Amazing experience in Kilkenny. The whole family enjoyed it a lot. The staff is super friendly a d very knowledgeable about these beautiful animals. We saw so many amazing reptiles and we were able to pet and grab some of them. Recommended for families with kids but also to anyone that love nature and wants to pet a few amazing reptiles. You have to stay for the show ❤️

Fantastic morning spent at the reptile zoo. The staff were so knowledgeable, friendly and patient with ALL the kids questions. Lovely to see people enjoying their work and bringing their personality to the experience. My kids 3+5 yrs old loved their time at the zoo. They were thrilled to hold and touch some animals during the animal encounter session as well as learn lots of information. A must visit with smallies and reptile enthusiasts. 🦎

Lovely place to spend an hour or two. It's indoor, so you can visit throughout the year. Snakes were the highlight among other reptiles. The animal encounter session was fantastic. Kids will love this, as they will be allowed to touch some of the animals. It was a lot informative too. Definitely worth visiting..

This place is a hidden gem. Can easily spend 2+ hours in it. Many exotic reptiles to look at and to touch! It has an indoor playground and a safari off road vehicle for the little ones to play. There is a demonstration of some selected reptiles at each whole hour. One is invited to touch them at the session.

Fantastic place to visit. Huge number of reptiles. Staff very friendly and so informative. Will be back

Lovely little place. Not somewhere you will spend the entire day but definitely worth a visit. Staff very friendly. Lots of very interesting reptiles. Lovely set up. Very safe. Kids little area to play also which is a great touch. Parking available. Very central to newpark hotel. Definitely recommend. Lovely little cafe too for coffee and Ice creams

Great place to spend an hour or two. Kids loved it, I loved it. Staff are great. Very informative and put on regular talks about different residents of the zoo. We had the pleasure of a tarantula, giant snail and tortoise. Holding a tarantula was a first for me. Definitely coming back

Lovely reptile zoo experience. Spacious enough. Nice cokor tones. Cages kept in good condition. Precise information about the animals at the cage. Live experience to touch the snake was the best part.

A small cozy zoo that the kids Loved! Staff were so nice and friendly. They also do little talks about different animals and we got to hold one of the lizards.

To bad it is only one in Ireland, more then 1 hour driving from Dublin. Lots of reptiles to see. Big minus is location, it is located in warehouse in commercial zone...also if you compare with Dublin Zoo it is overpriced!!!

This was a spot on family trip. Came there from Limerick as a b-day surprise for our 9year old daughter. She absolutely loved it. Her 3year old brother and ourselves also enjoyed every minute of our time in there. Range of animals is big enough to have a fantastic two hours there. Kids had a chance to hold a real, living snake for a moment which was a great experience. Will definitely be back at some stage. Well worth of seeing.

Honestly, the reptile zoo was one of the highlights of our trip to Killkenny. I absolutely loved it. The animals were all so healthy and alert. The staff were absolutely amazing. Well worth a visit.

Wonderful experience with lots of reptiles . Car parking area, toilet facilities, nice and friendly people.

A nice family day out, and a nice educational way to pass an hour! It has a little playground which overlooks some alligators which we struggled to get our kiddo off of, this combined with the friendly staff on hand to answers questions from young and old we had a lovely visit.

We came from Dublin for the day definitely worth the trip.... lots of different species and so much Information... staff are great and knowledgeable... animal encou ters every hour.... Will be back for sure 👍

A very worthwhile visit lovely selection of snakes crocodiles and other lizards also got up close and personnel with a charming little scorpion

Absolutely fantastic day my son who has autism had a brilliant time we went on a Tuesday so was much calmer than a weekend day. Staff were brilliant so friendly and kind. Place was super clean and animals were well looked after. Definitely recommend

Absolutely brilliant. Free parking. You have to pay to get in. Lots of amazing species to look at. Nice play area for the children Also quite a few times a day the staff come out with 3 different types of animals, then they give a mild lecture about the animals. Then let the children stroke them. Hand sanitizer. Clean toilets Nice cafe for snacks and drinks. And you can stay as long as you want. All in doors so ideal for a wet or cold day.

Absolutely amazing place to visit. I took my daughter here when she was 7 and decided to return as she always had an interest in reptiles. She is now 14 and enjoyed it just as much as our 1st visit. The variety or reptiles are fantastic to see, and the workers here are incredibly informative when you have questions that need answering. We even got a hands on experience with some of the animals at the presentation. I really enjoyed seeing the snapping turtles along with the dragon lizards 🦎. Great day out if you have an interest in reptiles as the variety is large. Thanks to all for making our family day out enjoyable.

Really enjoyable, staff very friendly and helpful. The presentation and petting part with the snake, tortoise and stick insect was educational and funny too. Plenty to see and be fascinated by, my granddaughter loved it and would also highly recommend a visit.

Really enjoyed it plenty too see and the interaction with kids and animals was excellent the animal handler was very knowledgeable

We had a fantastic time and there was plenty to keep the children entertained. It was fantastic to have a look around and then have a play on their climbing frame. The talk was informative and the kids loved petting the reptiles.

