ZooTampa At Lowry Park
ZooTampa At Lowry Park
4.5
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
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Experience wildlife like nowhere else! See Florida manatees receiving lifesaving care. Get up-close to a rescued Florida panther. Take a stroll down a shaded boardwalk – where you’ll find native birds, otters, alligators, bears, skunks, and other Florida wildlife – to the thrilling family water adventure Roaring Springs! Then see rare and exciting wildlife from Asia, Africa, and Australia. And so much more!
Duration: More than 3 hours
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Ellyn S
Westerly, RI22 contributions
Jan 2020
I thought the price of this zoo for the day was high at $40 a person. I understand we are in the area of high priced attractions but this is more than twice the price of the zoo in our state. It is a decent sized zoo. It was a cool day and there were not a lot of people at the zoo. A lot of areas weren't open for snacks or food. We found a place to get a burger in the children's zoo area and it was $10 a burger or $7 for a hot dog. Once again, a bit pricey. The upside is once you purchase the ticket you can come back all year as many times as you want. Great if you live local but not if you are visiting from another state. There are some great exhibits. The manatees were wonderful and I expect some of the high cost is going to help care for animals that the zoo is rehabilitating. The best part of our day was watching the rhinos. Two of them had stand off going on, staring each other down and literally drawing a line in the sand. When the baby rhino was attacked by one of the larger rhinos all hell broke loose and there was lots of running around, chasing. one ran into the fence ( it's very strong) and you could really see the power of these animals. Seeing this was worth the entrance fee. I also saw some animals I had never seen before, and that was enjoyable. The Florida panther, the African painted dog, okapi are all animals I had never seen before.
Written 22 January 2020
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Charlestontourist58
Yardville, NJ302 contributions
Jan 2020
We visited Zoo Tampa on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. Our first issue is that we parked in the handicap lot and ushered by 89 year old mother to the entrance gate to find out we had to walk way down the front entrance area, around the flower box dividers and back up the sloop to the admission box. There was a fence right there with a gate that I was about to open for mom to slide through so she would not have to make the hike. A staff member stopped us and told us we had to do the walk. Got my knickers in a bunch right off the bat. Look you, you will open this gate and let her through or I'll call management. We went through. Oh yeah, there was NO ONE in line! Paid the very steep price and went in to rent a wheelchair. Ouch. This posed problems all day long as the paths have large cracks in them or repaired areas or water drainage dips that the wheelchair front wheels would get caught in. Three times mom almost ended up face first on the ground. Stroller wheels handled the pit falls better. A VERY steep sloop going into and out of Africa. Almost lost mom on the momentum from the pitch of the slope. Next we noticed that all the little kiosks and most food stands were closed. Then we ran into two places we could not go through due to repairs and one place ( ZooVenture) that was closed even though they handed us a schedule for the day and the shows were supposed to be there. Kids rides and petting zoo rotated being open so if you were not there at the right time no rides for the kids. The petting zoo has 3 goats to pet. The lady in the Lorikeets feeding was overly obnoxious considering we had 4 adults for 2 kids and NO ONE else was in the area. AND the finial kickers is the opinion machine at the exit deleted all my sons information he entered. Guess they only take good stuff.
Ok, good stuff. Our 6 & 2.5 year olds had a great time. We too enjoyed our day and appreciate all they do here for the animal conservation etc. But we just felt the price should be discounted in off season when the shops are closed, exhibits are closed for repair and don't hand out the days schedule until you make closure correction. The staff were all very nice and everything was clean. git hand wash stations after animal touching areas. Just wished things did not appear so...closed as we walked around.
Ok, good stuff. Our 6 & 2.5 year olds had a great time. We too enjoyed our day and appreciate all they do here for the animal conservation etc. But we just felt the price should be discounted in off season when the shops are closed, exhibits are closed for repair and don't hand out the days schedule until you make closure correction. The staff were all very nice and everything was clean. git hand wash stations after animal touching areas. Just wished things did not appear so...closed as we walked around.
