Taronga Zoo Sydney Info

Taronga Zoo Sydney

On one of our adventures in Sydney, Dale and I decided to drive to Gordon, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney and travel by train to Circular Quay Station where we would get a ferry across to the Taronga Zoo. The ferry trip wasn't it a long one, but it took us out past the Opera House, out across the harbour, and provided us with a great veiw of the harbour bridge. The ferry was one of the old ferries and the trip was a slow one, which suited us just fine as we were in no hurry. We'd never been on the harbour before. Normally we would have driven directly to the zoo as it is less expensive.
Once at Taronga Zoo wharf we departed from the ferry and payed our admission and entered at the zoo's bottom gates.
At this part of the zoo you get to meet the seals, penguins and other sea bound creatures. They're all fine to watch. From the lower paths you steady ascend uphill to the enclosures of the animals such as the big cats, bison, antelopes and other larger creeters.
In this middle section there is a seating arena where the zoo hold talks about certain animals and birds and has a seal shows and a bird shows which are well worth going to. The zoo also has after dark concerts here in the summer months.
At the top part of the zoo you will find the Austarlian Corner which houses all the australian animals, where we can hold a Koala and there is also a kids area where they can pet the baby animals like calves, lambs and chickens. There is also a house full of spider, snakes, lizards, other venomous creatures and the like. The giraffe and elephant enclosures have the best views of the harbour.
The fast food shop, cafe and the souvenier store is also located up here.
This is not the cheapest way to visit the zoo as you have the train, ferry and entrance fee costs, but it is the more scenic way. If doing this trip it is probably advisable to go on the weekend or out of peak hours during the week as the prices of the train and the ferry will be less.

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