The Taronga Zoo in Sydney is worth checking out when in town. It's easy to get to--just hop a ferry from Circular Quay which then drops you off at the zoo's very own jetty in the Sydney Harbour.
Once you get off the ferry (about a 30-40 minute ride), you take a gondola, or Zoo Sky Safari, up to the top of the zoo's mountain and proceed to walk back down, stopping at different animal habitats along the way.
Perhaps a clever marketing scheme, as you exit the Zoo Sky Safari the first thing you see is the Animal Encounters Experience with koala bears, where an attendant will allow you an up-close look at the animals (no touching though) and then snap a professional picture of you and the koalas.
We bought this hook, line and sinker and posed with two sleepy koala bears in the background. Here's a picture of one of them.
More on the zoo including a Chimpanzees Gone Wild video after the jump.
You can also have this Animal Encounters Experience with reptiles and birds, but koalas are just a lot cuter as far as picture subjects.
Other cool highlights from the zoo are the enormous collection of snakes, the performing seals, the lions, tigers and bears (no joke) and the Chimpanzee park. We would have spent an entire day watching the chimpanzees. They like to play, swing, tease, fight, dance and poop off a rock into the water--all of which we watched happen in 10 minutes. If you don't believe us, check out the video.
Insider Tip: You can purchase a combo ferry ride and zoo ticket at Circular Quay for $39 a person. However, you must ride the Sydney Ferries, not any other ferry line.
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juliana
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