TICKETS
Do I need to pre book for encounters – Yes, to avoid disappointment we highly recommend pre booking encounters. You can book when you get here but if it’s booked out you will miss out.
Can I change or reschedule my encounter booking – If rescheduling is 72 hours before the day of your encounter booking, you will be able to reschedule.
Do you accept Australian Companion and Carer cards – Yes, we accept both. A carer card will receive entry at a concession rate. The companion of the companion card holder receives free entry.
Can I use a concession card – Yes you are able to use this to receive a concession rate for entry tickets.
Do I need to pre book tickets, and do they specify an entry date – You do not need to pre book entry tickets but you definitely can. Our tickets don’t have a specified date so may use them at any time within 3 years.
Can I present my ticket on my mobile phone – Definitely, we love doing our part in saving the environment
Do you have annual memberships available – We sure do, please click the link to get to the membership page. Membership to our zoo is not affiliated with any other zoo.
Do I need to show my membership card to enter the zoo – Yes you need to show your membership card at the front desk and your photo ID.
VISITING US
What are your Operating hours – Operating hours are 10am to 5pm everyday including all Public Holidays except Christmas Day
Are you open on Christmas Day or Public holidays – We are closed Christmas Day but are open all other public holidays
Do you offer animal encounters – We definitely offer animal encounters. Please click on the link so it can take you to our animal encounters page
Can I bring food and drink – Yes you can bring your own food and drink to consume but please don’t feed any to our animals as they have special diets.
Do you have BBQ facilities – Yes, we have free BBQ facilities available
Do you have food available – We have a food van that is open weekends, public holidays and Vic school holidays, we also have snack food, ice creams and drinks available in our front desk.
Is your smoking or vaping allowed in your zoo – No, no smoking or vaping is allowed in our zoo grounds
How long should we allow for a visit – the path around our zoo is 2.5km so please allow at least 2 hours.
ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION
Do you have wheelchairs for hire – yes, we have wheelchairs for hire for $10 at the front desk, we only have a few so please call to book one.
Is your zoo suitable for pram, stroller and wheelchair – We have a hard gravel track to walk around the zoo so yes, the path is suitable for prams, strollers and wheelchairs.
Services dogs/companion animals – No. Service/companion animals are not allowed as we have free range animals and walk-through enclosures, we are not able to have any service/companion animals out in the zoo grounds. This is not only because of bio-security implications but also because our animals could see the service/companion animals as a potential predator.
Do you accept Australian Companion/Carer cards – Yes, we accept both. A carer card will receive entry at a concession rate. The companion of the companion card holder receives free entry.
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Thankyou so much to a Family from Horsham who so generously donated 5 family yearly memberships to some deserving local families saying that “The Halls Gap Zoo has brought so much joy to our lives over the years and after everything they and the local community have been through, especially with the challenges of the fires, we wanted to give something back to the zoo and hopefully bring some joy to local families through a zoo membership.”
So wonderful to have such kindhearted people in our community so Thankyou again.
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Happy World Vet Day!!
Today we celebrate the dedicated professionals who work tirelessly to protect the health and welfare of animals everywhere.
We would like to thank our vets from Stawell veterinary clinic who help us when our animals need them and after the recent fires were amazingly kind enough and wiped our bill which was such a big help to us.
We would also like to thank the vets from Werribee Zoo who take on our animals when they need specialist veterinary care especially when they make the trek out to see our animals on site.
We appreciate each and everyone of you for your commitment to the animals you work so hard to care for.
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Today is about Black Capped Capuchins
🐒 They do what is called urine washing so they will pee into their hands and feet and rub it all over them to leave their scent as they travel through the forests.
🐒 They are very intelligent and will use tools to help them break open food sources.
🐒 They have semi prehensile tails and only juveniles can hang their whole body weight from their tail while adults will still need to support themselves with their arms or legs
Pictured is Marko and Polo the cheekiest father and son duo you ever did meet.
Today we pause to remember the courage and sacrifice of all who served not only the men and women but also the animals who helped our soldiers.
We remember and thank all of them, your sacrifice will not be forgotten.
Just a reminder that we are open everyday this long weekend 10am-5pm everyday.
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Thank You for Hopping By!
