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Visit Halls Gap Zoo

Situated a mere 7 km from Halls Gap town, between Halls Gap and Pomonal, the zoo is well signposted and easily accessible off the Halls Gap/Ararat Road. Set on 52 acres of land, Halls Gap Zoo offers a unique and immersive wildlife experience for visitors of all ages.

Home to a diverse range of animals, from exotic species to native Australian wildlife, the zoo provides an enriching experience through beautifully landscaped enclosures and informative talks by our knowledgeable staff.

With ample picnic areas, a well-stocked café, and a souvenir shop, Halls Gap Zoo is the perfect destination for a family day out, a school excursion, or a relaxing day immersed in nature. Come and discover the wonders of wildlife at Halls Gap Zoo, where adventure and education go hand in hand!

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Disability Access

  • Disabled parking is available adjacent to the main zoo entrance.
  • Wheelchairs are available to hire at $10 for the day, or part of.
  • All tracks are firm gravel that is wheelchair friendly.
  • Please check the details for each encounter on wheelchair accessibility.

Companion and Support Animals:

  • Unfortunately, due to the number of walk-through exhibits and free ranging animals on the paths and near our visitors, for the safety of both companion and our animals, we are unable to allow companion animals in the zoo.
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HALLS GAP ZOO
CAFE

Our food and beverage outlet is open on weekends/public holidays and Victorian school holidays. Cool drinks and lollies always available at the entry kiosk.

You are welcome to bring your own food and use our well shaded seated areas, with gas barbeques, where you can enjoy your picnic.

We recommend you purchase your tickets and pre-book your encounters online.

Buy a Voucher

Buying tickets for a Friend or Family? Take a step and consider purchasing gift cards.

Group Discounts

We offer a variety of discounts for groups

Education

We offer guided tours, with an experienced keeper, or self-guided options. Our guided tours have curriculum-based options of focus for the tours.

Membership

Membership allows you unlimited entry for a year for the price of only two visits. If you visit and love the experience, as we know you will, ask our friendly entry staff to upgrade your ticket to a membership.

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ANIMAL
ADOPTIONS

The perfect gift for the animal lover in your family (even if that person is you!) and a great way to support our work.

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🌍World Meerkat Day🌍

Yesterday we celebrated World Meerkat day, these hilarious animals are native to Africa and live in groups called mobs. They all help out in protecting the family they take turns in what is called sentry duty where 1 or 2 meerkats will keep watch out for any predators while the rest of the mob is out and about and will alert them to the presence of any predators. 
You are able to come and meet our wild and wonderful meerkats during an encounter you will feed them have them on you lap and if you are lucky enough one may even jump on your head it is an experience you definitely won’t forget. 

Enjoy watching them with their ball pit but make sure you have your sound on. 

📸 keeper Darci 

#schoolholidays #hallsgapzoo #activities #visitmelbourne #whattodo # familyfun #meerkats
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Halls Gap will be GLOWING!! 🌟🌟🌟
From this weekend for July and August we will be taking part in the Halls Gap Glow Winter Festival.
An 8 week festival featuring art, wellbeing and adventures there are lots of activities planned so if you’ve been thinking about a visit now is the time. 

For our part in the 💫GLOW festival 💫we will have a scavenger hunt where you will learn about animals that..you guessed it ‘GLOW’ an interactive hunt that will be sure to keep the kids engaged. 

Visit https://www.glowhallsgap.com.au for more information on all the activities planned. 

#hallsgapzoo #glowfestival #grampians  #grampiansnationalpark
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An absolute Aussie Icon, the Tasmanian Devil for this week’s facts. 

-Tasmanian devils have the strongest bite force relative to their size of any mammal in the world. It is even strong enough to bite through metal (think of that next time you struggle to eat a toblerone) 

-They give birth to up to 40 babies at once…but they only have 4 teats so it is a race for survival and the first 4 to make it will then spend the next 3 months in mums pouch before starting to venture out. 

-They are the largest carnivorous marsupial and they eat every part of their prey. 

Be sure to stop by the devil enclosure next time you are here and listen for their unique sounds. 

#tassiedevil #aussieanimals #hallsgapzoo #grampians #schoolholidays #activity #visitmelbourne #weekendsway
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So good to have rain again. Hopefully means we might have grass growing soon 🤞
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This is Miss piggy our Pig Nosed Turtle

Did you know
🐽 Pig nosed turtles use their snout as a sensory organ to detect food in murky waters 

🐽They can weigh up to 30kgs and get to 70cms long 😱

🐽They have papillae on their throats which helps them absorb oxygen from the water 

#hallsgapzoo #grampians #pignoseturtle
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Step aside amateurs this empress shoots in RAW 👑

Caught Yesinia our Emperor Tamarin behind the lens today, taking photos like she works for National Geographic, she demanded a banana break and a final say on edits and while the lighting was perfect I did see a roll of the eyes when Presto our other emperor got distracted and ruined the shot. 
Can’t say for sure who hired her but the shots are stunning and that’s all that matters. 

#cameraqueen #behindthescenes #emperortamarin #hallsgapzoo #cutephotographer
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EMUS-
🪶After the female lays her eggs the male will then lay on the eggs for the next 8 weeks and will raise the babies without the female. 

🪶Emus cannot fly

🪶They are one of the largest birds standing at up to 2m tall 

🪶Eggs are a stunning dark green colour. 

You can see our male here laying on his eggs, he will barely eat or drink while he incubates his babies.
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🐾 We are open everyday this long weekend 🐾

Bring the whole family we are open from 10am-5pm everyday. Enjoy some keeper talks or book in for an up close encounter where you can pat a Rhino, feed a cheetah, have a red panda walk across your lap 🫢 Check out our website for a full list of encounters we offer. 
#longweekend #hallsgap #grampians #encounters #animalencounter
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Happy 2nd birthday to Messi and Knuckles our 2 gorgeous Tasmanian devils 🎉🎉
Keepers had a bit of fun making some birthday enrichment with some yummy smells for them to enjoy their day with. 

Come down and see our 2 newest devils, they have settled in quite well and have made themselves at home. 

📸 keeper Darci 

#hallsgapzoo #encounters #visitmelbourne #grampians
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It is Bearded Dragon week! 

🪵 The females will lay about 11-30 eggs per clutch and take up to 80 days to hatch.

🪵 They are omnivores feeding on plants, flowers, invertebrates and small lizards. 

🪵 Like most reptiles they rely on the sun to regulate their body temperature and when the winter comes around they go into ‘brumation’ which is similar to hibernation in mammals.
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Today is World Otter Day! There are 13 species of otters in the world and here at Halls Gap Zoo we have the Asian small clawed otters and even though they are the smallest species of otter they have the biggest personalities. You will see our girls playing in their pool, eating at their waterfall or mum paddy playing with her favourite rock.
Have you ever wanted to hold an otters hand? We are the only place in Victoria where you can do that during an encounter with our beautiful and cheeky girls. 

As Asian small clawed otters are classed as vulnerable in the wild we need to make sure we protect their habitats and keep our waterways clean so they can thrive in the wild and we are able to enjoy these incredible animals for generations to come. Visit our website to book book an encounter  #hallsgapzoo #worldotterday #protectwildlife #encounter
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