Jardim Zoológico de Lisboa

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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 !

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