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Willowbank Wildlife Reserve

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Willowbank Wildlife Reserve Day Entry Ticket

1. Willowbank Wildlife Reserve Day Entry Ticket

Get up close and personal with New Zealand native wildlife at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve. The wildlife park and nature reserve is located 5 minutes drive from Christchurch Airport and 20 minutes drive from Christchurch CBD. Set in a natural environment with a great variety of wildlife species, Willowbank is suitable for all ages. Learn about New Zealand's endangered wildlife and Willowbank's continuing involvement in conservation. Walk through the massive kea enclosure to meet the worlds only alpine parrot, check out the world's only living dinosaur (tuatara), one of the rarest birds in the world (takahe) and a rare bush parrot (kaka). Be sure to visit the specially constructed viewing facility where you are guaranteed to see kiwi with no glass to hinder your view! Relax at the onsite cafe and bar, before, during or after exploring the reserve. Take a break overlooking the deer paddock. During winter, enjoy the ambience of the roaring open fire! 

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What people are saying about Willowbank Wildlife Reserve

Overall rating

4.7 / 5

based on 13 reviews

Loved our visit so much - a great place to spend a couple of hours with friendly and approachable animals. Loved feeding the eels. Thank you Willowbank.

Totally loved it …interactive lots of animals we hadn’t seen before like kea… we had an awesome time and would definitely recommend.

Very tidy clean well organized really enjoyed our wanderings and feeding the bird's and animals. Lovely Cafe too.

A surprisingly wonderful experience

Loads more to see and do than we expected with some really unique wildlife from around the world

We got to see Kiwis! The feedings were fun and informative and the keepers knowledgeable.