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Animal Encounters & Guided Tours
Animal Encounters & Guided Tours are a great way to experience the Cape May County Zoo. These special tours are also an amazing way to support our free zoo and all of the animals that call it home.
Private Guided Zoo Tour
Join us on a Private Guided Zoo Tour! This tour begins prior to our Zoo opening giving our participants exclusive access to the zoo before hours! During this 80-minute tour you will be guided through the zoo by one of our knowledgeable zoo educators while introducing you to the various species that call the Cape May County Zoo Home. This one-of-a-kind tour is limited to 8 people.
Private Guided Tours are $200 for 1-4 people. Each additional person is $50 (maximum number of participants is 8).
Animal Encounters
Capybara Encounter
*We are excited to welcome our two new Capybara pups to our herd. At this time we will be opening reservations on a month-to-month basis, to allow us to monitor the pups behavior as they acclimate to these unique encounters. *
During this approximately 20-minute encounter you will have the opportunity to be up-close and personal with our Capybara Family and offer them "browse" to eat, while our educators teach you all about these amazing aquatic rodents! Reservation times and dates are available for viewing on the booking page.
- Available Thursdays, Fridays & Sundays during the month of May at 11:30 am.
- This encounter is $400 for 1-4 people. Additional guests are $75 per person. (6 people max). All encounters are private.
Reservations for June will be opened the week of May 25th.
We highly recommend following our Facebook page for up to date information on Capybara reservations.
Giraffe Encounter
Giraffe encounters occur daily at 11:30 am, 1:30 pm and 2:00 pm (March-November). During this approximately 20-minute encounter you will have the opportunity to stand on ground level with the giraffes and offer them 'browse' to eat, while our educators teach you all about the resident 'tower' of giraffes that call the Cape May County Zoo home!
Pricing and Reservations
- This encounter is $140 for 1-4 people. Additional guests are $35 per person. (8 people max). All encounters are private.
- For safety reasons, children must be at least 5 years old. NO EXCEPTIONS.
- All children ages 5-17 must be accompanied by a paying adult.
Camel encounters are offered daily at 2:00 PM. During this approximately 30-minute encounter you will go behind the scenes with our Zoo Educators and learn about the amazing adaptions camels have to survive. You will have the opportunity to get up-close with both our Bactrian and Dromedary camels and offer them "browse".
Pricing and Reservations
- This encounter is $140 for 1-4 people. Additional guests are $35 per person. (6 people max). All encounters are private
- For safety reasons, children must be at least 5 years old. NO EXCEPTIONS.
- All children ages 5-17 must be accompanied by a paying adult.
Reptile encounters are offered daily at 10:00 AM. During this approximately 20-minute encounter you will get to meet "Tiny" one of our 7 foot Red-Tailed Boas and "Spiderman" our Juvenile Ambassador Alligator. You will also have the opportunity to explore our reptile house with one of our educators and learn about some of the amazing cold-blooded animals in our care. Masks are required inside the Reptile House. The Reptile House is open to the public.
Pricing and Reservations
- This encounter is $140 for 1-4 people. All encounters are private.
- All children ages must be accompanied by a paying adult.
School & Large Groups
Enhance your school field trip or group visit with an private guided zoo tour. If you are coming to visit the zoo with a group this is the best way to experience our zoo and all it has to offer. During your tour one of our experienced zoo educators will take you around and teach your group about the animals in our care as well as their wild counterparts. With advanced notice we can fine tune your tour to coincide your classes learning goals.
Pre-Kindergarten & Kindergarten (60-Minute Tour)
- 1 Tour Guide: $150, max. 25 people total
- 2 Tour Guides: $300, max. 50 people total
- 3 Tour Guides: $450, max. 75 people total
1st through 5th Grades (90-Minute Tour)
- 1 Tour Guide: $200, max. 25 people total
- 2 Tour Guides: $400, max. 50 people total
- 3 Tour Guides: $600, max. 75 people total
6th through 12th Grades & Adult (90-Minute Tour)
- 1 Tour Guide: $250, max. 25 people total
- 2 Tour Guides: $500, max. 50 people total
- 3 Tour Guides: $750, max. 75 people total