I had less than 24 hours in Christchurch and Willowbank was my first stop. I was not disappointed. Like many others, I'm sure, my priority was to see a kiwi. Which I did! But there's so much more there and I encourage visitors to take the time to explore. I was particularly mesmerized by the waterfowl, and probably spent a bit too much time hanging out with the wallabies (only because it was getting to be closing time. I could spend forever with wallabies). I was by myself, but it looked to me like the kids who were there were having a great time, too.

I am so glad I took Willow (7). We drove from Dunedin and thoroughly enjoyed our time there. So much to see and so many animals to interact with. Very friendly staff and a great wee place. Will be back again

Absolutely loved it, hands on and amazing, you need to dedicate more Atleast 3 hours to really take it all in A++++

Where you can see the all the national birds (Kea, Kaka, Takahe, Kiwi, Tui) at 1 place. Amazing place :) even us adults had fun too.

Cute and fluffy animals

Had a ball, great experience, nice setup, took 2 hours without hurrying too much, saw all 4 kiwi’s roaming in the dark area. Went at 2pm so missed all the feeding, but feeding the animals ourselves was great fun anyway. Highly recommended.

Had a lovely day. Thanks willowbank!!!

Awesome experience exploring the wildlife! Enjoyed feeding the birds and farm animals!

We spent a very pleasant couple of hours going round Willowbank, my grandson of three was able to interact with the animals and really enjoyed it

Always a 10/10 visit love this place ❤️❤️❤️❤️

We really enjoyed the time at Willowbank with reasonable price thanks to book me.

We love it here and our little girl loves the horses

Have been coming here since I was small and Willowbank never disappoints. It's always on my list of an attraction to bring my visitors to in Christchurch! Budget 10 extra dollars for eel, bird and farmyard feeding!

Got to see some very special birds while visiting my young sons. Staff are very approachable and knowledgeable. Enough opportunities for photos.. Apart from the kiwis which I was so happy to have seen! Definitely worth a return trip next time I'm visiting NZ.

Fantastic place for any age group. Very interactive, great variety of animals. You can feed them, very friendly animals. Lovely Cafe for lunch. Highly recommend.

Great place with the kids

Lovely walk.That keeps the children on the right track,not many places to wander,which is great for young children,and easy access for prams.Lovely place to stop and eat.Oh yeah and the animals were a hit.

We went for our daughters 3rd birthday and had a blast! Really enjoyed th layout of the place and how user friendly it is there. The native animals are fantastic and feeding the eels was so cool!

Ammazing day out with the family

Willowbank wildlife reserve is a great place to take the family! It's not often you can be so interactive and feed the animals. Managed to spot 3 of the 4 kiwi. Very exciting!

This is such an awesome place, a great interactive experience for our young children. We were a little late arriving at 4pm and the lady at the counter was quick to tell us we only had an hour. We didn’t mind but thought she could of been a bit more friendly

A great place to visit and feed the animals and see kiwi, fun with the kea's too. I like how it's a boardwalk around do you don't miss anything out.

I thoroughly recommend visiting the Ko Tane experience, with Kiwi tour and Hangi. It was our last big experience before my parents head home to the UK and we finished on a high! The explanation of everything was great and the food was as fantastic! It was a lovely touch that my dad was selected as visiting Chief. I can’t recommend this enough!

Had a great time there. Be careful with kangaroos!:)

Had a great time wandering along the path and enjoying the beautiful setting. As it was around 3pm, I was nearly alone most of the time. I extremely enjoyed the kiwi exhibit as I saw 3 different birds after my eyes acclimated to the dark. The barn is surely a great place to go if you have kids! Loved it!

Always love going to Willowbank I think I may just buy a concession, every time you go back it’s still just as amazing as the first time - great for kids, great for first dates 😘, great for taking some time in nature to yourself. Worth the price, it takes me a good few hours to wander through and have a coffee etc! Feeding the eels is definitely my favourite part

OMG this place was amazing. Not only was the enviroment for the animals beautiful but the animals we saw were amazing. There were rare pigs that were ugly but so cute. Fluffy feathered ducks, giant eels, even monkeys and lemers. An amazimg experience. A must do im Chtistchurch.

Really great! Friendly and happy performers willing to share their history in a fun filled atmosphere, great hang I enjoyed after the haka!

We are so glad we booked to see this. We all had the best time. My husband was chief for the day. All the exotic animals were great to see. The food was amazing and all the hosts Latoyia and crew were awesome.all so welcoming. Highly recommend this experience

Kids enjoyed feeding the animals. Amazed by the size of the rabbit and the different species of colourful ducks.