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AchievementsTap now joins many games in the App Store that tracks user's achievements. Tap Zoo however adds the benefit of getting rewards for each of the these achievements.
Each of the acheivements will have a goal listed. The achievement will also show your progress of your goal so you know just how much more to do to accomplish your goal. Once you have attained an achievement, the achievement button will blink. Click the button and select the achievement that states you are complete. You will then be awarded.
Tip: Some of the achievements require that you have Neighbors. See the Making Friends section of this guide for tips on how to get more friends.
Tip: If you don't have enough friends to send email or text messages to, send it to yourself. Tap Zoo does not really know if the email address you typed or the phone number you entered is yours or someone elses. It doesn't check that you've entered the same person twice.
Have you got them all? Achievements require a minimum level and some of them require you to complete another achievement first before seeing them. Use the Achivement List below to follow your progress.
There are 13 tracks for achievements, so you will only see at most 13 achievements listed at any one time. Once you complete one achievement, you should be ready to complete the next one, provided you also meet the minimum level requiement for the next achievement. Achievements will be hidden until you reach the minimum required level listed below and any prerequisites. The chart below lists the achievements in order. Going down the list will show you the order that the achievements should be accomplished.
Achivement Track 1
| Achievement | Level | Goal | Reward |
| Sidewinder | 6 | Get 3 sidewalks | 1,000 Coins, 76 Experience |
| Free Play | 7 | Log on 2 consecutive days | Unlock Bighorn Sheep |
| Crossing Mammals | 8 | Cross-breed 2 mammals | 1,500 Coins, 115 Experience |
| Zoommals | 9 | Get 14 species of mammal | Unlock Tapir (Animal) |
| Medical Attention? | 12 | Save 2 of your neighbors' sick mammals in 168 hours Save 1 of your neighbors' sick birds in 168 hours |
4,000 Coins, 307 Experience |
| Crossing Animals | 15 | Crossbreed 5 animals | 6,000 Coins, 462 Experience |
| Saving the Day | 18 | Save 2 of your neighbors' sick mammals in 168 hours, Save 2 of your neighbors' sick birds in 168 hours | 15,000 Coins, 1,153 Experience |
| Back to Basics | 19 | Get 28 species of mammal | 18,000 Coins, 1,384 Experience |
| Free Play 2.0 | 20 | Log on 6 consecutive days | Unlock Teddy Bear Store (Decoration) |
| Where Does It Hurt? | 22 | Save 7 of your neighbors' sick animals in 24 hours | 30,000 Coins, 2,307 Experience |
| Litterbug | 24 | Pick up 250 pieces of trash | 40,000 Coins, 3,076 Experience |
| Zoommals v2.0 | 26 | Get 41 species of mammal | 48,000 Coins, 3,692 Experience |
| Residency | 29 | Save 45 of you neighbors' sick animals in 168 hours | 70,000 Coins, 5,384 Experience |
| Mammals4Life | 30 | Get 48 species of mammal | 80,000 Coins, 6,153 Experience |
Achievement Track 2
| Achievement | Level | Goal | Reward |
| Spice of Life | 13 | Get 8 birds Get 6 reptiles Get 50 mammals |
Unlock Janitor |
| Good Grades | 16 | Get Ranger grade of A- Get Animal Grade of B- Get Restaurant Grade of B |
10,000 Coins, 769 Experience |
| Making the Grade | 21 | Get Overall grade of A | 25,000 Coins, 1,923 Experience |
