Fota Wildlife Park, Province of Munster, Ireland

4.5 (3.688 reviews) Monday: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Spent More than 3 hours Ranking #1 in Province of Munster Nature & Wildlife Areas

Better than Dublin Zoo

Ireland's Wildest Attraction. Fota Wildlife Park is set on 100 acres on the scenic Fota Island in the heart of Cork Harbour. It is a unique place where you can come face to face with free roaming animals and birds from all parts of the world. So if it’s a kangaroo that hops in front of you, or a ring-tailed lemur, which jumps down from a tree, each visit is sure to bring its own fantastic memories. Fota Wildlife Park features the recently opened Asian Sanctuary—with Asian Lions, Sumatran Tigers, and Indian Rhino. The cheetah run, tropical house and giraffe crossing are also must-sees. The development of the Asian Sanctuary over the past five years has enhanced the Park as an iconic international visitor attraction as well as serving the core values of conservation, education, and research. Facilities include cafés, several play areas, picnic areas and a gift shop. Accessible by train and car.
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Address

, Carrigtwohill, Ireland, Postal Code: T45 CD93.

Mobile

+353 21 481 2678

Website

http://www.fotawildlife.ie

Email

[email protected]

Working hours

Monday : 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday : 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday : 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday : 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday : 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday : 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Sunday : 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Current local date and time now

Monday, May 06, 2024, 20:24

User Ratings

4.5 based on (3.688 reviews)

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Reviews

5goldilocks157 5:00 PM Aug 11, 2021
Fota Family Experience was incredible!
We had a lovely couple of hours strolling around the wildlife park in the morning and had pre-booked the family experience from 2pm-4pm. What an incredible experience it was!! We were driven around the park by the wonderful Willy who educated us on the history of the park, the care of the animals, entertained us with many jokes and stories and of course brought us literally face to face with many of the animals in their enclosures. Our two boys (11 and 9) will never forget feeding giraffes, hippos and penguins, and being able to look tigers, lions and monkeys in the eye. Willy gave us a day that we will never forget. Highly recommended.
5Janette M 5:00 PM Sep 1, 2021
A lovely visit!
This is a wonderful wildlife park. It had been 10 years since I had visited and could see many changes -all for the better. The gift shop is closed, there was extra toilets at 2 different junctures. The restaurant was half ways through, has a limited menu and is on the expensive side, but the food was tasty and welcome! All very covid compliant, but glad to see feeding the birds was still an option which made for a fun interactive experience. We have a toddler and we needed every minute of the 3 hours to get around. Wear comfortable shoes and bring snacks etc.