Written 2 February 2020
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C. Frederick
7 contributions
Feb 2020
We have been watching the television series “The Zoo” and “Secrets of the Zoo” so when we planned a vacation to Florida we wanted to see the Tampa Zoo for ourselves. We were impressed by how clean the grounds were kept – people were always making sure any little bits of trash were picked up quickly. The animals seemed well cared for and content, and any interactions I saw with zoo staff reinforced the attachments between the staff and their charges. We were a bit disappointed that the Florida exhibits were mostly closed, but our timing was just unfortunate. Our only complaint was that when we did our giraffe meet and greet, we were sent up with a family of five, including three children (so seven people in total) and most of the focus was on the children’s experience. We could have been sent up with one other couple right behind us, making a group of four, and would have preferred that smaller group interaction, since we paid the same price as everyone else and wanted the same quality of interaction. As well, the first two or three groups to interact were given lots of time but later groups (including ours) were being somewhat rushed, some activities eliminated and sessions shortened, which was disappointing after seeing the experiences of the groups in front of us. Perhaps fewer people should be booked for each session…
Written 16 March 2020
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loves2travelandmore
Forest, Virginia554 contributions
Feb 2020
The Tampa Zoo was enjoyed by young and old. It does require a lot of walking. Parking lots were full around 11 a.m. on a pleasant President's day so we had to wait for someone to depart, but once inside the zoo, it was easy to see the animals. Buying a Tampa City Pass online allows entry to the Florida Aquarium at Tampa Bay, The Zoo at Lowry Park, Busch Gardens, and a couple of other venues at a discount.
Written 17 February 2020
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Siobhand
London215 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
Had an enjoyable day here, although very overpriced.
The giraffe feeding experience was good but very brief literally 5 mins per person but then again it's not very expensive.
The aminals themselves seem well looked after, although some look quite sad and there didn't seem a lot of enrichment in the enclosures.
A lot of the zoo was closed, such as the water ride but we still managed a good few hours of walking around.
We stopped at macaws landing for something to eat, absolutely disgusting. Greasy food that tasted anything but freshly cooked and was very expensive.
The giraffe feeding experience was good but very brief literally 5 mins per person but then again it's not very expensive.
The aminals themselves seem well looked after, although some look quite sad and there didn't seem a lot of enrichment in the enclosures.
A lot of the zoo was closed, such as the water ride but we still managed a good few hours of walking around.
We stopped at macaws landing for something to eat, absolutely disgusting. Greasy food that tasted anything but freshly cooked and was very expensive.
Written 21 January 2020
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Cheryl Bers
2 contributions
Jul 2020
At the $39.95 price of admission, per individual, I would think more actual animals could be acquired. Allow an open "avoid the line" concept to purchase online tickets for the day of (I was on the website at 12:19 only to learn the cutoff was 12:00 to purchase a $3.00 savings.
Lower the admission price since a lot of exhibits were closed due to COVID; however, didn't understand why these exhibits were closed anyway; mask wearing and being outdoors; I did not bring any children, but $27.00 for a child to enter is also ridiculous.
There was only 1 bear, 2 tigers (they say the 2nd one was inside); no lions, 2 elephants, 1 giraffe, no apes nor chimps, only small hardly visible monkeys, 1 panther, 2 alligators (in FLORIDA? should have been crawling with them!)
I will note on the positive, the aquarium was explicit-it was indoor and NOT closed so why were other indoor or walk-thru areas? There was a marine biologist student available to answer questions about the medical holding tanks, which are remarkable for the care of marine animals that become injured.
The grounds themselves all natural habitats for the animals, if there were some to put in them..but very impressive with the boardwalks, rock formations and waterfalls throughout the park.
Not a good value for the $40.00 admission, wish I could say so.
Lower the admission price since a lot of exhibits were closed due to COVID; however, didn't understand why these exhibits were closed anyway; mask wearing and being outdoors; I did not bring any children, but $27.00 for a child to enter is also ridiculous.
There was only 1 bear, 2 tigers (they say the 2nd one was inside); no lions, 2 elephants, 1 giraffe, no apes nor chimps, only small hardly visible monkeys, 1 panther, 2 alligators (in FLORIDA? should have been crawling with them!)
