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.
You can now prebook your tickets with confidence with our rainy day guarantee. If it rains continuously while you're at the zoo this summer for more than two hours during official zoo opening hours, we'll give you a FREE return visit on a day of your choice this year.
Rainy day guarantee
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.
Hang out with the UK'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.
Warm up in our Queensland koala walk-through with Kalari, Talara and Myaree – the UK's only koalas. Here, you can shelter from the wet weather, watch our koalas munch on eucalyptus in the trees and visit some of our armadillos.
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.
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A BIG attraction for the smallest of animals, Wee Beasties is an indoor exhibition home to some exciting species including, reptiles, amphibians and insects. You can find Wee Beasties behind our penguin enclosure.
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 wraps, 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