Auckland Zoo, North Island, New Zealand

5Acineto 5:00 PM Aug 23, 2021

Upgrading the facilities
It wasn't the best day for an outdoor outing due to the occasional showers but it was quite a good day trip to the zoo. There is a cafe (Wetapunga Cafe) at the entrance before heading in so it was a good place to wait for people to get ready before heading in. We started by going through the African animal enclosure with the giraffes and rhinos. It merged into the meerkat enclosure with the bubbles looking out in the middle of the enclosure. After going past the elephant and the cafe there, we kept going to the NZ animal enclosures. We were lucky enough to see a kiwi at the kiwi house and a takahe at the mountain enclosure. After going to the Asian animal enclosures, we noticed that the central area of the zoo was being remodeled. We were able to go through and get to the Australian and the monkey enclosures. The central area did have a nice new cafe (Te Puna) which was a nice place to sit and relax for a bit after walking. It was next to the children's playground which is fairly convenient. It was a fun outing at the zoo. They do have a yearly pass which is good for multiple visits so quite handy for those with kids.

4JOHN B 5:00 PM Nov 27, 2022

Enjoyable for the able
ENJOYABLE day ... great landscaping. Animals look happy HOWEVER not that disable friendly. Tried to book a mobile scooter BUT they only have 3 and you can only hire for 2 hours ... PLUS, you cannot go into all areas. I used my walking frame which was hard going in places as not all areas are flat.smooth . Hence the next day was unable to move a so sore ...