Be a Zoo Keeper for the Day at Flamingo Land Zoo
Overview
You will be a guest and temporary colleague at Flamingo Land Zoo, for the day, and will have the unique opportunity to discover what it’s really like to work as a Zoo keeper. In a day packed full of new and exciting experiences, you’ll step behind the scenes and gain a wealth of hands-on knowledge including how to care for some of the world’s rarest and most exotic creatures.
You’ll also discover that being a keeper isn’t for the faint hearted as you join the staff to help them complete their daily routines. Meet with giraffes, hippos, rhinos as well as farm animals and reptiles. What a fabulous day you will have.
- SKU
- PFLAMK
- Locations
- 1 in the UK
- People
- For 1
- Validity
- 12 Months
- Rating
- 5.0 (52)
What's Included
- Discover what it’s like to work at Flamingo Land
- Work with a variety of animals
- 20% off in the gift shop
- Admission to Flamingo Land Theme Park & Zoo
- Experience gift pack including personalised voucher and message card
What happens on the day?
Upon meeting at Flamingo Land’s main reception, you will receive a health and safety briefing from the member of staff who will be accompanying you for the day. You’ll then go behind the scenes to experience close contact with their wonderful array of animals.
The morning is spent in the farm, walking the ducks, feeding and cleaning the goats, sheep and cows. You’ll break for a quick rest before heading to the South American and Australasian areas, to feed and clean the giraffes and hippos. Lunch is generally between 13.30 and 14.00. After this you’ll head into the lemur exhibit to feed the lemurs and then the meerkats before visiting the rhinos. During your day you will also have the chance to handle some reptiles and feed the penguins.
Please note all the above is subject to occasional change.
Participant guidelines
- Minimum age: 8 (under 16s must be accompanied by a non-participating adult at no extra cost)
- All spectators must pay normal day visitor rate and will not be able to accompany the guest into animal areas
- The experience content, equipment used and restrictions may vary
Availability
The experience is available seven days a week all year round (except 25th December). All experiences must be pre-booked.
We recommend you book at least four weeks in advance to ensure that dates are available before the expiry date listed on the voucher. All bookings are subject to availability.
Your day during the summer will start at 09.30 and end at 16.00, during winter the day runs from 09.00 to 15.30.
What about insurance?
The centres contracted with us hold public liability insurance. We also hold contingency liability cover. You will not be liable for accidental damage to equipment, except where damage has been caused as a result of recklessness or wilful negligence.
Please ensure you are familiar with the terms and conditions of the experience.
How it works
Customer Reviews
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Kirsty
24/12/2021
An amazing experience
Took my 9 year old to the zoo keeper for the day experience. What an amazing day! Got real hands on experience with a lot of animals and hand fed penguins, giraffes and wallabies amongst other animal encounters. Would highly recommend! All the zoo keepers were really friendly and made my little girls day so memorable.
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Steve
11/09/2021
Awesome Day as a Zoo Keeper
The experience was a Christmas gift from my daugher. The day was well organised from start to finish & all of the keepers that I met were friendly, very knowledgeable & dedicated to the animals in their care. There was lots of poo picking, animal feeding, bed making & even some manual labour thrown in for good measure. Had a fantastic time & it was good to go behind the scenes, would recommend this experience to anyone who loves the zoo.
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Melissa
25/02/2020
My zoo keeping experience
My experience was a Christmas present from my mum and dad, my sister came along with me and was able to join in some activities such as hand feeding the lemurs and helping to clean out the tapir (Woody). My sister and I both enjoyed the experience. Our favourite part was feeding the giraffes, it was an experience in it’s self! We would also both like to say how nice and friendly the keepers were, in particular Chloe the giraffe, hippo and Zebra keeper, she was knowledgable and very friendly.
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Jill
21/10/2019
Amazing day
Got to see a variety of animals, staff friendly and had a lot of knowledge on the animals they were looking after, and were willing to share their knowledge with me. All the animals seemed healthy and well cared fir
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Daniel
21/09/2019
Amazing experience
The day from start to finish was absolutely amazing. The staff were welcoming, friendly and answered any questions you had. We got to get up close and personal with a variety of animals which felt like a once in a lifetime experience. I couldn’t recommend this experience enough, it is a must do for any animal lovers.
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Jack Sneddon
18/09/2019
Great day out!
I had an amazing time being a zoo keeper for the day at flamingo land. All the staff at the zoo were Amazing and welcoming. I would 100% recommend anybody to do this experience day.
