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Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Albany Road, Hong Kong, China
852 2530 0154
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Ranked #62 of 357 attractions in Hong Kong
Type: Gardens, Zoos
Description: Beautiful, quiet serene place located in the middle of the city. Small zoo with many exhibits. Great way to relax from shopping and sight seeing.
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Reading, England, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 6, 2013

The gardens here are nice but the zoo itself was a bit underwhelming. I'm not a massive zoo fan but this place seemed even more like a lot of depressed animals in undersized enclosures than normal so we only spent about an hour strolling round.

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 3, 2013

Saw gorillas and a variety of other monkeys. It was quiet and relaxing, a great visit. See it on the way to/from the peak tram as it's about a 15 minute walk away.

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Zambia
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 21, 2013

The park itself is worth a visit the gardens are very pretty set among the hills. The zoo is not really up to much and the enclosures a bit small. We stayed in a hotel opposite and walked through every day the hill on the way home was good exercise

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Berkeley, California
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 17, 2013

We walked through here for an hour or so and took in the wild life. The vegetation is beautiful, the encampments for the animals are all large enough which is always nice to see and there were a few notable sights. Since it's free, it is definitely worth the cost :) but I must say it is not a world... More

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Billericay, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 31, 2013

We took a leisurely stroll around the park on our final day and really enjoyed seeing some of the animals and admiring the tranquility of the park amongst all the hustle and bustle of the city. The flowers were beautiful and cleanliness of the park was of a very high standard

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Newhaven, United Kingdom
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed March 26, 2013

The hong Kong zoo was, when I first saw it in 1995, a world class zoo, with an impressive variety of mammals and an large collection of birds. As of 2012 it has now declined almost to extinction. There are now no mammals larger than gibbons, and only one species of them; there used to be orang-utann jaguar and bonobos,... More

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Glasgow, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 25, 2013 via mobile

Enjoyed the opportunity to check out the aviary, mammals and a very disappointing reptile area. The zoo itself is very pretty but small and for me, getting to see both the mammals and the aviary made this worthwhile. Leaving aside moral issues, I think that HK does well with limited opportunity and space.

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san francisco
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 23, 2013

I expected a city like Hong Kong to have a "world class" zoo; I have seen better zoos in third world countries. The zoo appears to have been built in the 1930's and never upgraded. All of the animals were in small cages; very unappealing. The Reptile House was missing its reptiles and did not look like it was cleaned... More

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Dublin, Ireland
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 23, 2013

If you are there with children ...they will be delighted with the free zoo...The big chimpanzee are great! Nice place to relax after a busy day!

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New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 8, 2013

A nice space to visit and wander.Away from masses of people,at that time of year anyway. Not for the faint hearted if walking as challenging to get there,but well worth while

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