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who joined us for our Easter Bunny Hunt at the zoo! It was great to see so many smiling faces and families enjoying the day together. Your enthusiasm made the event extra special!
The total count of bunnies hidden around the zoo was 26, did you find them all?
We hope you had as much fun finding bunnies as we did hiding them.
#hallsgapzoo #easter #visitmelbourne #grampians
Happy Easter from all of us at the Zoo.
We’re sending warm wishes your way for a day filled with love, laughter, and maybe a few bunny hops!
Enjoy the sweet treats and some wild moments with the ones you love.
Our animals clearly had fun with some Easter themed enrichment.
#grampians #grampiansvictoria #visitmelbourne #longweekend #Easterhunt #easterbunny #visitmelbourneaustralia #zoo
Don’t forget our Easter Bunny Hunt is on all weekend!
Keep an eye out, count all the bunnies you see and put your guess in our raffle box that will be drawn at 3.30pm everyday.
Make sure to follow our social media pages to find out the correct answer on Tuesday.
Here is a little hint to get you started:
“The bunny’s journey has just begun,
Snuggling close with more than one.
Fluffy friends with button eyes,
That’s where the first surprise lies!”
#Easterhunt #easterbunny #longweekend #grampians #visitmelbourne #visitmelbourneaustralia
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These little legends love hanging out motionless on tree trunks like it’s a full-time job. They’re not fire-breathing, but they do give serious “forest guardian” vibes and they will judge you silently from a branch…
BOYD’S FOREST DRAGON
They are quite different compared to other reptiles in the fact they do not rely on basking in the sun to regulate their body temperature.
Babies are independent straight after they hatch from the eggs.
They are masters of camouflage and use this to protect themselves from predators.
They are native to rainforests in northeastern Australia with the Daintree rainforest being a good place to try and spot them.
#grampians #schoolholidays #easter #nationalpark #hallsgapzoo #zoo #boydsforestdragon
This Easter on all 4 days we’re turning the zoo into a bunny-filled adventure! Count all the hidden bunnies scattered throughout the zoo for your chance to WIN an exclusive Lizard or Dingo encounter *conditions apply.
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🎉🎉 We are OPEN every day this weekend 10am-5pm so hop on over to the zoo for some Easter fun! 🎉 🎉
We are celebrating with some Egg-stra special activities, lots of encounters, keeper talks, our food van is open and our keepers can’t wait to share some Easter fun with the animals.
Stay tuned for details of our Easter themed activity with a prize that we have planned for each day of the long weekend.
Don’t forget to pre-book encounters to avoid disappointment.
#hallsgapzoo #grampians #schoolholidays #grampiansnationalpark #visitmelbourne #longweekend
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Today is all about Red Pandas
🍁 Red Pandas are not related to Giant pandas.
🍁They are classed as a carnivore even though their diet mainly consists of bamboo.
🍁 They are an arboreal species meaning they live up in the trees and they rely on the trees for camouflage to protect them from predators.
If you want to see just how cute they are in person now is your chance, you can get up close with our 2 red pandas as you feed them some tasty treats they will walk over you lap and pose for a photo with a paw on your shoulder.
Book an encounter by visiting our website
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Today we are looking at the Southern White Rhino:
🦏 Their horns are continually growing and is made from keratin just like our hair and nails.
🦏 They are grazers
🦏They can run up to 40kmh per hour
🦏 They weigh up to 2700kgs and babies are born weighing around 60kgs
Photo of the handsome Kapamba celebrating his 29th birthday with some presents. #grampians #nationalpark #visitmelbourneaustralia
Today is also International Tasmanian Devil Day.
We have 3 devils here at Halls Gap Zoo and you may see our new boys Messi and Knuckles out exploring their enclosure or Arti next door trying to suss out what the new boys are up to.
Messi and knuckles came from Aussie Ark who do an amazing job of breeding Tassie devils to help conserve this endangered species. In the wild devil populations have significantly reduced due to the Devil facial tumour disease, it is unfortunately a contagious cancer which is spread when they interact with each other primarily through biting but through breeding programs like Aussie Arks we are able to breed animals that are tumour free and have a healthy population of devils to conserve the species while scientists work on how to stop the disease spreading.
📸 keeper Darci
