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This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet a real group of meerkats. You will get up close and personal with these fascinating creatures at a dedicated centre that specialises in their care. You will spend quality time really getting to know the animals as they climb all over you and feed from your hands! Each meerkat has its own individual character that is a joy to discover.
At some locations you will also have the opportunity to explore the rest of the centre at your own leisure.
Once you arrive you will head straight for the meerkat enclosure. After a health and safety briefing, you will need to wash your hands before entering the enclosure. The meerkat specialist will be on hand to give you insightful information and oversee you as you interact with the animals. You will be presented with a small tub of meal worms or fruit to feed the meerkats with.
There will be plenty of opportunities to take photos and videos of this unforgettable experience.
Please note: Some locations may have porcupines in the enclosure as well.
This experience is available Monday to Sunday, Throughout the year, subject to availability. You must take your experience before the expiry date.
The experience will last between 20 to 60 minutes, depending on the location.
This experience is for two people, there may be other people on the day.
This experience is suitable for spectators, they will need to pay the small admission fee on the day.
Minimum age varies depending on your chosen location, under 16s need to be accompanied by an adult.
We recommend that you wear trousers, enclosed footwear and clothes that you don't mind getting dirty!
This is for a voucher entitling the holder to any of the activities supplied by Activity Superstore up to the value stated.
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Animal Experience in StrethamTzarina from Marketing, October 2021
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What did you get up to?
My Auntie and I visited the Animal Experience in Stretham, where we met the most adorable family of meerkats; all with names inspired by Toy Story - Jessie, Woody, Slinky & Rex!
Once inside the meerkat enclosure, it wasn’t very long before the meerkats started jumping up onto our laps. They loved being stroked and one meerkat even wanted to have their belly rubbed! We also got to feed them and whilst meerkats may be small, their characters exceed their size!
Mitch (experience provider) was very knowledgeable, and it was interesting to find out more about these adorable animals.
After our meerkat encounter, we were taken around the rest of the zoo. We saw baby sugar gliders, a snowy owl just like Harry Potter’s Hedwig, chinchillas, chameleons, pythons, tarantulas (not my personal favourite) and more! We both got to hold a lizard too!
What did you enjoy the most?
Feeding the meerkats was my favourite part; when Mitch said they don’t like to share their food he wasn’t joking! It was fascinating to see how meerkats compete for food and hearing them communicate using different voices.
Sharing this experience with my Auntie was another highlight - she’s always been a massive animal-lover; she loved the meerkats so much she wanted to take one home with her, especially the meerkat who wanted a belly rub!
Also, holding a lizard felt very surreal as I’ve never been completely fearless around animals, but it felt amazing to step outside of my comfort zone!
Top Tip
1. Hold on tight to the feeding pot as the meerkats do not like to share food and they can knock this out of your hands!
2. Make sure you wear clothes that you don’t mind meerkats jumping on to!
3. Enjoy seeing all the other animals at the zoo too!