Events Description
Enjoy a once in a lifetime experience behind the scenes at Assiniboine Park Zoo! These tours bring visitors up close with some of the Zoo’s most charismatic creatures. Tours are guided by our experienced educators and animal care professionals.
Behind the Scenes: Cougar Enrichment Experience
Length: 60 minutes
Cost per person: $85 + Zoo admission*
Maximum Group Size: 4 people
Start Time: 10:00 am. Please arrive at the Zoo 15 minute prior to your experience
Meeting Location: Zoo entrance – meet just past the gates
Join our educators and animal care professionals for a memorable behind the scenes experience that brings you up close with our cougar. With the guidance of an animal care professional, you will be introduced to Teeka and enjoy a marvelous opportunity to discover how we enrich the lives of our animals and create unique enrichment items for one of the cats. Your incredible adventure wraps up by observing her interact with your enrichment item which directly contributes to our high standards of care.
Behind the Scenes: Snow Leopard Enrichment Experience
Length: 60 minutes
Cost per person: $85 + Zoo admission*
Maximum Group Size: 4 people
Start Time: 10:00 am. Please arrive at the Zoo 30 minutes prior to your experience
Meeting Location: In front of Tundra Grill
Join our educators and animal care professionals for a memorable behind the scenes experience that brings you up close with our snow leopards. With the guidance of an animal care professional, you will be introduced to one of our snow leopards and receive a marvelous opportunity to discover how we enrich the lives of our animals and create unique enrichment items for the cats. Your incredible adventure wraps up by observing the cats interact with your enrichment item which directly contributes to our high standards of care.
Behind the Scenes: Tiger Enrichment Experience
Length: 60 minutes
Cost per person: $85 + GST and Zoo admission*
Maximum Group Size: 4 people
Start Time: 10:00 am. Please arrive at the Zoo 30 minutes prior to your experience
Meeting Location: In front of Tundra Grill
Join our educators and animal care professionals for a memorable behind the scenes experience that brings you up close with our Amur tigers. With the guidance of an animal care professional, you will be introduced to one of our tigers and enjoy a marvelous opportunity to discover how we enrich the lives of our animals and create unique enrichment items for the cats. Your incredible adventure wraps up by observing the cats interact with your enrichment item which directly contributes to our high standards of care.
Behind the Scenes: Harbour Seal Honorary Trainer
Length: 60 minutes
Cost per person: $85 + GST and Zoo admission*
Maximum Group Size: 6 people
Start Time: 1:00 pm. Please arrive at the Zoo 30 minutes prior to your experience.
Meeting Location: In front of Tundra Grill
Join our educators and animal care professionals for a memorable behind the scenes experience that brings you up close with our harbour seals. With the guidance of an animal care professional, you will be introduced to one of our seals and enjoy a fantastic opportunity to learn about and observe how training benefits our animals. Your experience continues as you transition into an honorary trainer, directly participating in our positive reinforcement training program.
Please note: the Seal experience is not wheelchair accessible.
Behind the Scenes: Polar Bear Honorary Trainer
Length: 60 minutes
Cost per person: $85 + GST and Zoo admission*
Maximum Group Size: 4 people
Start Time: 11:00 am. Please arrive at the Zoo 30 minutes prior to your experience.
Meeting Location: In front of Tundra Grill
Join our educators and animal care professionals for a memorable behind the scenes experience that brings you up close with our polar bears. With the guidance of an animal care professional, you will be introduced to one of our polar bears and enjoy a fantastic opportunity to learn about and observe how training benefits our animals. Your experience continues as you transition into an honorary trainer, directly participating in our positive reinforcement training program.
Who is it for?
Minimum age for participation is 10 years of age.
Maximum Group Size: 4 people
Please note: due to provincial public health orders, behind the scenes tours are currently limited to groups of visitors from the same household. Masks are mandatory throughout the duration of the tour.
HOW MUCH
Tickets:
$85 + GST and Zoo admission
How to get tickets?
CALL TO BOOK A TOUR: (204) 927-6070
WHEN & WHERE
Date & Time:
Schedule subject to change based on zoological operation requirements. Please click a ‘Book Online’ button to see current availability and reserve your experience. If your preferred date does not appear in the booking calendar, it is sold out.
Cougar Enrichment Experience
Experience begins at 10:00 am. Please arrive at the Zoo at least 15 minutes prior to your experience.
Experience Dates | |
June | Sunday, June 11 | Friday, June 23 |
July | Monday, July 3 | Wednesday, July 12 | Monday, July 17 | Sunday, July 23 | Saturday, July 29 |
August | Friday, August 4 | Thursday, August 10 | Wednesday, August 16 | Monday, August 21 | Saturday, August 26 |
September | Saturday, September 2 | Friday, September 15 | Sunday, September 24 |
October | Saturday, October 7 |
Snow Leopard Enrichment Experience
Experience begins at 10:00 am. Please arrive at the Zoo at least 30 minutes prior to your experience.
Experience Dates | |
June | Saturday, June 10 | Saturday, June 24 |
July | Sunday, July 2 | Saturday, July 8 | Friday, July 14 | Thursday, July 20 | Wednesday, July 26 | Monday, July 31 |
August | Sunday, August 6 | Saturday, August 12 | Friday, August 18 | Thursday, August 24 | Wednesday, August 30 |
September | Friday, September 8 | Sunday, September 17 | Saturday, September 30 |
Tiger Enrichment Experience
Experience begins at 10:00 am. Please arrive at the Zoo at least 30 minutes prior to your experience.
Experience Dates | |
June | Saturday, June 17 | Friday, June 30 |
July | Thursday, July 6 | Monday, July 10 | Sunday, July 16 | Saturday, July 22 | Friday, July 28 |
August | Thursday, August 3 | Wednesday, August 9 | Monday, August 14 | Sunday, August 20 | Sunday, August 27 |
September | Friday, September 1 | Sunday, September 10 | Saturday, September 23 |
October | Sunday, October 8 |
Harbour Seal Honorary Trainer
Experience begins at 1:00 pm. Please arrive at the Zoo at least 30 minutes prior to your experience.
Experience Dates | |
June | Friday, June 16 | Sunday, June 25 |
July | Wednesday, July 5 | Sunday, July 9 | Saturday, July 15 | Friday, July 21 | Thursday, July 27 |
August | Wednesday, August 2 | Monday, August 7 | Sunday, August 13 | Saturday, August 19 | Friday, August 25 | Thursday, August 31 |
September | Saturday, September 9 | Friday, September 22 |
October | Sunday, October 1 |
Polar Bear Honorary Trainer
Experience begins at 11:00 am. Please arrive at the Zoo at least 30 minutes prior to your experience.
Experience Dates | |
June | Friday, June 9 | Sunday, June 18 |
July | Saturday, July 1 | Friday, July 7 | Thursday, July 13 | Wednesday, July 19 | Monday, July 24 | Sunday, July 30 |
August | Saturday, August 5 | Friday, August 11 | Thursday, August 17 | Wednesday, August 23 | Monday, August 28 |
September | Sunday, September 3 | Saturday, September 16 | Friday, September 29 |
October | Monday, October 9 |