If Australia Zoo is the main reason you’re staying at Landsborough Holiday Park, here’s what’s worth knowing to make the day run smoothly. Staying at accommodation this close to Australia Zoo means you can be through the gates in minutes rather than losing half the morning to the drive.
Australia Zoo is right on the doorstep here, which is one of the main reasons families choose to stay in Landsborough rather than closer to the coast — you get a short trip to the zoo without paying coastal accommodation prices, a genuinely practical trade-off if the zoo is your priority.
It’s worth checking current opening times and any keeper talk or feeding schedules before you go, since these are often the highlights of a visit and it helps to plan your day around them rather than discovering the timing too late. Arriving close to opening tends to mean shorter queues for the more popular exhibits and shows.
For families with younger kids, it’s worth pacing the day rather than trying to see everything — Australia Zoo is a genuinely large site, and a full day can be tiring for smaller legs. Planning in breaks, and knowing there’s always a next visit if you don’t get through everything, tends to make for a better day overall than rushing to tick off every exhibit.
If you’re staying multiple nights, it’s worth knowing that a single Australia Zoo ticket can sometimes cover more than one day depending on current ticketing options — worth checking before you buy if you think you might want to go back for a second, shorter visit rather than trying to cram everything into one long day.
Beyond the zoo itself, the Glass House Mountains are close by if you want a change of scenery on a day you’re not at the zoo — a scenic option that doesn’t require much planning if you just want a drive with a view.
For anyone staying in Landsborough for reasons other than the zoo — work, family, or just passing through — it’s worth knowing the zoo can bring a fair amount of extra traffic to the area during school holidays, so building a little buffer into your own plans during those periods is a reasonable precaution.
The takeaway: Landsborough Holiday Park puts Australia Zoo within easy reach without coastal accommodation prices — worth checking keeper talk times ahead and pacing the day if you’re travelling with younger kids.