Field Trip Kit Zoo, aquarium, museum & park days

Zoo · San Diego, California

🐼 San Diego Zoo

Pandas and koalas first, then Elephant Odyssey.

  • Timefull day if you can; half day for icons
  • TicketsPanda viewing may use timed entry — check on arrival.
  • Get thereBalboa Park; hop-on buses inside help little legs.

✓ Verified with venue website · 2026-08

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No printer? Open the sheet on your phone, or print later. Classic · Bonus · Alpha (extra-hard cool finds).

Zoo map Visitor map Official print map © San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance · tap to enlarge Open on official site ↗

Short on time? Start here

Do these 3 in order if you can — enough for a short visit. Tap a stop for talk tips & photos. Create and print your mission is above.

More if you have energy

More stops if you have the energy.

  • 🦊 Red panda — Red panda cousins near the giant pandas.
  • 🦍 Western lowland gorilla — Worth a look if you have time.
  • 🦧 Orangutan — Lost Forest orangutan — long arms in the trees.
  • 🦁 African lion — Lions lounging with a big roar potential.
  • 🐯 Tiger — Asian Passage tiger — stripes in the shade.
  • 🦒 Giraffe — Africa giraffe — tall against the canyon.
  • 🦥 Two-toed sloth — Rainforest sloth — hang and look twice.

What the sheet may include

Print from the button at the top of this page. No app at the venue.

Example finds
  1. Find a panda eating bamboo (if the line allows)
  2. Spot a sleepy koala in the eucalyptus
  3. Look twice for a rainforest sloth
  4. Walk around Elephant Odyssey
  5. Find orangutan long arms in Lost Forest
  6. Point to a giraffe against the canyon
  7. Find a red panda — rusty, not giant
  8. Pick a San Diego favorite — draw it later

Official site: San Diego Zoo website. Always check hours and tickets before you go.