Elliott Avenue, Parkville VIC 3052, Australia
Zoo
•As a function venue, Melbourne Zoo stands alone. Seriously - are there many venues that can boast the things the Zoo holds in its grasp? First off, it’s a zoo. With real live animals. Secondly, as a function space, the Zoo can accommodate groups numbering between 10 and 3000. Thirdly, it’s a zoo. Aside from the obvious fact that Melbourne Zoo is a veritable wonderland of animals like lions and gorillas and bears and snakes, our city’s zoo also sports a number of function spaces for events that range from the end-of-year party time variety to the kid's birthday kind, or the breed of event more conducive to fostering business relationships with clients (in a unique setting). There’s the Lakeside Room, overlooking the zoo’s award-winning Japanese gardens. Then there’s the Leopard Lodge, located a lion’s roar from the big cats and fitting up to 500 guests. Then there’s the Bong Su Room with its own private tree kangaroo exhibit, found in the heart of the Elephant Trail. Also the Rainforest Room with its own tamarin monkey enclosure. Melbourne Zoo is (in case you live under a rock, and are in desperate need of a reconnection with your childhood) found along Elliott Avenue in Parkville. That’s just off Royal Parade, surprisingly close to Melbourne University, and a veritable stone’s throw (train ride) from the city and Citylink.
At the heart of the Elephant Trail lies the Bong Su Room. With its indoor and outdoor spaces, floor to ceiling windows, bold dark timber panelling, private views over our animal exhibit, and hidden location among the bamboo forest, the Bon...
With picturesque views over the award-winning Japanese Garden and lake, the Lakeside Café is an evening-only venue to enjoy that features an outdoor terrace connecting to the main function room. Room for a spacious dancefloor, makes this ve...
Situated close to both the big cat’s habitat and the beloved Carnivores’ Trail, the Leopard Lodge is the largest and most versatile of the four function rooms. You and your guests can share a toast to the sound of lions roaring against a ba...
The Rainforest Room is a location of pure beauty. With views over the award-winning Japanese Garden and Lake, the outside terrace is an ideal place to sample a glass of sparkling while savouring the tranquil surrounds. The inside of this li...
Bit underwhelming and not worth our money as most of the cooler animals weren’t even there, or doing nothing. Well stocked gift shop and really friendly staff. Though the selection and amount of animals were impressive. Overall quite a nice place to take the family if all the animals are there.
Really worth the time and money! It’s good to go on a warm day! Couldn’t enjoy to the fullest as I visited on a very cold day. Most animals were there but couldn’t find some cool animals that I was really looking forward to! There was a mini scavenger hunt around the dinosaur area which was kind of fun
Awesome place. Make sure you go early so you have enough time to enjoy all areas. The place is huge, divided by animal kingdoms or species. Beautiful family areas, facilities everywhere, staff are incredibly friendly and helpful. Best plan for families, kids and tourists. Interactive activities around, a lot of information and so much fun! Animals look great, natural environments and lots of love from their caregivers. Amazing experience in Melbourne.
Melbourne zoo is a large and well organized zoo with very friendly and knowledgeable zookeepers 🐯🦁🐻🦊🐨🐴🐒 Great place for spending some time with your family. The flow of this zoo is amazing and the signs is really well placed, lots of toilets, small restaurant and snacks bars. We visited on a weekend morning and there were queues but not too long. One of the best zoos I’ve been to, with a big variety of animals 👌
The zoo is quite large and located in the center of Melbourne. There are many cute animals, especially the Koalas and Red Pandas. Looks super lazy but funny. I didn’t see as many Kangaroos as in other parks, but it's still interesting for children to see the wild animals. The smell is a bit unpleasant, but that's to be expected—it’s a zoo after all. Nice staffs, friendly and supportive.
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