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Cairns Night Zoo

Cook Hwy, Palm Cove, Queensland, Australia
+61 7 40553669
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Ranked #4 of 8 attractions in Palm Cove
Type: Zoos
Owner description: We have a long standing reputation for offering our guests a great Australian night out! You get the opportunity to experience nocturnal wildlife in... more » Owner description: We have a long standing reputation for offering our guests a great Australian night out! You get the opportunity to experience nocturnal wildlife in the tropics at Cairns' one and only Night Zoo.Our guides will greet you at 7.00pm sharp at the Night Zoo entrance and escort you to our famous Aussie BBQ. Enjoy a delicious barbeque dinner of steak, sausages and seafood with fresh garden salads followed by a dessert. Relax with a drink from our licensed bar.After dinner, our guides will provide you with a torch and lead you into the darkness to meet the creatures of the night. Learn how owls hunt, touch a possum and pat a koala. On clear nights our guides will take you star gazing. See the Southern Cross, the Big Dipper and other well known constellations.Follow our guides as they lead you safely through the crocodiles' lair. See the croc eyes glow in your torchlight.In the Aussie bush, there's always a chance you will cross paths with a "Swaggie" (an original Australian bushman). Join our hospitable Swaggie and enjoy billy tea and damper with him by the campfire. His friends, the kangaroos, will come down to say G'day and maybe even share a bite to eat!After complimentary cold beer or wine, join in the fun as our guides teach you some famous Aussie Bush Dances. Dance and sing along - it's more fun than you can imagine! « less
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HK
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW

Its not very often you get the opportunity to cuddle a Koala and feed a kangaroo – the night zoo provides up-close encounters with these and several other animals. The whole evening was good fun as you are in a relatively small group and shown around by very knowledgeable staff – it almost feels like a private after hours visit.... More

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Cairns, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013

The best night out. Food was fantastic and the staff were attentive and passionate about the night critters. The whole night was entertaining and faultless. We got to meet all sorts such as crocodiles, a cockatoo, wombat, bandicoot, koalas, snakes, kangaroos and so much more. It was an all Aussie experience from the native animals to the bush BBQ to... More

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Denver, Colorado
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 April 2013

Hey this place is pretty good, yes its dark, yes theres bugs, but I think its all in the heading, NIGHT ZOO, Food was pretty good for a zoo, I would recommend it to any familys with young children, a great night, well thats what we found. Sue Chambers

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ENCINITAS
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 February 2013

Would not recommend at all! Very dark, nice people, but between the bugs and the darkness kind of a waste of time.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 January 2013

We had a fantastic evening!!! Food, entertainment were great!! Lots of animals to see! Especially loved the kangaroos!! Definitely recommend this night out!

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Melbourne, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 January 2013

We've never been to the zoo in the day time but had a wonderful time there at night. The animals they show you are far more active at night than the day and its great to see the green tree frogs that croak so loudly you would think its a recording (until you see them!) But the best bit is... More

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Wellington, New Zealand
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 January 2013

I was rather disappointed in the night zoo visit. I was expecting to see many of the animals that are mainly awake at night, but a lot of the evening was spent doing other things. The evening started with the dinner bbq, which was not terrible but with very tough steak and poor quality sausage it was not exactly what... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 January 2013

it was very interesting but caters more to the international tourist with alot of over the top aussie stuff

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Preston, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 January 2013

Lovely to see the Koala's and Wombats really close up. Had a tour of the zoo which was very interesting - Worth a visit either day or night

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Kelowna, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 January 2013

The BBQ supper was very good. There were not a lot of people the evening we went, so it was almost like a personal tour. Feeding the kangaroo was fun, as was playing the the Night Zoo Band.

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