2026 – Public VIP Rocky Coast Tour for Families
Family Tour Details
Tour Dates: March 21 (Sold Out), May 16 (Sold Out), July 11 (Sold Out), September 19 (Sold Out)
Tour Time and Meeting Place: 10:30 a.m.; Guests meet at the Porcupine Habitat in North America’s Rocky Coast facility.
Minimum Age: 5 years old – Children younger than 16 must be accompanied by a paying adult.
Tour Overview: This tour usually ends around noon. Guests visit the Polar Bears’ and puffins’ off-habitat spaces and learn how keepers interact with and care for these species. Tour content varies from day to day to accommodate the daily needs of the animals, but most tours allow guests to see a training or feeding session with a Polar Bear and/or a puffin and, usually, an enrichment activity constructed for the Arctic Foxes and/ or the porcupine. Guests may not take photographs while touring the behind-the-scenes facilities. Photographs are permitted in the public areas.
ADA Status: This public tour is Not ADA-accessible, but some ADA accommodations can be made for guests who purchase a private tour. Visit the 2025 Private Tour page to learn more.
Important Health and Safety Restrictions
Safety Notes: To accommodate the needs of our staff and guests, we limit the size of the group attending this tour to 10 people.
Guests may not approach or try to touch an animal unless invited to do so by a zookeeper. If the opportunity to touch or feed an animal is included in the tour, guests must follow safety instructions provided by keepers and guides.
