Description

Experience our fruit bats at Jersey Zoo up close and in full flight as you enter our award-winning Island Bat Roost. Our experienced staff will tell you how they live, what’s special about them and how Durrell is working to save their cousins in the wild. This experience will last for 45 minutes. 

During your encounter you will be able to:  

• Enter the bat enclosure to get closer to our fruit bats  
• Help the keepers feed the bats  
• Hear personal insights into how our fruit bats live from their experienced and passionate keepers  
• Have exclusive photo opportunities  
• Find out about Durrell’s mission to save species from extinction  

Booking:  

These amazing experiences are only available for a limited number of days each month, so we advise booking early. You can make a group or individual booking. To check availability in advance, or to book after completing your purchase, please email experiences@durrell.org or call 01534 860052  

Please note:  

• This experience is provided at Jersey Zoo, Channel Islands 
• Members are eligible for a 10% discount on Animal Experience purchases. To claim your discount please purchase your experience by phone by calling the Experiences team on 01534 860052 
• Each booking is for one person and includes admission to the zoo  
• This encounter is for a maximum of 4 people per session  
• This encounter is suitable for children aged 10+  
• All children under 18 must be accompanied by a paying adult  
• This encounter lasts 45 minutes  
• Your visit may be altered at short notice should animal welfare concerns be raised  
• Animal handling is not permitted  
• Proximity and contact with the animals are at the keeper’s discretion on the day  
• Cancellation with fewer than 7 days' notice will incur a 100% cancellation fee  
• We may use the details you enter during the purchasing process to contact you about the experience afterwards  
• This ‘Bat Encounter’ package is valid for 12 calendar months from the date of purchase  
• Please contact us before booking if you have any medical conditions or disabilities, so we can discuss how to accommodate you 
• Whilst every effort will be made to accommodate those with a disability or learning difficulty, due to practicality this cannot always be achieved.  Please contact the team at experiences@durrell.org for advice before purchasing any of our experiences