Home to around 180 species and set in 60 acres of parkland and lakes, Colchester Zoo hosts many different habitats, from the humid home of our Komodo Dragons to our very own Africa plain, …
Home to around 180 species and set in 60 acres of parkland and lakes, Colchester Zoo hosts many different habitats, from the humid home of our Komodo Dragons to our very own Africa plain, Kingdom of the Wild, home to white rhino, giraffes, ostrich, zebra and kudu.
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Feb 1, 2025
It's a fantastic zoo. Can't fault the animal experience at all. Unfortunately the food choices and the quality of food was very poor and extremely overpriced.Full review by Katharine H
Feb 1, 2025
Very disability friendly. Good choice of walking aides for hire. Very friendly staff and most importantly for me, the enclosures feel if anything too big. Not a sad miserable animal in sight. 10/10Full review by joshsD5804JZ
Jan 30, 2025
Great morning out, took advantage of the £10 January deal, great exhibits. Had a wonderful day. Just wish a few more cafes had been open for hot food.Full review by Bryony C
Has anyone done the giraffe feed? How was it? How long do you get?
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We booked the giraffe feed in June - think it was £20 for up to family of five, but was just the two of us. Lovely staff and you’re taken into an enclosed area by their field, but was a lot …
We booked the giraffe feed in June - think it was £20 for up to family of five, but was just the two of us. Lovely staff and you’re taken into an enclosed area by their field, but was a lot more people feeding than we’d hoped - think there was about 16 of us so you get divided into groups and take it in turns to have your own family time for about 5-10 mins with one giraffe - they had two giraffes to feed, a third wasn’t playing ball . You get given a large plastic pot with herb stalks - you hold one up at the designated high fenced area and the giraffe leans over and gently takes it - amazing long tongues. Little children were on parents shoulders feeding them, so gentle. My 30 yr old daughter loved it - I was taking the photos. So would definitely recommend doing it - not cheap but it’s memorable. Just be prepared to share the experience with others - we’d assumed it’d be a fairly exclusive thing to do. Nice moneymaker for the zoo though…
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