Family-friendly spaces
Explore all the play spaces we have here at Melbourne Zoo
Indoor play spaces
Perfect place to let your little ones go wild in any weather
Keeper Kids
Location: next to Meerkat Café
Enjoy a range of activities for children aged 0-8, designed and brought to you by the Early Childhood Educators at Keeper Kids. We offer educator-led daily activities on weekdays during the school term*:
- 9.30am Storytime
- 10.30am Nature Play
- 12.00pm Little Researchers
*See What's On Board inside Keeper Kids for more information. Subject to change or cancellation without notice.
Outdoor play spaces
Outdoor play spaces to let your dearest go wild and spark curiosity.
Meerkat Tunnel Play
Location: Meerkats area next to Meerkat Café
Experience the life of the Meerkats and crawl through tunnels and climb over rocks. Do you think you could live in a tunnel?
Giant Tortoise Sand Play
Location: Giant Tortoise area near Main Gate
Every wonder what it's like to have a shell like a tortoise? Try on this Giant Tortoise shell and feel how big it really is! Then go and play in the sandpit, just like the animals do.
Gorilla Totem Play & Gorilla Phone Play
Location: inside Gorilla Rainforest area
Make your way through the bamboo forest and see if you can find the Gorilla Totem Play area and learn about the link between gorillas and mobile phones. Don't forget to send message through pines at the Gorilla Phone Play area.
Carousel Park Play
Location: opposite Trail of the Elephants
Play in the sandpit, swing on the monkey bars or ride the slide. On weekends, you can ride the carousel too!
There are also some lovely shady spots for a quick break.
Wild Sea Beach Play
Location: at Wild Sea area
Befriend our family of seal statues and cuddle them to your heart's content. Then explore the fun in the rest of our Wild Sea Beach Play area.
Image credit: Cormac Hanrahan
Bush Explorers - Nature Play
Location: near Australian Bush entrance
Spark your little one's curiosity at Bush Explorers.
Build a tent or a nest with nature elements and create something delicious from the mud kitchen.
Loo's Yourself Maze
Location: inside Australian Bush
Navigate through the maze and discover the importance of using recycled toilet paper to save wild animals like the Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo.
Digest ED Play and Tiger Maze
Location: inside Lion Gorge area
When the weather reaches above 25 degrees, Digest ED Play will turn into a fun water play area so remember to pack your bathers and towel.
Walk along Safe Cat Safe Wildlife alley and find a small shady spot for a quick break before the Tiger Maze.
Tassie Devil Tunnel
Location: inside Lion George area
Climb like a monkey at this exciting playground - can you climb to every level?
Then go into the tunnels, just like the Tassie Devil, and see what mysteries you can uncover.
Remember, parental supervision is essential in these play spaces.
Check out the Melbourne Zoo map to plan your visit and find the play spaces.