Monarto Safari Park

Monarto Safari Park is a non-government conservation charity, every visit, adoption, donation and ticket helps to save species from extinction.

Hooray! Monarto Safari Park is ready to welcome visitors after nearly 100 days of closure

Nearly 13 weeks since it closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Monarto Safari Park is excited to announce that it will reopen its gates on Monday, 29 June 2020 reuniting animals with wildlife and conservation lovers.

The park’s sister site, Adelaide Zoo, will open one week earlier on 22 June 2020.

“I’m so happy to say that we are reopening Monarto Safari Park and Adelaide Zoo,” said Zoos SA Chief Executive Elaine Bensted.

“It’s been nearly 90 days since we last had any members or visitors inside the gates and to say we have missed them is an understatement.

“Naturally, we will have a number of measures in place to ensure everyone’s safety including the necessity to pre-purchase tickets online so that we can keep within the SA Government’s guidelines and monitor the number of visitors on any given day.

“In addition to helping us manage capacity, this will allow us to easily trace and contact people in the event of a COVID-19 related incident.

“Entry tickets are compulsory and will be available via our website. These online tickets will be valid only for the date selected.

“Even our wonderful Zoos SA members, who usually enter with their membership card, will need to redeem free online tickets via our website before coming in.

“By operating this way, it will be easy and efficient for us to progress through the State Government’s recovery steps framework.

“Fortunately, we are blessed to have plenty of outdoor space at Monarto Safari Park, so our guests can enjoy themselves while still keeping at a safe distance.

“And of course, most importantly, visitors will get to see our wonderful animals. Our members and visitors have made it clear that they have missed seeing them and I’m so glad that we can begin to reconnect people with nature once more,” Elaine finished.

Social distancing measures will apply throughout the park’s outdoor and indoor areas. All indoor areas will comply with the 4 sqm per person requirements.

There will also be sanitising stations, washbasins and bathrooms readily available with thorough cleaning of all public and staff areas.

The cafe at Monarto Safari Park has outdoor seating areas and plenty of space for picnics.

While visitors have been absent, it has been business as usual for keeping staff who have maintained the regular feeding, care and training of the animals.

Visitors to Monarto Safari Park will get to see the four lion cubs which last week made their debut in the main exhibit.

As a conservation charity and not-for-profit, Zoos SA has relied upon and benefited from the support of the State and Federal Governments during the COVID-19 pandemic.

For information about tickets and for more information, members and visitors can visit our website.

About Zoos SA

Zoos SA is a not-for-profit conservation charity that exists to connect people with nature and save species from extinction.

Zoos SA acknowledges the Country on which we stand always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land and we pay our deepest respect and gratitude to Kaurna (Adelaide Zoo) and Ngarrindjeri (Monarto Safari Park) Elders, past, present and emerging.

We undertake critical conservation work throughout Australia and acknowledge the traditional custodians of these lands.

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