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Surabaya's Zoo

Jl. Setail 1, Surabaya, Indonesia
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Ranked #25 of 28 attractions in Surabaya
Type: Zoos
Traveler Description: The oldest zoo in Indonesia (founded 1918), used to be the most complete and largest zoo in all of ASEAN. Today, the zoo is more famous for the... more »
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Surabaya
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9 reviews 9 reviews
8 attraction reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 12, 2013

Only one at East java... The zoo is great and the animal collection is many but the food management unfortunately not good, every month there an animal died when I read local newspaper. This is very sad news and I wish a better future for this lovely zoo

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Surabaya, Indonesia
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16 attraction reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed March 6, 2013

the zoo has many animal. sadly to see that the animal are poorly taken cared. some are in terrible condition.

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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82 reviews 82 reviews
4 attraction reviews
Reviews in 54 cities Reviews in 54 cities
242 helpful votes 242 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed February 15, 2013

Go to this zoo expecting to see something of Western Tourist attraction standard and you will be bitterly disappointed. This is a big zoo but there seems to be absolutely nothing invested in maintenance or housekeeping. There seemed to be rubbish everywhere. This is a shame as there is very little else to see or do in Surabaya. The 'aquarium'... More

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Surabaya
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59 attraction reviews
Reviews in 31 cities Reviews in 31 cities
45 helpful votes 45 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed January 4, 2013

everytime i go here i cry seeing most of the animal really in quite bad shape (READ : so thin)... they are suppose to be able to enjoy the environment but i dont think so since the maintenance were handled poorly.... too bad... it makes me really sad for the animal

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Surabaya, Lampung, Indonesia
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9 reviews 9 reviews
6 attraction reviews
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed December 30, 2012

the beautiful animals, places, plants, were invisible to see.... there are a lot of animals that need to protect.

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Bali
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16 reviews 16 reviews
12 attraction reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed December 6, 2012

It's one of the biggest Zoo in SOuth East Asia, but many issues of bad maintenance and low care for the animal, this could see from example of Pelican cage, where I saw hundreds of them put in one cage and the smell was very fishy. There also many spots have very low maintenance. Some attractions are not available anymore.... More

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Surabaya, Indonesia
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed November 29, 2012

a lot of animals died and the bear is sick. They're not treated properly. The government must have do something about this zoo

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Surabaya, Indonesia
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed October 2, 2012

Not so well maintained and there is fighting among the staff, resulting in many problems. Go if you have time, otherwise there are other things to do.

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed September 25, 2012

When I was a kid, this place is my favorite destination in Surabaya. However, my last visit in 2002 and 2009, zoo's condition was worsening. The stench, dirty environment and many of the animals died. Hopefully this place can be better handled.

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Rio de Janeiro, RJ
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Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed September 11, 2012

this place need more attention from the management, too dirty and need more attraction event. It will be better if they could provide more clean restaurant.

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