I will note on the positive, the aquarium was explicit-it was indoor and NOT closed so why were other indoor or walk-thru areas? There was a marine biologist student available to answer questions about the medical holding tanks, which are remarkable for the care of marine animals that become injured.
The grounds themselves all natural habitats for the animals, if there were some to put in them..but very impressive with the boardwalks, rock formations and waterfalls throughout the park.
Not a good value for the $40.00 admission, wish I could say so.
Written 17 July 2020
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Hello,
We apologize for your unsatisfactory experience at ZooTampa and appreciate your honest comments. We have fortunately been able to open up all of our habitats that had unfortunately been closed to COVID 19 and are operating at 100%.
Some of our animals would be naturally solitary in the wild, with the exception of mating seasons, such as our bears, tigers and Florida panthers so we are unable to have them out on the main habitat at the same time. We also let the animals have the choice of going to their outside habitat or not. We do have 7 elephants, 3 giraffes and 5 alligators but they may have not been visible at the time.
We thank you very much for the kind comments about our biology interns and our manatee critical care center. As well as our horticulture design. We will be sure to pass on these on to the team!
Written 17 August 2020
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johnsnova73
Myrtle Beach, SC9 contributions
Jul 2019
Graet place to visit. I see a lot of people on here crying about the price, just remember it is used for taking care of all of the animals there as well as the cost of everything that goes along with taking care of all of the animals that they have. Maybe some of you, before complaining about the price you should find out if the Zoos in your state is payed for by the people visiting there or being paid for by your state government. Or subsadized by the government. This zoo is bought and paid for by itself, and there are an awful lot of cost with taking care of animals. If you people that did not like the price you could have left and not stayed. Nobody made you stay. It really makes me mad when someone complains about something that is doing all of the good that they are doing for their animals. These people love what they are doing and you can see that they all love their animals. Keep up the great work that you are doing for these animals.
Written 26 January 2020
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Kendyb06
Norwalk, OH61 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
Too start this zoo is on the pricy side. We have a membership to a zoo near us and with our pass was able to pay half price at the Tampa zoo. There is no way we would have done this zoo at full price. With that said, it is a nice zoo. Clean, easy to get around and a bunch of animals.
I didn’t feel as if the zoo met to its price compared to the zoos we go to near our home. There isn’t much closeness to the animals. Many of the exhibits were being worked on or didn’t have the animals out. Nothing fancy or very memorable.
My kids did have fun and we did spend almost a entire there.
Just, also, beware of parking. There are no designated parking spots. We saw numerous people giving up on trying to find a spot and just making up their own parking. Be prepared to walk.
I didn’t feel as if the zoo met to its price compared to the zoos we go to near our home. There isn’t much closeness to the animals. Many of the exhibits were being worked on or didn’t have the animals out. Nothing fancy or very memorable.
My kids did have fun and we did spend almost a entire there.
Just, also, beware of parking. There are no designated parking spots. We saw numerous people giving up on trying to find a spot and just making up their own parking. Be prepared to walk.
Written 20 January 2020
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ms5
Atlanta, GA97 contributions
Feb 2020
This was our first visit to the Lowry Park Zoo. We've watched it featured on Nat Geo channel these past few months and as we were going to be in the area for a few days, I decided to take my 2 tweens. I was surprised by the cost of the tickets $39 each for adults and $29 for kids and although they have a special "pay for the day & get the rest of the year free" - it was pricey! Even without the special - it's the same price anyway. Although I chose the special, we live too far away to make it worth that price but I can see it being great for those who are closer We live in ATL and the Atlanta Zoo is only $28 adults and for $20 kids. Given that the Atlanta Zoo seems to have a bigger variety of animals, I was surprised by this. That's why I didn't give it a 5.
