Zoo Keeper for a day

For many of us, the chance to see what goes on behind the scenes at any zoo or wildlife park would be something beyond our wildest dreams! But now the opportunity to do just that is on offer, and could be a great gift for any animal lover who really wants to have the chance to talk to staff, meet some of the animals & get stuck in for the day. PLEASE read the key info or notes for each experience before you buy - many have age restrictions for instance.

For specific species, please check their own pages e.g. Monkey Keeper, Big Cat Keeper

	Zoo Keeper for a Day Choice Voucher Available at 2 zoos in the UK £259.99 Buyagift now offer a Zoo Keeper for a Day choice voucher, available at 2 zoos across the UK. Roll up your sleeves and get stuck in with monkeys at a Cornish sanctuary or big cats in Kent! Experience what it is like to be a zookeeper and look after a fantastic range of animals during one unforgettable day! See the individual location details for specific information about each experience and get ready to take your choice of a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Get 15% off at BuyaGift with the code AHW2023 (valid until 31/12/23, it’s site wide!) Click here to go to Buyagift for more information
	Keeper for the Day Experience at Hoo Farm Animal Kingdom £199.00 Join the team and shadow an expert member of staff at Hoo Farm with this Keeper for the Day Experience. It's a hands-on experience - get ready to do some work! - and you'll spend the morning handling reptiles, including a 12ft Burmese python, meeting hedgehogs, helping clean the giant tortoise Victor and meeting survals before lunch! After eating, meet and feed the meerkats and then it's off to see the lemurs, foxes and raccoons. Finally, you'll meet the owls, the binturongs and the brush-tailed possums. Please note that as each day is different the animals you meet and the order in which you meet them may vary. The experience includes admission to Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World. Find out more from Virgin Experience Days SPECIAL OFFER: There's 15% off at Virgin Experience Days with the exclusive code SLSJQNDS; it's valid to 31.3.23 and side wide (apart from excluded products)
	Keeper for the Day with Lunch for Two at Dartmoor Zoo £199.00 What a great opportunity to join the team with this Keeper for the Day with Lunch for Two experience! Spend the day with the experts, looking after various species. Discover all about their animal diet and nutrition, husbandry, and the training and enrichment programmes that keep the animals healthy and happy. This is a hands-on experience with some hard work, too! But there's lots of photo opporutnities and you can enjoy lunch in the Jaguar Restaurant together, and take a certificate of your achievement home with you, along with the memories of your day! Available from Virgin Experience Days. SPECIAL OFFER: There's 15% off at Virgin Experience Days with the exclusive code SLSJQNDS; it's valid to 31.3.23 and side wide (apart from excluded products)
	Zookeeper Experience for Two at Ark Wildlife Park, Lincolnshire £275.00 (Use the code AHW2023 and get 15% off, valid until 31.12.23, not applicable to non-discountable gifts). Food preparation, face-to-face encounters and feeding are all in a day’s work for zookeepers and this is a chance for two of you to have a behind the scenes tour and and find out what is involved in looking after the animals to keep them well and happy! After your hands-on keeper experience, tuck into lunch at the Kalahari Café and the rest of the day to have a look at all the animals at the park! Available from BuyaGift
	Half Day Keeper Experience at Northumberland College Zoo for Two, Northumberland Was £140, now £120 (Use the code AHW2023 and get 15% off, valid until 31.12.23, not applicable to non-discountable gifts). Experience what life as a zookeeper is like with this half-day keeper experience at Northumberland College Zoo! Get close up with some of the zoo's animals. A keeper will on hand to take you around the zoo to show you what their daily tasks are and letting you join in too!, and to answer your questions! After a morning's work with the animals, explore the zoo at your own pace for the rest of the day. A drink from the zoo kiosk will keep you going! Find out more from BuyaGift
	Animal Keeper Experience for Two at Thornton Hall Country Park, North Yorkshire £185.00 (Use the code AHW2023 and get 15% off, valid until 31.12.23, not applicable to non-discountable gifts). Thornton Hall Country Park is home to sheep, goats, guinea pigs, rabbits, pigs, donkey, ponies, deer and cows so there's lots to see and do! This is not a zoo, but it's a chance to experience what it's like to work on a farm as an animal keeper for the day. Enjoy 3 hours of farming activities, caring for the animals, feeding the animals and learning exciting animal facts in a farming masterclass! Available from BuyaGift