It has been 11 years this month since I was blessed with once working at Australia Zoo as their former, Deputy Editor of Australia Zoo CRIKEY! Magazine. I started after the beautiful Jessica Townsend had left for her London adventure and had the pleasure of working alongside the beautiful Sally and Kate, who I now call two dear friends. Kate and I had even worked together before at The Sunshine Coast Daily, which was awesome!
Today we headed to the Zoo just after 1pm and in my opinion, it was the perfect timing with the weather. I think it would have been far too hot if we had opted for any earlier so I’m glad that it worked out a bit later to go with our family plans. The breeze and shady areas as well as the misters and cool water spots make it a comfortable and cool walk around though. I would highly recommend comfy shoes and a hat and to “slip, slop and slap!”
Ollie, our eldest son, absolutely LOVED the tigers! (We spent at least 30-45 minutes at Tiger Island!)
I would highly recommend visiting the Zoo for a family day out and we can’t wait to come back again soon! We will make sure we pack our swimmers next time for the water park.
A very big thank you to my beautiful parents for the generous Christmas gift voucher – which we redeemed for our annual passes. Such a god investment I say!
Our fave snap-shot of the day!
The gorgeous giraffes were just so magical to watch! I really did feel like we could have been in stunning Africa. I would love to visit Africa one day and see the beautiful wildlife in their natural habitat.
Our eldest son, Ollie, (aka, Mr 3.5-year-old) absolutely loved seeing the beautiful tigers!
The beautiful tiger we got to see at Australia Zoo. xo
The boys had a wonderful time in the pram and Ollie went walking to! They were so tired out after the big day. It was a hot one! xo
Father and Son – Daddy and Ollie. xo
Saying hi to the big crocodile! xo
Fast Facts: Kids under 3-years-of-age receive free entry. Oscar bear is only one so he was complimentary for our family annual passes.
We had a mixture of snacks and purchasing lunch at the lovely big cafe. It was great with the big fans and nice and clean cafe amenities. We missed the show with Terri, Bindi and Bob, but hopefully next time around!
We would highly recommend the trip “a must-do” for the school holidays for families. During the week would be great for mums, bubs and dads, and the siblings, if you are after a day out of fun and animal education.
Next time, we also hope to visit the Wildlife Hospital and show the boys all where their mummy used to work on CRIKEY! Magazine stories, back in the day when their mummy and daddy had first met on the Sunshine Coast.
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