Melbourne Zoo General Entry Ticket
Melbourne, Australia
- 2 to 8 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Spend a day immersed in the animal kingdom at the Melbourne Zoo. Encounter native species including koalas, wombats, and kangaroos, and local Victorian species such as indigenous penguins and seals splash. Also admire mighty Asian pachyderms at the Trail of Elephants, elegant African zebras and giraffes in open-air habitats, the energetic primates at Lemur Island, an elevated orangutan exhibit, and more.
- The zoo is conveniently close to Melbourne's city center
- Admire animals from 320 species from around the world
- Kid zones with interactive exhibits are designed for youngsters
- Spend as long as you like at the zoo, within opening hours
What's Included
- All keeper talks and presentations
- General Admission to Zoo
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
Meeting and Pickup
Operating hours
- 09/19/2026 - 10/04/2026
Monday - Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- 10/05/2026 - 10/23/2026
Monday - Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- 10/05/2026 - 10/23/2026
Monday - Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- 11/03/2026 - 11/03/2026
Tuesday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- 11/04/2026 - 12/18/2026
Monday - Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- 11/04/2026 - 12/18/2026
Monday - Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- 12/19/2026 - 01/27/2027
Monday - Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- 01/28/2027 - 03/07/2027
Monday - Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- 01/28/2027 - 03/07/2027
Monday - Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- 03/08/2027 - 03/08/2027
Monday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- 03/09/2027 - 03/25/2027
Monday - Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- 03/09/2027 - 03/25/2027
Monday - Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- 03/26/2027 - 04/11/2027
Monday - Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- 04/12/2027 - 06/13/2027
Monday - Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- 04/12/2027 - 06/13/2027
Monday - Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- 06/14/2027 - 06/14/2027
Monday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- 06/15/2027 - 06/25/2027
Monday - Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- 06/15/2027 - 06/25/2027
Monday - Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- 06/26/2027 - 07/11/2027
Monday - Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Departure Point
- Melbourne Zoo, Elliott Avenue, Melbourne, Victoria 3052 Australia
What To Expect
The Melbourne Zoo is the oldest zoo in Australia and home to more than 320 species. Take a walk on the wild side while exploring at your own pace with this general admission ticket.
See Victoria’s marine life at the Wild Sea exhibit, featuring penguins, fur seals, sharks, and seahorses. Journey around the globe to the African savanna and watch graceful giraffes and zebras graze in their open-air enclosures. Throughout your visit, learn how the zoo’s conservation efforts are working to protect endangered species worldwide
Monkey around as you observe orangutans from an elevated walkway that crisscrosses their treetop hangouts, and watch ringtail lemurs at play on Lemur Island. Be in awe of magnificent gorillas at a special rainforest exhibit that also features other tropical species such as the fascinating pygmy hippopotamus.
Feel the flutter of tiny wings on your skin at the enchanting Butterfly House, where butterflies may land right on you as you make your way through the lush greenhouse enclosure. At some of the zoo’s many play spaces, kids can learn what it’s like to be a zookeeper or burrow through giant tunnels to mimic the life of a meerkat.
Take a break from your exploration with a stop at one of many restaurants and cafés (own expense). Your day at the zoo is sure to leave you with a renewed appreciation of Earth’s amazing animals.
See Victoria’s marine life at the Wild Sea exhibit, featuring penguins, fur seals, sharks, and seahorses. Journey around the globe to the African savanna and watch graceful giraffes and zebras graze in their open-air enclosures. Throughout your visit, learn how the zoo’s conservation efforts are working to protect endangered species worldwide
Monkey around as you observe orangutans from an elevated walkway that crisscrosses their treetop hangouts, and watch ringtail lemurs at play on Lemur Island. Be in awe of magnificent gorillas at a special rainforest exhibit that also features other tropical species such as the fascinating pygmy hippopotamus.
Feel the flutter of tiny wings on your skin at the enchanting Butterfly House, where butterflies may land right on you as you make your way through the lush greenhouse enclosure. At some of the zoo’s many play spaces, kids can learn what it’s like to be a zookeeper or burrow through giant tunnels to mimic the life of a meerkat.
Take a break from your exploration with a stop at one of many restaurants and cafés (own expense). Your day at the zoo is sure to leave you with a renewed appreciation of Earth’s amazing animals.
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Melbourne Zoo
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Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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We arrived around 2pm.
All the school children were leaving when we arrived. We stayed until closing.
They were feeding a lot of the animals after 4pm.
We were able to get great pictures with the animals moving around.
My favorite was the Pygmy hippos, and the little penguins. Would definitely go again.
It was nice, quick and convenient to book our zoo tickets via Viator. The Zoo was lovely, clean and the staff was quite pleasant.
This is a lovely zoo with lots of different animals to see. Most of the exhibits are done in a way that you do get to see the animal as there are different vantage points to look from. My only complaint is that there wasn't any transport through the zoo like golf carts etc. (like Australia zoo) that would help people get around more and easier. Even having something that went up and down the centre and dropped you at each of the trails would have been a big help for anyone like me who struggles with walking. There was a lot of seating areas and toilets and places to buy things to eat, so that was a plus.