| Flawless | 25 | Get Overall grade of A+ | 42,000 Coins, 3,230 Experience |
| Scaley | 28 | Get 21 Reptiles | 60,000 Coins, 4,615 Experience |
Achievement Track 3
| Achievement | Level | Goal | Reward |
| Good Walls | 6 | Get 2 walls | 1,000 Coins, 76 Experience |
| River Rafting | 8 | Get 6 rivers | 1,500 Coins, 115 Experience |
| Decorate? | 9 | Get 2 decorations | 2,000 Coins, 152 Experience |
| Spring Cleaning | 10 | Pick up 25 pieces of trash | 3,000 Coins, 230 Experience |
| Reptilian | 11 | Get 8 Reptiles | Unlock Nurse |
| Promenade | 12 | Get 20 sidewalks | 4,000 Coins, 307 Experience |
| Good Neighbors | 15 | Get 4 walls | 6,000 Coins, 462 Experience |
| Reptilemania | 18 | Get 4 species of reptile | Unlock Security Guard |
| Decorate! | 22 | Get 25 sidewalks Get 10 rivers Get 8 decorations Get 12 walls |
30,000 Coins, 2,307 Experience |
| Decorate Everyting! (sic) | 25 | Get 19 decorations | 42,000 Coins, 3,230 Experience |
| The Janitor | 28 | Pick up 10,000 pieces of trash | 60,000 Coins, 4,615 Experience |
Achievement Track 4
| Achievement | Level | Goal | Reward |
| Macaw Yeah | 7 | Crossbreed a Macaw (Owl + Parrot) | 1,200 Coins, 93 Experience |
| Birds of a Feather | 11 | Get 5 species of birds | Unlock Lynx |
| Play Bonus | 16 | Log on 4 consecutive days | 10,000 Coins, 769 Experience |
| The Doctor Is In | 19 | Save 3 of your neighbors' sick animals in 24 hours | 18,000 Coins, 1,384 Experience |
| More Birds?! | 23 | Get 20 birds | Unlock Orangutan |
| Good Ranger Grade | 24 | Get Ranger grade of A- | 40,000 Coins, 3,076 Experience |
| Flock | 26 | Get 6 species of birds | 48,000 Coins, 3,692 Experience |
| Extra Play | 30 | Log on 28 consecutive days | 80,000 Coins, 6,153 Experience |
Achievement Track 5
| Achievement | Level | Goal | Reward |
| Trashy | 6 | Pick up 5 pieces of trash | 500 Coins, 41 Experience |
| Pups | 6 | Breed 1 Fox | Unlock Veterinarian |
| Stags | 7 | Get 2 stags | 1,200 Coins, 93 Experience |
| Tell Your Friends | 8 | Send 1 email invite, Send 2 SMS invites | 1,500 Coins, 115 Experience |
| Bonus Round | 9 | Log on 3 consecutive days | 2,000 Coins, 152 Experience |
| All Together | 10 | Send 2 email invites, Send 4 text message invites | 3,000 Coins, 230 Experience |
| It's a Beautiful Day | 11 | Get 2 neighbors | 3,500 Coins, 269 Experience |
| Gregarious | 12 | Send 4 email invites, Send 6 text message invites | 4,000 Coins, 307 Experience |
| Block Party | 13 | Post on Facebook feed, Get 5 neighbors | 5,000 Coins, 384 Experience |
| Post Haste | 14 | Post on Facebook friend's wall | 5,500 Coins, 401 Experience |
| Giveaway | 15 | Send 7 email invites, Send 11 text message invites | 6,000 Coins, 462 Experience |
| Facebook Invite | 16 | Post on 3 of your Facebook friends' walls | Unlock Kissing Gourami |
| Most Popular | 17 | 1 person visits your zoo in 24 hours | 13,000 Coins, 1,000 Experience |
| Convention | 20 | Post on your Facebook feed 3 times, Get 7 Neighbors | 21,000 Coins, 1,615 Experience |
| Tell the World! | 22 | Send 12 email invites, Send 18 text message invites | 30,000 Coins, 2,307 Experience |
| Popular | 24 | 3 people visit you zoo in 24 hours | 40,000 Coins, 3,076 Experience |
| Tell the World! (Level 26) |
26 | Send 23 email invites, Send 31 text message invites | 48,000 Coins, 3,692 Experience |
