When Melbourne begins planning a new trip in 2018, where do you choose to go? The Spring Festival one-day tour will definitely let you feel the thick flavor of the year!
Here is close, joyful, but also full of age. Not only for family, but also for friends. This Spring Festival organized another day trip to the zoo.
In order to welcome the Spring Festival, the three zoos decorated the courtyard with Chinese elements, full of red. During the Spring Festival, the restaurant in the courtyard also offers very special Chinese food.
Opening hours: 9am-5pm
Date of Spring Festival event: February 15-February 28
Ticket booking link: https://zoo.org.au/lunarnewyea
Surprise: children under 16 are free to visit all three zoos on weekends, goverment School Holiday, Victoria, and public holidays.
01, Melbourne Zoo (Melbourne Zoo)
Australia`s oldest zoo is just five minutes from the city centre, with more than 320 species of wildlife from all over the world.
Melbourne Zoo, 3 kilometers north of the city center, where you can immerse yourself in the wildlife world and experience an intimate and interactive journey.
[year of the Dog get male Gods of the same kind]
Must be 2017, everyone was "Wu Xiubo become the China-Australia Tourism year image ambassador" news brushed up the screen! It doesn`t matter that we didn`t have time to go to Melbourne Zoo last year. At the beginning of the New year, let`s experience the same style of the male god get with a better wish.
To celebrate the year of the Dog in 2018, though you can`t see the purest Chinese pastoral dogs in Melbourne, you can see the mighty African jackals in the African rainforest at the Melbourne Zoo.
[interactive journey]
Don`t miss looking for unique native wildlife in the Australian shrubby! You can also apply for close contact with giraffes and kangaroos!
Feed the giraffe, touch the kangaroo, if you can send out such a circle of friends at the beginning of the new year, your year will be very high oh ~
Booking Web site: https://zoo.org.au/melbourne/wild-encounters/close-up-encounters
[best choice for parent-child travel]
Only 5 minutes away from the city center, the Spring Festival family trip is the most suitable, especially children in the garden in the pleasant natural environment, can learn more than 300 species of wildlife from all over the world.
There will be animal breeders at a fixed time every day to introduce the characteristics and habits of all kinds of animals. At the same time, children can also ask the breeders questions so that they can give you an answer.
Address: Elliott Ave, Parkville VIC 3052
Opening hours: daily 9am-5pm
Fare: $36 for adults, $32.5 for the elderly, free for 3-year-olds, $18 for 4-15-year-olds (free weekends and holidays)
02, Hillsville Wildlife Park (Healesville Sanctuary)
The huge area wildlife park, the natural scenery is super great, the Australian native unique animal.
The Hillsville Wildlife Reserve is located in the picturesque wine-producing region of the Yala Valley, about an hour`s drive from Melbourne.
The jungle here provides a paradise for wildlife. Now here is also decorated with red lanterns, the thick flavor of the Spring Festival, it is very worth visiting!
[kangaroo Kingdom]
The kangaroo kingdom also provides extra fun for children. Every day at 11:30 there will be a breeder to explain the kangaroo`s little knowledge. Children can follow Jelly Bean on a magical quest to experience kangaroo jumps and pouch.
For more information: https://zoo.org.au/kangaroocountry
[wildlife zero distance]
Would you like something different this Spring Festival? Want to get in touch with nature at zero distance?
Here, you can contact Australia`s most iconic animal at zero distance. This Spring Festival, let koala and kangaroo give you New year`s greetings.
In addition to these two animals, of course, you can apply for close contact with ecomna, pythons, and Australian wild dogs. Where`s the magic animal? This Spring Festival is in the Hillsville Wildlife Reserve.
Booking Web site: https://zoo.org.au/healesville/wild-encounters/close-up-encounters
（商品价值的货币表现） price
$12 per person， zoo members $10.80
Note that children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by adults to participate in this activity
Address: Badger Creek Road, Healesville, VIC 3777
Opening hours: daily 9am-5pm
Fare: $36 for adults
Elderly $32.5
3-year-old children free of charge
4 $18 for 15-year-olds (free of charge on weekends and holidays)
03, Willoughby Open Zoo (Werribee Open Range Zoo)
Experience African adventures and stimulate adventurous Safari, children to play in paradise.
A 30-minute drive from Melbourne, Walleby Wildlife Park, which covers more than 200 hectares, has a beautiful natural landscape and is the perfect choice for you to experience African-style adventures.
[free adventure bus trip]
At Wallaby Wildlife Park, you can take a guided bus on the open prairie to find traces of African animals. Rhinoceros, giraffes and zebras are everywhere on the endless prairie.
[deep cross-country trip]
If you find a free adventure bus not exciting enough, you can also choose an open Safari, at your own expense to feel the shock of nature from the visual, auditory and tactile dimensions.
Love the magic of the African continent and young friends with the spirit of adventure, this Spring Festival strongly recommends that you group here, open-ended experience of African customs ~
The booking website is: https://www.zoo.org.au/werribee/wild-encounters/off-road-safari
Journey time: 90 min
Price: $55.00 per person, zoo members $49.50
Open time: 11:45am daily
Note that the minimum age limit is 8 years
[world of children]
Walleby Wildlife Park is the most suitable place for children to play during the Spring Festival. There are many outdoor recreation facilities for children in addition to African animals.
The wildlife park is sweet for children under the age of 8, providing an age-free Off Road Safari. The journey is more attuned to the children`s ideas.
Family Friendly Off Road Safari
The booking website is: https://www.zoo.org.au/werribee/wild-encounters/family-friendly-off-road-safari
Journey time: 60 min
Price: $40.00 per person, zoo members $36.00
Open time: 10.30am daily & 2.30pm Weekends and School Holidays
[magical African Animals]
When you walk on a trail in Africa, you can face the lion face-to-face. You can also see African wild dogs. It is said that the animal hunts more ferociously than lions, and groups crafty than wolves.
And the gorilla pavilion here is one of the largest gorilla pavilions in the world, and you can perfectly integrate it into the movie "King Kong".
Address: K Rd, Werribee South VIC 3030
Opening hours: daily 9am-5pm
Fare: $36 for adults, $32.5 for the elderly, free for 3-year-olds, $18 for 4-15-year-olds (free weekends and holidays)
The best day trip to the Spring Festival is not to go far, nor does it take a long time to prepare. We can also feel the strong smell of the year at the three zoos in Melbourne.
At the beginning of the first day of the New year, we don`t have to leave.
Date of Spring Festival event: February 15-February 28
Ticket link: https://zoo.org.au/lunarnewyea
