Houston Zoo Daily News
- Meet the Keeper Talks include the Elephant Bath, Sea Lion Show, Bat Feeding and many others; check the schedule to see today's events.
- Our Giraffe Feeding Platform opens at 11AM and 2PM (weather depending). You'll be eye level with these gentle giants as you feed them leaves of lettuce.
- 4-D Experience shows this week include Dino Island, Dora the Explorer and Planet Earth: Pole to Pole.
- Bring items you find in nature and trade them in at the Naturally Wild Swap Shop.
- Become a Member of the Houston Zoo and enjoy free admission for an entire year!
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Houston Zoo's Travel Program
Experiencing Nature inspires us to protect it!
The Houston Zoo's Travel Program offers exciting and affordable opportunities to explore exotic destinations, observe wild creatures in their natural realms, and experience local cultures. Guided by local wildlife experts and experienced zoo staff, our travelers are immersed in wilderness landscapes and introduced to individuals who have taken on the task of safeguarding our planet's precious biological diversity.
Our goal is to inspire through experience and education. So, please join us for an tour. It could very well turn out to be the adventure of a lifetime.
Yellowstone Elk, Wolf and Bear Fall Expedition
September 16-20, 2012 - ONLY 3 SPOTS LEFT
Mountain Gorillas of Rwanda
and Kenya's Masai Mara
March 23-31, 2013
Polar Bears of Churchill, Manitoba
First tour is full. The second trip dates will be
October 17-22, 2012
Madagascar with the Houston Zoo
June 9-22, 2013 now open (2012 dates are sold out)
Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands
August 18-27, 2013 in partnership with Rice University
You can take a look at the photo album from our 2009 Kenya/Rwanda tours photo album or 2010 Yellowstone Tour on these links.
For questions and additional information, please contact conservation@houstonzoo.org or 713-533-6745.
