San Diego Zoo
- Address: 2920 Zoo Drive, San Diego
- Hours: Open daily 9am - 5pm, hours extended in some months
- Admission: Adults: US$37, Children (3-11yrs): US$27
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Nature & Wildlife,
Zoo
San Diego Zoo Reviews
We've found 46 San Diego Zoo reviews from Viator.com travelers and members: what they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved. It's all here to help you make the most of your next trip.
Review by Paula H, United Kingdom, April 2013
Doing what: San Diego Zoo 1-Day Pass
Excellent day at San Diego Zoo, very unusual animals in a nice environment. We were early so didn't benefit with skipping queues but it was busy later on in the day.
Review by Nathalie L, March 2013
Doing what: San Diego 3-for-1 Pass: SeaWorld, San Diego Zoo and Safari Park
We spent 2 days in SeaWorld and 1 day at each of the other parks.
The Wild Animal Park was our least favourite. It was a long walk between exhibits, but seeing the animals in their "natural" habitat was really good. The 20 minute tram safari was the highlight; though I must say, it seemed to be mostly Antelope.
The San Diego Zoo is HUGE! Make sure you bring really good walking shoes and a lot of water, or a good water bottle. We found that you could bring your own lunch/snacks, which made the price bearable. There was no charge for parking (woot!) and the only money we spent was on pressing pennies (50 cents plus a penny for a great souvenir!). We didn't see the whole park and the escalator was being repaired, so the uphill walk back to the main gate was rough. A lot of great animals to see and even the kids had fun.
SeaWorld was our favourite. It was also the most expensive of the 3. You CANNOT bring any food into the park, but can leave and come back after eating elsewhere. It's $15 per day for parking and that allows for "in and out" privileges. Since it wasn't busy and we were able to park close to the front gate each time we ended up going to Jack in the Box and Wendy's (Jack's customer service was lacking) and then came back to SeaWorld after lunch. There's a McDonalds, and a Denny's as well, just a few minutes away from the park. At $8 for a kids meal inside, it was well worth it to go elsewhere.
We ordered our passes from Viator. Although you have to have access to a printer, it was really easy to print the vouchers and hand the paper to the cashier at SeaWorld for validation. We all received our passes and never had a problem using them.
Review by Samantha B, Australia, February 2013
Doing what: San Diego 3-for-1 Pass: SeaWorld, San Diego Zoo and Safari Park
Good but unless you hire a car you probably won't get to the safari park as the viator transport option will not communicate and just take your money and run. Seaworld and the zoo were great though.
Review by Cowboysrock, USA, January 2013
Doing what: San Diego Zoo 1-Day Pass
I have never been to a zoo on this scale. It was amazing. The park grows it own tropical plants and food for the animals. The park is huge. I would suggest that you take the bus tour that is included in the ticket first. This will take you around the whole park while the driver gives you information about the different animals and area's of the park. This gives you a good idea of what you want to see. We took the bus tour and then the Aerial tram to the back of the park and worked our way to the front. Was a wonderful way to spend the day. A must see when your in San Diego.
Review by Robyn B, October 2012
Doing what: San Diego Zoo 1-Day Pass
Really enjoyed this zoo had great time.
Review by Ruby K, September 2012
Doing what: San Diego Zoo 1-Day Pass
Great zoo - so much to see and do!
Review by Colin N, September 2012
Doing what: San Diego Zoo 1-Day Pass
Zoo was good. Enclosures a bit small for my liking. animals did not have alot of room. But nice area. Alot of walking.
Review by Leanne M, August 2012
Doing what: San Diego Zoo 1-Day Pass
The San Diego Zoo was very worthwhile, more than you can imagine to see but advise parents with young children that this could be a very long exhausting day and may want to split this tour into two visits so everything can be seen @ a leisurely pace.
Review by World Traveler, USA, August 2012
Doing what: San Diego Zoo 1-Day Pass
We had such a wonderful time at the zoo! They had so many baby animals, especially the giraffes! Even as babies they are so tall. Definitely commit a whole day so you can see everything and start early before any of the animals take their naps!
Review by Jerald C, July 2012
Doing what: San Diego 3-for-1 Pass: SeaWorld, San Diego Zoo and Safari Park
The booking of 3 day pass was easy to do and easy to take advantage of. We were surprised to find out that the bus tours were included in the price at the zoo
Review by Judith I, United Kingdom, July 2012
Doing what: San Diego Zoo 1-Day Pass
Impressive zoo, so many animals, including the pandas. The ticket included a bus tour, which was also interesting. Overall, a good day.
Review by Samuel D, USA, March 2012
Doing what: San Diego Zoo Transportation and Admission
I had a blast at the zoo!Many animals that Ive never seen or heard of before.Pick up was good again.Everyone should go to the SD zoo for an education on our wild life.
Review by Suzanne C, March 2012
Doing what: San Diego Zoo 1-Day Pass
Zoo was great! Loved the gorilla exhibit!!
Review by Mo Burns, USA, February 2012
Doing what: San Diego Zoo 1-Day Pass
The San Diego Zoo is amazing. It's so big with so much to see. The bus is a great way to start your day at the park so that you can get acquainted and learn about the park and see animals at the same time.
Review by Anonymous, February 2012
Doing what: San Diego Zoo 1-Day Pass
We had a great time at the Zoo! It was lightly raining as we weren't sure if we were going to see that many animals, but the exact opposite occurred and we got to see a lot of animals that normally only come out at night but were out because of the rain. There were also few people there so we got to get up close to a lot of the animals and see the trainers feeding the lions and polar bears without any crowds! So don't be afraid of a little light rain!
