Field Trips

Reservations

To make reservations, fill out our online field trip reservation form.

1. Submit online reservation request.
2. Receive verbal confirmation of field trip date and arrival time within 3 business days.
3. Receive an email within 10 business days with our Insider’s Guide including chaperone tickets, W-9, and more!
4. Prepare students to be quizzed about guidelines by an Austin Zoo staff member at check-in.
5. Collect monies from chaperones and others attending with special rates.

Field Trip Day

1. Gather headcounts of students, teachers and chaperones.
2. Park buses in our bus lot. Please do not block or unload in any fire lanes.
3. Walk students down the pathway parallel to our main parking to our group entry gate.
4. Lead teacher: check-in inside the Gift Shop, provide the headcounts collected and payment.
5. We will quiz your students about our guidelines and welcome you into the Zoo.
6. ENJOY!

Rates

$7.00 per person

NEW! Bus Drivers plus 1 teacher per 7 students will be admitted free of charge.

We require a minimum of 15 people and one person must pay for the entire group.

Additional chaperones, parents and siblings must prepay the lead teacher and enter with the group to receive this discount. Anyone checking in with us separately will be charged full admission rates.

Not affiliated with a school? We offer a nonprofit or civic group rate for groups of 15 or more. Advanced reservations required. Click here to learn more.

We accept MasterCard, Visa, Discover, cash, and school check. Payment is due in full at time of check-in.

Questions? Please call 512-288-1490.

Onsite School Programs & Offsite Outreach Programs

School Program Offerings for Field Trips
Our school programs are aligned with TEKS for pre-K through fifth grade.
Programs are an additional $2.50 to $3.50 per student.
For more information on what programs we offer, please email education@austinzoo.org.
Click HERE to download TEKS alignments for K-12 programs

School Outreach Programs
Let the Zoo come to you!
Call (512) 288-1490 or email education@austinzoo.org to schedule an offsite program.

Guidelines

Chaperones are responsible for the behavior of their groups at ALL times and are required to accompany students for the duration of the visit. Austin Zoo has a zero tolerance policy.

Treat the animals with respect.
We have free roaming birds! Show your students what 5 feet looks like. We will ask them to show us when they arrive!
Respect boundaries. Do not lean over or cross barrier fences with any part of your body
Stay on marked trails.
Do not climb in the trees.
Leave rocks, sticks, dirt, plants, flowers and animals on the ground.
Place trash in trashcans.
No smoking inside the zoo. If you must, please do so in the parking lot.
Remember, the Zoo does not have water fountains. Please plan accordingly.
Picnic lunches are welcome!
By veterinarian advice, animal food is not available for school groups.
1 adult per 4 children to shop the Gift Shop please.

Parking

Buses only unload and load in the BUS parking. Additional vehicles may park in our regular parking. Please do not block our fire lanes.
Follow the safe pathway to our group entry gate.

Train

For questions or large group reservations. Please contact James Herrera at 210-849-0558

Check out our Zoo Map

Questions? Call us at (512) 288-1490.