Plan Your Visit to Edinburgh Zoo
We are open every day of the year, including Christmas Day, from 9am until:
| 6.00pm | April - Sept. |
| 5.00pm | Oct. & March |
| 4.30pm | Nov. - Feb. |
How you can help
The natural world needs our help...and we need yours! Please consider making a donation to support our conservation, education and research work, both within our parks and across the world.
For all booking queries for please contact:
Education Department
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
134 Corstorphine Road
Edinburgh EH12 6TS
Tel: 0131 314 0324 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0131 314 0324 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Email: schoolbookings@rzss.org.uk
Details for Booking
As part of our charitable commitment to education we are delighted to offer our education classes at a very special reduced rate. This price gives you admission to the Zoo for the day as well as the booked education class.
| Edinburgh Schools* | £4.50 per pupil |
| All Other Schools | £5.50 per pupil |
| Colleges and Universities | £6.50 per student |
*Reductions have been made possible with small levels of grant support from Edinburgh Council.
We provide free admission for supervisory adults as follows:
| Nursery | 1 adult per 4 children |
| Primary | 1 adult per 7 children |
| Secondary | 1 adult per 10 children |
| Special Schools | 1 adult per pupil if required |
| Other Ages | 1 adult per 10 students |
| Extra adults* | £12.50 each |
*RZSS adult members are admitted free on production of a valid membership card.
Due to limited space, the number of adults attending the classes in the Education Centre must be restricted to the ratios given above. Of course, you can bring as many adults as you wish for supervision in the Zoo Park. Children who are RZSS members are still required to pay the education charge.
Payment
Payment can be made on arrival to the Zoo by cash, credit card or cheque (payable to RZSS). Alternatively, schools can arrange to be invoiced afer the visit.
Minimum charges and Cancellation
Please note there is a minimum charge of £40 per class (except special schools: £25) and if you cancel within 2 weeks of a scheduled visit a cancellation fee of £40 is charged unless a rebooking is made at the same time.
School Zoo Membership
School Zoo Membership reduces all entry costs to £2.00 per pupil and can be used as often as the school wishes throughout the year. Please note that School Membership can only be used in conjunction with booked education classes. School Membership costs are:
| Edinburgh Schools* |
£250 per year |
| All Other State Schools | £350 per year (4+ streams £500 per year) |
| Independent Schools | £400 per year (4+ streams £550 per year) |
*Reductions have been made possible with small levels of grant support from Edinburgh Council.