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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 85 attractions in Canberra
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Attraction type: Aquarium, Zoo
Address: Scrivener Dam
Yarralumla Canberra
Australia
Tel: 02 62 878 400
Fax: 02 62 878 401

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“A Touching Experience”
5 of 5 stars
ActRegular_traveller
Canberra, Australia
Apr 2, 2008

I'd give it a 5. Our whole family have now done the "Meet-A-Cheetah" tour and the "A Touching Experience" tour. My wife & daughter did it for their birthdays in 2006 and so obviously enjoyed both that they bought my son and I the same tours for our 2007 Christmas. Meet A Cheetah is 1-2 people at a time interacting... more

“Great experience”
4 of 5 stars
TravelChick78
NSW, Australia
Dec 17, 2006
4/4 found this review helpful

We went to the zoo based on a friends experience and did the cheetah experience and the afternoon zoo experience. We wern't sure what to expect but loved both tours. I highly recommend for anyone that loves animals. Tours were very hands on as well as informative. For the afternon tour we literally got to feed the lions, tigers, cougers... more

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National Zoo and Aquarium Address

Scrivener Dam | Yarralumla, Canberra, Australia
Tel: 02 62 878 400 Fax: 02 62 878 401