Please ensure you check your pick up time and place for the tour date, and be at the meeting point on time. For the sake of other customers, we cannot wait for late arrivals.
Due to recent construction in the CBD area, the bus may be delayed. We seek your understanding and patience, and our driver will ensure that all the customers waiting are picked up.
Occasionally, due to the traffic, the driver is unable to stop directly outside the hotel entrance, but will stop as close as possible, and will make sure to collect the customers.
AUSTRALIA ZOO TICKETS:
Our driver will check everyone in at the zoo with his passenger manifest, so you do not need to print your voucher.
• Please note our bus does not have a toilet on board
• Bus starts at the Gold Coast travelling north to Brisbane CBD for picking up Brisbane customers from a few hotels in CBD area
• It depends on that day’s bookings what time we arrive at the zoo, but we must leave the zoo by 4pm, due to evening traffic, so the driver may ask you to meet BEFORE 4pm.
NOTE: The bus stops at Tangalooma Wharf, before heading to the zoo (return journey as well)
See Availability.
Mantra on View Surfers Paradise, 22 View Ave, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217, Australia
07:00 AM
13 hours(approx.)
Returns to original departure point
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
No Toilet
Bus will stop around Brisbane area to pick and drop off other customers
Admission to the Zoo included
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : Asha_R
The zoo was amazing. The journey was not great. We left from Gold Coast and were made to pick up people from Brisbane enroute which added to our travelling time to almost 3 hours. We did not get to stop on the way for wash rooms or breakfast. We left our hotel in Gold Coast at 6.30am and reached the zoo only at 10am. The driver was not friendly either.
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Posted On : 2024-05-12
Posted By : Sandy_N
Long bus ride but was definitely worth it to see the amazing Australia Zoo! Close up and personal experience with wildlife. Driver was prompt and did his best to get us there in a timely way despite all the traffic.
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Posted On : 2024-03-16
Posted By : Dave90049
Late picking us up, dumped us off the bus far away from our hotel after the tour was over. The bus was 45 minutes late picking us up in Brisbane. The driver claimed he was late due to traffic. I’m from Los Angeles; Brisbane traffic is like driving on a country road. The zoo itself was terrific, even though our time was shortchanged due to the driver’s lateness. On the way back, instead of returning to Brisbane by the same route he left, the driver found a spot in downtown Brisbane across the river from where he picked us up, surrounded by skyscrapers so we could not get our bearings by comparing the location of the sun to the time in our watch, stopped the bus, stood up, and ordered the Brisbane passengers to get off the bus. I suppose I should be thankful that he didn’t toss us into the river or leave us by the side of the road somewhere along the way. Fortunately one of our iPhones still had enough power left after an afternoon taking pictures at the zoo. So with some difficulty, we determined our location in Google Maps and concocted a route through the Botanical Gardens and across the Goodwill Bridge.
We are well accustomed to finding our way in unfamiliar surroundings, but the couple who was with us was not, and was hysterical during the trek back to the other side of the river. They barely spoke English and the walk back was strenuous for them.
Judging by the other negative reviews of the transport, this is just how JPT intends to operate.
Nevertheless the zoo itself was worthwhile; the staff there was pleasant and helpful. My favorite part was the birds who would try to steal our lunches. They were delightful!
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Posted On : 2023-10-27
Posted By : Christopher_H
Holding a Koala and feeding the Kangaroo’s! The Croc Show was awesome and we were lucky to see Robert Irwin!
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Posted On : 2023-09-17
Posted By : adirasoh
A very long ride, over 3 hours each way without any toilet stop. The zoo itself was okay, just a typical zoo. Nothing worth spending an entire day for.
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Posted On : 2023-08-04
Posted By : 655darrint
Buses need maintenance, driver needs some manners, they need to communicate more with the customers and between themselves
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Posted On : 2023-07-07
Posted By : Steve_M
The bus drivers communication skills were severely lacking and the bus left the zoo 10 ministers earlier to departure time, leaving behind at least 6 guests…
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Posted On : 2023-04-06
Posted By : andrewwaren
You can't come to Queensland without visiting Australia Zoo. Unfortunately we were staying at Surfers Paradise so this entailed a 7 hour round trip but I still don't regret our visit to the zoo. If you are staying in Brisbane it's a n brainer. The zoo is excellent whilst there might not be as many animals as some zoos their accommodation is first class. Of course, the crocodile in the main display area is the main attraction but the flying birds demonstration before was the best we have ever seen. Recommended.
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Posted On : 2023-03-11
Posted By : Explore392523
No toilet stop on route. 3.1/2 hour journey from Gold Coast and when we got to the zoo the toilets by the entrance were closed due to maintenance . Would suggest the Gold Coast pick up is direct without stops in Brisbane to speed up the journey time . The zoo was amazing but for the whole day the time on the bus added up to more than that was spent at the zoo
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Posted On : 2023-02-09
Posted By : annsolvi-myhr
This should be the easiest task ever: pick up the right amount of people from the hotel, get everyone inside the park and pick up the right amount of people for the return. In spite of being two people, one “guide” and one driver, they didn’t manage to give any information! All of the passengers had to ask for tickets to the zoo, even these were paid for in advance. When leaving the park, they had no plan on how to make sure all of the passengers were on the bus. Actually two of the passengers didn’t belong to this group at all😄 Coming all the way from Norway, it would be nice with some information about the park, surrounding area and so on…
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Posted On : 2022-12-19
