Sydney's zoos &
wildlife parks
From the harbour foreshore to open Western Sydney, Darling Harbour and beyond — the parks where the city meets its animals, and what each one does best.
Every park in the guide
MosmanTaronga Zoo Sydney
Sydney's flagship zoo, wrapped around a steep harbour hillside since 1916 — one of Australia's most-visited and most photogenic zoos.
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BungarribeeSydney Zoo
Sydney's newest major zoo — open, flat and modern — the first big new zoo to open in the city in decades.
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DoonsideFeatherdale Sydney Wildlife Park
A compact park with one of the country's largest native collections — and the place to get nose-to-nose with the animals on the coins.
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Darling HarbourWILD LIFE Sydney Zoo
An indoor, multi-level city zoo that fits the Australian outback, rainforest and coast into one Darling Harbour building.
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Darling HarbourSEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium
One of Australia's largest aquariums — home to 700+ marine species and glass tunnels beneath the sharks.
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HelensburghSymbio Wildlife Park
A family-owned park in leafy gardens on the city's southern edge, known as much for its koalas as its cheetahs.
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West Pennant HillsKoala Park Sanctuary
One of Australia's oldest wildlife parks — a leafy bush garden built around the koala since 1930.
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SomersbyAustralian Reptile Park
A specialist reptile park on the Central Coast that doubles as a working, life-saving venom facility.
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NulkabaHunter Valley Wildlife Park
A relaxed, hands-on country wildlife park set on bushland acreage in the heart of the Hunter Valley.
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