Toronto Zoo Review

Been a member for years. Animal care is world class. Located right in the Rouge which is the largest urban park in North America. Toronto zoo covers 710 acres of it making it the third largest zoo in North America after San Diego and North Carolina.

New programs to keep up with other zoos can be improved. The facilities are deteriorating as well and is stuck in the 90s. Can be an expensive visit for a family if not done via memberships.

love the zoo, animals staff and overall venue is just perfect to go with the family

Love the new animal care section staff was great teaching my kids about the treatments of the animal. Love the exhibition with the bird and to end the hot day nothing better then splash park. Great for the family or even adults.

Not as many animals per cage but over all good experience

Such a fantastic place. Attended the Zoo in the Winter and despite it being cold and not many animals being outside, the Zoo atmosphere itself was still a beautiful welcome.
The walks between attractions in the Winter could feel longer than that of Summer due to the quietness of both people and animals outdoor, but the walks were very much enjoyable. That cold icey fresh air is the best.
We were able see to lots of animals more so in the indoors. The staff is very friendly and the Keepers have scheduled times to talk more on the animals they watch over.
Nothing is free. Parking is $12 which should have been included in the price of the ticket.
The food can be expensive! A slice of pizza, two orders of fries and two bags of chips hit us at $30.

Altogether, it's the Zoo! I would highly recommend visiting anytime of the year, though Summer is obviously the best time.

Sometimes I wish I could spend more time around the animals than of the humans in the city!

It's the zoo so you can't really say too many great or bad things about it it's really going to depend on your experience that day. I would however like to encourage the Toronto Zoo to make an app both for a map of the place and also that they could update to show which animals are or are not on display. On the day we went, although it was early in the season, a large portion of the animals were not on display. I realize this is a common thing because they are living creatures. But they have some way of knowing beforehand would certainly make the experience much more enjoyable.

Thought the covid precautions were good. Felt very safe since they limit the number of visitors and have hand sanitizer before and after every indoor exhibit.

A beautiful place to take you kids in and also fun for family. We had a good time even in winter. Some areas are not available for the season but we got to see polar bears, so it was worth it. Better to go in fall or summer

Loved it very clean but the staff sent us in a completely wrong way for what we wanted to see.

Great way to spend the day! Walking trails joining all of the pavilions but there is also a hop-on-hop-off 'train'. Enjoy the Water park (Splash Island), Rouge Valley, Zipline,.... so much to do...easy to spend the day there..and yes, there's a Timmy's..(among other eating places).

Excellent zoo for the animals. Wear good comfortable walking shoes and bring some water bottles. Lots of challenging fun on the ropes.

First time members at Toronto Zoo this year, and we are extremely pleased. The zoo is big enough that coming multiple times ensures you'll get to see all of the wonderful animals they have on exhibit. (Plus free zoomobile!)

You can pack a lunch if you want, but there are many places around the park to order food at. Costs are pretty much what you would expect at a place like this, but the food isn't half-bad.

The splash pad is fantastic on a hot day. I sincerely recommend bringing your kids here for the splash pad!

They do amazing conservation work at this zoo! So you know that the money you're spending is helping animal populations around the world.

We love Toronto Zoo!

This place is a trap for you to spend ALL your money for EVERYTHING and get NOTHING in return!.. Admission was $29.00 per adult then kids were $19.00, $12.00 for parking, $30.00 to rent a mobility scooter!, $10.00 per person for the trackless train which is like a hay ride without the hay, YOU CAN'T SEE ANY OF THE ANIMALS!, your lucky to see an Elephant tail or a Rhino horn as they are all hidden at the back of the enclosures, most of them were completly empty of animals due to high heat temperatures stated on the posted signs on the enclosures!, ah, well, don't these animals come from high heat countries like Africa?..

The Buffalo Zoo in Buffalo is a way better choice than this place and is worth the trip if you want to actually SEE an animal... This place should be free as they collect your money and don't care what you see, it is like paying for a show ticket at a live performance theater and no one comes out on stage and eventually you just leave not seeing the performance.. STAY AWAY!..

