Asian Wildlife
Orangutan Rooftop Tour
Available Days: Tues, Fri, Sat or Sunday
Time: 1:30pm
Maximum: 10 people
Minimum Age: 12 years
Length: 45minutes
Cost: $400 per group
Experience:
Be escorted by a primate Keeper for a view of the orangutans and their exhibit from an entirely different angle. You’ll get to participate in enrichment activities and hear all about this critically endangered species.
Keeper for a Day - Primates
Available Days: Any day except Friday
Time: 8:00am
Maximum: 1 person
Minimum Age: 16 years
Length: 4.5 hours
Cost: $800
Experience:
Want to meet our closest animal relative? On this unique experience you can! Meet the orangutans, gibbons, squirrel monkeys and more. Help prepare their breakfast, learn all about our training techniques and enjoy feeding them some fruity treats.
Important Note: Due to popularity, the Primates Keeper for a Day experience is currently sold out until November 2009. However, gift vouchers are available which are valid for 12 months from the date of purchase.
Elephants Behind the Scenes
Available Days: Tues, Wed, Sat or Sunday
Time: 1:45pm
Maximum: 12 people
Minimum Age: 12 years
Length: 45 minutes
Cost: $500 per group
Experience:
Have you ever wanted to meet an elephant? Come behind the scenes, meet and interact with our beautiful Asian elephants. With some great photo opportunities and your own keeper talk this is truly an amazing experience.
EleArt Behind the Scenes
Available Days: Wednesday or Sunday
Time: 1:45pm
Maximum: 1 participant (plus an additional person to accompany if required)
Minimum Age: 12 years
Length: 30 minutes
Cost: $615 per participant
Experience:
Go behind the scenes and get Perth Zoo's male elephant to create your very own masterpiece. You'll get to meet the elephant keepers and take home the EleArt that's created especially for you!
The cost of this unique experience includes a;
- Professionally framed finished artwork
- Framed photograph of your experience
- Zoo entry on the day, plus more!
Elephants painting?... Painting is part of the elephants' enrichment program. Keepers teach the elephants to paint as a way of keeping their minds active. The paint that is used is water and vegetable based and is therefore non-toxic.
Keeper for a Day - Elephants
Available Days: Any day
Time: 7:00am
Maximum: 1 person
Minimum Age: 16 years
Length: 5.5 Hours
Cost: $800
Experience:
This unforgettable experience will have you scrubbing elephants, cleaning the exhibit, preparing fodder and learning more about how we work with these amazing animals.
Important Note: Due to popularity, the Elephant Keeper for a Day experience is currently sold out until January 2010. However, gift vouchers are available which are valid for 12 months from the date of purchase.