Giza Zoo

The Giza Zoo is Egypt's largest zoological garden. Located in the city of Cairo, it is one of the few 'green' areas in the city, and includes Cairo's largest park. The zoo has an area of almost 100 acres (0.40 km2), and harbours many endangered species as well as a selection of endemic fauna.

There is a reptile house and taxidermist's building on site, and the park contains a suspension bridge designed by Gustave Eiffel. To permit the poorer citizens of Cairo to visit the city's only green park, the entrance fee is a very small amount and is not enough to cover the costs of running the zoo(EGP. 0.25, approx. USD 0.05). The zoo's main goal is to entertain, rather than to educate - however many rare species have been successfully bred in the zoo - including the first Californian Sea Lion to be born in the Middle East in 2002.

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Mohammad Abusharif
3 November 2015
Must visit in Cairo, great Animals variety, must visit the Hippo, Giraffes and Lions
Jarool Eho
8 July 2016
I advise you don't go on the public holiday
Don Deedo
2 October 2014
I love this place so much very open and lovely
Ahmed G. Eissa
7 August 2013
15 years ago with Mr. Elephant.
Mina Kamel
8 February 2013
Ana ro7t hnak the zoo kolha zbala
Mona Zaher
29 April 2016
كان يوم جميل رغم تعبه ، اهم حاجه اللي عايز يروح الحديقه ميروحوش في ويك اند او اجازه رسميه علشان تكون فاضيه وتستمتع بالمكان والحيوانات .
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0.2km from Credit Hours Section, Faculty of Engineering, Oula, Giza, Giza Governorate, Egypt Get directions
Fri 9:00 AM–6:00 PM
Sat 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Sun 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Mon 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Tue 11:00 AM–1:00 PM
Wed 9:00 AM–6:00 PM

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