Crocodile Hunter's Legacy: Discover Australia Zoo from Gold Coast

Experience the legacy of the Crocodile Hunter at Australia Zoo, home to over 1,200 animals. Get up close with wildlife, enjoy thrilling shows, and support conservation efforts!

Duration: 13 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Please ensure you check your pick up time and place for the tour date, and be at the meeting point on time. For the sake of other customers, we cannot wait for late arrivals.
Due to recent construction in the CBD area, the bus may be delayed. We seek your understanding and patience, and our driver will ensure that all the customers waiting are picked up….

What's Included
  • Australia Zoo Entry
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Driver/guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop off (selected hotels)
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Housing the legacy of the famed Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, the Australia Zoo sprawls across 140 acres, offering a vibrant display of over 1,200 native and exotic species. It’s the ultimate destination for an immersive wildlife experience and for learning about conservation!
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Location
Mantra on View Surfers Paradise
View Avenue
Kindly meet us at Mantra On View @6:50am and bus goes to the zoo via Brisbane CBD area.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Linda_t
Oct 7, 2024
An Awesome Day at Australia Zoo - Seeing all the pics of Steve Irwin was very emotional….he was so inspirational and such an awesome legend/wildlife warrior. We loved it all and everything that we experienced at Australia Zoo including the Croc Show at the Crocaseum and the gorgeous Tiger at the Tiger Area. Also, all the awesome friendly welcoming staff. The merchandise options are terrific and plenty and very reasonably priced. Thank you Irwin Family and the well kept and well maintained beautiful Australia Zoo xox
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Isabell_d
Sep 29, 2024
Unforgettable - Okay, I was extremely worried about the bad reviews I was reading prior to booking, but I had a very limited time on the Gold Coast and just Australia in general. I thought when am I going to ever get the opportunity to visit THE Australia Zoo again as I was visiting all the way from Los Angeles. I’ve been obsessed with the Irwin Family since I was a little girl and Australia Zoo had always been on my bucket list. So I went ahead and booked this hoping for the best. The main concerns I’d seen with the bad reviews were the reliability of the bus company failing to communicate when/if the bus was cancelled for the day if they didn’t reach the minimum amount of people required to make the trek to the zoo for the day. Because of this, I messaged the tour operator the night before to confirm the meetup time and place. The tour operator confirmed with me and so that put me at ease. The next morning, the bus picked me up and a few other people at our meeting point in front of Mantra Legends right on time. The bus ride from Gold Coast is a total of about 3 hours one way so 6 hours round trip. Sounds agonizingly long when coming from Gold Coast especially as the bus has no bathroom facilities and doesn’t make a stop for passengers to use the bathroom. Does stop in Brisbane to get more passengers but no one is to get off the bus for any reason during the stops. So just make sure you go beforehand and refrain from drinking too much liquids. Surprisingly the length of time flew by for me both ways as I was chatting with a few local passengers. Bus is clean and modern. Now, for the zoo. INCREDIBLE. Never been to a zoo so interactive and educational. I had the time of my life seeing all the different species of animal. Was super excited for the Crocoseum show. It was amazingly entertaining and the cherry on top to this whole excursion was the Irwin’s coming out to feed the crocs during the show!!! It was a dream come true for this lifelong Irwin family fan. It was beautiful and emotional seeing how the family has continued on Steve’s legacy. Their passion for animals and conservation is inspiring. So yes overall great experience! The bus gets there around 10am and you are directed to meetup back at the drop off point at 4pm. So u have about 6hours to enjoy the zoo which I felt was a good amount. I believe those who have had a negative experience with this booking, but I just think I happened to go on a day where everything went right. Hopefully with the bad reviews the bus company has seen, they’ve made it a point to be better and more communicative if the bus needs to be canceled for the day. With my experience however, I would recommend
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Nicole_b
Sep 15, 2024
Croc’s Rule - Absolutely loved everything about our day. The crocoseum show was a highlight for us. We went home absolutely buggered but worth it.
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Steve_c
Jul 28, 2024
Bus trip from Surfers was... - Bus trip from Surfers was too long. Having to go through Brisbane to collect the others during peak hour traffic not enjoyable. Maybe a mini bus could collect from Brisbane to join main bus on Brisbane outskirts. Would not advise people to use bus from Surfers.
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Julie_o
Jul 10, 2024
Day trip to Australia Zoo with Viator booking - Book with Viator, take the stress out of your trip and let someone else do the driving. No hassle .. day to Australia Zoo. Well worth it and glad we have done that this trip. 👌🏼
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Danny_w
Jul 28, 2024
The Zoo was great,... - The Zoo was great, especially seeing the Irwin's do the Croc show. The Bus it's self was quite new and comfortable, it's just quite a long trip from the Gold Coast with a few stops along the way.
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Dianneg665
Aug 9, 2024
Poor - Went to the crocodile show saw one crocodile and the men who did the show were dress like they had just roll out of bed. The women were dressed nice. The staff at the entrance were very helpful but the workers inside did not smile couldn't say hello nothing. The tiger show we couldn't even fit in to watch. The tiger they had on show was very skinny and look really said. Nobody walked around with any animals to show us up close. I don't think I would go back. Very disappointing.
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Cdonnell07
Jun 4, 2024
Zoo was great, bus was not - The zoo was fantastic - would recommend for everyone! The bus to the zoo, however, was horrible. We were traveling from Gold Coast to the Australia Zoo. Instead of having two separate busses going to GC and Brisbane, they combine them which added an extra 1.5 hours to our travel time. It took 3.5 hours there and back due to rush hour traffic. Also the driver was in such a rush that it almost felt unsafe and he waited maybe 60 seconds at some of the stops so if you're even a bit late you'd have missed your ride.
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Stacymb5954lr
Sep 20, 2024
Amazing Zoo, Awful Drive - Can’t fault the zoo, that was incredible, but the “crocodile express” was abysmal. The seats were uncomfortable, the driver and his partner were rude and only spoke in their own language. They didn’t communicate to us at any point even when we were stuck in traffic for 30 minutes. Would NOT recommend.
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Ang_b
Aug 11, 2024
Don’t book this trip! - I booked this tour my son and myself. We got up at 5am to get to the meeting point and no one turned up. It was really hard to get hold of anyone to find out where they were. Eventually as it turns out, they did not meet the minimum requirements for numbers that day, but had not bothered to tell us the trip was canceled. My son was really disappointed as we were so excited to visit Australia Zoo. If we had known earlier I could have rented a car and driven up. Really poor service and I feel let down by the company.
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