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Dehiwala Zoo

Colombo, Sri Lanka
Ranked #17 of 19 attractions in Colombo
2.5 of 5 stars 41 Reviews
Type: Zoos
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Colombo, null, Sri Lanka
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2012

I found there is a old animals who care taking very impleasent, be carefull and activte people must do that More

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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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4 reviews 4 reviews
1 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2012

I visited this place for the second time after my first visit way back about 15 years,the standard has deteroiated has not made any improvement,not worth the visit More

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Moscow, Russia
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 9, 2012

May be snakes can come out. Not kept the place well & clean. seems like more space needed. good to spend sometimes with nature & animals. More

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Colombo, Sri Lanka
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 1, 2012
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They hold the most rarest animals in Colombo and is a very fine Zoo. Large in size its a really busy place. More

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Colombo
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26 reviews 26 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 23, 2012

I have visited the Zoo in SIngapore, Minnesota, USA and this is better in variety. But might be not good as in presentation and providing the details. More

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Colombo, Sri Lanka
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17 reviews 17 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 15, 2012

Honestly its boring. Don't bother to go there. Some animals with poor quality facilities. Low number of animals too. Just usual common animals More

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Colombo, Sri Lanka
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 15, 2012

The animal habitats were not well kept. you actually feel sorry for the animals. If their taken out of their natural habitats they should be well looked after. Animals looking thin. Renovations are being done but the progress is slow. More

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Colombo
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41 reviews 41 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 5, 2012
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person found this review helpful

Some animals look like they are hanging on to life! small, pokey, dirty cages and enclosures that are inhuman. Something needs to be done by animal rights activists! More

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London
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 2, 2012

OK, so I'm making it my mission to go to a zoo (or two) in every place I visit. The guide book said it was 500 rupees (well it was a few years out of date but that must have been for the locals as it was 2,000 rupees for tourists). Some of the enclosures were very small and sparse,... More

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Oxford, United Kingdom
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16 reviews 16 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed March 26, 2012

I do not know why our chuffer took us to this place. The Zoo is in horible condition, needs lot's of improvement. I felt the animals are just congested in this place and it's not justified as to why this place kept in such delapidated condition. More

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