Reviews of Lilliput Taupo Animal Park. (Ice Cream) in Taupo (Waikato).

Lilliput Taupo Animal Park

238 Reviews

163 Comments

Ice cream

Animal park

136 Link Road, Wairakei, Oruanui 3377, New Zealand

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Reviews of Lilliput Taupo Animal Park

S.

Excellent place for the entire family. This was our second visit here, our first with our two year old. Although she was a little hesitant about some of the animals she loved being able to say hello to them all. It was a fun experience had by all. Feeding the animals was well worth the extra few dollars.

S.

Our kids absolutely love this place and all the beautiful animals, the hosts are lovely people and so welcoming. Lots of shadey spots available to enjoy a picnic and event better now they have ice cream and coffee cart on location. As locals we visit regularly and will continue do to so.

K.

Awesome petting zoo. Super Friendly owners. lots of lovely natural shade. Lots of ride on toys, awesome handmade playhouses, swings, huts and delicious real fruit icecreams. Also an amazing range of animals. Highly recommend for families especially for children under 10years.

A.

Beautiful shaded farm for summer. Friendly staff. Nice icecream

R.

Great family place to visit. The new owners have done a great job tidying it up and caring for the animals. We will definitely be back next time we are in the area! Thanks Bev and hubby :)

N.

It is really nice place for kids...lots of cute pets.

S.

Very good place to take the kids. Very friendly owner. Quite a few animals.

C.

Super little farmlet with animals and picnic spots for a break under the trees

L.

Super friendly animals. I thought a rather high cost looking at what was there. Could be maintained a bit better. My son wanted to play on the toys more than look at and feed the animals.. but we did spend a decent amount of time there wandering around.

s.

Great place for young children, it takes about an hour to go through all animals. Has a petting area indoor with rabbits and genepigs. Slightly pricy $16 per adult, $8 for kids, babies are free, feeding basket $3 each. Super helpful and friendly staff.

R.

Lilliput was a blast. A little ginger pig followed us most of the way around. All of the animals are friendly, some very friendly. And there's good info sheets on most of them. Some enclosures were empty, and a deer and llama got switched up and we couldn't find the info sheet for the deer, but we had so much fun.

a.

friendly staff, great for kids to walk around n feed the animals. was nice to see 7 or so cute little piglets running all over farm.

N.

Was such a cool morning and the host was amazing. Such a cool animal park would recommend this place to everyone!

S.

Great and well looked after animal park with lots of self-made kids attractions, definitely can feel the love. Will absolutely be back!

Y.

Great place for young and old. Loved feeding the animals. Very lovely people running it.

L.

Farm with friendly animals to feed and pat through the fences. There's a play area - the big (open) trampoline was fun and there's lots of trikes for toddlers. Deer and llama were my favourite (avoid the llama sneezes!) Recommend: - Buy a couple scoops of feed. - Bring a picnic for after (no food sold on premise currently). - Gum boots (for if it's a bit wet out.) - Front pack or a good stroller. It's not a very smooth path at some points and there are some small hills.

E.

A fantastic and well-run farm. Great for kids - we loved our morning here.

E.

Great place to take children and see all the animals . Great staff

C.

This place is sooo great and my toddler loves it. Also lots of shade for a picnic 😀

L.

Great little farm zoo! Love the shelter picnic area under the trees. Brilliant for kids

H.

Awesome half-day activity. Our kids loved the place!

C.

Great place to bring the kids, thanks for the great experiences. 🙂

C.

Our kids had a blast. All the animals were super friendly and the kids adored cuddling the guinea pigs at the end. Had to drag them back to the car. The staff member on was very accommodating especially since we arrived as he had just packed up to close. Thank you so much for reopening for us, much appreciated!

J.

Brilliant for children. Lovely place to see and feed animals

M.

Great for all ages! The owner is really friendly and clearly very knowledgable on her animals - it's awesome to see. The animals are also super friendly...the highlight was most definitely Eddie the donkey ❤️We also came at the perfect time as we were able to see the 2-day-old baby piglets! Would definitely recommend to make sure you visit when in Taupo.

