ZOO OPENING TIMES
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.
Children's Birthday Parties
Party like an animal at Edinburgh Zoo!
Every party includes free Zoo admission, all you have to do is choose between our Penguin or Lion Packages.
10% Discount for RZSS Members!
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Book through our Party Hotline: 0131 314 0336 |
Penguin Package - £14 per child
Your party package includes:
- Tour around the Park with your party co-ordinator and learn some exciting facts about your favourite animal
- Party Invitation for each guest
- Party Bag, includes 4 exciting items!
- Rumble in the Jungle - Time to fill those empty tummies! Enjoy a lunch box containing a ham, cheese or tuna roll, a drink, yogurt, fruit and a biscuit.
Download your invitations here! [pdf, 1.4mb]
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Book through our Party Hotline: 0131 314 0336 |
Lion Package - £18 per Child
Your party package includes:
- Tour around the Park with your party co-ordinator and learn some exciting facts about your favourite animal
- Party Invitation for each guest
- Party Bag, includes 7 exciting items!
- Red Hot Rumble - Choose from the following; beef burger, hot dog, cheese & tomato pizza, macaroni cheese. Served with chips and wild water juice.
- Birthday Cake - exclusive to Lion Package
Download your invitations here! [pdf, 762kb]
Make your party even more special with some add ons!
Subject to availability
| Tea or coffee for adults (served with lunch) | £1.90 per person |
| Sky Trail, swing like a chimp on our challenging sky trail (height restrictions apply) | £4 per person |
| Soft Play Area, 30min per session (height restriction 140cm) | £1 per child |
| Helium Balloon | £5 each |
| Photo of your special day - upload your photo of the day and we will send a wall art to you | £8 per photo |
Please arrive 45 minutes prior to your mealtime slot for your tour, you will be met in the Main reception by your party co-ordinator.
A table will be reserved in the Jungle Café restaurant for the children to have their lunch. Mealtime slots are available at 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, and 15:00.
Terms & Conditions
- We require one adult for every four children to be present throughout the party.
- Please assemble al your guests at the Zoo reception 45 minutes before your mealtime slot, where you will be greeted by your party co-ordinator
- Extra parents who wish to enter with their child will be charged the group admission rate.
- Extra children can be admitted on the day of the party (at standard Zoo rate), but will not recieve party package
- We cannot guarantee to extend your timeslot in the Jungle Cafe if you arrive late.
- Food Choices must be made 1 week before party date
- Bookings will be held provisionally for 1 week without obligation
- Based on a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 20 children
- The full amount and final numbers must be agreed 2 weeks before the birthday party. If the booking is made less than 2 weeks ahead we require the full amount and final numbers at the time
If you would like to more information or would like to make a booking please contact us on 0131 314 0336.
(Prices may change in 2011.)