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Laura
14/09/2019
Brilliant day as a zoo keeper
I had a fantastic day as the only person booked on that day for the zoo keeper experience in flamingo land! It was amazing! I would highly recommend. I am 29! And meant they let me do loads! Clean the animals and enclosures, feed them, interact with them close up! It was pretty much access all areas! And all different animals! Giraffes, rhinos, shetlands, otters, snakes, hippos, and many many more! Completely worth the money for any animal lover! And lots of photos and selfie opps!
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Suzanne
12/09/2019
Absolutely wonderful day
As a huge animal lover I was so excited when I got the voucher to Be a Zoo Keeper for the Day at Flamingo Land! This experience day was utterly amazing. I had a fantastic day getting up close so many amazing animals and the keepers were all really lovely. Never thought I'd have so much fun cleaning up rhino muck! :)
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Ben
03/09/2019
The best day ever!
What a fantastic day out at Flamingo Zoo for the junior zookeeper experience. My 14 year old son had such a brilliant time feeding so many animals and learning about each animal in detail. Compared to other zookeeper experiences, I’d say it’s great value for money and well worth it if your child is interested in animals or just wants an amazing life experience hand feeding penguins, giraffes, tortoises and lemurs.
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Alfie Bourke and dad
31/08/2019
Brilliant
Such a good day. Friendly and informative keepers. Can recommend highly enough
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Adele
05/08/2019
Amazing experience...my daughter loved it!
My daughter got this as a birthday present...she is animal mad...can honestly say could not have found a better experience day for her. The staff were very friendly & made us feel so welcome, sharing their knowledge & giving my daughter hands on experience of caring for various zoo animals! A full day packed with different activities & experiences. And the added bonus of spending 2 hours in the theme park afterwards! Worth every penny!
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Chris
31/07/2019
An amazing day!!!
What an amazing day!!!! One I’ll never forget, Up so close and hands on to so many amazing animals,all the staff and keepers were so knowledgeable and passionate about the animals, a thoroughly exciting day and wish I could do it all again, Can’t recommend highly enough,a must do experience to put and do on your tick list.
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Jess Portas
30/06/2019
Zoo keeper for the day, flamingo land
Amazing gift that I received for Christmas. We started in the farm area, cleaning out the goats, then fed the penguins, fed & cleaned out Coates. We received excellent knowledge & effort from the keepers & the lunch meal was included. In the afternoon we met hippos, fed giraffes, mucked our some more. Then we met their rhinos (incredible), Rhea, tapir ‘Woody’. We also spent time with a corn snake, snail & hedgehog. Lastly we fed the ring tailed lemurs & it topped the day off. Worth every penny!
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Shirley
26/06/2019
Just loved it!
A fantastic day - so much better than expected! Met so many fabulous animals and their keepers were friendly and informative. Best bits - stroking the rhinos, feeding the hippos, giraffes, penguins, lemurs, Woody the tapir (too many others to mention), cuddling Fred the snake and Raymond the Madagascan hedgehog - even mucking out wasn’t a chore!! It absolutely poured down in the afternoon but nothing could spoil the day. We will remember it for a long time to come!
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Elisabeth Manning
21/06/2019
I want to do this every birthday!
Totally perfect day. The keepers were fantastic and I couldn't have wished for a better experience, it far exceeded my expectations.
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Harry
17/06/2019
Brilliant Experience
What a fantastic day out. Access to the animals was unbelievable and the keepers were all extremely helpful and shared their knowledge generously. Each activity seemed to trump the next culminating in an unforgettable encounter with the cheeky lemurs. Staff were so welcoming and answered all our questions enthusiastically and honestly. Smartie, Ernie, Raymond, Bruce and Woody will live long in our memories. Thanks for the experience guys!
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Lee
13/06/2019
Best day ever!!!
Daughter had the best day ever (her words). She fed giraffes and penguins, held snakes and played with Lemurs to name a few. The zoo keepers were fantastic and really let her get involved in all aspects of feeding and sorting the animals out they could not of done anything better for her she really felt like a zoo keeper and part of the team. Her favourite part was the Lemurs jumping all over her trying to get her food. Excellent day, well organised and very knowledgeable. Very happy young lady
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Roz
10/06/2019
Amazing experience
The zoo keeper day at Flamingo Land was an amazing experience, the keepers were so friendly and knowledgeable and I felt so welcome on my visit. I got the visit the enclosures of lots of different animals, help clean out their enclosures and help feed them. I was provided with a free meal voucher also. It was a brilliant day and Flamingo Land zoo keepers went above and beyond to make it special.
