Zoo
Adelaide Zoo
🇦🇺 Australia
WAZA
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Australia 146 spp. present
Adelaide Zoo is a zoo in Adelaide, Australia. It is the country's second oldest zoo (after Melbourne Zoo) opening in 1883, and is operated on a non-profit basis. It is located in the parklands just north of the city centre of Adelaide, South Australia. It is administered by the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia Incorporated (trading as Zoos South Australia or Zoos SA), which is a full institutional member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and which also administers the Monarto Safari Park near Murray Bridge. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
34.914° S 138.606° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
146
speciesOpened
1883
Size
Medium
Accreditations
- World Association of Zoos and AquariumsWorldwide network of zoos, aquariums and their regional and national associations
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 9:30–17:00
Getting there
- Address
- Frome Road
- Phone
- +61 8 8267 3255
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Adelaide Zoo?
Australia
Adelaide Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Australia, at Frome Road. Its coordinates are 34.914° S, 138.606° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Flinders Chase, about 207 km away.
What animals can you see at Adelaide Zoo?
146 species
Citizen-science photos record 146 species at Adelaide Zoo, including Slender-tailed Meerkat, Cape Barren Goose, Tawny Frogmouth, Channel-billed Cuckoo and Bush Stone-curlew. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Adelaide Zoo in the wild?
Slender-tailed Meerkat: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Some of the animals photographed at Adelaide Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Slender-tailed Meerkat (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park), Cape Barren Goose (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Maria Island National Park) and Tawny Frogmouth (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park).
Does Adelaide Zoo charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Adelaide Zoo lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Adelaide Zoo open?
Every day · 9:30–17:00
According to its open map listing, Adelaide Zoo is open Every day · 9:30–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
Is Adelaide Zoo accredited?
WAZA
Open registers list Adelaide Zoo with WAZA. These marks come from Wikidata, and they are shown here as a fact, not as an endorsement.
When did Adelaide Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1883, 8.0 ha
Adelaide Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Australia, opened in 1883 and covers about 8.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 146 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · the centre's official website