.
We may have been given the wrong information but this is unacceptable as my parents could have waited for another hour or so to be picked up again.
We made our concerns known to the staff at the entrance/exit and they even checked to see what had happened and were told it had run
There were 3 of us and I find it impossible to believe that all of us didn't see the shuttle go past
I work in the Hospitality Sector and never complain about these types of things as there are always mistakes or things that don't go to plan but this was truly one of worst experiences we have ever had.
I hope in the future you are able to rectify this problem we encountered overall a very disappointing day out.
The elderly woman who drove the shuttle was very educated and extremely informative about the park and its animals.The shuttle stopped at each labelled spot for about 30 seconds so there was no time to get off for a few minutes to take some photos or observe the animals in their enclosures which was very disappointing as most of the stops were a long distance away from seeing the actual animals.
We decided to get off the shuttle to have some lunch and was informed it would be back around in an hour to pick us up again, great we thought as my parents have mobility issues it be great to get off have some lunch and a wee wander around to stretch our legs
We walked to the spider monkeys and had an awesome time there as we were very grateful to experience them at feeding time.In the back of all our minds was the fact that we had to watch out for the shuttle returning so we purposely hung around the area where the shuttle was to pick up us again.
I was getting abit restless so I decided to walk back to the entry/exit area and see some of the exhibits on the way while my parents waited for the shuttle to return.
once I nearly got back to the entry i was horrified to discover that the shuttle was parked up in the same place were we had embarked on the start of our journey on the shuttle.
Confused by this I rang my mums mobile to see if the shuttle was coming (as i assumed there was more than one) I then walked back to collect my parents as it was clear the shuttle wasn't going anywhere.The trip back to the main entrance was so painful for both my parents who have difficulty walking a short distance anyway let alone on uneven gravel roads.
Many of the enclosures were empty or had signs saying"coming soon" or "animals are in hibernation" which was so disappointing.
I do realise that all animals are not always out or available for the entire year but would have been nice to have been told they weren't on display at the entrance as I was really looking forward to seeing the tortoise,lemur and frog sections which were empty.
The buildings themselves were extremely run down and dirty and even experienced many other people manly children commenting how they couldn't see into some of the glass enclosures they were so dirty.I do understand some of the state of disrepair may be due to the rustic experience of Orana park
all of us were very disappointed as we had looked forward to going here as hadn't been for many years and wanted to support local business.
We may have been given the wrong information but this is unacceptable as my parents could have waited for another hour or so to be picked up again.
We made our concerns known to the staff at the entrance/exit and they even checked to see what had happened and were told it had run
There were 3 of us and I find it impossible to believe that all of us didn't see the shuttle go past
I work in the Hospitality Sector and never complain about these types of things as there are always mistakes or things that don't go to plan but this was truly one of worst experiences we have ever had.
I hope in the future you are able to rectify this problem we encountered overall a very disappointing day out.
Written September 18, 2020
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Crystal W
Alexandra, New Zealand64 contributions
Oct 2020 • Family
The last time I visited Orana Park was probably 15 - 20years ago, as a child. We visited Orana Park yesterday with our son as I had fond memories of it and wanted to share the experience with my boy.
The park is expensive to get into (over $80 for two adults and a child). So the price at entry does set certain expectations. Unfortunately, we were quite disappointed at how run down the place has become. Other than the gorilla enclosure (which appears relatively new) the place seems to have been completely let go and is in dire need of some general maintenance. General upkeep areas such as signs, footpaths and mowing / weeding does not regularly receive attention. There were a number of empty sites - which added to the feeling of poor value for money.
I feel the park should probably have one or two full time landscaping / caretakers keeping things tidy.
The animals were good - probably the best part was the gorilla's.
The park is expensive to get into (over $80 for two adults and a child). So the price at entry does set certain expectations. Unfortunately, we were quite disappointed at how run down the place has become. Other than the gorilla enclosure (which appears relatively new) the place seems to have been completely let go and is in dire need of some general maintenance. General upkeep areas such as signs, footpaths and mowing / weeding does not regularly receive attention. There were a number of empty sites - which added to the feeling of poor value for money.
I feel the park should probably have one or two full time landscaping / caretakers keeping things tidy.
The animals were good - probably the best part was the gorilla's.
Written September 30, 2020
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NgarK
42 contributions
Oct 2021 • Family
Great experience for families, especially with younger kids! Staff knowledge and friendly. Cafe on site with a good selection of food for both adults and kids alike. There is also a park with flying fox and the usual.
The enclosures look well kept and animals were doing what animals do, sleeping, eating, playing. Easy to spot most animals too which made the outing more enjoyable.
$80 ish for a family of 4 also seemed really reasonable considering we spent a good 3 hours there.
The enclosures look well kept and animals were doing what animals do, sleeping, eating, playing. Easy to spot most animals too which made the outing more enjoyable.
$80 ish for a family of 4 also seemed really reasonable considering we spent a good 3 hours there.
Written October 10, 2021
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Thanks so much for taking the time to write a review. We are glad you enjoyed your visit and hope to see you again.
