Into Africa

Meet the Giraffes

Come eye-to-eye with the world’s tallest animal with our special Meet the Giraffes experience.

Enjoy hand feeding our giraffes an afternoon snack with an expert zoo keeper on hand to tell you about our giraffes along with some amazing giraffe facts.  

Meet the Giraffes experience includes:

• Meet and hand-feed our giraffes
• Meet an expert zoo keeper and discover more about our giraffes 
• Kept to a maximum of six participants so you get quality time with the giraffes and zoo keeper

What to expect on the day

This 20 minute VIP experience begins with a health and safety briefing from our expert zoo keeper who, depending on weather, will then take you inside the giraffe house or to our special VIP giraffe observation deck, which brings you head to head with our giraffe. You will then help our zoo keeper hand feed the giraffe whilst learning more about this amazing species.

There will be a maximum of six people taking part in the experience, giving you lots of time with the giraffes and zoo keeper.

Tip: You will have plenty of opportunity to take some fantastic photographs so don’t forget to bring your camera!   

Important information before booking your Meet the Giraffes experience:

• Children must be at least 5 years of age and at least 3 feet tall to take part.
• Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult who must also purchase a Meet the Giraffes experience ticket. There must be no more than 2 children per adult. 
• General admission is not included and must be purchased separately.
• You must wear appropriate closed toe footwear for the experience.
• Pregnant or nursing mothers cannot participate in our Meet the Animals experiences. 
• Tickets are for personal use only and may not be sold on. 
• For participants with a disability or learning difficulty, please contact on experienceenquiries@zsl.org for advice before purchasing any of our experiences.
• Accompanying carers will be given access to the enclosure free of charge. Free carer tickets must be obtained in advance and can be purchased over the phone only. Please call 0344 225 1826 to book.
• The experience may be altered on any given day due to animal welfare, health issues, staff shortages, bad weather or changes to the Zoo’s collections, but will ensure that if this is the case, the activity will be replaced with another similar task. We endeavour to keep such changes to a minimum and will notify you as soon as possible if such changes are made. 
• We may have to change or cancel the date of an experiences for reasons such as the minimum number of participants has not been reached, extreme bad weather, staff shortages, animal welfare issues or force majeure. We will endeavour to notify you as soon as possible if this is the case. Regrettably, we cannot cover travel, accommodation or any other related costs if we are forced to cancel a date.
• Please arrive on time to ensure that you are present for the health and safety briefing. We advise guests arrive at least 10 minutes before the experience begins.
• Please see our full terms and conditions for more information

If you have any questions about booking please feel free to contact us.

Please note that admission to ZSL London Zoo is not included and must be purchased separately. 

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Availability

• Meet the Giraffes takes place at 2 pm daily

Price

• £54 per person

Purchase a gift voucher through our online shop!

Please note: ZSL members receive a 10% discount on this experience. Please call us to book on 0344 225 1826 or email experienceenquiries@zsl.org

How to book

• Book online here
• Call us on 0344 225 1826

We also offer Meet the Giraffes as a gift voucher. Please visit our online shop here to book as a gift for someone.