Explorers Café ppens!!
Tropical World is pleased to announce the opening of the newly redesigned Explorers Café at Tropical World.
The Explorers Café provides the perfect opportunity to relax with friends and family in our imaginatively themed surroundings.
This exciting new facility offers a new counter service, new toilet facilities and a large screen monitor so you can watch the Meerkats play whilst you tuck into some of the tasty ranges of organic and fair trade produce available.
The Explorers Café includes a Rainforest, a 1940’s gentleman’s club and an airport departure lounge of the period. The centre piece of the Café is a fragile packing crate containing a very unhappy animatronic creature waiting to be transported by air to Tropical World.
The redesign has incorporated many suggestions made by visitors over the years, including greater accessibility, family friendly environment, excellent toilet facilities and increasing the organic range of treats available.
Explorers Café opens Thursday 1st May at 10.30am – 4.30 weekdays, 10.30 – 5pm on weekends. Open seven days a week!
Meerkat enclosure update
Tropical World's meerkat enclosure is currently undergoing an exciting refurbishment, during the works the meerkats will not be available for public viewing.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Tropical World is one of the UK's most popular garden tourist attractions and home to the largest collection of tropical plants outside Kew Gardens. Tropical World is open all the year round apart from Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Opening times
Summer (BST)
10am until 6pm (last admission at 5:30)
Winter (GMT)
10am until 4pm (last admission at 3:30)
Closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day
Admission charges
Adults £3
Children (aged 8 – 15yrs) £2
Under 8’s free
Leeds/Breeze card holders free
Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
Contact
For more information please call us on 0113 214 5715. Please note that the opening hours for this number are 8.30 - 4.30pm Monday to Thursday and 8.30am - 4.00pm on a Friday. Outside of these hours you can leave a message on the answerphone.
Tropical world experience
Leave Yorkshire's climate behind. Step onboard HMS Tropical World for an unforgettable, fun adventure on a Tropical Island. Land on the white sandy beach; discover beach huts and lush planting before wading through the depths of the swamp, forging inland to the rainforests.
Follow the Tropical Trail…
Into the rainforest, you will find waterfalls tumbling into jungle pools, tropical birds and butterflies of every colour flying through the canopy. Keep a look out for some exotic animals on your journey, you will discover iguanas, snakes and spiders along with many unusual tropical insects.
Emerge from the rainforest into…
The desert! Experience the hot, dry desolate climate, home to a group of meerkats and hundreds of magnificent succulents and cacti.
Escape…
From the heat of the day into the cool of the night. Experience the secret world of the Nocturnal house. Fruit bats, monkeys, bush babies and sugar gliders; discover animals that can normally only be seen during twilight hours.
It’s a Tropical World…
On land and sea! Discover the steamy waters of the Amazon and hot tropical oceans. Watch out for the red-tailed catfish and piranhas – but keep your distance, they eat almost anything!
Finally, when you leave the island, don’t forget to stop at the gift shop or the Tropical World café. Before leaving why not stay awhile and take the opportunity to enjoy a stroll in the 700 acre Roundhay Park. You can find lakeside walks, woodlands, display gardens and sports facilities.
Educational visits and group bookings
You can download our teachers pack (which provides useful information about your visit as well as classroom ideas and curriculum links) and our reference only 'Group Visit to Tropical World' Risk Assessment.
We recommend that you make a free planning visit to Tropical World.
For more information please call us on 0113 214 5715
Access
Tropical World is accessible, with wheelchairs and scooters available on request. Blue Badge parking is available outside Tropical World on Princes Avenue.
Tropical World Shop
Tropical World shop offers souvenirs and gifts for all ages, from small stretchy toy snakes to our new Fair Trade range of musical instruments. We also offer pre-made goodie bags tailored to your specifications, perfect for parties and group visits.
For more information please contact the shop on - 0113 2370754/ 214 5715.