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Emperor Valley Zoo


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #14 of 18 attractions in Port of Spain
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Attraction type: Zoo
Address: Royal Botanic Gardens
Zoo Road Port of Spain
Trinidad
Tel: 868-622-3530
Fax: 868-622-7808

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1 of 5 stars
GTR6984   1 contribution
Oxfodshire
Jul 11, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

My boyfriend and I visited the zoo in June (2008). I was absolutely appalled by the state of some (most, actually) of the animals they housed. Beautiful animals were being kept in tiny and inadiquate cages. For example, I saw an ocelot in a tiny, concrete cage with hardly any room to move. People were allowed close to the animals... more

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2 of 5 stars
kjr22   1 contribution
trinidad
Apr 30, 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

hey well i visited the zoo on sunday,29th april after going curry duck compition to, no not eat duck, but hear the big band karma perform....anyways its been 10+ years since i last visited the zoo so you know i was very much excited...just to summarize my visit to the zoo...i was very much disturbed by the state of quite... more

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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Beverly Hills, California
Dec 4, 2005
6/6 found this review helpful

The Emperor Valley Zoo is a beautiful paradise located in a crowded city..I am a true animal lover and when I went there (at least 9 times)I got up close and personal with my favourites...The Blue Macaws were absolutely photogenic, coming towards my camera and seemingly 'blushing'...The agouti's were so swift and there are spots where you can touch them..(if... more

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1 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Portsmouth, OH
Aug 14, 2005
10/13 found this review helpful

The place smelled. I've been to numerous zoos across North America and Europe and this "park" I wouldn't consider it a zoo, is possibly the worst. The condition of the animals cages were horrible, with feces and pools of urine throughout. The cages which did have water was algae filled, and had feces floating in it. These conditions were consistanty... more

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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Ireland
May 10, 2004
4/9 found this review helpful

It was raining - and when it rains in Trini - IT RAINS ! shacked up in the hotel all morning the weather cleared and we decided to try out the zoo as it was near-by. I must say we enjoyed it ! Firstly the admission was $1us. Get close and personal to the monkeys and lions, watch crocs laze... more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Jan 28, 2002
9/45 found this review helpful

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Emperor Valley Zoo Address

Royal Botanic Gardens | Zoo Road, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Tel: 868-622-3530 Fax: 868-622-7808