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Phoenix Zoo


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 127 attractions in Phoenix
Traveler Description:
You'll find nearly any animal you can think of at this 125-acre, internationally renowned zoo, where fascinating trails lead you through an African...... more » You'll find nearly any animal you can think of at this 125-acre, internationally renowned zoo, where fascinating trails lead you through an African savanna, a tropical rainforest and the Arizona environs, complete with wildlife of the respective region. Highlights are the giant Galapagos tortoises and a baboon colony. « less
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Attraction type: Zoo, Other
Address: 455 N. Galvin Parkway Phoenix, AZ 85008
Tel: 602-273-1341
Fax: 602-273-7078

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4 of 5 stars
Bigfoot410   14 contributions
New York
Oct 12, 2009

Not the best zoo I have been to, but a good exercusion. In the summer do take advantage of the early opening hours (7am) because it gets hot and most animals will be asleep by noon. Highlights included the giraffe feeding, new African savanna, bighorn sheep up on a butte and the walk through squirrel monkey exhibit. Some animals were... more

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4 of 5 stars
Tohatchi   1 contribution
Crane, MO 65633
Oct 9, 2009

While the Phoenix Zoo is little changed since my wife and our three boys visited it many times in the seventies and eighties, it is still a very pleasant place for kids. Last weekend my oldest boy, his wife and two young boys, my second son, and myself visited the Phoenix Zoo. We had a great time. Grandson Jacob, three... more

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5 of 5 stars
SpotTVMom   39 contributions
Little Rock
Aug 18, 2009

We had a season pass to visit when we lived in Arizona. It's a great zoo! Yes it gets hot- plan on that and wear good walking shoes or bring a bike. This is one of the few zoos that allows you to ride a bike around. The best exhibit is the African Safari. It's breathtaking to see the animals... more

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4 of 5 stars
sarahd86   17 contributions
Medford, Oregon
Aug 2, 2009

I recently visited the Phoenix Zoo and was pleasantly surprised! It was a really great zoo with lots to see, large enclosures and easily navigated paths. My favorite part was looking up to one of the peaks in Papago park, which is where the zoo is located and seeing the Mountain Goats standing at the very top, its nice to... more

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4 of 5 stars
loosebrick   7 contributions
Arizona, USA
Jul 30, 2009

We visited the Zoo today for the first time in a while and was pleasantly surprised by the new exhibits (well, new to me). We were able to hand feed the giraffes at the new giraffe station - quite a cool event - and really enjoyed the monkey island exhibit where you get up close and personal with the small... more

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4 of 5 stars
W0rld_Traveller22   19 contributions
Canada
Jun 9, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

The Phoenix Zoo is a very large zoo right outside the heart of Phoenix. The zoo has four distinct areas- the Arizona Trail, the Africa Trail, the Tropics Trail, and the Children's Trail. If you're planning on visiting the entire zoo, you should set aside a whole day for this. There are so many things to see and so many... more

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4 of 5 stars
AZbornandraised   1 contribution
Phoenix AZ
May 20, 2009
2/2 found this review helpful

This zoo, is an awesome zoo!! Lots of walking, and the animals, like us humans, do not enjoy the heat....so come early. Also, the food here is expensive. Enjoy the morning with the animals, then go and have an nice air conditioned lunch! more

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4 of 5 stars
HHills   2 contributions
Taos, NM
May 10, 2009
1/2 found this review helpful

My family liked the zoo a lot. Very nice. I wonder if the animals get too hot in the summer here? more

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5 of 5 stars
Stevied888   518 contributions
Brandon, Florida
Apr 6, 2009
2/2 found this review helpful

We really enjoyed this zoo because we had gone at opening and we were allowed to help feed some of the animals which is not an experience you get in most zoos. That made it all more interesting! more

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4 of 5 stars
girluncensored   19 contributions
WA
Mar 31, 2009
3/3 found this review helpful

it's true that this is the most expensive zoo I have been to but I loved the natural setting and the nature trails. the walk-through monkey exhibit was a blast! more

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Phoenix Zoo Address

455 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, AZ 85008
Tel: 602-273-1341 Fax: 602-273-7078