Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
SeaWorld & Busch Gardens ADVENTURE CAMPS
Resident Camps

Zoo Careers

Grades 11-College

Considering a vocation in an animal care field? Zookeeping is hard work. In this program you are guaranteed to work hard, and get sweaty and dirty in the process. Animal husbandry in a world class zoo includes everything from scrubbing and raking, checking weights, to preparing food, and so much more. The pay-off is big—satisfaction in a job well done while learning amazing animal facts from the experts and watching the animals thrive. This program is in an immersive zoo exploration. Participants work behind the scenes all day long under the guidance of professional zookeepers, attend training workshops and study animal nutritional guidelines. This camp is a career maker!


Zoo Careers

2010 Dates

  • June 19 - 25
  • July 10 - 16
  • July 17 - 23
  • July 31 - Aug. 6

or Call 877-BGT-CAMP

Price

$1,200 per person
$1,150 Passport member

*Passport member discounts are not available for online purchasing at this time. To receive your discount please call 1-877-BGT-CAMP.

*Discounts do not include Fun Card members.

 


Here are just some of the experiences:

  • Shadow zookeepers and help maintain the animals under their charge
  • Tour the Serengeti Plain on a flat bed truck—hand-feed giraffes
  • Dive into Discovery Cove to swim with fishes and pull on a wetsuit to get close to a dolphin
  • Draw on the keepers' expertise to expand your conservation facts and share your newfound knowledge with park guests
  • Enjoy all the world class rides, shows, and animal exhibits Busch Gardens and Adventure Island offer

Zoo Careers is a 6-night long camp which begins at 12:00PM Saturday morning and ends promptly Friday morning at 9:00AM.  Adventure Camps are fully chaperoned resident camps that include the following amenities:

  • Transportation between Busch Gardens and Tampa International Airport (TPA)
  • All meals and snacks
  • Two Adventure Camps T-shirts and a water bottle
  • Housing at our secure, onsite dormitory, Mzinga Lodge
  • Campers looking for an extended zoo husbandry program can also enroll in Zookeeping 201

Extend your camper's adventures even further...combine camps.  Combine this program with Zookeeping 201—the additional Friday night between camps is on us. 

 

Programs, dates, fees and discounts are subject to change and/or cancellation. Please sign up for the grade the camper will be entering in the fall 2010.
 

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