Pretoria National Zoological Gardens in Gauteng

About Pretoria National Zoological Gardens

More widely known as the Pretoria Zoo, the National Zoological Gardens in Boom Street is not only the largest zoo in South Africa and the only one with national status, but is also rated as one of the top zoos in the world.

Did you know? The National Zoo offers families and groups of friends the opportunity to sleep over at the Zoo. Bookings can be made telephonically or by visiting the National Zoo in Boom Street, Pretoria.

For many of the well over 600 000 visitors who enter the 85 hectare zoo in Pretoria every year, this is the only way of coming face-to-face with, for example, an African elephant.

Zoos are no longer a glorified list of rare and unusual animals held in cages. Today they play an important role in the conservation and protection of threatened species and the National Zoological Gardens is a facility of National Research Foundation, of which it is very proud.

Today there are 3117 animals and the zoo boasts the largest inland marine aquarium in the country, as well as a reptile park. The zoo also has the third largest collection of exotic trees.

The world’s first white rhino born in a zoo was delivered here at the National Zoological Gardens. It is also the only zoo in Africa with an insectarium, and a white tiger, and there is an ‘adopt an animal scheme’ that helps provide support for the animal’s food and care for a full year, which gets your free entrance so that you can visit your ‘wild child’ as often as you wish.

There are aquarium tours, camping tours (you get to sleep over!) and night tours, which are perfect for spotting owls, elephants, lions and red pandas. But if camping IN a zoo is not your idea of a good time, there are plenty of Pretoria accommodation options for you to choose from really close by.

Need to Know

Where232 Boom Street, Pretoria, 0001, Gauteng, South Africa

WhenOpen daily from 08h30 to 17h30 (last entrance at 16h30)

Telephone+27 (0)12 339-2700

OvernightStay in Pretoria Accommodation, Gauteng

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