Highlights
- See our Primate kitchen and Orangutan night quarters
- Watch an Orangutan training session
- Go behind-the-scenes for an exclusive vantage point
- Learn from an experienced Keeper and see their incredible relationship with our Orangutan’s first-hand
- Contribute to critical conservation work
We love our red-headed cousins and after this encounter we bet you will too.
Go behind-the-scenes with the experts who know these precious primates best and learn what it takes to care for this incredibly intelligent species!
Don’t miss the chance to meet these majestic animals, chat one-on-one with their keepers, watch their daily enrichment activity, and learn how Perth Zoo is caring for orangutans both here at the Zoo, and around the world!
PLUS! By supporting Perth Zoo you’re supporting our vital conservation work abroad, like our work with Frankfurt Zoological Society to protect Sumatran Orangutans.
Important Information
- Minimum age 8 years
- All children aged 8-15 must have an encounter ticket and be accompanied by an adult encounter ticket holder (16+)
- Enclosed footwear is essential.
- A face mask is required while in proximity with the orangutans. This requirement is based on best practice veterinary advice to keep our animals safe and healthy. Face masks will be provided.
- Close Encounters are non-refundable.
- As a welfare-accredited zoo, all of our animals have the choice to participate in Close Encounters. Their health and happiness always comes first!
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