| Fonzie | 28 | 5 people visit your zoo in 24 hours | 60,000 Coins, 4,615 Experience |
| Heroic Inviter | 29 | Post on 5 of your Facebook friends' walls | 70,000 Coins, 5,384 Experience |
| Theme Park | 30 | 10 people visit your zoo in 24 hours | 80,000 Coins, 6,153 Experience |
Achievement Track 6
| Achievement | Level | Goal | Reward |
| Zoo Master | 26 | Achieve level 40 | 200,000 Coins, 15,384 Experience |
Achievement Track 7
| Achievement | Level | Goal | Reward |
| Always a Cheetah | 13 | Breed 1 Cheetah (Requires initial purchase of 2 Cheetahs) |
1,200 Coins, 93 Experience |
Achievement Track 8 - Crossbreed Track
| Achievement | Level | Goal | Reward |
| Wolfpack | 10 | Get a Snow Leopard,
Get a Puma Crossbreed a Maned Wolf |
1,200 Coins, 93 Experience |
| Monkey Business | 12 | Get a Bonobo,
Get a Lemur Crossbreed a Howler Monkey |
1,200 Coins, 93 Experience |
| Find the Wildebeast | 12 | Get a Woolly Mammoth,
Get Water Buffalo Crossbreed a Wildebeest |
1,200 Coins, 93 Experience |
| Find Ocelot | 15 | Crossbreed an Ocelot | 1,200 Coins, 93 Experience |
| Fox Hunting | 20 | Crossbreed a Tibetan Fox | 1,200 Coins, 93 Experience |
| A Little Horse | 21 | Crossbreed a Przewalskis Horse | 1,200 Coins, 93 Experience |
| Serious Slamander | 24 | Crossbeed a Giant Salamander | 1,200 Coins, 93 Experience |
| Go Go Gazelle | 26 | Crossbeed a Gazelle | 1,200 Coins, 93 Experience |
| Manta Mantra | 25 | Crossbeed a Manta Ray | 1,200 Coins, 93 Experience |
| Frigate All | 30 | Crossbeed a Magnificent Frigatebird | 1,200 Coins, 93 Experience |
| Shoo Fly | 33 | Crossbeed a Fruit Fly | 1,200 Coins, 93 Experience |
Achievement Track 9
| Achievement | Level | Goal | Reward |
| Animal Collector | 15 | Get 20 species of animal | 52,000 Coins, 4,000 Experience |
| Crazy Collector | 15 | Get 30 species of animal | 52,000 Coins, 4,000 Experience |
| Species Expert | 15 | Get 40 species of animal | 52,000 Coins, 4,000 Experience |
| Big Fifty | 15 | Get 50 species of animal | 52,000 Coins, 4,000 Experience |
| Animal Paradise | 15 | Get 60 species of animal | 52,000 Coins, 4,000 Experience |
| Animal Hiouse | 15 | Get 70 species of animal | 52,000 Coins, 4,000 Experience |
| Mammals Everywhere | 15 | Get 60 species of mammal | 80,000 Coins, 6,153 Experience |
| Wild Things | 15 | Get 80 species of animal | 52,000 Coins, 4,000 Experience |
| Animal Shmanimal | 15 | Get 90 species of animal | 52,000 Coins, 4,000 Experience |
| The Century | 15 | Get 100 species of animal | 52,000 Coins, 4,000 Experience |
Achievement Track 10
| Achievement | Level | Goal | Reward |
| Zoo Master | 26 | Achieve level 40 | 200,000 Coins, 15,384 Experience |
| Zoo Maniac | 40 | Achieve level 50 | 500,000 Coins, 15,384 Experience |
Achievement Track 11 - Requires Completion of Promenade Achievement
| Achievement | Level | Goal | Reward |
| Summer Stroll | 12 | Get 30 Sidewalks | 4,000 Coins, 307 Experience |
| Walking Tour | 15 | Get 40 Sidewalks | 4,000 Coins, 307 Experience |
| Path Pandemonium | 18 | Get 50 Sidewalks | 4,000 Coins, 307 Experience |
Achievement Track 12 - Requires Completion of Good Walls Achievement
| Achievement | Level | Goal | Reward |
| Streaming Media | 8 | Get 10 Rivers | 1,500 Coins, 115 Experience |
| Wild and Wet | 8 | Get 20 Rivers | 1,500 Coins, 115 Experience |
| Water Water Everywhere | 8 | Get 30 Rivers | 1,500 Coins, 115 Experience |
| Not a Drop to Drink | 8 | Get 40 Rivers | 1,500 Coins, 115 Experience |