One of the best planned zoos I have ever visited. The different themed paths to follow make the visitor's experience very pleasant. The construction is exquisite to hold many animals in a small piece of land in the middle of the city. Definitely recommend for all animal lovers like me.
Booking with Viator is not good.
I didn’t get to use the tickets but they have not contacted me to ask why and I don’t seem to be able to contact them
I’ll never use this booking system again.
Wear comfortable shoes and plan to spend a few hours exploring. Arrive early to see the animals when they're most active, and don't miss the feeding sessions or keeper talks—they're well worth it.
Tickets arrived straight away. We bought them as driving towards zoo. They scanned QR code at zoo with no issues. Great zoo!
I was excited to visit a zoo in Melbourne. I had enjoyed my visit near Sydney at Symbio and was ready to enjoy seeing more Aussie animals. As an older visitor, the spread out zoo made it hard to get from one exhibit to another. And so many of the animals were difficult to see because they were hiding and napping. But it would be a fun place for young children and there were lots of strollers everywhere while I was there.
Great zoo! Easy to get to and very clean. Many animals to look at the the gift shop is cute (with helpful staff).
Many of the exhibits were open, but the animals were not in view. The platypus for instance, also the otters.
Even though I'm personally not a great fan of seeing animals caged, Melbourne Zoo is a wonderful experience for all ages.
All of the guides were very knowledgeable about the animals in their sector, and were happy to answer any questions posed.
Only real advice would be to wear comfortable shoes, as there is a lot of walking to be done
Really easy to follow we went on a Tuesday first thing so wasn’t super busy and parking through the app on the signs was really cheap
Clean, beautifully laid out park. Easy to get to using public transport or taxi / ride sharing. Wish we had come sooner.
Excellent zoo. I’ve been to lots and this one was really worth the visit! Good scattering of all kinds!
Wonderful family friendly day out visiting all the animals. Loved the park, the friendly staff and the informative talks. A few enclosures were closed for renovations, but you have to expect the ongoing upkeep at a place like this. Fantastic day out all around!
The Zoo is much larger than I expected (larger than Sydney Zoo) but few Australian native animals never showed themselves after multiple visit. Nevertheless, it worth your time.
Amazing place where you could see platypuses! We were lucky to see the one on a feeding spree! We also saw chimpanzee “flying” the ropes above the ground: This is absolutely unique to this zoo! We spend several hours in the zoo, and they rolled as a three minutes being densely populated with animal and plant views!
AMAZING! A terrific animal sanctuary with a vast variety of animals, all in very natural surroundings.
Enjoyed the forest area of animals. The other parts not able to see due to heat & humidity Tiger growled
Nice price and easy to use. Good place for animals lovers. Love that’s environmental friendly Zoo!!!
Beautiful family friendly zoo! Our kids loved seeing all the animals and playing in the many small play areas located throughout the zoo. Snap the QR code at the entrance to get the digital map available to navigate throughout the zoo. Very well organized. The food in the café was reasonably priced and delicious. Toilets easily located throughout the park. Easy to get to safely with your family from CBD Melbourne on the 58 tram. Overall, a great family experience!
Great time at the zoo. Loved seeing the dedicated Zookeepers and veterinarians Care for the elephants. The Compassion and trust says it all. Well done, Melbourne zoo!
It was raining a little during the time we went but we enjoyed it regardless. Due to the weather conditions the zoo was pretty empty felt like we had the zoo all to ourselves which made it more fun. Saw every animal without having to wait behind people. Elephants, butterfly room and lions were a big hit for the kids. Would definitely recommend!
I recently visited Melbourne Zoo and found the experience somewhat underwhelming. While the zoo boasts a variety of animals and is well-maintained, it lacks the excitement and engagement I anticipated. The enclosures, though clean, seemed a bit small for some of the larger animals, and the layout felt confusing at times. Additionally, the educational exhibits and interactive features were limited. Overall, I expected a more captivating and immersive experience.
We do not mind to pay extra entrance fees for this Melbourne Zoo, however, it looks like not upgrading or renovation lots. Only one small tidy baby Koala and one lion we can see, I could not even see any penguins or tiger inside the zoo.
I can see the photos showing them in the Zoo but it is hard to see the real animals.
Most of the famous animal only showing ONE species.
Also, those Melbourne Zoo staff are very on time to finish work, I think I can see more staff working there rather than more animals there.
I think Melbourne Zoo need to do more upgrade and add more extra animals to attract us to walk in there.
Amesome zoo. Very well layed out. Many great animals to see. Great place to visit with family members of all ages.
Lovely day at the zoo with family . The dinosaurs exhibit was great . Perfect day on Saturday weather was great ,
Gorillia exhibit was our favourite but all of the animal exhibits were thoughtful. The Volunteer staff were very enthusiastic and we learned a lot from them. We highly recommend families and animal lovers visit this wonderful zoo.
Love visiting the Melbourne Zoo. Love the lions and giraffes. The zoo is kept clean. Staff are helpful. It was a great day and great experience.
I ordered tickets for the wrong zoo. Please put Melbourne Australia in your title. I meant Melbourne Florida. Thanks.
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