Plan Your Visit
At Zoo Boise, we are always working to make the zoo educational, affordable, and most importantly, fun and exciting! Every year we try to add or update new attractions and experiences. Be sure to visit Zoo Boise often to see what we have in store.
All proceeds goes toward the Zoo Boise Conservation Fund. Payment is only accepted at the encounter station.
Special Attractions:
Giraffe Encounter
$5.00 Per Person
Experience: Get nose-to-nose with a giraffe and feed them some lettuce.
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Sloth Bear Encounter
$5.00 Per Person
Experience: Here’s your chance to feed a sloth bear some mealworms through a special feeding tube in the exhibit.
Capacity: To keep our animals healthy and within their diet parameters, up to 25 visitors may participate.
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Zoo Farm
$1.00 Per Person
Experience: Get up close and feed the zoo’s goats and sheep.
Capacity: To keep our animals healthy and within their diet parameters, the Zoo Farm encounter is restricted to a limited amount of food cups per day and may close early if the maximum is reached.
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Conservation Cruise
$5.00 Per Person
Experience: Our solar powered boats will take you on a relaxing cruise around the lagoon, where you’ll get a chance to see patas monkeys.
Butterflies in Bloom
Free With Zoo Admission
Experience: A walk through greenhouse full of hundreds of colorful butterflies.
Zoo Chats Schedule
For All Encounters
- Payment is only accepted at the encounter station.
- All proceeds goes toward the Zoo Boise Conservation Fund.
- All activities are weather and animal dependent.