7-12 years
Get behind the scenes at Howletts
Do your children or grandchildren keep telling you how much they love wild animals? Stuck for ideas on what to get them for their birthday? Bring science and biology to life to help them with their school work by doing something amazing that might ultimately assist in their future development.
Our Junior Ranger experience will give your children a very real opportunity to get behind the scenes at Howletts by having a guided VIP tour of the park with an Education Animal specialist.
Book nowHere's What They'll Learn
Throughout the day the children will meet the specialist keepers, who will speak about what a rewarding job it is they do, how challenging it is to get into, what qualifications are needed to get into it as a career and how important it is to start early if you want it to become an Animal Keeper.
Conservation
Animal Encounters
Habitats & Adaption
Food For Thought
Animal Behaviours
Conservation
The keepers will give a brief history of the park and will talk about the importance of conservation work and our role in the protection of wild animals.
Animal Encounters
Over the day the children will have some animal encounters to help build their confidence when they are close to the wild animals.
Habitats & Adaption
See where the animals sleep and learn about their different homes and habitats.
Food For Thought
Find out all about dinner time in the animal world; who eats what, or who eats who! And all about our enrichment program that helps promote healthy living of captive animals.
Animal Behaviours
The children will have an opportunity to compare and contrast the different animals' behaviours
Your Day's Agenda
- Meet your guide at the entrance for 10.00 start
- Meet the herbivorous rhinoceros
- Meet the keeper of the largest ape, the gorillas
- See the Red River hogs receive a scatter feed
- Lunch (not included) is around 12:15
- Go behind the scenes at the elephant house
- Meet some of our carnivores
- Meet the amusing lemurs
- The day ends at around 15.30
Howletts Wild Animal Park
Roisin Traquair
We had a wonderful day and feel privileged to have got so close to the animals. Emily was a fantastic and friendly guide. Thank you!
Howletts Wild Animal Park
Pippa Graham
Really enjoyed the day and our guide was fantastic. Learnt so much and really memorable. Thank you.
Prices & Bookings
This day is ideal for special occasions such as a birthday or just a special holiday treat. This really will be a day to cherish and could be the start of a lifelong adventure with wild animals. Junior Ranger days are really popular so please book early to avoid disappointment.
Child plus accompanying adult - £240.00
Additional children - £120.00
Additional adult - £120.00
The price of this experience DOES NOT include entry to Howletts Wild Animal Park UNLESS you are an overnight guest of Port Lympne Hotel and Reserve OR a Member or Howletts season ticket holder. If you are not an overnight guest of Port Lympne Hotel and Reserve or a Member/Howletts Season Ticket Holder then a valid day entry ticket will also need to be purchased either on arrival at the gatehouse or click the 'continue shopping' button from your basket when you book your experience online.
Please book your Junior Ranger experience online or call 01303 264647.
Important Things To Note
This is a group experience with a minimum of 4 children and a maximum of up to 10 (including accompanying adults) at Howletts on selected Saturdays throughout the year. Occasionally we can accommodate groups in the school holidays. Please do enquire.
Children must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
This experience is available to children aged between 7 to 13 years old (please ask about our Keeper Academy for children aged 13-17 years old).
Itinerary is subject to change.
The day will last approximately 5 and a half hours with an hour set aside for lunch (please note lunch is not included in the cost of the day).
Children will receive a Junior Ranger booklet, including their certificate as well as a souvenir baseball cap.
Junior Ranger experiences are also available at our sister park, Port Lympne Reserve, Nr Ashford.
Please see full terms & conditions.
