Croc Express to Australia Zoo from Gold Coast
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Ages 0-99
Duration: 13h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Meets animal welfare guidelines
Live guide: English
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- Hotel pickup and drop off (selected hotels)
- Driver/guide
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Australia Zoo Entry
What's not included- Food and drinks
- Start:
- Mantra on View Surfers Paradise, 22 View Ave, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217, AustraliaKindly meet us at Mantra On View @6:50am and bus goes to the zoo via Brisbane CBD area.
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
- Pushchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 2138P8- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travellers 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
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 2138P8
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- tammyz6300 contributionsBasic Ride to the ZooThis was basically just a bus ride and zoo admission and wouldn't really classify as a "tour". We received information that due to construction in Brisbane, sometimes the bus had to park in a different location but the driver would come to the designated pickup location for us. We saw a bus on the corner for over 30 minutes but no one approached anyone waiting outside the hotel until finally one of the other guests walked down to the bus to find out it was for us! Driver spoke very little English so no communication along the way, only held up four fingers telling us to be back at the drop-off point at 4:00. The zoo was amazing! Would have liked better communication from the driver and maybe a little bit of story-telling or interaction along the way.Written 2 December 2024
- 842venkatag0 contributionsCancelled by the operator unexpectedlyYour was cancelled by the operator at the last moment without specifying any reason. I received the refund immediately but overall we are all disappointed.Written 30 May 2024
- Casacherry150 contributionsAustralia ZooHad a brilliant day at the zoo. Loved seeing all the beautiful animals. It was lovely to read all about the Irwin family too, having watched a lot of Steve's programmes. Well worth a visit!!Written 16 May 2024
- Eric w0 contributionsGreat Bus TripPicked up at Novotel and embarked on a day tour to Byron Bay. The driver should be on MasterMind or similar show as his knowledge on just about everything was extensive and all the information he had on the areas driving down to Byron was invaluable, definitely a one in a million tour guide. Stopped off at Lighthouse to get some great views and then dropped off at Central Byron to explore and the driver came back in the afternoon to collect us. What a great day and a highly recommended day to book in with this bus company.Written 7 April 2024
- YulaWu00 contributionsNot as good as expected experienceI arrived at the meeting point on time, but was told that I had to wait for other guests, and it took half an hour to set off from the city. This was a Japanese group, and all the guests were Asian. The driver stepped on the accelerator and rushed on the mountain road in the dark, which made me feel very unsafe. , glowing worms, if you have severe astigmatism and myopia, will look no different from Christmas light strings in the dark mountains The park does not limit the number of people, causing the entire hilltop and the market to be crowded with people. This is uncomfortable and affects the growth of fireflies. The number is less than one-third of the picture shown.Written 6 March 2024
- alyssag11150 contributionsGreat tour bus experience & great day at the Australia Zoo!!Tour bus driver was great!! Very nice, organized & got us to & from Australia Zoo in a timely manner!! Bus was kept nice & clean as well & we were given clear directions for when we were both picked up & dropped off! The Australia Zoo was fantastic & I loved being able to see so many different animals up close I’ve never seen before!!! Definitely recommend!!Written 3 February 2024
- 464rodm0 contributionsgood timeGreat views. The guide was very knowledgeable, friendly and funny. My eyes couldn't really adjust in the dark of the glow worm cave though.Written 6 September 2023
- NorthStar5873230 contributionsGlow worm cave tour - do not missThe whole experience from pick up to drop was amazing. Our tour guide Mili was just so passionate about the glow worms and explained many things about their life cycle, was interactive and asked us several questions which the guests loved. We also had the chance to stop and look at the stars and she had her iPad to show us the various images you could see in the sky. Overall what a lovely trip, Millie made it even more fun and interesting and had patience with the kids asking her many questions throughout the walk.Written 30 July 2023
- 596kaitlynv0 contributionsAmazing glow worm experienceThe tour was amazing. Our guide, Take, was so knowledgeable about the r gold coast, the rainforest and the glow worms which really made the whole experience. He was so friendly and professional, I would absolutely recommend JPT tour group to anyone looking to see the glow wormsWritten 20 November 2022
- Punya S0 contributionsGreat tour guideVery good the tour guide was very knowledgeable and I enjoyed the experience. Glow worms were also flourishing and looked fantastic i am glad to have experienced the Gold Coast glow worms through this tour.Written 5 October 2022
- snapdragon640 contributionsFantastic places to seeRipley's believe it or not, escape room, waxworks all great Shiraz Persian restaurant and clock hotel fantastic Peninsula apartments made a great experience The taxi drivers love you guydWritten 1 June 2022
- VidhiK190 contributionsExcellent: value for money! Must doOne of my friend recommended this tour! It’s a great tour with good instructors! Unfortunately, they cancel it due to less people opting for it! I think if one would sign up for this tour, then they’ll have good & pleasant experience & memories of nature & lamington national park.Written 19 April 2022
- U690WGdanielm0 contributionsDay tour of Oreilys and Lamington national parks.Tour guide David was very informative and polite. Day consisted of him showing us to many great locations, perfect for anybody wanting to learn the Hinterlands area, would do this again!Written 15 January 2022
- charstevens880 contributionsNo show. Didnt collect me.Ive paid for the tangalooma Island experience. I was supposed to be collected at 6.55am Saturday morning. I actually had this date sprung on me due to me booking for Wednesday. My bday drinks cut short last night as we didnt want to be foggy. Im still in the lobby its now 7:30. No one is answering the phones, responding to emails or messages. Im supposed to catch a ferry onto the island but i cannot contact them until 9am which will likely be late as the journey from surfers to Brisbane is an hour. Upset and confused as to what im supposed to do now. What a waste of money $289 waste of a day and i should have stayed out with my friends lasg night..... devisated.Written 4 June 2021