H.

Our wee granddaughter had a lovely morning thinking she was a "big kid" feeding the animals. All the animals were very gentle, and lots of activities for slightly older kids as well. The park is lovely and peaceful and very welcoming. We noticed all the children and parents thoroughly enjoying themselves. Spot on Bev!

M.

Good for the little ones,close to the main highway,..friendly animals and toy areas

B.

awesome place to go for kids and family bit rainy when we came so didn't manage to see everything. but had fun lots of animal and reptile interactions

J.

Kids loved this place, cheap to get in and after you walk around and feed the animals, take a picnic on a nice day and enjoy the picnic area / play ground for the kids... a must do if you have young kids in Taupo.

R.

Kids had a blast very rustic. The proprietor was friendly and made the kids experience worthwhile assisting feeding the animals in their pens. A few hardcase contraptions for the kids to look at and querry. Not for the hobnobs but great for the outgoing type. Highly recommended

J.

Very friendly staff, Great variety of animals, Our daughter loved feeding and petting the animals and then playing on the slide and trampoline amongst the well shaded trees afterwards. Awesome place to run the kids and get some fresh air, Highly recommend for a relaxed and comfortable place to spend a good couple of hours with the family.

Y.

So many mini pigs 🐖 they love being feed as well, nice place to visit if you had two days trip in taupo

S.

What a hidden little gem:0) Great place for kids to stretch their legs and break up a trip. Hand feeding alpacas, donkey, pigs, horses as well as up close and personal to some other little friends. A lot of work has, and still is, being done ti make this place really magical.

K.

Kids will love it...good shade and play area too.

A.

Went to Lilliput farm 10 years ago suggested it to our daycare and we end up going on a day trip there, everyone enjoyed it, loved the animals and parks around the site and said they would love to go back, full on animals the career there was more welcome and even helped us out with getting to know who her. I think this would be a beautiful contribution to the community recommended to all children to go and visit this place you will love it.

S.

Thank you for the great stay! We had a really good time! Each single animal was lovely and especially your love for the park and animals made the experience even more great! we will definitely come back again!

L.

So many different types of animals for young children to feed and pat and hold. May as well list them... Alpacas llamas donkeys ponies rabbits guinea pigs ducks geese chickens pigs piglets frilled dragon things cockatoo emu and more I may have missed. Buckets of food supplied. Lovely picnic areas and play areas.

C.

Great place for kids, tons of farm animals - they definitely know to expect feeding so can be a little pushy which can be scary for littlies! It's not a super polished flash place by any means but the animals look healthy and it has an old school feel with all the hand made things for kids to climb on. Suggest gumboots if there has been a bit of rain.

T.

It's been a little while since we last visited as things had been going downhill and the kids were even getting disappointed. But today was a pleasant surprise, new owners took over late last year and they are building the place up piece by piece again. Website has been updated and much easier to navigate for info. The animals looked happy, the pens are being tidied up, Thomas the Tank engine and his mate have had a fresh coat of paint and are looking bright and shiny. Our young boys loved it, it's one of our favourite spots to take our boys again for a fun morning out and finish off with a picnic in the big park filled with swings, ride on wheels for the littlies, Snoopys plane, the Wendy house and the lovely big tramp that's been updated and much bigger. (Plenty of tables for lots of families to enjoy the space apart or together. Looking forward to our next visit to see even more upgrades. 😁

s.

Loved it. Soo much fun such a great price and so many different animals

H.

Lots of different varieties of animals to see and feed. There is also lots of play equipment to explore and interact with. Great fun for the kids. A visit to the farm is very informative too, with interesting information boards scattered around the farm. The staff are very friendly and welcoming. The venue is reasonably priced, especially given the amount of time that everyone is entertained for. It's a bit of a journey from Taupo, but it is well worth it. Highly recommended!!

