Pretoria Zoo

Would be nice to go back when all the maintenance has been done. Not many young animals most old with not more than 1 friend per cage. Lots of birds ducks and bucks. It could be better hopefully after and if the maintenance is completed it will be worth the $ trip Right in the middle of town. Shops, kids trains, cable cars and many areas closed off for now.

The zoo has always been a great experience and are beautifully kept. Some enclosures are empty which is sad, but there is still a great variety of animals that all are well looked after.

Incredibly disappointed we were at the zoo approximately 2years ago an today 08-Jul-2023, was the complete opposite experience many enclosures are empty, some enclosures had only one animal, 60% of the aquarium's and reptiles snakes glass boxestanks were empty. and to top it off, the apies river that flows through the zoo looks and smells bad

It was a great experience. Unfortunately, some spaces are under construction and we didn't get to see some animals. I'd advise that one hires the golf cart for two hours as an hour is not enough. It's a good outing for a family with young children. By the time they leave they would be exhausted.Visited onWeekendWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNo

A wonderful place where you can see the animals up close and see that they are well taken care of . I have had the opportunity to do an internship here and I must say the experience has changed my life. The animals were very well taken care of and the zoo stuff knew each animal by name. Go check up Goliath the rhino and see the blue color in his eyes … what a unique friendly rhino!

It was not the best experience. There is not a lot of maintenance done here. The stream is lovely but full of litter. The cable cars are closed, and many of the animals are no longer in the enclosures, but no notice is given on the boards. The restaurant is really a takeaway place and overpriced. It's best to take your own food. One positive thing is that the animals look well fed and taken care of. It was disappointing

The experience overall was satisfactory for my 7 year old son. However for me it was disappointing as the standard has significantly dropped since the last time I visited the zoo. Picnic and braai areas were not clean but muddy and messy. Many animals not there. No male lions which was a highlight on our last visit.

We spent hours exploring the zoo and it was well worth the visit. The overall experience is worthwhile for all looking to enjoy wildlife and enjoy a day out with loved ones.Visited onWeekendWait timeNo wait

DONT BELIEVE THE 5 STAR REVEIWS To start off I would like to say if u are a foreigner please do research before visiting the NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS OF PRETORIA. This zoo was horrible, I have been here multiple times in my life but this was the worst experience by far. They had some event going on, which wasn't presented on the site, LOUD music accompanied us, and distressed animals all around. 90% of the enclosures were empty and had no inhabitants. No security and no zoo workers to be seen, horrible behavioral issues from visitors. The aquarium was all dried up, and the main tank had no fish. No work seems to be going on to improve the zoo. Maintenance was very poor, and all the enclosures were very grown out and neglected. The animals are neglected and horribly taken care of, they have no water and no entertainment. The birds have no entertainment and seem to be plucking their feathers out of bordem. They have no more snakes and frogs everything was blocked off, no penguins and absolutely no rhinos, most exotic animals were replaced with farm animals such as alpacas and cows. All elephants seem to have passed only one remaining, no hihenas or wild dogs no seals and water in enclosures is disgusting. The restaurant is now a take away place. To say the least the zoo is horrible and nothing seems to be happening about it. DONT EVEN WAISTE MONEY ON TICKETS!!!

The last time I went here, it was when I was doing garde 3. Life happens and I found myself here again at an age of 26 years. I must admit that the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa is no longer the same a before, I'm being honest with e everyone now, it no longer the same Zoo that we'll used to love in such a way that their Animals are being reduced into small amount, I must highlight that I went there and I haven't seen the whole Big 5... I would suggest that they bring more animals compared to now and before... I was happy and excited to be here because my mind were relaxed and cleared but taking what I've said into consideration, Zoo it's no longer the same!