Plantasia Swansea

Come and explore this unique tropical haven of wonderful plants and animals situated in the heart of the city, from insects, reptiles, fish and monkeys to bananas, pineapple plants, prickly cacti and giant bamboo: Plantasia has it all! Step through a giant tree into a real rainforest zoo in the heart of Swansea City Centre – A great day out with the kids featuring Wales’ only Crocodile Feeding experience.

Spend the day exploring this vibrant and magical world...Crawl through the undergrowth, come face to face with pythons and tarantulas and dare to climb high in the canopy with the parrots! Check out The Rainforest Hut - it has been built using tribal techniques and is full of fascinating features to study from hammocks and musical instruments to the fire pit and spirit masks, plus tribal singing in the background! The animal elements are fairly diverse, incorporating moneys and chameleons, parakeets and the aquarium. Plenty to look at for all ages with recognizable types and one of the largest snakes in the world: lovely! With over 40 species of animal you can GROW your imaginations in this interactive, fully immersive tropical experience for all the family.

The Hot House Trail is a fun educational greenhouse walk which offers huge specimens of hot weather plants like giant bamboo and sugarcane, paw-paw, lime, cocoa, black pepper and the enticingly named but utterly inedible Lollipop Plant! The Arid and Tropical climate houses demonstrate the differing environments and which plants thrive in each. Really interesting!