- Very Good Botanical Gardens
- Central Location
- Poor Selection of Animals
- Small Size
- Address: Robinson Road, Central
- Tel: 2414 555
- Price: Free
- Nearest MTR: Central
- Open: 6a.m. - 7p.m.
Hong Kong Zoo and Biological Gardens have a history dating back to the 1870’s making them one of the oldest public zoos in the world.
Despite the name, visitors should look at a visit here as a visit to a park rather than the zoo. The grounds are set in limited space meaning there is very little room for large mammals. The majority of the animals on display are actually birds, although you will find alligators, orang-utans and pythons. Entrance is free.
The zoo actually plays second fiddle to the collection at Ocean Park theme park, which not only has a formidable selection of sealife but also Hong Kong’s pair of pandas. Ocean Park is expensive and still not quite a fully fledged zoo, but the line-up of creatures is much better, if you’ve got kids to impress.
The best thing about Hong Kong Zoo is actually the beautiful botanical gardens. Split into several separate themed sections, such as Bamboo Garden, Magnolia Garden and Palm Garden, between them they feature over a 1000 species of plants and trees with a special emphasis on regional Asian examples.
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