I love going up the zoo with the kids and enjoy the huge spaces. The new parking lot is great and spacious. My issue is the bathrooms without soap - all the time! And what do you want to do after kids had ice cream and touched a million of rails? You want to wash hands.

Fantastic Experience with the Family - has lots of empty spots like the old lion enclosure, and the polar bear (who sadly, passed away) - but still, very enjoyable. Went with 3 kids around 2 yrs of age, and had a blast. It's mostly pushchair friendly as well, and ramps are around making it fairly accessible. I would highly recommend you grab a map as you enter, as its not well signposted and cane a complicated navigation experience if you don't have a map on you at all times. Definitely worth checking out, and remember, kids under 3 go free!

The zoo could be so much better if they had more money for maintenance and purchases. It's still a great zoo with lots to see, but it has lost a lot of animals over the years without replacing them. Pretoria zoo is better. In spite of all this, it's still a great destination for a family outing. It's impossible to see everything in one day

Enjoyed our visit here very much. It is a pity that some animals are not kept here, but I believe some animals have died and have not yet been replaced. Children enjoy the zoo very much and the play areas are very nice. The zoo is well maintained and is clean and very tidy. It is a good place for a family outing

Many of the enclosures are great and improved vastly over time. A great day out in Jhb. Pity the water fountains we tried did not work? And they sure know how to charge for cold drinks R20, for a Coke Zero??! And by 11h20 the one kiosk was still waiting for its float, on a busy Saturday morning.