| Water World | 8 | Get 50 Rivers | 1,500 Coins, 115 Experience |
Achievement Track 13 - Quest Track
| Achievement | Level | Goal | Reward |
| Platy The Platypus: Step 1 | 6 | Starts 1 hour after reaching level
6 Crossbreed a River Otter (Fox+ Leafy Sea Dragon) - 10 Hours |
100 Coins, 10 Experience |
| Platy The Platypus: Step 2 | 6 | Get 1 Fountain | 100 Coins, 10 Experience |
| Platy The Platypus: Step 3 | 6 | Come back in 2 hours | Unlock Mallard Duck |
| Platy The Platypus: Step 4 | 6 | Crossbreed a Platypus (River Otter + Mallard Duck) - 23 Hours | 100 Coins, 10 Experience |
| Rescue Animals: Step 1 | 8 | Starts 2 hours after completing
Platy The Platypus Get 2 Oak Trees |
100 Coins, 10 Experience Dock Construction |
| Rescue Animals: Step 2 | 9 | Get a Rope Bridge | 100 Coins, 10 Experience Dock |
| Rescue Animals: Step 3 | 9 | Get 2 Ash Trees Get a Tool Shed |
100 Coins, 10 Experience Boat Stage 1 |
| Rescue Animals: Step 4 | 10 | Get 4 Recycle Bins Crossbreed a Water Buffalo (Stag + African Buffalo) - 36 hours |
100 Coins, 10 Experience Boat Stage 2 |
| Rescue Animals: Step 5 | 11 | Get 4 Pine Trees Crossbreed another Water Buffalo - 36 Hours |
100 Coins, 10 Experience Boat Stage 3 |
| Rescue Animals: Step 6 | 12 | Get 3 T-Shirt Stands Crossbreed 2 Birds of Paradise (Bonobo + Macaw) - 45 hours x 2 |
100 Coins, 10 Experience Boat Stage 4 |
| Rescue Animals: Step 7 | 13 | Get Captain Niels Get Apple Cider Store Come back in 24 hours |
100 Coins, 10 Experience Sailing Boat |
| Rescue Animals: Step 8 | 13 | Pick-up 50 pieces of trash Come back in 24 hours |
100 Coins, 10 Experience Unlock Golden Pheasant |
| Lonesome George: Step 1 | 14 | Starts 1 day after content is
loaded Get a Pizza Parlor Get an Ice Cream Shop Get a Donut Shop |
100 Coins, 10 Experience |
| Lonesome George: Step 2 | 14 | Come back in 2 hours | Unlock Deer Mouse |
| Lonesome George: Step 3 | 14 | Crossbreed a Yak (Deer Mouse + Cheetah) - 23 hours | 100 Coins, 10 Experience |
| Lonesome George: Step 4 | 15 | Get 2 Humming Birds Crossbreed Wombat (Yak + Humming Bird) - 23 hours |
1,000 Coins, 10 Experience |
| Lonesome George: Step 5 | 15 | Get a Rabbit Hutch Get a Cactus Garden |
Unlock Desert Hare |
| Lonesome George: Step 6 |
15 | Crossbreed a Mountain Goat (Desert Hare + Wombat) - 23 hours | 100 Coins, 10 Experience |
| Lonesome George: Step 7 | 16 | Get 4 Tree Stumps Get Fallen Log |
100 Coins, 10 Experience |
| Lonesome George: Step 8 | 16 | Come back in 24 hours | Unlock Stag Beetle |
| Lonesome George: Step 9 | 16 | Crossbreed a Musk Ox (Mountain Goat + Stag Beetle) - 23 hours | 1,000 Coins, 10 Experience |
| Lonesome George: Step 10 | 16 | Crossbreed a Blue Tailed Skink (Musk Ox + Crocodile) - 47 hours | 100 Coins, 10 Experience |
| Lonesome George: Step 11 | 17 | Get a Tide Pool Get a Paddle Boat Get Lobsterman Allen |
100 Coins, 10 Expereience Unlock Lobster |
| Lonesome George: Step 12 | 17 | Crossbreed a Box Turtle (Lobster + Blue Tailed Skink) - 47 hours | 1,000 Coins, 10 Experience |
| Lonesome George Step 13 | 17 | Crossbreed a Pinta Island Tortoise (Box Turtle + Whale) - 68 hours | Unlock Baby Pinta Island Tortoise |
| Fire Rescue: Step 1 | 17 | Come back in 2 hours | None |
| Fire Rescue: Step 2 | Get Mountain Man Jason | 10,000 Coins, 10 Experience | |
| Fire Rescue: Step 3 | Get Animal Hospital | 10,000 Coins, 50 Experience | |
