Chiang Mai Zoo

No pandas (died)! No koalas (one old theoretically exists). No zebras! No reptiles - closed. Elephants (3) are closed in very tight woden cages from 15.30. Zero Australian animals-plastic koalas only. Birds park: several chicken & peasants, peacoc, 4 horn birds, several cranes. Big territory has a potential if good care. Very empty, very few animals to see: 3 gyraphs, 3 hipos, 10-12 kapibaras, 1 red panda, tiger, 3-5 lioness, 1 black puma, young flamingos. Bears didnt show off. From 5 "cats" listed only 1 exists, empty with no labels. 350 THB is not worth visiting. Make it 50 for all you propose. Additional fees: 50 for golf/tram car, 450 for aquarium- without any shows.

It’s a cool, old-school zoo. It’s more grand than I expected and definitely bigger than I remembered. I used to go there when I was very young, mostly to see the pandas 🐼 (RIP). The zoo itself is HUGE. You literally cannot walk the whole thing as a human being. Be prepared to buy a tram ticket (or rent a golf cart), unless you want to add a mini marathon into your zoo trip. With the tram, you can see around 80% of the zoo from the road in about half an hour. Add another one or two hours if you want to explore it more thoroughly. The animals look well-fed but also quite lonely. Some sensitive Western visitors might feel that certain enclosures are too small. Personally, I don’t think it’s that bad. The zoo is clean, well maintained, and the animals seem to be taken care of properly. The only real con, I’d say, is that the staff here are a bit too chill. The local stereotype about northern Thais being slow might actually be true. I went specifically for the red panda feeding session and arrived before the scheduled time. The staff didn’t show up at all, even after 40 minutes. In the end, I had to call the zoo and report it before anyone came. This was especially frustrating because I had just seen an official press post from a week ago informing the schedule, and I rushed my whole morning just to be there on time. I’ve never had this kind of issue at other zoos. I liked the experience overall. It’s very sparse and literally located in the jungle, so the animals are actually living within nature. The vibe is great. I even got to feed hippos, so my life feels complete now. Compared to the Night Safari, this is a very different experience. This is a true old-school zoo: animals in cages, animals in boxes, boring their lives while you wander through a vast green, almost empty space at a relaxed pace. Night Safari, on the other hand, are packed with shows and activities, forcing you to rush from one spot to another to catch everything. I still prefer the Night Safari, though. PS: The dinosaur zone is basically a kid water park. Don’t fall for it, unless you think 5–6 dinosaur animatronics are worth the extra price.

Chiangmai Zoo is a very unique place in Chiangmai. The zoo is not too big you can spend around 2 hours here Recommend to pay for the Golf Cart. Kids will love it and of course more flexible than the Zoo Bus. Now there are 2 new zones, Dinosaur Island & Snow Dome. We did not try these new zones this time. In my opinion the Dino Island is looked nice especially during Summer time because there is the water park inside :) Do not miss the Aquarium and Penguin zones !!

We came here to see the panda and the red panda. When we first came into the park, it looked very deserted. We decided to not rent a tram or a golf cart because we didn’t realize the park had so many hills. We regretted that immediately. Pretty much this zoo is like a paid area for a good hike. There were hardly any animals out. The ones that were looked pretty sad and I kind of felt bad for actually coming here in the first place. We paid ฿350 for each adult ticket and I didn’t realize the lady handed me the tickets with the cash. I thought it was a receipt so when we tried to enter the park, I didn’t have a ticket and had to look around my money to try to find it. I wish they would give the tickets separately, so we can actually see them.

It is a huge zoo. It is not a bad zoo at all. I think people need to visit this and support the zoo operator so they can improve the animal facility. I just walk around, took me 4 hours to walk around the zoo. If you don't want to walk, you can pay for the tram.

One of the best zoos I have visited as someone who has visited multiple zoos in the USA. It is very clean and scenic. The zoo is located at the base of a mountain so it has a very hilly/steep terrain making the tram service/golf carts mandatory. Some signage is translated to English, but not all. This left me with some questions about different animals but nothing had zero English signage. I don’t have children but zoo felt extremely family friendly and many other patrons were there with babies/small children. It seemed like they were making major expansions and adding new exhibits which will probably make it even better. There was also the opportunity to feed elephants, which was a pleasant surprise! The insane views from the mountainside of Chiang Mai further made the trip worth it.

Always a great experience. For foreigners, please make sure to bring your work permit and passport to get local prices. Go before 3pm as they put the big animals away at that time. 50 thb parking and you can bundle up tickets with waterpark and dino park. Small but fun. We walked around with the kids but can rent golf carts and buy all day bus tickets.

View and environment are great but the area is too large so should rent a buggy car. However, a buggy car can't stop during the ride except specific parking area so you still gotta walk a little bit to see those animals. And sometimes, the area smell is not great. But overall, if you have time, my recommendation is to rent buggy for 2 or 3 hours, which cost 350 per hours when I go, so you can stop and relax and will be able to see all