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This zoo is perfect for families with small children. The paths are shaded and close to the animals. Lots of small animals, beautiful exotic birds and farm animals. We missed the bigger attractions, apes, crocodiles etc, because the 16 month old needed to get home but we saw plenty of attractions and he had a blast. We arrived for opening at 10am and waited 10 minutes or so to get in. Maybe 10 families had arrived for opening. Pre-booking tickets doesn't fast track the process (but you do get a 2euro discount). It was a Wednesday in July but the numbers in the morning were very manageable eventhough everyone goes in the same direction We left at 12 and it was starting to get much busier. We passed a camp group and some tour buses arriving at that time. We were relieved to be going because the paths are quite narrow and it could be claustrophobic with too many people. Lots of low hanging branches. In that time, we got a little over half way around including a pit stop at the cafe for toasties (not great) and coffee (good) as well as spending extra time in the farm animals area so the little guy could climb on a tractor and ride the big fake cow. We will probably go back at the same time and go straight up the middle and take the second half of the zoo so we can see the bigger animals. We stopped at the pygmy hippos, which are adorable. It's a cramped zoo for lots of people and I do worry about the animals being in small enclosures but the zoo itself is well maintained, the animals look healthy and the track record of conservation projects supported by the zoo seems good. Its hard to know. It was a lovely family day out with a toddler.
Jennifer DunneJennifer Dunne
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Parking is easy but it’s a dirt surface and in the hot sun so bring your reflective dashboard sunshade. We booked tickets online but there was no queue anyway. The map was not very clear so made navigating the site a bit challenging. The site is small enough to do it all in 2-3 hours which is perfect for young kids on a hot day, any longer and they would’ve melted! Like all zoos, it seemed many of the enclosures were too small for the size of the animals. I particularly pitied the large birds that clearly didn’t have enough space to fly. I was also concerned about the adult vicuna’s teeth which were overgrown, indicating they were not eating the right sort of foods to wear down their teeth adequately. All of the water in the enclosures was filthy but particularly of concern was the amount of blue-green algal bloom in the monkey area. This type of algae can be very harmful to health. We hardly saw any zoo staff as we walked around which seemed unusual. It would be nice if they had hand gel or handwashing stations dotted around. A couple of sun cream dispensers wouldn’t go amiss. There were loads of fallen feathers from the macaws, parrots and peacocks on the ground in the enclosures, it would be very cold if they put these in the gift shop for kids to choose one each on leaving.
Aif BriAif Bri
30
I unfortunately had a very poor experience for such a high price. Eight-teen euro is a lot for such a small zoo. The small zoo was more of a bird sanctuary and the birds seemed like they were trapped in small cages and screaming in distress. The other animals seemed sad and tranquillised, I had to check and see if the kangaroo was alive. It was difficult to see the animals that were lying around in water - the hippo and the croc. A lot of the birds seemed to be scratching themselves as if they had an itch. Also I was surprised to see that it was okay to have a zookeeper smoking while at work, he was in amongst the swans whilst smoking as well as seeing guests of the zoo smoke amongst the animals. All animals seemed to be swimming in dirty water - dark brown with a lot of algae or lying around in dirty cages with dying vegetation. The cages seemed lacking in space, the animals seemed suffocated with the areas the were provided. Just to add I was a little taken aback by the rude response below, no apology from my disappointing visit. The owner is basically telling me I am the one in the wrong.
Katie FloodKatie Flood
60
The zoo exist mostly out of birds in miniature cages, smaller than my bathroom at home. The enclosures are also very dirty and could use some new bedding and the animals feces removed. The Guinea pigs are in a small box, 30 or 40 on top of each other. Same with the turtles. They have a tiny pool, are probably about 50 in there and are all on top of each other. We watched how a turtle tried to come up from under water, but wasn’t able to because it didn’t have space to come up due to the other ones. The pony’s desperately need to be brushed and their hoofs need to be trimmed. I could go on and on… it’s a shame what’s happening to those animals. Many animals weren’t even seen around Staff at the counter is incredibly rude. Older woman who was selling tickets seemed to be incredibly bothered that people showed up to enter. Didn’t speak a word.
TataTata
20
Great zoo. While you can never be sure with these places I largely feel like the animals are well looked after with the exception of a few larger birds that I believe should be in much larger enclosures but I'm no expert. The zoo is much bigger than it first appears and it can be easy to miss sections so be sure to check the map provided on entry. Onsite dining is fine, but costs a premium... I'm not too bothered if the premium is for animal up keep to be honest. Overall very good place to visit with easy free parking. Would benefit from updating the enclosure information boards as many are too old and now unreadable and id like to see birds in a larger enclosure as the horntails were very active and could barely fly anywhere.
Jonathan Bosanko (Dibs)Jonathan Bosanko (Dibs)
00
Truly a lovely experience, a really natural set up with very few cages (only for the animals with wings) and even then many didn't! A very Holistic approach to zoo keeping that should be looked at for inspiration by the bigger zoos in the UK that have never impressed like this one. We saw so many lovely moments of activity between animals and they seems genuinely happy unlike the usually zoo experience of sad sleepy animals. All this for a price that's half the cost of UK zoos (my home country) The only downside is from a personal preference and that's in regards to keeping rabbits and guinea pigs together which in our culture isn't done due to fighting but this may be different across the EU.
Jordan BakerJordan Baker
40
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