One of the best reptile zoo expérience so far. The animals caretakers really take their time to explain you everything they know about the biology, ethology etc.. of the species. They also propose you to meet an animal during encounters which are really educational and helps you to break up with all the fears/doubts/stereotypes you might have about these fantastic animals. The enclosures are really well designed and allow you to see the animals and it also allows them to hide from the public if they need to. Everything is clean and in a good shape for both the visitors and the animals. Overall, it is a really good educational structure and the staff is really competent. A really pleasant experience. Keep up the good work ✌️❤️

We went here when it was quiet and the zookeeper doing the animal encounters was so attentive and helpful for us! Great place to visit if you're in Kilkenny and want something unique and fun. Highlight of our trip!

Fantastic family fun! Spacious, warm, clean...kids had a great time.

Such a great place for kids and adults, we had a great visit there!🥰

Absolutely loved it! The talk was a must -see and had so much fun going. Definitely will go back next time I'm in Kilkenny and highly highly recommend

First impression is not that good. A zoo among storehouses - utmost strange phenomenon. Inside I thought that it will take 20 minutes and that's all. But I started watching, reading and taking part in recurring "encounter times". I left after 2.5h and two "encounter" sessions. Good care of the animals, knowledge and passion. That's a good place to visit and recommend.

Really great place to visit, knowledgeable staff and excellent presentation.

We all loved it there , it's well laid out has a play area and coffee shop and gift shop also has hourly talks on different reptiles and you get to see them being feed , and if your lucky you might get to touch a reptile during the talk

Great spot, good animal husbandry, mostly bioactive. The staff know their stuff and are very enthusiastic.

Lovely little zoo with a lot of interesting reptiles. Not gonna ask any moral questions about cage sizes because everyone has different opinions. However.. the zoo is strongly recommended for families with kids. I came as a student and got some discount. Howrver 13.50 for the size is still too much in my opinion.

Staff are very friendly 😊 Place was nice and clean they even had hand washing station for after you pet the reptiles. Lots of range of beautiful reptials to see from some as big as a crocodile🐊 to even smaller then a frog🐸. Staff at the show were very informative. Recommend for adults and kids they also cater for groups.

Amazing place-- staff (sarah) really friendly, explaining about snakes and gecko- kids were thrilled to touch the snake. Easy to find plenty parking. Great place to spend an afternoon. Some amazing animals

Enjoyed our walk around, nice place for kids to visit 😀

Great place to spend a few hours. Talks every hour on different reptiles are really good. Plenty of reptiles to see too

4 stars for exhibit, 1 star for exhibitors. Great place for kids interested in reptiles, however, staff whilst being very knowledgeable about salt water crocodiles or giant African millipedes should take an extra class in how to deal with kids. My daughter arrived to one of the hourly talks at a point when the staff member was showing a scorpion around. My 6 year old being excited, inquisitive and totally oblivious to the fact that she wasn't supposed to touch the creature this person was willing showing around in an open top box put her hand on the box to pull it closer to her little sister so she could see better. This staff member then got right into the face of my 6 year old and said "No, do not touch" in a voice that was not a shout by any stretch but was also not a tone I feel anyone with a young child would be happy with a grown man using towards them. I bit my tongue and walked away for a minute because we had just arrived and I didn't want to ruin the visit. Moving on to the next talk the kids were told at the start of the talk not to touch the heads of the particular reptiles this member was showing (different reptiles etc are shown at each talk) by the time she was showing the gecko around after first showing a millipede and was allowing the kids to touch it she didn't say again about touching it's head and so another child strolling into the talk at that time could have walked right up and rubbed it's head and so the cycle of misunderstanding continues. Before anyone jumps to conclusions, I do not think my child does nothing wrong, I do tell them when they do something they are not supposed to. I feel this establishment would thrive if staff came back down to kids level a little. I got the impression that staff felt like they were a bit superior to us common paying customers and don't have to put in any effort other than looking after the reptiles. Put some effort into making the gift shop appealing, create some form of line between people wanting to pay for purchases from said gift shop and people paying to enter so we're not all standing there deciding amongst ourselves who's next whilst the staff member behind the counter just looks on like it's nothing to do with him. I completely understand you are doing your job Fiona (not actual name 😊) but if you don't want to interact or even acknowledge customers existence go work in a sanctuary or rescue place that hasn't decided to open it's doors to the public. I'm sure not all staff are like this but judging from my visit alone they are outnumbered 4 to 1.

An amazing venture in the middle of the town and a business park with many endangered and vulnerable species of lizards and snakes. But I was a little disappointed to see use of fake plants and shrubs for the lizards and snakes and a very small and fake grass mat kind of surface for the crocs.. The 5 odd insects they have seem to have a more natural enclosure. But overall a very informative place especially for kids, dont miss out on the Encounters that they do every hour with 3 reptiles.. It's great even on a rainy day as everything is indoors. I would've loved to buy some merchandise like a key ring or a T shirt or a cap but all the have are a few stiffed toys and coloring books for kids..

Excellent time spent there. Staff is friendly and answers your questions. Don't miss out on the interactive classrooms they do. Our kids really enjoyed those.