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All Access Expedition Tours

Behind the Scenes Tours!

Take your senses on an amazing adventure at the Nashville Zoo! SEE a Masai Giraffe up-close (very close) and personal as you climb the 14-foot cat walk in the giraffe barn to come face to face with these tall friends. HEAR the purr of the Clouded Leopard as they frolic in their off-exhibit breeding facility, FEEL the rough skin of an African Elephant and SMELL the anteater breeding facility...okay, wait, how about...SMELL the fresh fruit being prepared in the commissary for the gibbons.

The All Access Expeditions are experiences that will now be available through a fundraising initiative. The tours will help to raise much-needed funds for our animal care staff to purchase equipment for the animal hospital, acquire training supplies and implement additional conservation and research programs onsite at Nashville Zoo. Not only will your donation provide funding for improvement of our animal care program, but it will buy you an amazing multi-sensory ADVENTURE!

Please call to schedule your tour or use our online request form. Times and dates are limited and based on the schedules of our animals and their keeper staff.

Explorer Tour - $250

Choose one (1) of the following 'All Access Expeditions' that will include a meet-and-greet with the respective keepers or staff:

  • Clouded Leopard Breeding Facility
  • Giant Anteater Breeding Facility
  • Commissary Tour

Adventure Tour - $500

All Access Expedition of the following animals, including a meet-and-greet with the respective keepers:

  • Masai Giraffe experience OR African Elephant experience
  • Giant Anteater Breeding Facility
  • Commissary Tour

Guests are free to explore the Zoo at their leisure either before or after their scheduled tour.

Elephant Painting Experience - $750

All Access Expedition of the elephant barn, meet an African Elephant, and witness an elephant painting an original piece of artwork for you to take home as your unique souvenir.

  • African Elephant experience
  • Original artwork to take home

Guests are free to explore the Zoo at their leisure either before or after their scheduled tour.

Voyager Tour - $1000

All Access Expedition of the following animals, including a meet-and-greet with the respective keepers:

  • Masai Giraffe
  • Giant Anteater Breeding Facility
  • African Elephants
  • Clouded Leopard Breeding Facility
  • Commissary Tour

Guests are free to explore the Zoo at their leisure either before or after their scheduled tour.

Behind the Scenes Tours!

Curator's Club Tour - $1,500

All Access Expedition of the following animals, including a meet-and-greet with the respective keepers:

  • Masai Giraffe
  • African Elephants
  • Clouded Leopard Breeding Facility
  • Giant Anteater Breeding Facility
  • Commissary Tour
  • Free ride and experience at The Patton Family Wild Animal Carousel Ride and The Hunt Family Foundation Lorikeet Landing
  • Exclusive dining experience at Camp Botswana (not open to the public) with an overlook view of the Elephant Savannah with a curator from the animal management team. (Lunch includes: white linen tablecloth, private seating with bread and salad, grilled entreé, beverages, and dessert.)
  • Tour closes with a special take-home souvenir of your visit.

Guests are free to explore the Zoo at their leisure either before or after their scheduled tour.

King of the Jungle Tour - $2,500

All Access Expedition of the following animals, including a meet-and-greet with the respective keepers:

  • Masai Giraffe
  • African Elephants
  • Clouded Leopard Breeding Facility
  • Giant Anteater Breeding Facility
  • Commissary Tour
  • Free ride and experience at The Patton Family Wild Animal Carousel Ride and The Hunt Family Foundation Lorikeet Landing
  • Exclusive dining experience at Camp Botswana (not open to the public) with an overlook view of the Elephant Savannah with Zoo President and animal expert, Rick Schwartz. (Lunch includes: white linen tablecloth, private seating with bread and salad, grilled entreé, beverages, and dessert.)
  • Tour closes with a special take-home souvenir of your visit.

Guests are free to explore the Zoo at their leisure either before or after their scheduled tour.

All tours must be booked and paid for in advance. Tours are limited to four people, and children must be at least three years of age to attend. Tours per month are limited for the safety and exposure of our animal collection, and times and days are limited.

For questions regarding these unique opportunities, please email development@nashvillezoo.org. To schedule your All Access Expedition, please call Rae Hummell at 615-833-1534 ext. 128, or use our online request form.

Due to the unpredictability of working with wild animals and concerns of health and safety issues, all animal experiences are subject to the good physical and mental health of the animal collection.