Relaxed Opening Tours

Relaxed opening tours allow people with autism and other neurodiversities to enjoy the Zoo in a calm and safe environment.

Relaxed opening tours take place before the Zoo opens to the public or after the Zoo has closed, depending on the time of year.

Tours in February - May and September - November happen before the Zoo opens to the public, starting at 8.30am. Tours in June - August take place after the Zoo has closed, starting at 6.15pm.

Relaxed opening tours at London Zoo dates

• 15 February
• 22 March
• 5 April
• 31 May
• 18 June
• 5 July
• 2 August
• 17 September
• 25 October
• 8 November

If you would like to see more of the Zoo then you are welcome to enjoy the Zoo on the day of your tour during our opening hours. Relaxed Opening Tours are included in the price of the general admission tickets, which can be booked on our website. A disability concession ticket entitles the holder to a free companion or carer place with each ticket.

Book entry tickets

If you live in the UK and receive benefits such as universal credit, please do contact us as we are trying to work out a system for you to be able to purchase our Help for Household - low-cost tickets.

Please note, these sessions are guided by our Community Engagement team along a set route which is agreed in advance with our animal and operation teams to ensure the best possible experience. We cannot allow free roaming around the Zoo outside of our normal opening hours for the safety and wellbeing of visitors and animals.

To book onto a relaxed opening tour itself, please email [email protected] with:

• Date of preferred tour
• The number of people attending   
• Any access needs of attendees

If you would like to bring a large group to the Zoo for this event, please email [email protected] to discuss a special date for your group which ensures capacity of these days is available to individual visitors.