El Nispero Zoo - reviews,open hours,photo spots,things to do | WanderBoat AI Trip Planner

A nice but basic zoo to visit, there are multiple animals kept at quite basic conditions. Many farm animals and birds also. The cages seem sometimes too small for the animals, it's a bit difficult to get around the perimeter and the cages are made mostly from a very dense grid metal fence that just makes it very hard to see the animals. But still, overall it's a nice place to visit, you get to see crocodiles, monkeys, jaguars and more. Important: Bring a bug repellant spray. Price: 18$ for 2 adults and 2 children. There is a single toilet near the entrance. Not crowded. Most of the time you walk on grass, that might be wet during the rainy season. The visit would take you about an hour. Some basic snacks can be bought near the entrance. A good combination with this zoo visit would be a short one hour hike of the square trees path that is only a few minutes drive from there: "Square Trees Nature Trail (Arboles Cuadrados)"

EvgyEvgy

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This was an exciting place to visit. Granted, it feels like it took forever to make it to the valley where this is located. The zoo can be hard to find if you drive yourself and you or your tour guide is not familiar with the area. I loved seeing all the animals there. Different types of falcons and eagles, raccoons, frogs, spiders, ostriches, emus, pigs, chickens, turkeys, turtles, lizards, regular and white peacocks, goats, coyotes, and some more animals that I am probably missing. I wouldn't take a special trip just to see this zoo. If you don't have some other business up there I would visit a zoo someplace closer to the city because it's a trek to get up into the valley. It's full of winding roads. Beautiful view headed out there though. I'm glad we did it.

Curtis FrancisCurtis Francis

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Entrance fee for nationals was $4 and for tourists $6. There is parking place just in front of it. It's a decent zoo with some variety of animals. You have to adjust your expectations though because you will be mostly seeing different types of birds and other feather friends. Just a few 'exotic' animals which is a disappointment, having in mind the rich fauna of Panama with so many species of mammals, reptiles and amphibians. The farm-style of the zoo is a positive thing. The poor maintenance is not. Half of the signs with the names of the animals is barely visible. Animals seem hungry and the guard feeding them seemed even more hungry. Seems like the fee money is going somewhere else because it's definitely not going into the zoo maintenance or the employees.

DanieloncarevicDanieloncarevic

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I went to see la rana dorada (golden frog) and that was great. It's great to see the little frogs. Some of the animal enclosures didn't look that great, and some animals were on concrete floors or wire, which isn't great. The atmosphere and walk and trees has a really nice feel to it. And it has a nice area near the koi pond where there are rock boulders 'placed' in a soft grassy area with the mountain behind, beautiful spot for a scenic picture. But, I didn't like the cages for the animals. It's not the type of animal-friendly zoo that I'm used to seeing. The spider monkeys were entertaining. We went on an early morning in the rainy season.

DawnDawn

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The Nispero Zoo is a jewel in the paradise. Their staff is very friendly and professional. The Zoo needs some maintenance since it's old and rugged. I'm pretty sure that one day it will be privatized, which is going to be a bad thing. Anyway, they should have a donation box on the counter where they sell candy since donations are going to help this place to keep up for longer time.

Michael NicolaldeMichael Nicolalde

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Voy a echar el cuento de como es ir en fechas patrias. Esto no significa que no sea una bonita experiencia en otra epoca de año. Quiero ser objetivo. 1. Parking: creo que se les quedo chico en comparación al aforo. Tardamos como unos 20 minutos para conseguir puesto. Afortunadamente miembros de Sinaproc y la policia estaban organizando esto y muy amablemente pudimos estacionar cerca a la entrada. 2. El zoo: con una cantidad de fauna y paisajes que no creo que se vayan a ver en otro zoologico o reserva del pais, este es una visita obligada si vas al valle de Antón en familia amplias areas verdes en la falda de la montaña que invitan a tomar fotos y relajarse en verano. Muy recomendado. 3. Clima: esto nadie lo puede controlar pero si usted va en invierno, lleve un capote o un paraguas y zapatos cerrados que le mantengan los pies secos. Las lluvias pueden ser torrenciales y por eso las 3 estrellas del lugar NO HAY LUGAR PARA RESGUARDARSE. Me cuesta creer que a la administración del parque no se le haya ocurrido colocar toldas o inclusive un rancho grande con snacks mientras pasa el temporal.

Fernando Alvarez RosoFernando Alvarez Roso

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