S.

Our three young kids loved this petting farm. We visited on holiday and loved it so much we made a special stop there again on the way home. The staff are lovely. There are heaps of animals to feed and things to play on. The highlight was the dancing cockatoo and petting the baby rabbits and guinea pigs. We'll definitely be back.

T.

I’ve been here twice while driving back up from Ashburton to Hamilton and I highly recommend stopping there! Super friendly and well run. Definitely could do with some TLC on the playground but as two adults my partner and I loved it. We especially loved Brulee who was a tiny little pig! Friendly animals, could spend all day there

s.

My kids loved the farm. A few parts of the farm were closed off, so we didnt get to feed the cows or horses in the far paddock. The animals were running wild and free except for a poor, sad looking donkey that was shackled to a tree. He looks so depressed, so we made sure to feed him lots. Over all it was a nice afternoon out. My kids loved the play area.

T.

Our grandkids loved this place! They thoroughly enjoyed feeding the animals which were super friendly! And staff very helpful! Would recommend this place to families with children!!

J.

A relaxed spot for a great family day out. The piglets were super cute!

P.

Nice atmosphere, very friendly staff, good variety of animals and lots of play things for young kids

A.

A great way to kill an hour. My toddler loved wandering around the farm.

J.

Can't fault it for the price. Our 20 month old had a ball, loved the very friendly donkey and the chickens that followed us. Well worth the trip

D.

A nice little place to pet and hand feed the farm animals, even the rabbits are sociable

C.

Such a cute animal farm. The animals are friendly and interactive, a must do for any animal lover young or old :)

L.

Cool little farm that you can walk around and feed the animals. Friendly staff. Watch out for the Cockatoo though.. he is very friendly and will climb on to your shoulder - but doesn't like getting off again. The kids were stoked that they got to pat guinea pigs.

K.

in A drought the place never looks good without rain the grass doesn’t grow and dust is everywhere which makes everything hard to keep clean. The spiders come indoors to catch the flys. In the past few weeks we have been working hard to get the place up to scratch. I understand that people not from a rural background don’t understand the impact a drought makes on the farm. The animals are reduced to hay and feed nuts instead of juicy grass but they are feed every day with more than adequate food. Sparrows are not part of our farm animals I’m sorry people have to see life and death as it truely is

S.

Awesome place for the kiddies will definitely be back....

P.

Kids loved it!! Great value for money as you get a good amount of food to feed the super friendly animals. Will go again.

M.

A fun place to visit, especially for our granddaughter, who squealed with delight at the contact with all of the animals. Squeaky the cockatoo did not want to get off my arm after a few minutes getting a hold.

B.

lovely place, animals were friendly, nice and clean toliet, staff were very friendly, lots of toys for kids to play on in picnic area, reasonably priced entry fee

A.

Fun place for kids and great walk for everyone

A.

New owner is very lovely and obviously cares for the animals (even heard her chatting to them), but for $12 an adult I think it is a tad overpriced for the small facilities

R.

Kids and adults really loved it. Just wish we could see more of a variety of animals as parts of the place were closed off. Great day though!

E.

Great place to spend time with family. Kids loved the animals and the little playground.

N.

Great family park. Alot of animals to see and feed. Staff are super friendly.

T.

My 5 year old loved visiting this cute little farm and we went through loads of animal feed. The Star for her was 'Mickey Mouse's a cute little pig.

B.

Kid loved it and we had a great time there

J.

Great fun for the family feeding all the animals. Very friendly and accommodating staff too :)

N.

A little run down but still a great place to visit and feed the animals!

D.

Wonderful place for young children. Able to hand feed animals and plenty of toys to play with

J.

Awesome day out with our kids, the owner is lovely and very knowledgeable

R.

We had so much fun with our family here it is a magical place Can't wait to go back one day

J.

What a Lovely time we had....the lady who runs Lilliput is Very caring of the animals

M.

Great fun for the kids.

P.