| Fire Rescue: Step 4 | Come back in 12 hours | Unlock Quetzal 10,000 Coins, 10 Experience |
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| Fire Rescue: Step 5 | Get Quetzal | 10,000 Coins, 50 Experience | |
| Fire Rescue: Step 6 | Crossbreed a Harpy Eagle (Quetzal + Flying Squirrel) | 10,000 Coins, 50 Experience | |
| Fire Rescue: Step 7 | Get 2 Marsh Habitat Comeback in 12 hours |
Unlock Marsh Deer 10,000 Coins, 50 Experience |
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| Fire Rescue: Step 8 | Get a Marsh Deer | 10,000 Coins, 50 Experience | |
| Fire Rescue: Step 9 | Crossbreed a Rhea (Marsh Deer + Harpy Eagle) | 10,000 Coins, 50 Experience | |
| Fire Rescue: Step 10 | Get 1 more Quetzal Get 1 more Marsh Deer Comeback in 12 hours |
Unlock Jaguar 10,000 Coins, 50 Experience |
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| Fire Rescue: Step 11 | Get a Jaguar | 10,000 Coins, 50 Experience | |
| Fire Rescue: Step 12 | Crossbread a Alpaca (Jaguar + Rhea) | 10,000 Coins, 50 Experience | |
| Fire Rescue: Step 13 | Comeback in 12 hours | Unlock Giant Anteater 10,000 Coins, 50 Experience |
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| Fire Rescue: Step 14 | Get a Giant Anteater | 10,000 Coins, 50 Experience | |
| Fire Rescue: Step 15 | Get a Termite Mound | 10,000 Coins, 50 Experience | |
| Fire Rescue: Step 16 | Crossbreed a Brazilian Tapir (Giant
Anteater + Alpaca) Comeback in 12 hours |
10,000 Coins, 50 Experience | |
| Fire Rescue: Step 17 | Get 1 more Giant Anteater Comeback in 12 hours |
Unlock Guinea Pig 10,000 Coins, 50 Experience |
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| Fire Rescue: Step 18 | Get a Guinea Pig | 10,000 Coins, 50 Experience | |
| Fire Rescue: Step 19 | Crossbreed a Capypbara (Guinea Pig + Brazilian Tapir) | Unlock Indoor Forest 10,000 Coins, 50 Experience |
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| Fire Rescue: Step 20 | Get an Indoor Forest | 10,000 Coins, 50 Experience | |
| Search Begins: Step 0 | Comeback in 2 hours | Unlock Observatory | |
| Search Begins: Step 1 | Get an Observatory | 15,000 Coins, 75 Experience Unlock Glass Aviary |
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| Search Begins: Step 2 | Get 2 Orange Trees Get a Glass Aviary |
15,000 Coins, 75 Experience Unlock Searchlight |
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| Search Begins: Step 3 | Get an Apple Tree, Get a Pear Tree Get a Searchlight |
15,000 Coins, 75 Experience Unlock Submarine |
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| Search Begins: Step 4 | Comeback in 4 hours | 15,000 Coins, 75 Experience Unlock Swordfish |
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| Search Begins: Step 5 | Get a Swordfish | 15,000 Coins, 75 Experience | |
| Search Begins: Step 6 | Crossbreed a Narwhal (Swordfish + Whale) | 15,000 Coins, 75 Experience | |
| Search Begins: Step 7 | Get a Fish and Chips Stand | 15,000 Coins, 75 Experience Submarine Lanches |
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| Search Begins: Step 8 | Comeback in 2 hours | 15,000 Coins, 75 Experience Unlock Hourglass Dolphin |
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| Search Begins: Step 9 | Get an Hourglass Dolphin | 15,000 Coins, 75 Experience | |
| Search Begins: Step 10 | Crossbreed a Bullhead Shark (Narwhal + Hourglass Dolphin) | 15,000 Coins, 75 Experience | |
