PRIVATE Zoo TOURS

Family Friendly Zoo tours

We’ve changed up our tour offerings to accommodate families with kids! These tours will be shorter than our regular Private Tours, and our educational messaging will be catered to young attention spans.

You’ll have our facility to yourselves on this 1 hour guided experience - no crowds to dodge!

Unlike our typical Private Tours, there is no minimum age requirement. However, no animal feeding or touching opportunities are included.

Family Friendly Tours are by reservation only, and payment is due at the time of booking in order to hold your time slot. The cost for a Family Friendly tour is $150 for up to 6 family members.

To find out more about taking a tour at The Creature Conservancy, please read the FAQs below. Fill out the "Tour Inquiry" form below to get started on reserving your Private Tour or purchasing a certificate for a tour to be scheduled in the future. We will call you to schedule your tour and answer questions.

Family Zoo Tour Inquiry

Private Zoo Tours

Ages 10 and up

A Private Tour of The Creature Conservancy is the most interactive way to meet our animals. These tours can be taken by a single individual, a family group (or pod) up to 6 people all over the age of 10. We generally schedule tours about 4-6 weeks in advance.

These tours give you an up-close and personal chance to meet our animals. A tour generally lasts about ninety minutes and includes opportunities to touch and feed some of the animals.

Tours are by reservation only. The cost for a guided tour is $150 for two people. Each additional person (up to a maximum of 6 people) is $25.

Private Tour Inquiry

Reptile Tours

Ages 12 and up

This is an exciting opportunity to meet many of our reptiles, most of which are not on public display. These tours are offered for a group of up to 4 people. All participants must be over the age of 12 for this tour.

The tour will last about 90 minutes and includes opportunities to touch various reptiles such as a blue-tongued skink, bearded dragon, Gila monster, cane toad, pancake tortoise, and red-footed tortoise. You will also meet the black and white tegu and observe an alligator feeding.

Reptile Tours are offered on Saturday and Sunday at 5:00pm by reservation only. The cost for a guided reptile tour is $150 for two people. Each additional person (up to a maximum of 4 people) is $25.

Reptile Tour Inquiry

Private Tour FAQs

When can I take a guided tour? Tours are subject to staff availability. Please fill out the "Tour Inquiry" planner above to get started planning a Private Tour or a Family Friendly Tour! (Please note: weekend tours are usually scheduled for 11:00am or 5:00pm, weekday times are at 5:00pm on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday).

What will we get to see if we schedule a guided tour? You can expect to see many of the following species: 5 species of macaw, cougar, African crested porcupine, giant tortoises, sloth, alligator snapping turtle, American alligators, eagle, warthog, muntjac deer and more. In addition, these animals are viewable in their outdoor enclosure: wild turkey, arctic foxes, cravens, black vultures, turkey vultures, emu, Eurasian eagle owls, and peafowl.

Why can't I see certain animals? Some animals are occasionally off display because they are in a presentation in our classroom, or they are off site at an event. Enclosure construction, breeding seasons, skin shedding, weather, enclosure cleaning and routine veterinary care are other reasons you may occasionally not be able to see expected animals.

Why the age requirements for tour participants? Private Tours are relatively long (90 minutes) and involve in-depth discussions of animal behavior and biology not suited to young attention spans.

What is the cancellation policy? If you cancel more than three weeks before the date of the tour, you will receive a full refund. If you cancel within three weeks of the tour you will receive a 50% refund.