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Richard
03/06/2019
Great day
Fantastic day out, really knowledgeable staff full of really interesting facts about the animals they so obviously care for. Great experience and would definitely recommend!
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Geraldine
01/06/2019
16th Birthday Surprise
I bought this for my animal lover/hoping to work with animals birthday. She absolutely loved it, she got to interact with the majority of the animals, fed them, prepared the food, cleaned out their areas and she loved every single minute of it. The keepers gave her lots of information on the animals and also when she told them she would love a job like this, they gave her info and encouragement. If my daughter could do this every day she would, absolutely fantastic experience.
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Daniel
26/05/2019
Fantastic day for my sister and me
Had amazing day in flamingo land. The zoo keeper experience day was worth every penny! The staff are super friendly and we had the chance to see a lot of animals from touching distance. My sister enjoyed the feeding and cleaning too. Super day. Would defo recommend to anyone loves animals
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Laura W
24/05/2019
Fantastic day , very knowledgeable staff
Myself and my partner attended the experiance together. Booking was very easy and everything was explained by the reception/admin team over the phone. The day was very hands on, and was jam packed, with lots of opportunity to get up close and interact with lots of different species..from giraffes to rhinos to corn snakes to lemurs! Also included a lovely lunch and a drink at dinner time. Staff were so friendly and really knowledgable, answering everything we asked throughout the day
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Catherine
14/05/2019
Amazing experience
We bought the zookeeper experience for my daughter's 11th birthday gift, and she absolutely loved it. She will remember it forever. A full day of cleaning out, feeding and learning about all the animals. The zookeepers were all very knowledgeable, patient and interesting. Her day included looking after animals, large and small and also got to handle animals too. If you or your child has an interest in animals they will not be disappointed.
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Tracy
12/05/2019
One of the best days ever
So much better than we could have expected. Well organised and so professionally handled for the whole day. The interaction with the animals will be a memory we will treasure forever and the Zoo keepers were fun and told us so many facts about the animals that we didn’t know. Thank you
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Katherine
28/04/2019
Fabulous day!
Well organized and staff were very friendly. A day full of animals - cleaning, scrubbing, feeding! We really were in with the animals and my 8 year old absolutely loved it but so did I! Perfect for any age and fabulous to learn about all the good work Flamingo land are doing looking after many endangered species.
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Julie
23/04/2019
What an amazing day
This was a Christmas present for my step daughter and was very well worth the money. The day was very well organised. We saw lots of different animals from a guinea pig to a hippo. We were with different keepers depending on the animal. We were shown behind the scenes at the zoo with everything from feeding the animals to the care of them, and some cleaning the animals out.
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Jayne and Jess
17/04/2019
Best day out.
Amazing, staff were on the ball from the start, meet and greet, introduction to the day, explaining the details. We were never hanging around, but one zoo keeper would show us to each enclosure, explaining what we would do, and giving us a knowledgeable insight to each animal. Great day.
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Natasha
05/04/2019
Worth Every Penny
Had a fantastic day out. Was able to spend time with a wide range of animals and every keeper was knowledgeable and friendly - nothing was too much to ask. I would recommend to anyone.
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Lucy
12/11/2018
Perfect day for animal mad 8 year old!
Excellent, fun-packed day feeding and mucking out the animals. Great value for money and my daughter loved it. Only problem is that going to the zoo as a "normal person" rather than a zookeeper will seem very boring now!
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Dave
30/08/2018
Amazing experience!
Zookeeper experience day at Flamingo Land was fantastic! The zookeepers let me really get involved and were so friendly and helpful. They really know their stuff and answered all of my questions. Loved every minute of a very full day! Thank you to all of the keepers :-)
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Lucy
23/08/2018
get up close and personal with some great animals
A fantastic day. The keepers were all very friendly and knowledgeable and even though they must get asked the same questions and get asked to take the same photos every time, they were enthusiastic in their replies. The day was fast paced and we spent time with lots of different keepers and animals. Food was good at lunch time. All in all a great day!!!
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Emma
11/08/2018
A fabulous and well rounded day.
Myself and my partner loved this experience. We were able to do it together and the opportunity to get up close to such a wide range of animals was amazing. Not for the faint hearted though- there is a lot of cleaning out of animal pens and dirty situations to deal with - a true reflection of a zookeepers daily duties! Highly recommended.
