The Lisbon Connection

Located in the city center, the Lisbon Zoo (Jardim Zoológico) has one of the best zoological collections in the world: more than 2.000 animals and 350 different species approximately, lodged in areas increasingly similar to their natural habitats.

The Lisbon Zoo main entrance is located at the Praça Marechal Humberto Delgado, Sete-Rios, Benfica, open every day from 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m (from March – September) and from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (October – March).

Picture: Nuno Barreto

Lisbon Zoo youtupe movie http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=iAypaKbi4sc

Most popular atractions: dolphins Bay, started in 1995, now one of the biggest attractions of the Zoo, and the cable car: in 2-persons cabins visitors can enjoy a 20 minutes ride over the Zoo. 

Picture: Paulo Ricardo

Great apes temple, rainbow park, reptile house, children’s farm, sea-lions and pelicans feeding, ‘enchanted forest’: free flying birds presentation.

Picture: Pedro Morais

The Lisbon Zoo is not only a traditional zoological space, it is an important and attractive park where education and amusement are encouraged. The park offers a whole set of attractions where visitors can have a lot of funny and relaxing moments, but, above all, visitors leave with the sense of a day well spent!

Picture: Helder Dias

Entry cost (valid until the 31th of December of 2008): children (under 3 years old) free; children (from 3 to 11 years old) € 11,50 ; adult (from 12 to 64 years old: € 15,00; senior (+ then 65 years old € 12,50; groups from € 13,50

Lisbon Zoo is open every day, website with Attractions and schedules

The Lisbon Zoo, located in the centre of the city, is a place of very easy access, with an excellent railway (Linhas de Sintra, Azambuja e Fertagus), underground railway and buses network.

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