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Spider Monkey Experience
Swing into the world of Spider Monkeys! Enjoy a behind‑the‑scenes Spider Monkey experience at Melbourne Zoo with a guided tour, keeper‑led enrichment, and up‑close habitat viewing.
Excursion programs
Discover what a zoo excursion can do. Your workshop is free with your zoo entry. Download your free science and geography lesson plans for early childhood, primary, secondary and tertiary.
Animal talks
Learn about the animals who call Melbourne Zoo home, including stories about their individual personalities and behaviours.
Professional Development Workshops
Grow your knowledge, teaching skills and confidence at the zoo. These professional development workshops will help you include real-world content in your Early Childhood, Science, STEM and Geography teaching.
Lion Experience
Join us behind the scenes to meet our growing Lion pride and meet the passionate keepers who care for them every day.
Animal talks
Every day, you can hear our staff talk about the animals and the Zoo's important conservation work.
Dingo
A distant relative of the Indian Wolf, the Dingo arrived in mainland Australia around 5,000 years ago. They're a naturally shy animal with an independent nature. Pack leaders breed once a year and the whole pack helps rear the pups. Dingoes howl at different frequencies to communicate their territory boundaries and pack make-up.
Local threatened species
Learn about the local threatened species Zoos Victoria is fighting to save from extinction.
Gorilla Rainforest
Head deep into the jungles of Africa where lemurs roam, gorillas rule and tree-top apes and monkeys sing from the top of their lungs. You can also meet Melbourne Zoo's Pygmy Hippopotamus, the Cassowary and other animals along the way.
Habitats
Discover the animals that call Kyabram Fauna Park home.
Siamang
You can see our Siamang family in the Japanese Garden.
Tickets
Open 9am-5pm every day - book your zoo tickets now for a Zoo adventure! Everyone must have a pre-booked ticket.
Become a Member
Join our zoo membership program today and enjoy many benefits, including unlimited entry to four unique zoos all year round. Learn more.
Emergency Wildlife donation
Your donation will help fund emergency veterinary assistance and scientific intervention. All donations either great or small will help with the response to this crisis.