Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens

[firth1974 2,659]

Saigon zoo, it doesnt exactly get a very good write up on Tripadvisor, and mainly has people slating them for the conditions the animals are in, but to be honest, ive seen a lot worse conditions in Thai Zoo's.

Located not far from the centre of the city, Saigon zoo i found to be a nice retreat from the hustle and traffic of the city. Cant remember the entrance fee, but it cant of been more than 20,000 VND. The grounds seem to be quite big but as it started to rain when i was there, i think i missed quite a bit of the gardens area out.

Its worthy of a couple of hours to tour around, and seems to be full of school children and families when i visited.

http://www.saigonzoo.net/

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g293925-d317904-Reviews-Zoo_and_Botanical_Gardens-Ho_Chi_Minh_City.html

Someone has a water fetish................................

 

[firth1974 2,659]

[fosse 1]

looks lots better then the thai one i went to

[midlifecrisis 4,048]

sure beats the zoo I went to in Manila.

 

Very nice!

 

Thanks for posting.

[Chang_paarp 253]

Looks cleaner and better organised that the zoos I have been to in Thailand.

 

Thanks for the pics.

[ozboy 31]

I think the entrance fee to the zoo was around 12000 Dong when we visited it last year, and yes it does make a pleasant break for a couple of hours.