Monarto Safari Park

Learn what it takes to be a keeper at Monarto Safari Park

Who wouldn’t love to start their day with amazing animals? Spend the morning behind the scenes with dedicated keepers and find out just what it takes to care for over 500 animals.

Every day is different at Monarto Safari Park and you will meet several animals as part of this once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Please note the minimum age for this experience is 16 years.

Highlights of this experience

  • Go behind the scenes with keepers on their morning rounds
  • Assist keepers in some of their daily tasks
  • Learn about our vitally-important conservation projects

Monarto Safari Park is home to more than 50 species of exotic and native mammals, birds and reptiles, and one of Australia’s largest lion prides and giraffe herds.

Almost 70% of the animals that call Monarto Safari Park home are threatened with extinction. Zoos SA manages world-renowned breeding and conservation programs both in our zoos and in the wild.

How your ticket helps our conservation efforts

By purchasing a ticket to Keeper For A Morning, you are not only supporting the incredible species in our care, you’re also helping us raise awareness and valuable funds to safeguard their wild cousins. Part of the income generated from our Animal Experiences contributes to the work Zoos SA does in support of a wide number of conservation programs both within and beyond our gates.

Want to get involved? You can help!

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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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