Get set for a Jurassic adventure of epic proportions: “live” dinosaurs are taking over the Australian Reptile Park these summer school holidays!
Yep, you read correct: life-sized, teeth-gnashing dinos are going to be stomping around the Reptile Park’s grounds. But don’t fret, they’re not all scary. In fact you can snap a selfie with a T-Rex, join them in a Dino Dance party, and wander through a prehistoric landscape filled with giant dinosaurs, including a pachycephalosaurus, raptor and, even a baby triceratops! Sooooo cute!
FREE with your zoo entry ticket, the Jurassic Zoo experience is happening these summer school holidays (21 Dec 2024 – 2 Feb 2025), and it’s guaranteed ROARsome fun.
Scroll down for more details or use the link below to grab your discounted tickets (be sure to use our promo code too).
Book online and save up to 22%. PLUS use our special promo code PUDDLES24 for an additional 5% off online tickets!
The Australian Reptile Park’s Jurassic Zoo is back this summer for a roaring good time!
Is your kid obsessed with dinosaurs? These summer school holidays, they can stomp the path of the mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex and see the snapping jaws of the Raptor at the Australian Reptile Park where these carnivorous creatures will be on show for Jurassic Zoo.
Here’s what to expect:
+ LIFE-SIZED DINOSAURS: Meet towering dinosaurs, snap selfies with a T-Rex, and join the Dino Dance Party every morning!
+ JURASSIC ZOO BUSH WALK: Wander through prehistoric landscapes filled with life-sized dinosaurs.
+ DINO DIG: Budding palaeontologists will love grabbing a broom and unearthing fossils in the dino dig pits.
Better still, along with meeting these prehistoric beasts, you’ll also come face-to-face with the Park’s myriad animals. The Australian Reptile Park is home to koalas, alligators, platypuses, echidnas, cassowaries, Galapagos tortoises, wombats, Komodo dragons, tawny frogmouths and eyelash vipers. You’ll see chameleons, Tasmanian devils, a pig-nosed turtle, tarantulas, death adders, Mexican fireleg tarantulas and so much more.
If you visit this summer, you’ll also be one of the first to walk through their BRAND NEW venom centre, where you can meet Australia’s deadliest snakes and explore the Park’s cutting-edge antivenom program.
As well as Jurassic Zoo, your summer holidays entry ticket includes a terrific lineup of free animal shows, zookeeper talks, Elvis the croc feeds and animal walks where the keepers bring the animals out of their enclosures to meet you in the grounds. It’s these personal up-close encounters that make a day at the Australian Reptile Park so spesh.
These holidays they’ve packed out the calendar to include Elvis the Crocodile feeds, Tasmanian Devil Talks, Komodo Dragon Walks, Koala Talks, Lorikeet Feeding, Reptile Shows and more. See the full schedule here.
There’s so much fun to be had. We recommend you unleash the ROAR and get to the Australian Reptile Park’s Jurassic Zoo this summer!
Australian Reptile Park
Did you know that the Central Coast’s Australian Reptile Park holds a very special title? It was voted AUSTRALIA’S BEST ATTRACTION – receiving Gold for ‘Major Tourist Attraction’ at the 2024 Australian Tourism Awards!
Where: Australian Reptile Park, Pacific Highway, Somersby.
When: The Australian Reptile Park is open every day. The Jurassic Zoo experience will be from 21 December 2024 – 2 February 2025.
Times: The Australian Reptile Park is open daily 9am-5pm (except Christmas Day). The Dino Dance Party is at 10.30am on the dates listed above.
Cost: The Jurassic Zoo experience is FREE with your zoo entry ticket. See Australian Reptile Park’s website for ticket options (tip: check out their annual passes, so you can attend multiple times for a fraction of the daily rate). Remember, if you book online you save up to 22%. PLUS use our special promo code PUDDLES24 for an additional 5% off online tickets!
Contact: For more details, visit their website or phone +612 4340 1022.
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Written By: KATIE STOKES
Founder & Editor
After working in print and online media for more than a decade, Katie launched Playing in Puddles in 2017. A mum of three young boys and local of the Central Coast, Katie loves discovering and sharing all that’s happening in our region.
