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Lake Tekapo Petting Zoo
Come visit our petting Zoo and feed our farm animals. We provide food with every entry for you to hand feed the animals and you can bottle feed our pet lambs and take photos with them!
Highlights
- Meet the cute animals e.g Merino sheeps, KuneKune pigs, alpacas & calf!
- Pet the animals, hug them, get close with them and take photos!
- Bottle feed the merino lambs with milk during the season!
- Hand-feed the animals with nutritious nut feeds!
- Guided tour to learn about the habits of each animal and how to take care of them.
Our family has farmed this land since 1928 and we love sharing our home with visitors from all over the world.
If you're looking for a hands-on animal experience then come and say hello to our farmyard favorites. Pet and feed our Merino Sheep, Kune Kune Pigs, Lambs, Alpacas, Calf and rabbits. Learn their names and personalities and let our friendly staff teach you about the habits of each animal and explain how we care for them.
Lake Tekapo Petting Zoo is located on the original grounds of the historic Mt John Homestead and Farm Yard, a 5-10 minute walk from the village center.
The admission price includes animal feed and additional feed can be purchased for $10 per bag. Bottle feeding is done at 9.00am, 2.00pm, & 7.00pm daily. Please let a staff member know if you would like to join in.
To ensure that our petting zoo experience is fun and safe for our guests and animals please read the following:
Active Supervision: Children must be supervised by an adult at all times whilst interacting with our animals.
Don't Run: Please don't run near to, or chase our animals.
No Dogs: Dogs are not allowed in, or near our petting zoo. They are allowed in the car park but MUST be on a lead.
Please Keep Noise Down: Please don't shout at our animals. If noise levels are kept low it ensure a better environment for guests and our furry friends.
No Drones: Drones are banned in Lake Tekapo due to our local airport. They also scare our animals.
Strictly No Smoking Or Vaping: Thank you
No Outside Food: Our animals have set diets, please don't bring your own food for them.
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Authenticated Reviews & Photos All of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme
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bench from New Zealand wrote on 02 June 2026
Fun little spot for animal lovers
From alpaca, to sheep, to Guinea pigs.. tekapo petting zoo is a fun spot for any animal lover. Will be coming back when there’s better weather as, unfortunately, it was rainy quite heavily when I was there.
Helen C from Hong Kong SAR China wrote on 19 April 2026
Friendly animals
You can hand-feed the sheep, alpacas
Jayden Ladkin from Japan wrote on 03 September 2026
Average at best
We felt that the experience was quite expensive for what we got. The whole visit lasted around 30 minutes, which felt very short considering the price. The guide was friendly and did a good job, but it was difficult to hear him at times. A microphone or some kind of speaker system would probably make a big difference, especially when the group is spread out. When we arrived, we weren’t sure where we were supposed to wait, so I had to go inside and ask. We then started by feeding the sheep through the fences, followed by going into another area where we were surrounded by sheep and could feed them. After that, we walked over to the alpacas, but the feeding felt quite rushed. Finally, we had a quick look at some lambs, and then the experience was over. The animals were lovely and the guide was good, but overall, we felt the experience was quite rushed and short for the price we paid. Unfortunately, I’m not sure we would recommend it at the current price.
francinag from New Zealand wrote on 13 February 2026
10/10
Love the overall experience as hand feeding animals n petting them too is amazing!
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NATASHA WILSON from New Zealand wrote on 04 July 2026
This is great!
I have done this experience twice now, and it's so fun! Where else can you be surrounded by sheep and feed them along with pigs, cows and Llama's. Guides are great too! Very much recommend!!