Home to around 180 species and set in 60 acres of parkland and lakes, Colchester Zoo hosts many different habitats, from the humid home of our Komodo Dragons to our very own Africa plain, …
Home to around 180 species and set in 60 acres of parkland and lakes, Colchester Zoo hosts many different habitats, from the humid home of our Komodo Dragons to our very own Africa plain, Kingdom of the Wild, home to white rhino, giraffes, ostrich, zebra and kudu.
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May 6, 2025
Colchester Zoo exceeded all my expectations it’s one of the best zoos I’ve ever visited. The variety of animals is amazing, from lions and elephants to orangutans, meerkats, and even sea lions. The e…Full review by Donny J
May 5, 2025
Great experience, friendly staff, clean environment, plenty to do and see, animals appear well cared for. Annual pass is great value for money.Full review by Ruth B
May 5, 2025
It was amazing, food was decent and wish that the cheese on the chips were melted.Prices quite high but apart from the food, it was AMAZING.Full review by Brandon B
Has anyone done the giraffe feed? How was it? How long do you get?
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We booked the giraffe feed in June - think it was £20 for up to family of five, but was just the two of us. Lovely staff and you’re taken into an enclosed area by their field, but was a lot …
We booked the giraffe feed in June - think it was £20 for up to family of five, but was just the two of us. Lovely staff and you’re taken into an enclosed area by their field, but was a lot more people feeding than we’d hoped - think there was about 16 of us so you get divided into groups and take it in turns to have your own family time for about 5-10 mins with one giraffe - they had two giraffes to feed, a third wasn’t playing ball . You get given a large plastic pot with herb stalks - you hold one up at the designated high fenced area and the giraffe leans over and gently takes it - amazing long tongues. Little children were on parents shoulders feeding them, so gentle. My 30 yr old daughter loved it - I was taking the photos. So would definitely recommend doing it - not cheap but it’s memorable. Just be prepared to share the experience with others - we’d assumed it’d be a fairly exclusive thing to do. Nice moneymaker for the zoo though…
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