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Animal experiences

Make your zoo visit even more special by booking an exclusive tour or experience.

Whether you want a close-up experience with your favourite animal, a chance to meet our keepers, or an overnight stay at the Zoo, book an animal experience to put yourself in the front row.

Zoo Members receive 10% discount on all experiences. Not a member? join today.

New Experiences

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Butterfly Experience $39
Join invertebrate experts on this intimate up close experience, as they guide you and your family...
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Snow Leopard $99
Get to know our Snow Leopard family!

Overnight Experiences

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Swags Under the Stars
You’ve never camped like this before: delight in an after-hours Melbourne Zoo overnight experienc...
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Roar 'n' Snore Overnight Camp
Feast, snooze and explore the Zoo after dark during this unique overnight Roar 'n' Snore camping...

Animal Experiences

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Tiger experience $91
Meet one of Melbourne Zoo’s critically endangered Sumatran Tigers and the passionate keeper who c...
Fluffy grey male Koala Joey climbing across a tree branch
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Koala experience $39
Get up close and meet one of our most iconic Australian animals.
The face of a fluffy brown Eastern Grey Kangaroo
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Kangaroo experience $39
Upgrade your visit to Melbourne Zoo and say g'day to a kangaroo!
A fluffy grey Ring Tailed Lemur Enjoying sits enjoying the winter sunshine
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Lemur experience $59
Leap into Action and come visit our cheeky and inquisitive Lemur troop!
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Orangutan experience $91
Meet Melbourne Zoo’s critically endangered great apes and the passionate keeper who cares for them.
Kangaroo Island Kangaroo joey is jumping on green grass.
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Australian Wildlife Experience $93
Join your VIP ranger, journey through the iconic Australian Bush and meet some unique Kangaroo, K...
Two patterned Star Tortoises At Melbourne Zoo Reptile House
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Dragons, Lizards & Snakes Experience $49
Enjoy an experience like no other with these incredible cold-blooded animals.
Two small brown meerkats standing straight as they keep watch
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Meerkat experience $91
Upgrade your visit to Melbourne Zoo and Mix with the Meerkats!
A blue-and-yellow Macaw is flying through the air with its wings spread wide.
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Macaw Experience $49
Take flight and join our VIP ranger for an intimate Macaw experience.
A group of six Asian Small-clawed Otters are standing on a grey rock.
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Otter Experience $91
Get to know our cheeky Asian Small-clawed Otter family!
An Australian seal swimming through blue water
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Seal experience $49
Witness the Australian fur seals in action at Melbourne Zoo
A Giraffe, with a long neck, brown spots, and dark eyes, looking into the distance
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Giraffe Experience $91
Upgrade your visit to Melbourne Zoo and come meet the worlds' tallest mammal!
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Snow Leopard $99
Get to know our Snow Leopard family!
A Chequered Swallowtail Butterfly is sitting on a purple flower.
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Butterfly Experience $39
Join invertebrate experts on this intimate up close experience, as they guide you and your family...

Group Experiences

Kangaroo Island Kangaroo joey is jumping on green grass.
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Australian Wildlife Experience $93
Join your VIP ranger, journey through the iconic Australian Bush and meet some unique Kangaroo, K...