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Diane Bennett
08/08/2018
MOST WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE WITH THE ANIMAL WORLD
My friend booked this as a birthday gift and what a present it was. Being able to be close up to the most wonderful animals in the world was both magical and so educational. All the Zoo Keepers who looked after us during the day were both professional, extremely friendly and very motivated towards their animal specialism. Their knowledge of the animals in all aspects was amazing and they were very positive about sharing this with us. Its a brilliant day out would recommend it.
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Clig
30/07/2018
Amazing experience!
It was an amazing day! Absolutely loved seeing the animals up close, and the knowledge of the keepers was great, they were all so kind and friendly. I also liked that the animals were forced to interact with humans if they didn’t want to, they remain as wild as they can in a zoo.
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Ann
21/07/2018
Absolutely brilliant
What a fantastic day, a day to remember .The staff were so friendly and welcoming.Would highly recommended
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Rachel Vincent
29/05/2018
Amazing
Amazing experience, would definitely do it again
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Tracy
21/05/2018
Absolutely fantastic day
Just completed my bee a zoo keeper for the day at Flamingo land zoo and cannot rate it high enough. The staff were amazing, very friendly and helpful and I was lucky enough to go round all the the different enclosures. I fed giraffes,and penguins, brushed 2 rhinos, had meerkats and lemurs jumping all over me, held snakes and giant cock tuaches znfvebrn tickled the belly of a tapir. Absolutely amazing!
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Louise
19/03/2018
Brilliant day for kids who love animals
Wonderful interactive experience. Mucking out, feeding, training with really lovely keepers who are so passionate about their animals. Day was very well organized & kids had a truly memorable experience
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Karen
27/10/2017
A day to remember!!!
I had a fabulous day from start to finish, it certainly offered a hands on experience of being a zoo keeper for the day. The staff were all very friendly and so knowledgable in their areas. The chance to get so close to the animals and hand feed some was such a marvellous feeling, I even enjoyed helping to muck out!!! My true highlights were feeding the penguins, the giraffes, the hippos and finally meal time with the cheeky little Lima’s. Yes certainly a day to remember!! :) Thank you all X
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Nicky
16/10/2017
Fab day
Took my son for a day at flamingo land as a zoo keeper for a day. He thoroughly enjoyed it and got to meet and feed various animals. The keepers were prompt and you weren’t kept waiting and they are very knowledgeable and are patient with all the questions and a credit to the team.
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Tracie
22/09/2017
Zookeeper for a day
Brilliant just Brilliant loved the whole day & the staff were Great :-)
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Mary
02/09/2017
Breathtakingly amazing experience
I have not reccomend the Zoo keeper for the day experience enough. I though I wouldn't be doing much but they let you get hands on with the animals. Could not have asked for a better day! Will stay in my memories forevermore
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Charlotte Moyle
07/08/2017
Increditble Value
An experience that will stay in the mind for life
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Alex
29/05/2017
Zoo keeper day
Brilliant great to get close to all the animals
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James
20/04/2017
Amazing day
Had great time with the animals. The zookeepers were really informative and helpful. Want to do it again would really recommend the experience.
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Nikky
03/09/2016
Most wonderful day!
My day at flamingo land was absolutely brilliant. It was jam packed with lots of different activity and got the opportunity to see, hold, feed, clean out lots of different animals. It was great to get the up close experience that you don't ordinarily get in a zoo. The keepers were equally brilliant, nothing was a trouble and they answered all my daft questions! All were really friendly and knowledgeable! I would definitely recommend the experience if you love animals. Can't wait to do it again!
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08/08/2016
Zookeeper for the day
I can honestly say this was a real highlight of my year. Bought as a gift for my birthday last year , its something I've always wanted to do. The experience was fantastic and all the staff I met were extremely helpful, friendly and knowledgeable. It must be tiring to have to do these keeper days, especially with their already busy schedule. The highlights for me...scratching an enormous white rhino behind the ear and a good twenty minutes feeding a troupe of ring-tailed lemurs. Bliss!
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junior zookeeper
22/12/2014
Wonderful day
Full on, all day, one to one (plus mum) with keepers and their animals. Everyone enthusiastic and friendly. We hand fed penguins, giraffes, fed hippos, otters, stroked the rhinos, had meerkats and lemurs climbing on us, looked the lions in the eye, and so much more (son enjoyed mucking out various animals) and enjoyed the rollercoasters after! Am booking to take younger son now.
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Yorkshire and Humber
- Malton, North Yorkshire