I dont know if it was bad timing or not but we went recently in a beautiful hot summer day, and we literally did not see more than 6 animals - the monkeys, lions, and other animals were out of sight. On top of that, the podcast which was supposed to provide a smooth guideline as we went wasnt cohesive - needs to be updated. The few animals we did see were either too far away from the cars or were hidden behind the trees and bushes. Overall, it was an okay experience.

Very neat friendly place. A good tourist spot. Lot's of parking space. My family had fun. Will definitely come back.

At this time of covid zoomobile is not available so there is around 10 kilometers of walk

I've been going for most of my life. Even though it's the same animals (almost always) its still worth going back (I go once a year). If you can (or cant) see past the blatant sadness in the animals eyes it's a great experience to share with friends or family.

The Toronto Zoo is a great place to get some exercise and see some exotic animals and plants. I've had a membership for probably 10 years now and every time I go, I see something new or different from the animals. The Toronto Zoo organization does some fantastic work in helping to preserve our wildlife!

Visited this place first time! Very well cared Zoo. Perfect place for picnic+ Fall season+ long drive :) enjoyed a lot!

Lots of animals and very fun experience, a few exhibits were closed but that's probably seasonal. There was a lot of walking, but that's sort of an expectation.

We were visiting Toronto from the US and thought the zoo would be a nice place to visit. They sure have a lot of room to grow because you will do a lot of walking without seeing any animals. Each area has a long walk in between. The signage was also very lacking. Make sure you get a map because you will never find your way around by just using the signs. Nearly all food concessions were closed the day we visited. The prices in the gift shop were also as expected not a good value for anything you would like to get. I never understand that. They would make so much more money charging a reasonable price instead of getting nothing charging $30 for an item that would be $15 anywhere else.

The Zoo is great to visit in the fall. Tim's is always busy there so expect to wait in line

It's very amazing. The only problem is it needs to much walking which may be difficult for kids and seniors.
I wish there were more personal devices there, such as bicycle.

Due to COVID, so many parts are limited... some are available for the drive by and some for the visits only or both.... We didnt get to see the lions because they were only available to the drive by option

It's one of the best zoo's I've been too. Been twice now, the first was much better. Many animals not on exhibit, restaurants and shops closed today.

This place is pretty good... It's huge and requires lots n lots of walking....if going with kids ensure that you have strollers or buggy's.... And you cannot see everything in a day. Consider season pass...it's at great price and the train ride is included with season pass.

The zoo is very quiet during the winter which allows you to walk around at your own pace. Quite a lot of the animals that are normally outside were not there due to the cold weather I believe, it would have been nice to know which animals were not there at the start of each domain so we could decide whether or not the trek would be worth it. E.g we only found out the bear was not there after walking all the way to the enclosure. Apart from that it was very enjoyable.

Good experience! Frienly help, not overpriced, good parking, lovely animals!

Drove through the Scenic Safari this weekend. It was a great social distancing initiative but unfortunately poorly executed. You are suposed to pick a 15-min time slot but they allow many cars into each slot. There were about 10 cars before and after us and cars are supposed to drive steadily at 5km/h all the way through. Unfortunately when animals are spotted, cars in front actually stop completely and take their time looking, so the whole line of cars behind cannot move and sit idling with no view of the animals. There are many zoo workers but nobody says to keep moving. They seem to be unhappy about being back to work. We saw many that were literally sitting in front of "Don't stop, Keep driving" signs but not doing a thing when cars would stop to look at animals. There are ice-cream stands along the route, so if a car wants to buy something, every car behind has to wait. No elephants, kangaroos, tigers, or baby giraffe (which we were really excited to see). We did see some zebras, monkeys, a lion from afar, a cheetah, a hyena, some flamingos, bulls, and a few rhinos. Bathrooms only upon entry but the parking area is not clearly outlined. Need to download the podcast BEFORE you arrive as there is no wifi and you need Spotify or another app that all 3 of us in the car did not have. When we asked about this one of the workers looked at us as if we had 2 heads and rudely told us to just download it. My kids don't have wifi on their cellphones and I don't have Spotify so we were out of luck. It was a mediocre experience, a nice thought but much below expectations.

Kids will love the zoo. It is very well maintained. Make sure to choose a bright day when it isn't raining. Best to cover on foot rather than going on the car trail.

