Waddle in your wellies to the zoo
There's lots to do at Edinburgh Zoo regardless of the weather, so bring your wellies and a sense of adventure for a ROAR-some day out!
Cosy up with our koalas or hide out from the rain with our hippos – don't let the unpredictable Scottish weather stop you visiting some of our loveable furry faces.
Budongo Trail
Visit our Budongo Trail, home to our troop of chimpanzees. Fully indoors, Budongo allows you to watch these amazing animals and learn about the links between humans and our closest relative.
Make sure to swing by our brand-new Virtual Reality experience the next time you visit Budongo Trail!
Sleepy sloth house
Hang out with Scotland's only Linne's two-toed sloths, Nico and Feira, in our sloth house. You'll typically find them napping, as sloths spend at least 15 hours a day snoozing! Our sloth house is fully indoors and warm and toasty to mimic Nico and Feira's natural habitat – the rainforest. You will also find some of our armadillos in the sloth house.
Koala walk-through
Warm up in our Queensland koala walk-through with Kalari, Talara and Myaree – the UK's only Queensland koalas. Here, you can shelter from the wet weather, watch our koalas munch on eucalyptus in the trees and visit some of our armadillos.
Living Links
As well as being an amazing indoor attraction, Living Links is a research centre for the study of primates. Our brown capuchins and common squirrel monkeys live here together, as they would usually form mixed-species groups in the wild.
Magic Forest
Have a mystical meander through Magic Forest on your next visit!
Magic Forest is home to many of our small mammal species including monkeys, cloud rats and squirrels.
Don't forget to say hi to our cotton-top tamarin family when you're there!
Grab some grub
Find shelter and some delicious food in one of our on-site restaurants and cafes.
The Gannet will fuel you up with some delicious fish and chips or vegan burger, or grab a breakfast roll and a delicious hot chocolate from Penguins Café. All our eateries offer indoor seating.
A lot of our outdoor animals also have indoor viewing areas – Qabid the rhino, Otto and Gloria the pygmy hippos and our bachelor herd of giraffes.
Plan your visit