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Top 5 Zoo Visits

5 tours  ·  from $58 a head

This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 5 zoo visits worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.

Sapporo Winter : Asahiyama Zoo (Penguin Fun & Snowmobile) - Ningle Terrace and the problem of winter schedules
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Sapporo Winter : Asahiyama Zoo (Penguin Fun & Snowmobile)

1.Sapporo Winter : Asahiyama Zoo (Penguin Fun & Snowmobile)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · 9 hours - 1 day · from $58Our pick

Join a nine-hour winter tour from Sapporo with a heated bus, a professional English or Chinese-speaking guide, Asahiyama Zoo admission, Furano’s Ningle Terrace, Shikisai-no-oka, and the Ken and Mary Tree. Snowmobile rides cost extra, and guides such as Hong and Sunny have earned especially warm praise.

“Hong is a great tour guide. clear and considerate. polite and mindful. keeps us up to date about travel plans.”

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Penguin Fun & Snowmobile : Sapporo Winter (Asahiyama Zoo) - The long ride from Sapporo to Furano
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Penguin Fun & Snowmobile : Sapporo Winter (Asahiyama Zoo)

2.Penguin Fun & Snowmobile : Sapporo Winter (Asahiyama Zoo)

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 14 reviews · 9 hours - 1 day · from $58

Travel from Sapporo to Asahiyama Zoo, Ningle Terrace, Shikisai-no-oka, and the Ken and Mary Tree in a heated bus. Guides such as Mr Lin, Mr Hong, and Xiao Hong provide multilingual help. Add a snowmobile ride for ¥15,000 to ¥20,000, or enjoy the snow for free.

“Our tour guide Mr Lin was very attentive and took care of all on board. As the group was mainly from Taiwan, Hong Kong and China, he spoke in Mandarin mostly. He also shared a lot of history, culture and practices in Japan, and recommended good food we could try. Mr Lin also shared tips on where we could take good photos and videos of the penguin walk at the zoo. It was a pity that there was traffic control at Ningle Terrace so we were not able to visit. We were brought to Takushinkan instead. Also due to heavy snow, it took longer to return to Sapporo after the…”

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Melbourne: Puffing Billy Train Wildlife Zoo Private Tour - Moonlit Sanctuary brings the wildlife up close
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Melbourne: Puffing Billy Train Wildlife Zoo Private Tour

3.Puffing Billy Train Wildlife Zoo Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 4 reviews · 8 hours

Spend eight private hours with a driver-guide visiting Puffing Billy, Moonlit Sanctuary, and Brighton Bathing Boxes. The open-sided steam train crosses the Dandenong Ranges, while the sanctuary offers kangaroos, koalas, keeper talks, and more. Guides may speak English, Chinese, or French.

“Very very wonderful experience, my son and daughter really love. We saw train and many wildlife. The train tickets are extremely hard to get and our guide Tom helps us to purchase. Thank you team. Highly recommended.”

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Singapore Bird Paradise & Zoo Full Day (Ticket & Transfer ) - Why Private Hotel Transfers Matter
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Singapore Bird Paradise & Zoo Full Day (Ticket & Transfer )

4.Singapore Bird Paradise & Zoo Full Day (Ticket & Transfer )

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · from $181

Spend about eight hours visiting Singapore Zoo and Bird Paradise with private hotel pickup, admission tickets, and return transport. See open animal habitats, orangutans, elevated viewing areas, and eight walk-through bird aviaries. Confirm the bird park name before booking, as Jurong Bird Park closed in 2023.

“Nice organization of the tour as it only included buying our tickets and transportation from hotel then back.”

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Singapore 3 Park Explorer Pass: Zoo, River Wonders, Bird Paradise - River Wonders is the practical middle stop
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Singapore 3 Park Explorer Pass: Zoo, River Wonders, Bird Paradise

5.Singapore 3 Park Explorer Pass: Zoo, River Wonders, Bird Paradise

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 2 reviews · from $93

Choose one three-park bundle in Singapore: Zoo, River Wonders, and Bird Paradise, or River Wonders, Bird Paradise, and Rainforest Wild Asia. You get one entry to each selected park, tram service at the Zoo and Bird Paradise, and a mobile ticket.

“It takes a long time to get around the zoo. We were able to do 2 of the parks in a day. The river wonders was excellent. We were not able to fit 3 parks in so will miss out this time.”

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