Zoos SA
Zoos SA is a non-government conservation charity, every visit, adoption, donation and ticket helps to save species from extinction.

Welcome to Adelaide Zoo learning!

Please book a minimum of two weeks in advance to qualify for the education concession prices and free adult ratios.

Student pricing:

Child under 4Free
Student (all ages)$14.70
Student with educator-led program$18.70
Zoos SA members gain free entry (a $4 fee will be added if undertaking an educator-led program)

Equity student discount:

Category 1-4 and SA rural schools, Early Childhood Education Category 1-2$11.70
Equity student with educator-led program$15.70
University/TAFE and other adult groups$17.30

Adult ratios for school groups:

Junior Primary (Kindergarten - Year 3)1 free adult per 5 students
Primary (Year 4-6)1 free adult per 10 students
Secondary/Tertiary1 free adult per 15 students
Mix of Primary ages1 free adult per 8 students
Additional adults $37.50 each
Concession $30.50 each
Please note that students with Zoos SA Membership are not included in the free ratios listed above. These apply to paying students only.

Nurture your little one’s curiosity for animals and the natural world!

Designed for little adventurers, see Adelaide Zoo’s iconic animals brought to life over a series of play-based, creative learning sessions.

Children will learn about a new animal each week through storytelling, arts and crafts, and a trip through the zoo to meet the animal up close.

Details:

  • Designed for 2-5 year olds
  • 45-minute sessions over 8 weeks
  • Available Mondays to Fridays
  • Session times: 9:45am and 10:45am

Cost:

  • $90 for eight-week program
  • Zoo entry not included
  • Zoos SA members enter the zoo free

Find out more

Literacy Tales is literacy-based program designed by our Education team especially for a Kindergarten audience.

Students will be immersed in an imaginative storybook, informative animal close-up encounter, and fun activities.

See lions, otters, magnificent monkeys, the only Giant Pandas in Australasia and more on a wild excursion in an immersive natural setting.

If you would like to explore Adelaide Zoo on a self-guided visit (with no Educator-led program), students are still eligible to receive the group discounted rate.

Select self-guided on the booking form to let us know when you are coming and to be invoiced for the discounted entry rate.

About Zoos SA

Zoos SA is a not-for-profit conservation charity that exists to connect people with nature and save species from extinction. Zoos SA acknowledges the Country on which we stand always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land and we pay our deepest respect and gratitude to Kaurna (Adelaide Zoo) and Ngarrindjeri (Monarto Safari Park) Elders, past, present and emerging. We undertake critical conservation work throughout Australia and acknowledge the traditional custodians of these lands.

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