Melbourne Zoo
Elliott Avenue, Parkville VIC 3052, Australia
Zoo
•Why you'll love Melbourne Zoo
- Be amongst the Animals and enjoy nature and natural surroundings.
- Unique location with outdoor spaces that can host a large number of different types of functions.
- Offers exceptional cuisine and a beautiful setting.
About the venue
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.
Melbourne Zoo Function Rooms
Bong Su Room
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...
Lakeside Room
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...
Leopard Lodge
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...
Rainforest Room
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...
Price Guide
| Price Type | Price Per Person (Starting From) |
|---|---|
| Day Delegate Package (DDP) | $ 90 |
| Half Day Delegate Package (HDDP) | $ 80 |
| 2 Course Menu | $ 80 |
| 3 Course Menu | $ 90 |
| 3 Hour Canapes | $ 85 |
| 3 Hour Beverage Package | $ 43 |
Please note, that pricing may be subject to change without notice. We recommend confirming with the venue prior to booking to ensure you have the most up-to-date information.
Reviews for Melbourne Zoo
Leon B
Had an awesome day out at Melbourne zoo. Great place for the family! Managed to get round in 5 hours but even then we thought we moved fast. Would definitely recommend a two day visit if you want to read everything and enjoy it. Looking at getting the pass and also doing the camping under the stars! Will be back!
Candice Anderson
We love the zoo but as we travel from Bendigo it takes 2 hours by car or 2.5 hours by train to get here meaning we have to leave extremely early (7am) if we want to see everything the zoo has to offer in 1 day - even then you’ll probably miss a lot of talks or the keeper kids zone if you’re busy and have young kids. The price is only worth it for us since we became zoo members so it means we make the effort to go more than 3 times a year. We will hopefully use our membership to travel to Werribee soon. Probably the only thing that annoys me is that when habitats are closed or the animals are missing there is no announcement or warning before making the long walk around the habitat which can be frustrating with tired little people. The carousel, playground and keeper kids indoor play zone are incredible additions. You can care for sick animals or go on safari while having a snack or feeding a bub out of the sun. It makes me sad to see animals in captivity especially pacing tigers and monkeys but I like knowing the proceeds from my entry price contribute to wildlife conservation projects. Sad that the prices for animal encounters have gone up by 10% in a matter of months as I have to pay to accompany my 12 year old on her experience which is her birthday present but I understand unsupervised children around animals can cause issues. Love that we can see her favourite animal - Miishka the snow leopard up close as it’s one of the only opportunities she will ever have to see this gorgeous elusive cat up close. We recently travelled to see the Bluey show and was impressed by the interactive games with the audience and how upbeat the performers were on such a hot day but disappointed that the Bluey and Bingo characters basically just stand there on stage and don’t actually talk - there’s no voiceover or anything which isn’t as exciting for little ones. Glad I didn’t pay the extra $$$ for front row.
Angel De Joya
Love the layout of the zoo! So easy to get around. Enough places to eat, sit down, plenty of bathrooms around as well. Very children friendly! There was a Carousel and face painting which are great for the little ones.
Nirajan Timalsina
This zoo is fantastic! The exhibits are thoughtfully designed, and there’s a great diversity of animals from all over the world. I was especially impressed by how clean and well-kept the facilities were. Definitely worth the visit!
Jonah Gigbug
A great selection of animals and well-designed exhibits, a lot of attention into giving guests s good chance to see the animals, many of the burrows and such had windows to view the animals even when they’re sleeping. The open lemur enclosure is fantastic, you can see them right up close (but please do still keep your distance). Got a great look at the tiger, though it seemed quite agitated, it was pacing around by two of the windows to its exhibit and growling where people were crowding around, could do with some sort of one way glass perhaps. The signs for animals were also not super informative, and the cycling electronic signs in the reptile house were not a great idea.
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