Written December 12, 2021
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Tracey F
Auckland, New Zealand47 contributions
Nov 2020 • Couples
I was a bit disappointed with this experience. I had thought seeing New Zealand's only Gorilla's , that I would have been wowed, but maybe my expectations were just too high. We did get to see the Gibbons calling, and saw 2 of the 3 gorillas who didn't do a heck of a lot, but they are not there for our entertainment anyway. It was difficult to see them in most of the enclosure where they reside, and if you're under 6 foot, don't even try viewing them anywhere other than inside (unless they are up the top where the activities are) because you will struggle to see them. Most of the animals were asleep, absent (out for brunch maybe?) or preferred to show us their rear ends! I would rather wait to be able to travel to Sydney and go to Taronga zoo instead.
Written November 19, 2020
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Leah B
18 contributions
Jan 2021 • Family
We had an OK day, the park is an nice visit.
There was a couple of empty exhibits but this seemed to be because of some being combined in larger buildings. All the animals looked healthy.
There's a wee petting zoo with sheep, alpacas, llama, chickens, turkeys and a pig which you could feed.
Nice cafe and a children's play area on site.
We got around it in a couple of hours.
There was a couple of empty exhibits but this seemed to be because of some being combined in larger buildings. All the animals looked healthy.
There's a wee petting zoo with sheep, alpacas, llama, chickens, turkeys and a pig which you could feed.
Nice cafe and a children's play area on site.
We got around it in a couple of hours.
Written January 12, 2021
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DINKZ
Wellington, New Zealand189 contributions
Oct 2020
A nice day out to wonder around and see the animals. Especially enjoyed the gorilla's!
The place is looking a bit tired though and seems to be needing maintenance so not sure if they are lacking in funding.
Went to the café when we arrived for coffee - not overly impressed with the service and the coffee was hot which was the best thing about it however decided to go back for lunch. Really not impressed with the service, food was average and prices were okay but to be honest, next time we'll just head on out and find a place nearby.
The place is looking a bit tired though and seems to be needing maintenance so not sure if they are lacking in funding.
Went to the café when we arrived for coffee - not overly impressed with the service and the coffee was hot which was the best thing about it however decided to go back for lunch. Really not impressed with the service, food was average and prices were okay but to be honest, next time we'll just head on out and find a place nearby.
Written November 13, 2020
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Hels
2 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
Never again. So much walking to see the animals. The big cats were disappointing. No cheetahs, four lionesses, one tiger very well hidden in the very long grass. Only saw him at feeding time and difficult for the kids to view as the adults pressed up against the rails so had to basically push the kids through.
The children were told off for standing on the rails at the meercat enclosure but to view them at the kids level was impossible to see them through the glass and we had been at the park for nearly five hours by then and to be honest I almost was ready to strangle people!! Most disappointing were the empty enclosures that I was unsure if anything was there, ie the porcupines. One small notice to say it was empty on one window. Not sure if that meant no porcupine or just that one part of the enclosure.
The shuttle!! With six wee kiddies, three seat belts on each seat that was fun. I thought the shuttle would pause at each display but no, I felt almost growled at when disembarking at the gorilla area. And then we barely saw one again. For the amount of walking we wound up doing it would have been nice if the shuttle paused at each stop for 10 minutes.
All in all I felt disappointed as it used to be a wonderful park. Def not worth the cost. Though the kids enjoyed the map!! I felt a walk in the forest would have been easier!
The staff were reasonably helpful with alot of young, excited people obviously getting a great work experience. I know the animals welfare is paramount, just hard to think like that when you are walking for miles and not sure if you will actually see anything, ie the tiger enclosure. Once again a sign to tell people which enclosure has the tiger in it would have been helpful as there was a fairly big area to walk around and lots of empty long grass paddocks to see. I actually started to think it was a have!!
The children were told off for standing on the rails at the meercat enclosure but to view them at the kids level was impossible to see them through the glass and we had been at the park for nearly five hours by then and to be honest I almost was ready to strangle people!! Most disappointing were the empty enclosures that I was unsure if anything was there, ie the porcupines. One small notice to say it was empty on one window. Not sure if that meant no porcupine or just that one part of the enclosure.
The shuttle!! With six wee kiddies, three seat belts on each seat that was fun. I thought the shuttle would pause at each display but no, I felt almost growled at when disembarking at the gorilla area. And then we barely saw one again. For the amount of walking we wound up doing it would have been nice if the shuttle paused at each stop for 10 minutes.
All in all I felt disappointed as it used to be a wonderful park. Def not worth the cost. Though the kids enjoyed the map!! I felt a walk in the forest would have been easier!
The staff were reasonably helpful with alot of young, excited people obviously getting a great work experience. I know the animals welfare is paramount, just hard to think like that when you are walking for miles and not sure if you will actually see anything, ie the tiger enclosure. Once again a sign to tell people which enclosure has the tiger in it would have been helpful as there was a fairly big area to walk around and lots of empty long grass paddocks to see. I actually started to think it was a have!!
