Get up close and personal with your favorite Zoo animal by booking a Wild Connection today!
Get in touch with your WILD side as you join an RWPZ zookeeper and an animal companion for a one-of-a-kind experience! Learn about our animal friends’ individual personalities, the world-class training and care provided by our dedicated keeper and vet teams as well as what you can do help support animals like them in the wild. All while making a connection that will undoubtedly last a lifetime.
Please Note: This add-on experience does not include admission to the zoo. Wild Connections guests must reserve timed Zoo admissions tickets in advance to ensure entry to the Zoo prior to their scheduled experience. We suggest arriving at least 30 minutes early to park, be admitted and to connect with your Zoo host. Masks are required for the duration of this experience.
Duration: 15-20min (unless otherwise noted)
Capacity/Age Restrictions: Wild Connections are experienced in various exhibits and behind the scenes locations around the zoo, each with it’s own capacity, age restrictions and levels of accessibility. See each individual offering below for more details. Children ages 5-11 must be accompanied by a paid adult with one adult present for every two children age 5-11.
Pricing: See each individual offerings for pricing
Booking: Each Wild Connection is available at pre-designated time(s) per week. These experiences have limited availability and require advance reservations. NO EXCEPTIONS CAN BE MADE TO THE DAYS AND TIMES WILD CONNECTIONS ARE OFFERED.
To book a Wild Connections experience or for more information, contact us at programs@rwpzoo.org or (401)-785-3510 ext. 358
Join us in shell-abrating one of the longest-lived species on Earth. As part of this special experience, you will join a zookeeper in the tortoise habitat where you will meet our Aldabra Tortoises! You might even be able to feed these ancient giants or provide some of their daily enrichment during your time together! (Did we mention they love shell and neck scratches?) You are tort-aly going to love it!
- Capacity: 4
- Min Age: 5
- Wheelchair Accessible: No
- Availability: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:00pm
Member Pricing: $250 (includes 2 participants) and $50 for each additional participant
Non-member Pricing: $300 (includes 2 participants) and $60 for each additional participant.
CLICK HERE to view available dates and to claim your timeslot for this Wild Connections experience. NOTE: You will be required to create an account and provide all registration information. We will contact you by phone to confirm membership and to secure payment.
For other questions or more information you can give us a call at (401)-785-3510 ext. 358 or email us at programs@rwpzoo.org.
See if you can match our Giant River Otters’ energy in this truly unique experience. As one of only 8 accredited zoos in North America with Giant River Otters, we are excited to offer you the opportunity to head behind the scenes to discover some of the work and care that goes into keeping these notoriously hungry and energetic boys well fed and happy! Help our zookeepers prepare a delicious snack for the otters, meet the otter boys, and even go into their habitat for an all-new perspective of our newest exhibit, Faces of the Rainforest!
- Capacity: 4
- Min Age: 5
- Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
- Availability: Sundays at 11:30am
- Member Pricing: $300 (includes 2 participants) and $60 for each additional participant
- Non-member Pricing: $350 (includes 2 participants) and $70 for each additional participant
CLICK HERE to view available dates and to claim your timeslot for this Wild Connections experience. NOTE: You will be required to create an account and provide all registration information. We will contact you by phone to confirm membership and to secure payment.
For other questions or more information you can give us a call at (401)-785-3510 ext. 358, or email us at programs@rwpzoo.org.
They might not be in a hurry, but you should be if you want to book this experience! Join one of our sloth keepers as you come face-to-face with a loveable sloth in their all-new outdoor enrichment space. You will learn about their diets, vet care, training and more as part of this unforgettable encounter.
- Capacity: 4
- Min Age: 5
- Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
- Availability: Saturdays at 11:30am
- Member Pricing: $300 (includes 2 participants) and $60 for each additional participant
- Non-member Pricing: $350 (includes 2 participants) and $70 for each additional participant
CLICK HERE to view available dates and to claim your timeslot for this Wild Connections experience. NOTE: You will be required to create an account and provide all registration information. We will contact you by phone to confirm membership and to secure payment.
For other questions or more information you can give us a call at (401)-785-3510 ext. 358, or email us at programs@rwpzoo.org.
Make like a sloth and hangout in our newest exhibit, Faces of the Rainforest! In this extended Wild Connection, visit the zoo when we are closed to the public and spend 30 minutes with a rainforest keeper as you come face to face with one of our sloths. You will learn about their diets, vet care, training and more as part of this unforgettable encounter. You will be able to explore the entire rainforest exhibit with a zookeeper at your side. From howler monkeys to Toucan’s learn about each animal’s personality and unique needs! (This experience is only offered through March when the zoo is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.)
- Capacity: 4
- Min Age: 5
- Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
- Availability: Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11:30am
- Member Pricing: $350 (includes 2 participants) and $70 for each additional participant
- Non-member Pricing: $400 (includes 2 participants) and $80 for each additional participant
CLICK HERE to view available dates and to claim your timeslot for this Wild Connections experience. NOTE: You will be required to create an account and provide all registration information. We will contact you by phone to confirm membership and to secure payment.
For other questions or more information you can give us a call at (401)-785-3510 ext. 358, or email us at programs@rwpzoo.org.