Great day with the kids, the owner is amazing. So friendly.

J.

It's a fun place to go out with kids. You get to see lots of farm animals and interact with them

S.

Fun but a little tired. Animals are super friendly, great for a young family.

R.

Kind of fun in a quaint old school animal park way. Great low key visit, and perfect for young kids.

e.

Good animal feeding experience for kids.

S.

Awesome place for kids

A.

Great place for the kids lots of animals.

L.

Great place, decent price and kids can touch farm animals and more. Pack a picnic too!

J.

Great day there today. Nice to see Dan Carter and Family enjoying themselves

C.

Wow what a treat! Friendly staff and wonderful facilities perfectly set up for young families 💕

T.

Amazing place for kids

R.

Awesome spot for a packed lunch and a walk around. Friendly service

P.

Great selection if animals, nice setting, good petting zoo to go to if in Taupo

P.

Great value for money kids loved it animals all friendly

N.

kids had a awesome day

S.

Great place to be..Highly recommended to take your kids

r.

Up close with animals you never would normally interact with. Very cute!

J.

Nice wee trip for the kids. Plenty of different animals for them to see and feed.

s.

Great place, lots of animals and good for toddlers

T.

Great time with the kids lots to play on and friendly animals to feed

V.

Its great that some new owners took over the place this last weekend so are in the process of tidying the place up!

M.

Really cute place for a date or just chill with the family. Can feed a bunch of different animals from the palm of your hand

L.

Awesome for the kids but signs & other things could do with good tidy up

t.

Outstanding - the kids loved both the animals and the play activities. We will return again.

C.

Wonderful little place to take kids. Great staff!

S.

Friendly staff, great activity for the kids.

K.

This was a good place and the little pig that follows you was funny good if you have little kids with you as its not to big

S.

Great place to let kids interact with animals and one of our must do activities in Taupo

K.

Wonderful day out for the family !! Thank you Lilliput.. 😊😊😊

R.

Cute little piglets. Enjoyed feeding the animals. Especially the pony.

A.

This is a great place to take the kids... or if you just like cute floofy things 😂

L.

I loved it right up till the end when staff kids were chasing and scaring the piglets

E.

Great little farm, kids loved it!! Reasonable price too

M.

Hungry and friendly animals

s.

Animals are super friendly and the area is really nice

B.

Really nice place but I think they need to to make some maintenance for some facilities

D.

Awesome place!

S.

excellent fun, the grandchildren loved it

F.

Awesome fun and great value for money. Kids loved it.

L.

Great fun animal park for kids.

D.

Small and relaxed little place, kids loved it!

R.

I As an urban adult thoroughly enjoy interacting with the farm animals

P.

Nice place to stop and feed animals on the way to Taupo

a.

Excellent little place and loads of fun

S.

Love the animals! Great for kids....

R.

Amazing place for animal lovers and kids

G.

Lovely place

K.

It's a good place for family go to. Price is ok.

R.

Very good. A small paradise, especially for kids.

S.

A real animal farm made for kids...

R.

Kids and adults alike love going there.

B.

Thought it wasn't going to be any good., but I was wrong Kids and I had great fun for hours

M.

Wonderful gem to visit in Taupo and the kids loved it!

R.

Our kids absolutely love this place

a.

Fantastic, very very good concept

R.

My kids love this place.

K.

A simple and yet enjoyable visit.

J.

For Cool kids wear gumboots

T.

Great place kids love it

R.

Lots of animals. Lovely

J.

The pigs are just great.

T.

Amazing 😍

K.

Awesome for kids

E.

So cute!

C.

Nice outing for kids

T.

Great fun for kids

G.

Loved it

J.

Great fun for the kids

S.

awesome place for kids

T.

kids love it!

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needs up grades

M.

Great experience

M.

Amazing place

T.

Awesome place

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just so so.

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It was fun. $30 for family plus $3 a bucket of food for feeding the animals. The kids had so much fun. So did the grown ups. 😊

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