Get even closer
Animal Encounters at Howletts
Get even closer to your favourite species on an unforgettable animal encounter. You will join a small group of fellow animal-lovers and one of our expert Animal Keepers, who will escort you to an exclusive, often behind-the-scenes area of the park. There, you will be able to ask your expert all of your animal-questions and enjoy an unforgettable animal encounter during which you will have the chance to interact with and - where possible - hand-feed your chosen species.
Lemur Encounter
Tiger Encounter
Snow Leopard Encounter
Clouded Leopard Encounter
Elephant Encounter
Rhino Encounter
Anteater Encounter
Gorilla Encounter
Lemur Encounter
Enjoy a close encounter with our curious lemurs! Accompanied by one of our expert team, you'll be introduced to some of our lemurs and hand feed them.
Day entry to the park is not included in the experience cost.
Minimum age: 5yrs. Children must be accompanied by paying adult
Duration: 20 minutes
Price: £45.00
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Time:
11:30am
Tiger Encounter
Get within a whisker of our tigers as you join one of our expert team to discover more about our Sumatran tigers. You may have the opportunity to join our expert as they feed one of these magnificent cats too!
Day entry to the park is not included in the experience cost.
Minimum age: 7 yrs. Children must be accompanied by paying adult
Duration: 30 minutes
Price: £95.00
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Time:
2pm
Snow Leopard Encounter
Join one of our expert Keepers for a behind the scenes tour to meet our snow leopards. Discover more about this incredible species and enjoy first hand insights about our leopards' personalities from the people who know them best - our Keepers! You'll then be given the opportunity to feed snow leopards through the fence, under the watchful eye of our team.
Day entry to the park is not included in the experience cost.
Minimum age: 7 yrs. Children must be accompanied by paying adult
Duration: 30 minutes
Price: £95.00
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Time:
2pm
Clouded Leopard Encounter
Meet the clouded leopards! Accompanied by an expert Ranger, you'll discover more about these elusive cats and take part in feeding them some tasty treats.
Day entry to the park is not included in the experience cost.
Minimum age: 7yrs. Children must be accompanied by paying adult
Duration: 30 minutes
Price: £95.00
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Time:
10:30am
Elephant Encounter
Meet the UK's largest herd of African elephants at Howletts and see our adorable elephant calf! You'll learn all about elephant behaviour, enrichment, anatomy and dietary requirements from one of our expert Keepers and may have the opportunity to help the team with an elephant feed.
Day entry to the park is not included in the experience cost.
Minimum age: 7yrs. Children must be accompanied by paying adult
Duration: 30 minutes
Price: £75.00
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Time:
2:30pm
Rhino Encounter
Enjoy a close encounter with one of our magnificent, yet critically endangered, black rhinos. Accompanied by one of our team you'll discover more about this species, get up close and personal with one of our rhinos and take part in hand feeding them some healthy treats.
Day entry to the park is not included in the experience cost.
Minimum age: 5yrs. Children must be accompanied by paying adult
Duration: 30 minutes
Price: £50.00
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Time:
11am
Anteater Encounter
Meet our giant anteaters and discover first hand how long their incredible tongues are. Go behind the scenes to see how these amazing animals, with their immensely powerful front legs and impressive claws, are built for cracking open ant nests to get to the tasty ants inside!
Day entry to the park is not included in the experience cost.
Minimum age: 5yrs. Children must be accompanied by paying adult
Duration: 30 minutes
Price: £45.00
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Time:
3:00pm
Gorilla Encounter
Howletts is home to the largest collection of western lowland gorillas in the world. Accompanied by one of our expert Keepers, you'll go behind the scenes to see some of our gorillas as you enjoy a guided tour. Weather permitted you will join the keepers on the roof while the Gorillas are being fed
Day entry to the park is not included in the experience cost.
Minimum age: 7yrs. Children must be accompanied by paying adult
Duration: 30 minutes
Price: £85.00
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Time:
2:30pm
Unless otherwise stated experiences do not include day admission. A valid day ticket, Annual Pass or short break booking would be required to gain admission to the reserve where the experience is conducted.
