This Zoo is a workout! Be prepared for a hike as t...

This Zoo is a workout! Be prepared for a hike as the zoo is located on Cavehill and has some steep paved trails. Very beautiful location and a great variety of the usual suspects, i.e. Zebras, Giraffes, Elephants.

They also have some animals I have never seen at zoos on my travels around the US, and Central America, i.e. Red Pandas, Red Fox.

We arrived early in the day and in January, so many animals were still staying warm in their hay beds. Id recommend coming a little later when it has warmed up.

One downside was most the glass was very dirty making it difficult to see the animals with any sort of glare.

One positive note about the off season visit, is within 2 hours of walking around the entire zoo, we only saw 2 other groups of people. Very peaceful and the animals seemed to be more alert to our presence versus normal zoo situations with too many people and kids tapping on the glass.