Updated for September 2026
The Best Zoos in South Australia
How this list is ordered: by how complete our listing is — how much we hold on opening hours, ticket prices, accreditation, photographs, animals and facilities. It is a measure of our own coverage, not a judgement of the venue. We hold no visitor scores or conservation assessments, so “best” here means every zoo in South Australia that qualifies for the list, fullest entry first.
Listed alphabetically
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PlaygroundGuided tourOn-site dining
Adelaide Zoo
Zoo in Adelaide
The grounds cover eight hectares of parkland immediately north of the city centre. The newest enclosures form the second phase of the South-East Asia area, called Immersion, where Sumatran tigers and orangutans are seen at close range. The Envirodome, a hands-on visitor space, shares the former Ape Block with the Education Centre.
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Animal encounterBehind-the-scenes tourOn-site dining
Cleland Wildlife Park
Zoo in Crafers
Cleland Wildlife Park is a zoo in Crafers, Australia. Animals on show include Dingo, Tasmanian Devil, Koala, Echidna and Cockatoo.
More in South Australia
View all South Australia listingsOur ranking methodology
This is not a ranking. The 2 venues above are listed alphabetically by name, the same order used throughout this site. We do not collect visitor reviews, star ratings, ticket-sales figures or a conservation-impact score, so none of those exist here to rank by — “best” in this page’s title means every venue that qualifies for this list, not first-to-last by quality. If we ever add a data source robust enough to support an honest ranking, this note and the order above will change together.