One of my favorite places in the world. Absolutely stunning enclosures and staff. They really are passionate about conservation and the health and happiness of the animals. Never will have a complaint. The reptile house is the best part!
Lots of hills so be ready but otherwise hands down the best Zoo in the USA
Amazing place to walk through. Well mabtained and very near to nature
The San Diego Zoo is always the best! Animals and plants are exquisite. The staff is especially friendly and helpful. Due to a recent leg injury, special needs were required for mobility issues. I am so impressed with the care the zoo has taken to provide the opportunity for visitors with many special needs to visit and enjoy the zoo. Information about such on their website is very beneficial.
Great place for children and adults alike! Lots of foods to choose from that taste better than the stuff at Disneyland. They have lots of interesting animals worth seeing even without the pandas such as a secretary bird. You can often get discounted tickets which are already relatively cheap at ~56 bucks.
So much more enjoyable than in past years. Every walking trail was. Well thought through. The animal enclosers we're great money well spent
We'll be back in summer
One of the best zoos I've ever been to. Reasons why:
1. Pandas
2. Large space so not over crowded
3. Red pandas
4. Safari
5. Lift that brings you back from other side of zoo to give you birds eye view
6. Baby pandas
This is my favorite zoo and every time I drive to San Diego I make sure I make it part of my trip. I love how much there is too do and how well taken the animals are. The staff are well trained and have lots of facts and knowledge about their wild life. Buy a souvenir cup for free refills it is worth it
You could stay here all day and still miss something. The staff are extremely knowledgeable and everything is very accessible. Just make sure you wear some very comfortable walking shoes.
I loved this place my kids did too! We are definitely coming back now that we won t live too far! Beautiful place and the staff is wonderful
Don't miss if you are in San Diego! Truly one of the best zoos! Excellent in enclosures for the animals and experience getting up close and seeing them. Great compromise of being able to view and animals having space. Vegetation is fantastic and keeps you cool and comfortable. So many fun family groups that you can spend time watching. Aviaries were amazing!
Nice zoo. We have season passes but prefer the safari park in Escondido. Lots of walking so wear comfy shoes and I recommend bringing a stroller if you have little ones. Food is a bit pricey so I recommend bringing your own but the gift shops aren t bad. Friendly staff and the bathrooms are ok.
We have season passes and we love it. Worth every penny. Great experiences for my kids.
Went here for the day. Lots of things to do!! Bought a drink and kept it as a souvenir. Like that there are many forms of transport to get from a to b. There aren t many zoos like it. Definitely a must if going to visit San Diego
Amazing experience! All the animal talks were amazing and very interactive! Definitely would recommend passes it's very hard to get though everything in a day!!! I don't have kids and this is still my and my girlfriends favorite place to hangout!
Great experience. Very good staff. Helped with our motorized cart. Very helpful. Amazing displays. We had a fantastic day!! Thanks to all the helpful people that take care of their guest!
So many great things to see. The elevator and bridge across the park is great. Very clean. All staff is very nice.
This is one of the best zoos you can visit. Although it is quite large, use the kangaroo buses to help you cover more area. So much to see!
This is one of the better zoos in the world. The San Diego and Singapore zoos are the two best that I've come across.
It didn't quite live up to my expectations , but overall it was an extremely pleasant experience. Unfortunately some of the exhibits were to small for their residents. But like I said overall it was a pleasant experience.
I am taking all my guests to the zoo, i am so lucky to have it here in San Diego.Animals are amazing and magical, i love the tours they so knowledgeable.
No way you missing it.
Loved the zoo. Very big. Make sure to take the bus in the morning first thing to take a tour around so you can decide how to plan your day. We spent the whole day there but could have gone another. Excellent zoo.
One of the only four zoos in the U.S. has two pandas visitors often are waiting for a long libe to watch them how to eat bamboo and etc.
This place is spectacular! The animal exhibits are great and it doesn't look like the animals are doing without anything.
