The National Zoo and Aquarium sits on seven hectares and is a short drive from the centre of Canberra. General admission grants you access to both facilities. The zoo is home to big cats, native Australian animals, reptiles, bears, giraffes, zebras and many more exotic animals, while within the aquarium are colourful reef fish, sharks and amphibians.
National Zoo and Aquarium
Time Out says
Observe land and sea creatures in Australia’s only combined aquarium and zoo
Details
- Address:
- Scrivener Dam
- Yarralumla
- Canberra
- 2611
- Contact:
- View Website
- 02 6287 8400
- Price:
- $23-$110 (tours are extra)
- Opening hours:
- Daily 9.30am-5pm (except Christmas Day)
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