Inside Tracks: Zoo Trek
Inside Tracks: Zoo Trek
Get an up-close look at some of our zoo animals alongside our incredible animal keepers! Learn from our experts as we provide enrichment and treats to animals from an exclusive, behind-the-scenes setting. You’ll have a great time and may end up meeting our meerkats, cassowaries, lemurs, Aldabra tortoises, or trumpeter hornbills. Explore the zoo as we trek and learn about all of these species, their life at the GSC and conservation initiatives for their wild counterparts.
Zoo Trek Info
Cost, per person: $55 Members / $55 Non-members + general admission
Availability: Saturdays & Sundays; 11:00am – 12:30pm (July through November)
Capacity: 8 participants
Minimum age: 8
Age restrictions: Children under 16 must be accompanied by a paying adult. Participants under 18 must have a liability waiver signed by their parent/legal guardian.
Tickets may be available on the day of your visit and can be purchased at the Information Desk in the lobby.
NOTE: ticket sales end at 10am the day of the experience.
Guidelines
- This is an active experience and closed-toed shoes are required.
- Dress for the weather! Bring a jacket if light rain is in the forecast or cooler weather, in summer you may want sunscreen and a hat!
- Cameras are welcome and encouraged, but please refrain from selfies sticks and tripods.
- All encounters are subject to change due to animal medical procedures or other unforeseen circumstances.
Makes a Great Gift!
Gift certificate note: You can email the gift certificate directly to the recipient or download a gift certificate to fill out and give in person!
Custom animal experiences are available upon request. Prices start at $125 plus general admission. Contact Jessica Gouge for information.
Custom animal experiences require a minimum of two weeks’ notice.
FAQs
This is an up-close experience, contact with the animals is possible, but not guaranteed.
Face masks are required. This is an outdoor encounter, so take the forecasted weather into account! Dress comfortably to be outdoors for roughly an hour and a half. Closed-toed shoes are required. Bring a camera or phone to record your incredible trek, but please leave selfie sticks and tripods at home.
We are outside, so the biggest allergy alert is our resident honeybees and pesky yellow jackets. We will be wearing latex-free gloves during some experiences. Please alert the educator at the start of the Trek if you have any allergy concerns, including fish/shellfish.
We will not run a Zoo Trek when we expect thunder and lightning, or heavy rain. In this case, we will contact you on the day of the Trek by 11:00am and work with you to reschedule your date. In the event of light rain, bring a raincoat (umbrellas may disturb our animals and will have to be left outside of behind-the-scenes areas).
Do expect hot weather during the summer in this outdoor program – we’ll even give you a water bottle to help you beat the heat!
The group meets at 10:50am and will start at 11:00am. Because we are on the move and behind the scenes, there is no guarantee that a late person can be connected with the group. Tickets are non-refundable.
We want to be as accommodating as possible, so please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. Wheelchairs cannot navigate all of our planned stops, but we will work with you for alternatives. Contact us at 336-288-3769 ext. 1357 with questions.