A lovely day out with our three wild animals to see the Dublin Zoo. The animals looked healthy and had some nice spaces. We especially enjoyed the Monkey Island where we could watch the animals climb trees and ropes across a lake. The zoo was easy to navigate and reach with public bus transportation.

We have an edinburgh zoo membership and whilst on a trip to dublin visited the zoo. The zoo is lovely im the sense that its flat and ypu do a big loop round the water to see all the animals. We enjoyed seeing the giraffes and rhinos up close and spent ages watching the elephants. Unfortunately never saw the dingo dogs or the chimps or gorilla which was a real disappointment. We took a picnic with us and there is lots of benches. We spent about 3.5 hours here. Enjoyed it but disappointed we never saw some of the main attractions

If anyone is considering visiting Dublin the zoo in Dublin and fota wildlife park are excellent at any time of year but exceptional at Christmas when the zoo lights experience is wonderful. You need to book lights in advance. I got an email invite for a quiet night for people with special needs . I brought my grandson and it was perfect . So quiet. Not busy. He loved it. Hopefully they’ll have the same opportunity for me next year.

We have been to many zoos in different countries. We rank this one number 2 out of all of the ones we have visited. All the animals were out and active. Not to mention how close you can get to the lions, wolves and Gorillas. On top of it all they had all kinds of themes with life size bugs and animals that light up at night.

Very big Zoo with big variety of Animals. Well maintained and clean. Facilities available everywhere (WC, restaurants , vending machines and informations) Kids enjoyed so much. Adding small train from bus station to the gate will be a good addition.

My wife and I were very disappointed in this zoo. Many of the animals are truly in their "natural" environment (i.e.. dense vegetation) so much so that they cannot be seen or are so camouflaged they are invisible to the visitor. In this case, why cage them up. They would be happier in the wild. Animals, like rhinos, elephants, hippos, zebras, giraffes and antelopes, because of their size and habitat were clearly visible. We also felt that there were not enough places to rest, like benches, for those with mobility and/or health problems. The admission is too expensive for families. We consider the Lisbon zoo to be the best because it is surrounded by beautiful gardens. There are also overhead cable cars where you can view the zoo and gardens from 30 feet above the ground and there is a dolphin water show included in the price of admission. M. Greg Miller Millersville, Pennsylvania, USA

I visited this zoo with two friends on an unusually cold day in Dublin. We still got to see all of the animals except for two of them. One bunch of monkeys and the elusive painted dogs managed to hide from our sight. It was still a great time! It was a bit of a walk from the bus stop so I do recommend being prepared to walk a bit. Additionally, the zoo itself is comprised of two huge loops and it took us a whole 4 hours to see everything and take our time. That is with a quick Starbucks break for a hot cocoa! All of the animals seemed happy and healthy and I love the conservation efforts the Dublin zoo supports as well!

Had a great time today at Dublin zoo. The staff keep it immaculately clean. The enclosures are nice and roomy for the animals. It’s a nice level walk, not too hard on the ol legs. Lots of places to eat and get coffee. There’s loads of clean toilets. Nice gift shop, overpriced as most zoos are. Only complaint: they don’t give you a map! Really would have been easier with one.

If you have some spare time, wanna spend money and walk arround un circles wondering whear you are, what to see & whear to go?! GO to the ZOO! Getting to the Dublin Zoo is easy with Public Transport and then you take a litte Walk by the Phoenix Park on the way. As Adults with no Children we paid a Whopping €22.50 per Person to get into the Zoo. Once into the Zoo there is a generel overview Map of whear the Animals are & whear you can go or whear you may want to go. Once you get going along the way, path or directional Signs are not located at most path seperations. There are also Camera People standing arround...they look like landscaping development but there are there to take pictures of you with an Animal. Also there is a connection from one half of the Park to the Other but you will not find it since you get no map when you enter, no Digital Map to view & there are Hardly any path signs to point you along the way so it was a short & expecive visit to the ZOO for us.

I fully understand the mixed feelings about zoos but for the benefit the offer in terms of species conservation, I visit them regularly. Dublin Zoo is in the fantastic Phoenix Park and has some beautiful species which I haven't seen in some other zoos. The Snow Leopards and Wolves were real highlights! There were some really disappointing aspects; the biggest being seeing a cluster of sweet wrappers, crisp packets and rubbish in the Wolf enclosure. This was all right in front of the glass viewing platform so showed really poor enclosure care and maintenance. Some of the other habitats were a little small for the type of animals within them which is always sad to see. There are food outlets around the zoo but the options are limited and despite only wanting to have some lunch at just after 1pm, they were already out of lots of the main choices. On the whole we enjoyed the day, seeing beautiful animals is always enjoyable but the condition of the wolf habitat was a real disappointment and needs addressing because the animals' enclosures are already much smaller than their natural habitat so having litter in there is really poor.