- gwendap20140 contributionsWhat I expectedIt good for walking around and relaxing just looking at different things very commercialised but what isn’t these days their prices in the gift shops were not to bad if your into that sort of things having said that it was a good relaxing day out the crystals were beautifulWritten 22 September 2020
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Ann-Sølvi M
Skaun Municipality, Norway41 contributions
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…
Written 19 December 2022
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Explore392523
7 contributions
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
Written 9 February 2023
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Destination456897
1 contribution
Dec 2022
Australia Zoo was brilliant. the trip to/from Australia Zoo was a nightmare! taking 4 hours to arrive and 3.5 to return which meant passengers spent more time on the tour bus than in the AZ. i will not use use JPT tours ever again. so the pickup from gold coast areas was ok, the motorway, because of an accident, came to a standstill in a particular section, then driver made 6-8 pickup stops in Brisbane. Then dropped one person at a particular destination before finally setting off for the zoo. 4 HOURS!!! returning driver popped into tangalooma!!!!! to pick up a ferry passenger where we were parked for some considerable time, then head to bris to passenger dropoffs, then finally we headed to the gold coast arriving around 8pm. i boarded the tour bus at 0650 and returned home around 8.15pm. a lot of passengers which were disgruntled with the JTP service??? me included.
Written 7 December 2022
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David L
Los Angeles, CA16 contributions
Oct 2023 • Family
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!
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!
Written 27 October 2023
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Stacy M
11 contributions
Aug 2024 • Couples
Can’t fault the zoo, that was incredible, but the “crocodile express” was abysmal. The seats were uncomfortable, the driver and his partner were rude and only spoke in their own language. They didn’t communicate to us at any point even when we were stuck in traffic for 30 minutes. Would NOT recommend.
Written 20 September 2024
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Dianne G
Queensland, Australia1 contribution
Aug 2024 • Family
Went to the crocodile show saw one crocodile and the men who did the show were dress like they had just roll out of bed. The women were dressed nice. The staff at the entrance were very helpful but the workers inside did not smile couldn't say hello nothing. The tiger show we couldn't even fit in to watch. The tiger they had on show was very skinny and look really said. Nobody walked around with any animals to show us up close. I don't think I would go back. Very disappointing.
Written 9 August 2024
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CD
3 contributions
May 2024 • Couples
The zoo was fantastic - would recommend for everyone! The bus to the zoo, however, was horrible. We were traveling from Gold Coast to the Australia Zoo. Instead of having two separate busses going to GC and Brisbane, they combine them which added an extra 1.5 hours to our travel time. It took 3.5 hours there and back due to rush hour traffic. Also the driver was in such a rush that it almost felt unsafe and he waited maybe 60 seconds at some of the stops so if you're even a bit late you'd have missed your ride.
Written 4 June 2024
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Matilda F
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We had been told our tour could not go ahead and we had to go the next day, which is fine. Except that when we showed up the next day our name wasn’t even on the list to get onto the bus let alone the zoo. I tried to communicate with the company that organised the tour but have heard nothing back
Written 31 October 2022
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mattg1979
Melbourne, Australia5 contributions
Did the Australia Zoo tour on Thursday 29th April.
Would be good if the Driver could speak at least a few words in English and had some manners!.. he was rude on the phone to other people and they could not understand anything he said.
Just a bit disappointing....
Would be good if the Driver could speak at least a few words in English and had some manners!.. he was rude on the phone to other people and they could not understand anything he said.
Just a bit disappointing....
Written 1 May 2021
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Anant_M
Makadi Bay, Egypt6 contributions
I wouldn’t book this company at all. We were booked in a nearby by hotel 10mins walk to the pickup location. The schedule to depart was 6:50am but we were late by 5mins as we could not find the place immediately. I have a feeling that they didn’t arrive at the pick up location or didn’t wait for us a minute.
They have our email as well as our contact number so at least they should have tried to contact us immediately since we were just around the corner.
We tried to contact them to the telephone listed on the booking invoice. But there was no response saying line is disconnected. Their telephone listed on the booking was dead.
I had to return back to our Hotel to look for another contact number, eventually found one but the lady on the phone was rude snd unprofessional sympathetic and said she couldn’t help us. No mention about refund
Not a happy customer. Lost a lot of money and then we had to find another activity to fill the day.
They have our email as well as our contact number so at least they should have tried to contact us immediately since we were just around the corner.
We tried to contact them to the telephone listed on the booking invoice. But there was no response saying line is disconnected. Their telephone listed on the booking was dead.
I had to return back to our Hotel to look for another contact number, eventually found one but the lady on the phone was rude snd unprofessional sympathetic and said she couldn’t help us. No mention about refund
Not a happy customer. Lost a lot of money and then we had to find another activity to fill the day.
Written 21 December 2024
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Do you pick up from Brisbane itself? I cannot see an option
Thanks
Written 5 April 2023
it mentions that this is not wheelchair accessible but are mobility walkers ok
Written 15 July 2022
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