I really enjoyed this zoo because of the intimate nature of the exhibitions. In many cases you really feel close to the animals when you observe them. In terms of the variety of animals and the relative ease of accessing them this place gets 5 stars for sure. In terms of the size of the place - it's not big by any respect. I was able to blast through everything in about 2-3 hours and we didn't exactly zip through either. We took time to view, read and take photos as we went. The main issue is this place isn't cheap and it's pretty pricey for something that won't take up a lot of your day. But in the end I just saw it as contributing money to the zoo and hoping it helps keep the animals taken care of. If you look at it that way, relative to what the zoo offers, I think it was worth it for me. read more

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Had some time to kill before our flight back home so we decided to come spend a few hours here. Beautiful zoo, but it is quite small. With it being so small I thought the price tag at $30 euros per person was a little much. It only took us about two 1/2 hours to see the entire zoo and watch the bird show. The bird show was in Portuguese so we couldn't understand what birds were what, but nonetheless, the show was very nice and entertaining. They had a great primate exhibit and the animals seem to be a little closer than most zoos I have been to. read more

Jardim Zoológico de Lisboa - Zoos Near Me - Lisbon, 11

The way the park is set out makes everything natural and the dolphin show was amazing

We are in Lisbon, all the 5-star reviews for this zoo are mostly 10+ years old. The newer reviews are negative--I looked at buying tickets online and it would be $135 euro for my family of 5. Expensive! How do the locals afford to take their kids? The reviews say it is small, nicely maintained, but simply not worth the price. read more

This is a small zoo but engaging experience. Located right at a subway stop for easy access. It is easy to navigate with all the major animals. Particular love how close you get to encounter the animals. I do love that they have a public pet cemetery located in the back section of the park. Seems there is still space for recent burials. read more

Jardim Zoológico de Lisboa - Pet Cemetery - Zoos Near Me - Lisbon, 11

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The zoo is really small. However, they have the best primate exhibit I have ever seen. They also have 2 white tigers and 2 white rhinos. They have many giraffes and elephants too. Lastly, they have 2 large bears with 3 cubs in a large exhibit. Overall, if you have extra time in Lisbon and want a change of pace, it's a great place to spend 1/2 a day. If you have kids, you will spend more time than that in this zoo. read more

This is a small zoo but has all the major animals, including white and Asian tigers, elephants, rhinos, buffalos, lions, bears, monkeys, and pet cemetery. We took the cable car ride around the zoo and it is very nicely designed to see all the animals. read more

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Zoo itself was wonderful, the only problem was the surly ticketing office and unhappy staffers across the board. The animals were great but the humans were not read more

This zoo is amazing. It was super huge compared to what I've seen in my hometown. It is a bit unorganized, but they give you a map to help you get to where you're going. There are so many animals here and most are kept in big areas and look happy - as far as zoos go. There is also a dolphin/sea lion show and it was quite entertaining. There are also sky trams to rent if you are too lazy to walk. After the sea lion show, you can take your picture with the sea lion and he puts his head on your shoulder. (He smells like fish). Towards the end of your tour, near the exit, you can opt to purchase your photo with Mr. Sea Lion. My husband and I enjoyed our day at the zoo. It even had his favorite animal - the white lion. And with other zoos where you can never see any animals due to them sleeping or hiding, we never had a problem seeing all of the amazing animals here. After your visit, you can hop back on the subway and take it to the mall - Columbo which is a couple stops after. read more

Very nice Zoo in Lisbon is a great day to spend and watch all the different animals. Would recommend to everyone special with kids.. go to the Lidl farm is worth it read more

What a vast and exciting zoo!! You can easily get here by jumping on the metro to jardin zoological. On entering you can explore a free area which contains a couple of museums, Greek style gardens encircled by a pond. The price to enter the zoo itself was about €20 each but we certainly got our money's worth. Following the map there were at least 35 areas to discover, tigers, primates, sea lions, elephants, giraffes, white rhino, meerkat's, zebras, flamingos, lions, bears, hippos, crocodiles, snow tigers, cheetahs etc etc. Most of the enclosures were roomy enough but the parrot section made me upset. There appeared too many in a small enclosure, and some looked like they had taken out their frustrations on one another. Dotted in between each area were plentiful toilets (which was convenient considering I had a stomach bug)and ice cream stalls. All of these were maintained at a regular basis and were well priced. We decided to hop on the monorail, which involved two people jumping on and a gent slamming a gate behind us. We must have been on it for at lest ten minutes encircling the zoo, rocking precariously while trying to take some good pictures. It was while we were up here we witnessed a dolphin show taking place..it would have been nice to have heard an announcement or been provided with a programme. Throughout our mooching, we could hear a sealion making a racket. It turns out he was just excited to perform on stage. Before we left we caught the dolphin show which was incredible , especially when the sealion joined in . I did feel a bit sad at the same time knowing the confinements what these creatures live in. To end, we of course bought a lot of crap from the zoovenier shop which was reasonably priced, although annoyingly full of screaming kids. Overall a must visit for those that are in Lisbon..just upsetting to see some enclosures read more

Took my boy to the zoo on a recent trip to Lisbon, was pleasantly surprised. Was really well maintained. The animals seemed well cared for and healthy. (I have actually never seen more active animals at a zoo. Not sure if I was just incredibly lucky or if the animals are "happier" at this facility.) There was no marquee house or exhibit that blew me away, but for ~20 Euro admission for me and free admission for my boy, got a very good value. Also awesome that they have reasonably priced beer at all the concession stands. read more

I absolutely loved this zoo! You might say , you went to Lisbon and went to a zoo.I understand.You're going to assume I went with children,no.I went with my wife and spring chickens we are not.We were actually marooned in Lisbon and staying outside center city within walking distance of the zoo, so we went.It was so much fun!I loved the somewhat ridiculous water shoe where a girl tango's with a sea lion!They also have bird shoe where you get close up to the raptors.I watched the pelican feeding and road above the whole zoo on the monorail.We were there for about 6 hours.Didn't eat there but it looks like there are viable dining options.As with most sites in Lisbon , you can get here by public transport.It also happens to be near the main bus station for inter city buses.Oh there is even a cat and dog cemetery ! read more

A must stop place to go. clean and the animals looked well cared for

They have a few animals which you find difficult to see anywhere else including a couple of white tigers or white rhinos. The delphin shows is cool. Some of the enclosures like zebras or elephants looked a bit worn off. The zoo is easily accessible by tube but if you have a pram you need to carry it upstairs. read more

Really nice zoo. A fairly large community of chimps with all ages represented. There's nice rope swings and you can watch the young ones practice their maneuvers. A few gorillas in their own place, with an adult female who likes to watch the human babies. A nice telepheric that gives a good perspective of the zoo. A good collection of new world monkeys including GLTs. Lemurs, too. read more