We got there before it opened (on President's Day forgetting that everyone was off from school that day) but we still enjoyed the zoo without a lot of crowds. We felt like it was hard at first to see both the Florida section and the Asia section without a clear flow to go by. I think we had to back track a bit to see things we missed. We did wait for the tram ride to see the backside of the Africa exhibit. But it was a very reasonable wait time and it moved quicker than I expected. I think it was worth the wait as we got to get closer to the white rhinos that way and the mom and baby were right up by the fence as we passed.
I think the kids and I all loved the Manatee exhibit the most. Lots of viewing windows and we got to see them eat although I think they probably do that all day long. They are such gentle creatures that it's calming to sit and just watch them float by. I also appreciated being able to view the Medical pools and see the great work that the zoo was doing to help save manatees.
We didn't eat much except we did get some ice cream at one of the stands. I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't overpriced and that we got good portions. I personally thought the Luscious Llama flavor was pretty good. We didn't pay for any additional rides that were available since I couldn't justify paying for them on top of the tickets.
We definitely were glad that we visited. I couldn't imagine being there on a super hot day in the summer because even though there are definitely a good amount of areas with shade - they were usually because of trees with nests in them from the local birds. Which means you literally have to watch out for birds dropping a big surprise on you!
We got there before it opened (on President's Day forgetting that everyone was off from school that day) but we still enjoyed the zoo without a lot of crowds. We felt like it was hard at first to see both the Florida section and the Asia section without a clear flow to go by. I think we had to back track a bit to see things we missed. We did wait for the tram ride to see the backside of the Africa exhibit. But it was a very reasonable wait time and it moved quicker than I expected. I think it was worth the wait as we got to get closer to the white rhinos that way and the mom and baby were right up by the fence as we passed.
I think the kids and I all loved the Manatee exhibit the most. Lots of viewing windows and we got to see them eat although I think they probably do that all day long. They are such gentle creatures that it's calming to sit and just watch them float by. I also appreciated being able to view the Medical pools and see the great work that the zoo was doing to help save manatees.
We didn't eat much except we did get some ice cream at one of the stands. I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't overpriced and that we got good portions. I personally thought the Luscious Llama flavor was pretty good. We didn't pay for any additional rides that were available since I couldn't justify paying for them on top of the tickets.
We definitely were glad that we visited. I couldn't imagine being there on a super hot day in the summer because even though there are definitely a good amount of areas with shade - they were usually because of trees with nests in them from the local birds. Which means you literally have to watch out for birds dropping a big surprise on you!
Written 21 February 2020
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Michele K
Bridgewater, Canada155 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
We enjoyed our visit but it really wasn’t any better than other zoos we have visited. I really don’t understand the whole rides and animals thing but realize it must be to maximize profits. We went in the morning and headed right to the train for the safari which honestly was a disappointment after doing other safaris in the past. You really can’t see the animals because of all the cages, thought it would be more like our Disney safari experience and it is not. We enjoyed seeing the manatees which was our real reason for visiting and found a few of the employees to be helpful with information etc which is always nice. We were a little disappointed that we couldn’t feed the parrots(lorikeets) as feeding times were not listed anywhere or we would have arrived at the specified time anyways I am an adult so I dealt with my minor disappointment but it really should be advertised that you can only feed at certain times. We bought the Tampa city pass and used this to get in. We ended up only using 3 of the passes in our booklet so it wasn’t worth it for us. We find Florida attractions expensive but it does seem to be the norm these days. We wouldn’t return but I don’t regret visiting once.
Written 11 January 2020
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When do the Koala encounter tickets go on sale?
Written 11 August 2024
Is the stingray encounter open yet? Is there a date for when Australia segment will open? Wondering what will be available on 12th Feb for a visit? Thanks
Written 28 December 2023
Twanesia T
Wilson, North Carolina
Can you reserve the Picnic tables outside the zoo at the park for gatherings?
Written 7 November 2022
I do believe they had them but not 100% I would call or look online for details
Written 27 June 2021
Is a discount in admission tickets at Tampa zoo if I buy online or in person
Written 11 February 2020
ZooTampa at Lowry Park
Tampa, Florida
Yes if you buy online there is a $3 discount, however you will have to purchase the tickets by midnight the day prior.
Written 12 February 2020
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