Member events at Taronga:   - Spider World   - Veterinary Clinic   - Serpentaria   - Australian Mammals   - Bedtime for Chimps   - Night Walk   - Bird Theatre   - Live Breeding Unit   - Africa on Show   - Flora for Fauna: The Facts     Member events at Taronga Western Plains:  » Click to view Zoo Activities for everyone:  » Click to view

Members-Only Events & Activities at Taronga

Our wild members-only events and activities in this section are not only educational and inspirational, but allow you special access to parts of the Zoo not available to the general Zoo visitor - so join or renew today!

All our activities are extremely popular and due to the high demand they are operated strictly on a ballot system.

Applications are included in our ZooNooZ member's magazine and are drawn from the mailbag ten days after the magazine has been posted.

To take part in the events it is necessary to be a Zoo Friends member. If you would like to participate in an activity please complete your Application included in your ZooNooz Magazine.

If you're not already, become a member or renew today.

Taronga's History Walk

Take a walk down memory lane on a personally guided history tour of Taronga Zoo. Learn all about the zoos rich 90-year history and discover interesting and fascinating architectural and historical facts.

Special conditions or additional notes.

Australia's Creepy Crawlies

Come face to face with fascinating phasmids, scary scorpions, creepy cockroaches and many more of our extraordinary and spine-tingling creatures. And then just when you think it's safe, get up close and personal with Australia's largest and the world's most venomous spiders.

ot suitable for under-6 year olds . All children need a ticket . Limit of 15 per session

Veterinary Clinic

What happens when a zoo animal gets sick? Find out from one of our experienced zoo nurses. See the operating theatre. Meet some recovering and rehabilitated animals.

Not suitable for under-8 year olds . All children need a ticket . Limit of 15 per session

Serpentaria

Snakes and lizards are fascinating but sometimes misunderstood. Find out how we look after them - everything from hatching to handling. Visit reptile holding-rooms and keeper preparation areas.

All children need a ticket . Limit of 15 per session

Australian Mammals

Ninety nine percent of Australia's Marsupials are nocturnal. They need special conditions for us to see them here at the zoo. Meet an Australian Mammals' keeper who will show you what goes on behind the closed doors of the nocturnal house.

Not suitable for under-8 year olds . All children need a ticket . Limit of 12 per session

Bedtime for Chimps

Come face to face with our closest relatives, the chimpanzees. Be there as they move into their night quarters after a day on exhibit. Be warned. they are excited and often very noisy.

Not suitable for under-12 year olds . All children need a ticket . Limit of 12 people

Night Walk

Taronga's sounds and sights are different at night. Join us on a volunteer-led walk to experience Serpentaria, Africa and Wild Asia by moonlight - even the most familiar sights look different. No torches please; let's keep things in the dark.

Not suitable for under-8 year olds . All children need a ticket . Limit of 45 people

Bird Theatre

The Bird Show - spectacular animals on a spectacular site. A lot of work goes on behind the scenes to make this show so amazing. See back of stage and meet some of the stars.

No one under eight please . All children need a ticket . Limit of 15 people

Live Breeding Unit

Mice, cockroaches and flies are food for many zoo animals. Come and see where the enticing 'snacks' the animals enjoy are bred.

All children need a ticket . Limit of 20 people

Picture This

Are you envious of the amazing photographs in our Zoonooz magazine? Then bring along your camera, flash and film and join Jo Nevin and Annette Peters (two of our wonderful magazine photographers) who will give you handy hints and photographers' secrets. After your lesson why not stay for the rest of the day and try out your new skills?

Limit of 8 people per tour

Africa on Show

Stand toe to toe with a giraffe. or face to face with a rhino. or at roaring level with a big cat. Join a keeper on this special adults-only tour for an African Encounter with these majestic animals.

Adults Only . Limit of 15 people

Flora for Fauna - the Facts

Come and join us on a guided walk around Taronga's botanical estate. See the habitats and ecosystems that have been developed for our native and exotic species. Learn how our team of 15 horticulturists and bush regenerators look after Taronga's 28 hectares of landscaped gardens and exhibits and five hectares of harbour foreshore bushland.

Adults Only . Limit of 10 people