Fota Wildlife

Facilities and Daily Events

Our facilities include:

Childrens Play Areas
Fota Wildlife Park Jeep Safari
Maxi Zoo Train
Sheltered Huts
Wheelchair Loan
Parking
Irish Rail Train Station
Picnic & Rest Areas
Serengeti Gift Shop
Oasis Cafe
Education programmes
First Aid
Toilets, Disabled toilets, baby-changing facilities
Credit cards: VISA MasterCard, Laser, Eurocard (at entrance & gift shop)

Daily Events

Animal Feeds: most animals require feeding twice daily and you can see our wardens feeding them early morning and late afternoon.
Cheetah Run 3pm (Nov - Mar) 4pm (Mar - Oct) - Please note the cheetah run will not be running from the 30th of June for three weeks
Wildlife Talks 11am - 5pm (Mar 17th - Oct 31st)

Animal Antics with Arts & Crafts, Puppet Shows, Storytelling and Music 11am -5pm (Easter Holiday's, June, July, August)

Monthy Events

African Drumming Workshops - 1st Sunday of Every Month
Birds of Prey Experience Weekend - Once a month (Mar - Oct)

Special Children's Activity Camps, including:

Easter Bunny Activity Days
Summer Camps
Summer Safari Days
Halloween Activity Days

Go Wild at Fota:

In 2009 Fota Wildlife Park introduced Ireland’s wildest events calendar GO WILD @ FOTA with different events each month including Workshops, Activity Camps, Cheetah Run Road Race, Music, Family Fun, Education and Much more it’s time for everyone to Go Wild. Check our events page for details on upcoming events in 2010 including:

March 13/14th: Mother & Child Weekend
March 17th: St Patrick's Day Celebrations
March 28th - April 11th: Easter Activities
May 20th - Cheetah Run 4 Mile Road Race
June 20th - Carnivore Carnival
Oct 23rd - 25th - Cork Jazz Festival
Oct 26th - 31st - BOO at Fota
Nov 27th - Dec 19th: Christmas at Fota (Weekends Only)

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