There is some tic warning at the whole zoo, so visitors with family dont forget the bug spray.
Beside that its 3 to 5 hour activity to visit whole zoo.

It s not worth to pay $50 to see only few animals.
May be it was bad day to visit but highly recommend that not to go for scenic safari.

The zoo is always and amazing time but .... they aren t too clear on their coupons ... I went with my daughter on a week day and there was as still a long line up ..... I was rather impressed with the new buggy system they have for patents to rent for the children .... single or double buggies and U have to leave a 5 dollar deposit that u get back when u are leaving the park..... I enjoyed the bird show they held at 12:00 then again at 2:00 pm ..... it s always exciting to see the animals but once again majority are sleeping

Happy that they re-opened to the public, great family outing

One of the best places to visit in Toronto nowadays.

If you're in Toronto, this is a must see. The zoo has several different animals separated by "regions". The Tundra and Sea regions were the most interesting in my opinion. You can see that the animals are very well taken care of, specially because they run a lot of researches with them. The giant Pandas are very nice to see as well. Unfortunately, they're leaving Toronto in the next couple of months (I believe March 2018).

Plan for the full day. Lots of stuff for kids and very family friendly. Mostly accessible for strollers and wheelchairs.

Very fun place to go if you love animals and lots of fun for the kids. Can easily kill a few hours and if purchase an annual membership you can come as many times as you want with the kids. Nicer outing than a park.

There is a great variety of animals.
It is a great plan to go with family.

Have your best walking shoes on you're going to need them.animals are wonderful to see

Best place for kids to play and learn. We go there every week last two months

Lots of great memories of being a child and bringing my children to learn.

You can spend a whole day exploring and it feels like you travelled to exotic places.

Scenic safari was great. Enjoyable experience for the entire family.

From the website it looks very interesting. but it's not worth it at all - waste of money and time. Staff did not take any initiative to make the scenic safari esviting. Hardly any animals. Regret going there.

So much fun to be able to take closer looks at those beautiful animals! The zoo itself is very well designed and clean, beautiful and easy to walk around. Animals, turtles, rainforest section are all well maintained, highly recommended!!

The animals were so diverse and it really seemed like everyone really cared about them and the big buildings with a certain biomes inside were so amazing! I think the favorite had to be the indo building with the panther and the butterflies. Absolutely incredible.

Extremely large and well planned and spread out zoo. Amazing variety of animals and birds. Children friendly environment. Lot of joints for food and beverages within the campus. Be ready to spend 6-7 hours of your time. There are multiple parking lots around the zoo area. Summers are best time to visit.

Come here once a year with my camp kids. Always fun and educational

Terra Lumina was great. Different and very entertaining.

Visited during pandemic and the zoo was so organized even with one way routes. We were able to see all the animals we liked to see. Hope to visit again soon!

Absolutely loved it here! So much variety o f animals to see! Make sure to go on a nice day and definitely bring runners as it is a long walk!! Lots of food available too

Animals looked distressed and the park could use some updates

Never ever going back, not good for seniors. Barely saw animals and they didn't have all concession stands open so you had to walk a very long way for something to drink. Then they gouge you. $25 for 1 drink 3 icecream. My last visit was 45 yrs ago now I know why!

Did the zoo run 5k and got the chance to hang out afterwards. Great time and never noticed this amazing attraction that we have right in our own city. Just wish the parking and food situation was better

this is one of the high points in Toronto. my family and I go often and have yet to be disappointed. if you plan on visiting more than 3 times I highly recommend getting the membership.

We did the drive through safari and had a great time. The only disappointment was that you couldn't see a lot of animals. It's not their fault and I would recommend the experience because what we did see what excellent.

Great place to spend the day with the kids. Wish there were more info about individual animals.

It was a perfect time of day and temperature to see the animals. Always a pleasure to see updates being made to such a wonderful place to take your family.

It's a super cool place to see and learn about all sorts of different animals. When I went it was really hot and a lot of the animals were hiding trying to keep cool. You deffinatly need to make it an all day trip. I was there for 4-5 hours and I didn't get to see everything. But it was really busy, and crowded in some places. I wish there was more staff available in the pavilions, some people were banging on the glass, which is super annoying not only for me but for the animals as well.

A great zoo but the space for the giraffes is honestly a little bit small for them.