Such a great zoo! Loved the day trip with my partner. His favorite was the snake exhibit, I liked all the koalas!
It's world famous zoo! What else can I say!
If you are really interested then I bet, you can't complete it all in a day!!
Free entry with military ID, add $6 if you want the 4D experience at the box office. Many great animals, and the awesome volunteers about the animals. A great place for the family trip.
The San diego zoo has been part of my bucket list for a long time. Finally was able to visit it and discovered it's beuty and great animal selection. Loved the experience
Good zoo, and worth the trip. Make sure to take the chair lift and avoid the hot times of the day if you want to see many of the larger animals including the Pandas.
Tip #1 Buy discount tickets at AAA for $50 each and don't have to stand in line. Gives you access to the guided bus tour. Tip#2 The food venues will refill your water bottle for free and don't have to stand in line. Tip#3 Bring sunscreen and hat. Even though it feels cool and there are clouds, the sun is still intense. Tip#4 Wear comfortable walking shoes. Took us about 5 to 6 hours to see everything. We decided to walk it to see the animals up close instead of taking the bus. They do have electric scooters to rent for those who can't do all that walking.
Love going to the World Famous San Diego Zoo, my daughter loves the elephants, I think they have five.
i had quite a nice time here. this zoo has very special animals you wouldnt typically see in just any other zoo, and the staff would go into detail about a certain animal's personality, backstory and skills which i definitely admired. although they only had one panda at the time that i went, i was very happy to be able to see it eating bamboo instead of only sleeping. it really kept me on my toes and id spend much time at each exhibit that would catch my eye so that i could study and photograph the animal(s).
Absolutely amazing zoo. Go, even if you only have a few hours to visit.
An absolutely huge zoo. At least two days would be recommended to spend quality time seeing everything, or you can take one day and choose specific animals to see.
Great zoo, but expensive. I'm probably just spoiled by the St. Louis Zoo, which is just as good and free. Of course, San Diego got that panda, so that's one over us. Vegetarian-friendliness: fine. The food is not the reason to go, but a vegetarian won't starve.
When you buy the one day pass tickets on the weekends you can ride on the trains to the exhibits for free!
Always fun nice place to go and relax and have fun beautiful scenery beautiful just beautiful
Great day with the family at the Zoo. There was so much to see, I appreciated having the gondola ride and bus tour to get a feel for the whole area before deciding where to spend extra time at. Kids loved it... so that made our day even better!
There's a reason that San Diego zoo is considered one of the best zoos. Best visisted early in the morning (to avoid crowds).
We absolutely loved our trip to the San Diego Zoo. Compared to other zoos we have visited we felt like this zoo got us even more upclose to the animals and because of the perfect weather there were more animals out and visible. We especially loved the seeing the cheetah interact with his dog companion, seeing the polar bear and giraffes (babies too) and the red panda was simply adorable.
Love the zoo so much. It's beautiful and there are lots of awesome animals to see. Definitely lives up to the name "World Famous Zoo"
Great job of taking proper Covid precautions while still making the park family friendly and enjoyable!
At first i thought very expensive for a Zoo entrance. After the visit wuauuuh it was worth every cent. My while Family loved the Zoo. It IS amazing how Big and well organized this Zoo is. Go and enjoy this oasis!!!
A fun, friendly atmosphere worth the price and time!
Lovely place, my children love coming here. Very well shaded, animals are in great habitats. :) Worth it to get annual pass, as we like to take it easy and walk through to see a few animals every visit.
This zoo is huge and amazing! So many things and animals to see! Everyone is friendly and volunteers often share very interesting facts. My kids love it and so do I. Never tire of it even after coming for years!
Very nice time. Very large and hilly. Wear comfortable shoes.
This zoo is fantastic! It's expensive, sure but you'll get easily a whole day out of the zoo. Find some deals on tickets and go. They even have a sky tram that will take you across the zoo! The pandas during feeding time are the cutest thing ever.
