The Adelaide Zoo will reopen next week after state government moved to increase the number of people allowed into large venues under COVID-19 restrictions.
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The city zoo will open on June 22 followed by the Monarto Safari Park, east of Adelaide, on June 29.
The government's changes on patron numbers take effect from June 19, which effectively allow venues to cater for up to 300 people, so long as they are divided among four groups of no more than 75.
Zoos SA chief executive Elaine Bensted said it had been almost 90 days since the facilities had closed because of the pandemic.
"Naturally, we will have a number of measures in place to ensure everyone's safety including the necessity to pre-purchase tickets online so that we can keep within the SA Government's guidelines and monitor the number of visitors on any given day," she said.
"In addition to helping us manage capacity, this will allow us to easily trace and contact people in the event of a COVID-19 related incident."
Ms Bensted said social distancing measures would apply throughout the zoo's outdoor and indoor areas.
All indoor areas would also comply with the four square metre per person requirements.
There will be sanitising stations, washbasins and bathrooms readily available with thorough cleaning of all public and staff areas.
The decision to reopen the zoos comes ahead of another meeting of the state's transition committee on Tuesday which will again consider easing further coronavirus measures.
Premier Steven Marshall said the committee was looking at a range of issues affecting the likes of fitness and dance classes and other activities.
"There's still frustration in regard to the lifting of restrictions but we're trying to move as quickly as possible," Mr Marshall said.
"We're very, very keen to get as many businesses in South Australia up and running. But we've got to do it in a safe way."
The premier said he had also raised with federal authorities the issue of looking again at the four-square-metre density restrictions, particularly as they apply to smaller venues.
He said the density requirement might make some small venues unviable despite them having a better chance to monitor and reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission.
South Australia reported no new virus cases on Monday, leaving its total at 440.
There are no active infections in SA.
Australian Associated Press
