Carnivore (Big Cat) Encounter for 4: 2024 RRP £740
Join our Carnivore Keeper for a close encounter with ALL of our Big Cats in our Carnivore Experience - Big Cat Encounter. First up, we are off to the animal kitchen to grab their favourite – and vet approved – snacks, then we will be off to the African Lion, Jaguar, Canada Lynx, Sumatran Tiger and Snow Leopard Enclosures – yes all of them, for this jam packed behind the scenes tour! Our keepers know these residents the best and have worked with them for a long time, they know their quirks, their personalities, their funky habits – let’s just say they may even know them better than they know theirselves! Pawesome! We will also get the opportunity to hand feed 2 of the resident big cats.
Your purchase includes the encounter for up to 4 people to meet our carnivores in this close encounter of a furry kind, one of whom must be over the age of 18, which includes the opportunity to hand feed with their specially chosen and vet approved nutritional snacks! You may be with another family for the encounter, taking the group size to a maximum of 8. You can choose our early bird 9am Carnivore encounter, or opt for a 3pm afternoon encounter for a small additional fee, whilst there is no difference in experience content between the am and pm encounters we strongly recommend the 9am experience to take advantage of the zoo whilst there are smaller numbers of visitors.
For safety reasons you MUST follow the instruction and direction of the keeper leading the experience. Photo opportunities are aplenty though! See if you can capture the perfect souvenir pic! (don’t forget to share with us!). The Encounter is suitable for those aged 7 and above, at least one in the party MUST be aged 18 or above.
Your experience includes admission to the zoo for the day so you are free to join us from opening and visit our other 1000+ residents, from Critically Endangered Sumatran Tigers to Endangered Giant Anteater Joao and Red Pandas, Critically Endangered Kordofan Giraffes or Vulnerable African Lions - or take a walk through our free flying vulture aviary (if you are brave enough…). Plus a 10% discount on food purchases in Tibor’s restaurant.
Participants need to be aged 7 years or more for this encounter, children under 16 MUST be accompanied by a participating paying adult.
Family Encounters Ts & Cs
The Family Encounter Specials are valid for the date chosen at the point of checkout only. It may be possible to transfer your encounter to another date, it is not possible to change the time of your encounter. Please be aware any changes are strictly subject to availability and amendments will be subject to a £50 administration fee for changes to bookings due to take place more than 7 days in advance. For changes to bookings due to take place within 7 days, a £75 administration fee will be payable. Each purchase entitles a group of up to 4 people to take part in the chosen encounter at the chosen date and time, the group must participate in the encounter at the same time on your chosen date and time. The package cannot be split for any reason. All participants under the age of 16 years of age must be accompanied by a participating, paying, supervising, responsible adult (over the age of 18 years) throughout their Encounter with the exception of Junior Keepers (Junior Keeper Shadowing). There may be up to 8 people on each encounter, which means you may be sharing the encounter with other families.
Participants must follow the direction and instruction of the keeper throughout, our keepers will not hesitate to stop the encounter at any point if participants are not following direction.
You must report to the Main Entrance Desk of the Zoo (postcode LA12 0LU) at least 30 minutes ahead of your pre-booked time so you can be at the venue on time.
Your experience includes admission for the day of your experience. In the event that you arrive late, we reserve the right to cancel your Encounter without rescheduling or issuing a refund. In the event that you fail to arrive without prior notification (a minimum of 24 hours) in writing, we reserve the right to cancel your Encounter without rescheduling or issuing a refund.
At the time of booking you are asked to declare any special needs, special access requirements, additional support, allergies, mobility restrictions or medical conditions which we need to be aware of. Prior to undertaking the Encounter, you will be asked to complete a health declaration and disclaimer form so that we can assess whether it is safe for you to take part. In the event that we do not deem that it is safe for you to take part in the Encounter we will offer an alternative where possible. Please speak to us prior to purchasing if anyone taking part has additional requirements including a disability, pregnancy, diet or immuno suppression which may require changes or variations to an Encounter.