Field Trips

Reserve Your Zoo Field Trip Today!

1. Open the Registration Form and print it out.
2. Fill out the form completely, including your email address and fax number and fax it to (805) 730-9250 at least two weeks prior to your visit.
3. Look for your confirmation packet via email in about a week. If you do not receive a confirmation email within one week, please call us at (805) 962-5339, ext. 124 (Mon.- Fri.) to confirm your registration was received.

Field Trip Options

Add one or more of these exciting options to make it a field trip they will never forget!  

Zoo Train 

Don’t miss a ride on the Zoo Train! Each round trip takes about 20 minutes and provides a peek at behind-the-scenes areas, as well as a new perspective on many of your favorite animal exhibits. 

Giraffe Experience 

Meet the Zoo’s tallest residents up close!  Hand feed the giraffes while you get to know our herd up close and in person.

Inside Scoop 

What’s on the menu? Visit the animal kitchen and see what it takes to prepare over 1,000 meals a day for the animals in the Zoo.

Discovery Stations 

What will your students discover?  Explore animal artifacts, enjoy a hands-on science activity, and meet one of the Zoo’s animal ambassadors up close and in person.

Lunch

Pre-order lunch from the Zoo and it will be ready to pick up at the time you choose from the Ridley-Tree House Restaurant.

ZOO4U Scholarship Program

We are able to offer a limited number of scholarships to groups visiting us from Title 1 schools and non-profit organizations. Eligible applicants are awarded scholarships on a first-come, first-served basis.