One of my favorite places. I really love how beautiful the park is and the great work they do for the planet.
Love thos place . Great for a hike and seeing the animals . Africa rock exhibit is so awesome. Great fun.
Wow - so awesome. The exhibit Africa Rocks was impressive.
Great zoo. Check out the pandas, mama leopard with her kids, koalas, giraffes and best of all the pink flamingos.
A little smaller than the san diego safari was but still just as enjoyable
Lots to see and do. Bus rides and gondola make it easy to get around the park. Easily spend the whole day here. Special zones for the kids. Park food and drink is reasonably priced but you can bring your own! We went during the week and it wasn't busy at all. Lots of animals wandering around in close proximity to you. And zoo staff wandering providing info was great too. Great day for anyone!
What a grand adventure winding through the many paths. The animal enclosures have viewing from many sides, made possible especially because of the vertical nature of the zoo terrain. Take the bus tour early for orientation, and pay attention to the limited area covered by hop on/off Kangaroo bus. Our faves were: flamingos marching, a red panda named Clark, orangutan & gibbon young playing, giraffes up-close, capuchin monkey cuteness, leopards, condors flying, and the gorilla family.
Our family loved everything about the zoo. Everyone is so kind and helpful
Great Zoo. They even came up with a solution for most the up hill walking. Other than being way too hot. We had a great time.
Great place to take your kids pricing not cheap but it look like they are using the money to fix up the home the Zoo for the animals
The zoo was amazing. It was nice that they had areas to rest and hydrate at various points throughout the zoo. The zoo is big. I recommend taking their guided tour first, then explore.
Very rich variety of animals with very good maintenance and a lot of shade (an advantage for a place like San-Diego...). Really liked it.
I've been to a lot of zoo's in the U.S., and this is my second favorite zoo. The Kualas are adorable, the Rhino is extremely impressive, and the giraffes are very playful, and is a great zoo!
The San Diego Zoo is incredible; full of a huge variety of animals, plants and creative ways to displays all of their species. Their conservation efforts and educational experiences offer such reward to the world, this is a must stop for all tourists and residents in San Diego County. Admission/annual passes are a tax write off as the zoo is a non profit organization that just turned 101 years old!
Had a great time! We appreciated the military discount
It's huge... Couldn't even finish the whole park on my 2nd day...
As annual Zookeeper pass holders, we thoroughly enjoy going to the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park. Doesn't matter if we go for the entire day or only a few hours, our family has a great time.
Once you've been here, most other zoos pale in comparison. You can tell the animals are very well taken care of, there's plenty of space so it doesn't feel too crowded and each staff member we came in contact with was friendly. Loved the signage and info about how people can help protect the animals (conserving water, avoiding palm oil, etc).
Tip: Get there close to when the zoo opens to avoid crowds and see the animals be super active during feeding times.
Wonderful zoo. Plenty of free parking and reasonable prices for an attraction. It was very busy, but we were still able to move around in the park with no issues.
I used to have a membership, but felt annoyed that every time I went I was approached by tauts looking for donations to the zoo.
San Diego Zoo is a must see for both visitors and locals. If you can, visit during the weekdays for smaller crowds. Spring or Fall you might see baby animals too! Dont forget to admire their world class collection of plants too!
Had a great time at the zoo. Definitely check it out if your in the area.
They have animals here what?!? I came for the sabertooth cafe and all these exotic animals were here!
Another zoo. My favorite was actually the Miami zoo. The San Diego zoo is difficult to navigate, we missed a whole section of it because the map and signs were a bit confusing...and we navigate just fine in forgeign countries where we don't speak the language. I just don't feel like it lived up to the hype or the expense but I am glad to have done it.
The dog sleeping in the cage with the cougar was outrageous. Beautiful animals.
We have a yearly pass and see something spectacular and new every time we go.. also a great time to just spend a couple of hours walking..
Is this not the best zoo in the world? You could spend a whole day here and not see half of it. Get the annual pass if you're an SD local...it's worth it!
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