Pouakai Zoo

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Privately owned and operated Zoo located beneath the beautiful Mount Taranaki. Home of Taranakis only Lion Pride.

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Hello everyone. Pouakai Zoo's opening hours is from Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 4.30pm. Open everyday during public holidays and public holidays. Lion and tiger feeding 1.30 daily. Monkey encounter (hand feed monkeys) at 12.30pm(15 dollars extra per person).Tiger encounter (hand feed Tigers and bedroom tour) at 1.00pm (25 dollars extra). For both monkey and tiger encounter 35 dollars per person. Bookins essential.
Entry fee:Adult 16 dollars, 0~2 free, 2~4 2 dollars, 5~14 6 dollars. Senior 14 dollars, family pass 2 adults and 3 children 44 dollars. You can purchase zoo cup with animal food to feed all farm yard animals at 2.5 dollars each. You can keep the cup, refill 1 dollars. You are welcome to bring to used cup to have a refill at 1 dollar for your next visit.
About Junior Zoo Keeper Programm:
Parent drop off at 10.30am, pick up at 3pm. 55 dollars per child. Bring lunch, drink, hat, wet wear, camara (if possiable). Minimum age: 5 years old.
How to book in your zoo keeper?
Call 7533788 or text 0212926251 or email to [email protected]. Please provide the age of children and the date you would like to do. You could also provide informations about children's special interest etc. We open everyday during school holidays and public holidays. Open from Tuesday to Sunday normally. So it doesn't need to be in school holidays.
What age?
5 years old and above.Groups welcome.
Time?
Not limited for school holidays. You can book in whenever you would like to do it. Parents drop off at 10.30am, pick up at 3pm. Please bring your lunch and suitable clothes and footwear for wet days.
Cost?
55 dollars per child. Call or email about the group rate.
What do we do?
10.30 to11.00:hand feed all farm animals and get familiar with location of the animals
11.00 to 11.30 Feed reptiles(water Dragon, blue tongue lizard, bearded Dragon, walking fish, turtles)
11.30 to 12.00 cut fruit and veg for monkeys and brush donkeys
12.00 to 12.30 lunch and watch animal documentary
12.30 to 1.30 hand feed monkeys (hand feed tiger additional 25 dollars charge)
1.30 to 1.50 watching lion and tiger feeding
1.50 to 2.20 visit tiger bed room and draw floor plan
2.20 to 3.00 feed possum and meerkat
Other jobs or.activities:clean turtle pond, gardening, feed birds, treasure hunt, bear hunt in the Bush,research online about the big cats
etc.
This is just a basic schedule to give you an idea what we could do. It's adjustable to meet every individual need.
No bad weather at the zoo,
Jobs are endless, so are the fun and learning opportunities!
Join us now!

About birthday party or other events:
No extra charge to use the cabin, just normal entry fee. If you have more than 8 adults, please ring 067533788 for a special rate.