Zoo in hong kong
The first visitors appeared in one of the oldest zoos in the world back in 1864. It was then a botanical garden, where the townspeople enjoyed blooming trees, made dates and had family picnics on Sunday. Today, the Hong Kong Zoo covers an area of 5.5 hectares, located on the northern slope of Victoria Peak, and invites its guests to get acquainted with the amazing fauna of Asia and with the unique plants that are still carefully cultivated in the botanical garden..
Hong Kong Zoo and Botanical Garden
More than 1,000 species of tropical and subtropical plants can be seen at the Hong Kong Zoo Botanical Gardens. For biologists, the name of the Hong Kong Zoo is an opportunity to participate in conservation programs for rare plant species such as the tree orchid or Dawn redwood cultivated here. Botanists are proud of the 20 species of bamboo that grow in the park, and visitors invariably admire the flowering camellias, which are represented by thirty different varieties. In the treasury of gardeners' achievements - 30 types of palms, five varieties of magnolias, including the rarest purple, and a dozen different azaleas.
Pride and achievement
The main wealth of the Hong Kong Zoo is its seven hundred inhabitants, including primates and reptiles, snakes and turtles. The small area of the park does not allow large animals to be kept here, but visitors can admire pink flamingos, Japanese cranes, Chinese alligators and Burmese pythons from early morning until late at night and are completely free..
How to get there?
Zoo Address - Albany Road, Central, Hong Kong.
You can get here by buses from different parts of the city:
- From Central - on 3B, 12 and 13.
- From Admiralty - at 12A, 12M, 40M, 40P and 40.
- From Causeway Bay - on 23B.
- From North Point - at 23.
- From Lok Fu - at 103.
Helpful information
The opening hours of the different areas of the Hong Kong Zoo may vary slightly:
- Fountain Terras Garden is open from 05:00 to 22:00.
- Green House Education and Exhibition Center is open from 09.00 to 16.30.
- Other expositions await visitors from 06.00 to 19.00.
Zoo visit and photo shooting are free.
Services and contacts
A playground has been built in the park for young visitors, while adults will be interested in memorial structures that tell about the past world wars and the participation of the Chinese military in them..
The zoo has souvenir shops selling cute little things with the symbols of the city and its attractions.
Hong Kong Zoo Official Website - www.lcsd.gov.hk.
Phone +852 2530 01 54.