| Into the Deep: Step 1 | Get Helmsman Kuldeep | 15,000 Coins, 75 Experience | |
| Into the Deep: Step 2 | Comeback in 6 hours | 15,000 Coins, 75 Experience Unlock Viperfish |
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| Into the Deep: Step 3 | Get a Viperfish | 15,000 Coins, 75 Experience | |
| Into the Deep: Step 4 | Crossbreed an Angler Fish (Viperfish + Bullhead Shark) | 15,000 Coins, 75 Experience | |
| Into the Deep: Step 5 | Comeback in 4 hours | 15,000 Coins, 75 Experience Unlock Yeti Crab |
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| Into the Deep: Step 6 | Comeback in 4 hours | 15,000 Coins, 75 Experience Unlock Dumbo Octopus |
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| Into the Deep: Step 7 | Get a Dumbo Octopus | 15,000 Coins, 75 Experience | |
| Into the Deep: Step 8 | Crossbreed a Vampire Squid (Dumbo Octopus + Angler Fish) | 15,000 Coins, 75 Experience | |
| Into the Deep: Step 9 | Comeback in 2 hours | 15,000 Coins, 75 Experience Unlock Putter Fish |
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| Into the Deep: Step 10 | Comeback in 2 hours | 15,000 Coins, 75 Experience Unlock Ocean Sunfish |
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| Into the Deep: Step 11 | Get an Ocean Sunfish | 15,000 Coins, 75 Experience | |
| Into the Deep: Step 12 | Crossbreed a Megamouth Shark (Ocean Sunfish + Vampire Squid) | 15,000 Coins, 75 Experience Unlock Old Sea Captain |
Tip: Do you hate decorations, sidewalks, or rivers but are required to buy them for an achievement? Buy the decorations you need, get the achievement, then turnaround and sell them. Be careful though, some achievements (ex. Promenade) build on another (ex. Sidewinder) so you may not want to sell those 4 sidewalks you just bought that quickly.
Spoiler Alert! - If you wish to discover this quest on your own, please stop reading and switch to another page, otherwise read on.
Version 1.7 introduced a new Achievements or rather a Set of Achievements that if completed would result the creation of a dock, a sailing boat and a new animal - the Golden Pheasant. The dock and boat aren't actually bought, they are rewarded to you when you accomplish the steps of the quest.
The achievement list above should provide you will all the necessary details in completing the quest. It will take roughly around 9 days to complete the entire quest (2 days of you don't use stars to instantly crossbreed your animals in steps 4 through 6 - you will need 36 stars - 9 stars for each of the instant crossbreeds).
There are some additional requirements as well that are not listed, to fit everything you need for the quest: 2 Oak Trees, a Rope Bridge, 2 Ash Trees, a Tool Shed, 4 Recycle Bins, 2 Water Buffalos, 3 T-Shirt Stands, 2 Birds of Paradise, and an Apple Cider Store, you will definitely need some extra land. Although you can start the quest in level 8, you may only complete it with a minimum level of 13. Also, buying all of these items doesn't come cheap, unless you're at level 20 or higher.
If you're looking to complete this for a huge monetary reward at the end, you may be disappointed, the Golden Pheasant doesn't give that much coins or experience. If the sense of accomplishment is enough reward for you, go ahead and try it out - what else are you going to do waiting for revenue which won't come for another 4 hours and 32 minutes.
The boat and dock: