52 things to do at the zoo

Become a zoo member and your whole family can discover a new world. As a member you have the luxury of popping in for 30 minutes just to enjoy afternoon tea with the rhinos, or stay all day – every visit is free after you have paid your membership. Some members come weekly, monthly or every couple of months. Even if you visit only fortnightly it will only cost you between $4 and $7 per person per visit and here are 52 things to do over the course of a year…

  • Watch our beautiful animals grow up with you and the kids

  • Meet them personally through unique tours & animal encounters

  • Do an evening tour

  • Free Orientation Tour

  • See our aquarium fish, sharks, frogs and reptiles

  • Experience the best-ever nature-based playground

  • Follow the Kid’s Discovery Trail with activities, quizzes and animal facts throughout the zoo

  • Visit our dinosaurs and megafauna

  • Animal and dinosaur characters roam the zoo at selected times

  • Enjoy lunch, a snack or morning or afternoon tea:

    • Indoors or outdoors at:

      • Rhino Bistro

      • Cafe with the meerkats, with the lions on the Catwalk, in the Viewing Park with rhinos, cheetahs etc

  • Animal talks every day

  • Admire hundreds of artworks from around the world on the ZooArt Trail throughout the zoo

  • Get a zoo Passport to record your adventures

  • Collectables – albums for our limited edition Zoo Collectables – Medallions, Badges and Animal Cards

  • Membership discounts on bistro, gift shop, tours, encounters, Jamala stays

  • Special member functions including:

    • Breakfasts

    • BBQs

    • Meet the Managers and Owners nights

    • Mother’s and Father’s Day events

  • Tasting events, including tasting a selection of:

    • Overseas and Australian wines

    • Wagyu beef

    • Oysters

    • Whiskey & gin

    • Caviar

    • Cheeses

  • Have a preview of Jamala

  • Members get early access to the zoo

  • Treasure hunts

  • Kids quiz competitions

  • A special World Animal Day about every 2 weeks with talks, promotions and limited edition collectables

  • Regular promotions at the bistro with specials, including wagyu burgers and sausages

  • Win prizes including gift shop merchandise, animal encounters and Jamala stays

  • Kids birthday parties

  • Conference facilities

  • Outdoor day and night-time parties, get-togethers and functions

  • Evening indoor weddings and parties

  • Enjoy a dinner-only experience at Jamala

  • Winter Wonderland with special activities including snow machines

  • Special promotions every school holiday

  • Music in the Park events

  • Adopt an animal

  • Kids programs including:

    • Keeper for a Day

    • Junior Zookeeper Program 

    • School holiday all-day experiences - Zoocation

    • Pre-schoolers Puggle Club