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Visiting Edinburgh Zoo and the Giant Pandas
We hope you have a great day out with us and would like to highlight the following:
Viewing Arrangements
- Numbers for each viewing session are limited so pre-booking is essential
- Viewing the Edinburgh Zoo Giant Pandas is free but ticketed.
- Groups will be led through the viewing areas every 10mins.
- It will take approximately 20 minutes to see the panda experience.
- In extreme weather conditions we may have to close Edinburgh Zoo.
- Due to any unforeseen animal welfare issues viewing sessions may be suspended without notice.
- During certain points of the day, the pandas will be taken off-show for short periods of time. We will alternate this so there is always one panda on-show.
- Children under 3 years are admitted free to Edinburgh Zoo but must be booked into a panda time slot
- All Giant Panda viewing slot tickets have to be printed before coming to the Zoo. Tickets displayed on smart phones or tablets will not be accepted. Print must be clearly legible. Please Note: There are no printing facilities at Edinburgh Zoo
- Online Tickets must be bought by midnight on the day before your intended visit and used on the day selected at the time of purchase.
- Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable
- No flash photography is allowed whilst in the panda experience.
Book tickets
Tickets are currently available until 30th September. Before booking please review our full terms and conditions. To guarantee viewing and avoid disappointment |
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Arrangements for Members
Our Members will still need to pre-book their time slot. This should be done through logging on through the RZSS Members Forum.
Arrangements for Corporate Ticket Holders
Corporate ticket holders will be issued details of their own dedicated ticketing page for online bookings.
Travel and transport
Parking is available at Edinburgh Zoo. However, we cannot guarantee a space on your arrival due to anticipated demand
To avoid missing your allocated time slot please leave plenty of travel time as we cannot guarantee re-allocating a new time slot
During the day, some parking can also be found within the vicinity of the Zoo but please note space is limited due to the residential nature of our location
Edinburgh Zoo can be easily accessed via public transport. For more details please visit our how to find us page.
For more information:
If you would like more information please download our panda fact sheet and visit the RZSS Giant Panda Partnership website.