animal encounters!
Get up-close and personal with some of your favorite animals like our Tigers, Servals, Birds, Porcupine, and more. These are meet and greets you'll never forget!
private tiger
meet & feed
Join us for an exclusive, PRIVATE up-close encounter with Downtown Aquarium's tigers! In this unique experience, you will learn all about animal training, big cat husbandry, tiger conservation, and have the opportunity to feed a tiger!
EXPERIENCE
- Learn all about these amazing animals and what you can do to help protect their natural habitats.
- Meet the knowledgeable animal care experts who care for our tigers.
- Observe and participate in a training demonstration.
- Feed the tiger some of their favorite food.
- Have an opportunity to take your picture with the tiger.
DURATION
Your experience will last 25-30 minutes depending on the animal, your group size, and level of participation.
AVAILABILITY
Available 7 days a week at 10:00am, 12:00noon, and 1:30pm. Must be booked 72 hours in advance.
RATE
$120 per person, plus tax for up to 5 participants, including children. Children under 2 years old are free and not included in the headcount. Children under 2 years old must be held by an adult at all times during the Tiger Meet & Feed.
This rate includes your Private Tiger Meet & Feed and All Day Adventure Passes to the Aquarium Exhibit, Stingray Reef and all amusement rides.
Please Note: Due to the nature of this animal, Guests will not have any direct physical interaction with the tiger. Specific tigers cannot be guaranteed but if you have a special request, please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate. The interactive activities available that day are solely up to the individual animals and whether or not they choose to participate.
AFRICAN SERVAL meet & greetS
Join us for an exclusive, PRIVATE ENCOUNTER with one of our beautiful African servals! Servals are known for being one of the best hunters in the wild cat kingdom. Thanks to an array of amazing adaptations, servals are even more successful hunters than a pride of lions!
EXPERIENCE
- Learn all about these amazing animals and what you can do to help protect their natural habitats
- Meet the knowledgeable animal care experts who care for our servals
- Observe and participate in a training session
- Have an opportunity to take your picture with one of our servals
DURATION
Your experience will last 20-30 minutes depending on the animal, your group size, and level of participation.
AVAILABILITY
Available Sunday –Thursday at 9:30am, 10:30am, and 12:30pm. Must be booked 48 hours in advance.
RATE
$150 plus tax, for up to 6 participants, including children. Children under 2 years old are free and not included in the headcount.
This rate includes your Private Meet & Greet only and does not include your All Day Adventure Passes to the Aquarium Exhibit, Stingray Reef and all amusement rides.
Please Note: Due to the nature of this animal, Guests will not have any direct physical interaction with the animal. The interactive activities available that day are solely up to the individual animals and whether or not they choose to participate.
other animal meet & greets
You and your friends / family can enjoy Meet & Greets with other Ambassador Animals - learn about these incredible animals, feed them favorite snacks, photo opps and more!
PARROT
Join us for an exclusive meet and greet with a member of our gregarious flock of parrots! Parrots are known for their striking colors, extensive vocabularies of words, songs, mimicked sounds, and other unique vocalizations. Duration 20-30 minutes.
REPTILES
Join us for an exclusive meet and greet with three of our scaly Ambassador Animals! The Downtown Aquarium is home to a variety of snakes, turtles, and lizards -each species with their own amazing adaptations. Duration 25-30 minutes.
SOUTHERN THREE BANDED ARMADILLO
Join us for an exclusive meet and greet with Alejandro "AJ", the three-banded armadillo! Duration 20-30 minutes.
ambassador animal paintings
Take home a one-of-a-kind masterpiece!
Guests can add a splash of color to their experience with an original painting created by one of our Ambassador Animals! Included in select Conservation Packages offered as an optional upgrade to our Animal Meet & Greets and Tiger Meet & Feeds, these unique works of art are more than souvenirs.
Each piece is the result of a fun enrichment activity that engages our animals.
Best of all, 100% of Conservation Package proceeds support Landry’s global conservation partners like the World Parrot Trust and Wildlife Alliance.
Book your Animal Meet & Greet or Tiger Meet & Feed today! See all options above.
animal trading cards
Take home a piece of the Aquarium to commemorate your visit.
Our collectible trading cards feature some of the most fascinating animals under our care. Each card features fun facts and a photo of one of our tigers or Ambassador Animals.
Collect them during your private Meet & Greet or find them by interacting with select Aquarium staff during Keeper Chats, at our animal shows, coming to special events, summer camps, school outreach and more!
Be sure to come back soon so you can gather up the whole set!
