Paradise Valley Springs first opened to the public in 1939 as a Trout sanctuary. Stuart Hamlett purchased the park from the original owner in 1975, along with his brother John who retired in 2004.
The park is a privately owned family business, with 100% of funds coming directly from our customers.
It has been extensively developed over the last 30 years into the world class attraction that it is today. New developments and upgrades are on-going, and the last three years has seen many exciting additions to the park.
Qualmark (New Zealand tourism's official mark of quality) awarded us Enviro-Gold status in late 2009.
Check out our 'What's NEW at Paradise' page.
Paradise Valley Springs is open every day of the year (365 days), including all public holidays. We're open from 8.00am until dark, with last entry to the Park at 5.00pm.
Our Lion Cubs are available for patting from 10.40am-12.00pm, 1.00pm-2.20pm then 3.00pm-4.30pm.
Lion Feeding is every day at 2.30pm.
Kea and Possum feeding happens at 3.00pm daily.
Be sure to allow at least one or two hours for your visit.
We hope to see you at Paradise soon!