Written January 17, 2020
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Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback following your visit to Orana. We value all comments as we strive to continually build upon the visitor experience. We are disappointed to hear you did not enjoy your day with us. We will pass your comments about the shuttle onto the visitor services team. If you would like to discuss your visit, please feel free to contact us (info@oranawildlifepark.co.nz or +64 3 359 7109). We hope you will reconsider visiting Orana again in the future.
Written January 28, 2020
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Tiffany Collard
Trundle, Australia13 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
Visited this wildlife park and it was wonderful. We done the lion encounter which was well worth the money. A unique up close once in a lifetime experience to have. Was also great that they tell you when they feed the animal so you get to get up close to the enclosures to see the animals when there fed. You also get the chance to feed giraffes which is another goid experience to have.
Be aware though that if your an international visitor you do get charged an extra fee.
Be aware though that if your an international visitor you do get charged an extra fee.
Written January 16, 2020
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Thank you for your review. We are happy to know you enjoyed your day at the Park, especially the lion encounter - this truly is a one-of-a-kind experience, we trust you got lots of neat pictures. In regards to admission, all prices are the same no matter where you are from, we only ask if you are local or international for marketing reasons! We look forward to seeing you again.
Written January 28, 2020
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krisyen
Christchurch, New Zealand66 contributions
Dec 2020
Hadn't been to Orana Park since I was a teenager many moons ago, today I went with my husband and 20 month old daughter. Pro of Orana Park is that the animals have loads of space to themselves, however, this does mean that you need to do quite a bit of walking. At least 3 enclosures did not have animals in them which was disappointing, and because the areas are bigger, it can be difficult to spot the animals. I would highly recommend getting the feeding encounters as these are well worth it for getting up close and personal with the animals.
Written December 29, 2020
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Is there fixed timing for the free shuttle that goes round the park? the shuttle goes clockwise or anti-clockwise? Is it faster to walk to each exhibit than wait for the shuttle?
Written May 23, 2018
OranaWildlifePark
Christchurch, New Zealand
Hi everyone, thank you for your comments. Our shuttle goes every hour on the half hour (10:30am, 11:30am...) during the week and every half hour (10:30am, 11am...) on the weekends. There is no additional cost for this and you are welcome to use it as often as you like throughout your visit. Please note that the shuttle does not coincide with animal feeding times. If you have any further questions, feel free to contact our friendly reception team on 03 359 7109. We look forward to seeing everyone at the Park soon!
Written May 29, 2018
if you could only visit one of the two attractions, would you choose to visit this or wildlife park or to the international artic centre?
Written September 9, 2017
It definitely depends on what you are after. The Antarctic centre is more of an experience with a 3D movie, trip in an all terrain vehicle, snow room and a museum and some penguins. Orana is a wildlife park where the attraction is the animals. Both are good but, for me it would depend on the weather. If the weather is bad then I'd go to the Antarctic centre as it's inside. If it's a lovely day then Orana.
Written September 10, 2017
skeltonpareora
Timaru, New Zealand
Hi, do you sell gift vouchers? I would like to give these as xmas gifts
Written October 8, 2016
jaybeekiwi
Palmerston North, New Zealand
how easy is it to get to the park from the airport. Public transport - have no car. Are the gorillas on display ?
Written June 12, 2016
I don't know if there is public transport from the airport. I had a rental car. Check the airport website for possible transportation.
Written June 22, 2016
How can I get to Orana from Christchurch? I dont have a car, and the shuttle recommended by Orana is expensive... is there another company providing that service?
Written May 12, 2016
nathan531
Christchurch, New Zealand
Thank you for the query. Unfortunately there is no public transport to Orana so shuttle companies and/or taxi are the way. The Orana shuttle (a separate company) provides a dedicated door-to-door service to Orana and other companies (such as Super Shuttle) or taxis (such as Gold Band) also provide transport.
Written May 15, 2016
nathan531
Christchurch, New Zealand
Yes, certainly. Regular animal feeds occur throughout the day which break up the walking distance. A shuttle tours people around the zoo (note it operates like a bus and doesn't wait at the animal exhibits but operates regularly throughout the visit). Alternatively the guiding team can assist.
Written January 16, 2016
Kathryn H
Hamilton, New Zealand
27 contributions
Hi there, when visited as a child, we were able to drive our car through the lion enclosure. Does this still happen or do we need to ay $40 each to do it, which is very expensive for a family with teenagers, on top of $30 each park entry?
Written June 11, 2015
nathan531
Christchurch, New Zealand
Hi Kathryn - thanks for the interest in Orana Wildlife Park. The drive-through Lion Reserve closed in 1995 so we no longer permit cars in to the habitat. Visitors can view the public lion feed (2.30pm daily) from many vantage points around the habitat including our raised viewing platform (included in the cost of admission). Alternatively, for an additional cost of $40 per person, our awesome Lion Encounter takes visitors through the Lion Habitat (at 2.30pm) on board our modified vehicle for extremely close views of the cats. Best regards Orana Wildlife Park
Written June 11, 2015
Is it enough to see the main attractions if you spend 4 hours?
Written February 23, 2015
Are you open on Good Friday 2015? Thanks Jo
Written January 15, 2015
Yes Jo they are opened good friday just check opening times.
Written January 20, 2015
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