Zoo de Guadeloupe au Parc des Mamelles

Excellent zoo. Very unique setting especially with the canopy bridges. Lemur exhibit was quite fun. Nice break from the full sun. Decent restaurant across the street as well. Very well priced.

Absolutely beautiful zoo park with a wide range of animals. If it weren’t a zoo, it would be a botanical garden. Most displayed information is in both French and English; unfortunately, this not so for placards describing the flora. Going early seemed to help us avoid the large groups that make the overhead walkway up in the trees clogged with delays (as only two persons are allowed on each suspended walkway). The gift shop has nice items, but unfortunately we did not see any locally made.

One of the most beautiful zoo’s I’ve been to. The zoo is embedded in a rainforest and the you make a nice loop around the property seeing all kinds of different types of animals. The story behind the start up of the zoo is very nice and must watch the short movie during your visit. We also did the canopy walk which was very cool to walk above the zoo from tree to tree. The kids really enjoyed it!

What a wonderful place. The flora and fauna were stunning. So lush. Shame to see animals penned in but for many, they'd never get the chance to see what, for example, a red toed tortoise would look like. The canopy walk was great fun and not too strenuous, just a little wobbly. We had a great time there and would highly recommend a visit.

The visitor experience is great, but the animal welfare standards seem seriously outdated. The zoo is laid out as a one-way system snaking through beautiful woodland and over enclosures via elaborate suspended walkways. It's a memorable and original approach. Some of the signage is in English and French, but most is in french only. The experience for the residents is a different story: the enclosures are sometimes comically small, especially for the birds and primates. You need to be good on your feet: all paths are often steep, sometimes uneven or slippery and occasionally wobbly on the suspension bridges. Under 8s are not permitted on the overhead walkway, but a similarly designed playground is provided instead. Over a third of the circuit is spent on the treetop walkways - around 30 minutes - so they are to be avoided if you have vertigo.

It's a great place to visit, the walkway is a good idea, but don't get stuck behind a large group! Some of the animal enclosures aren't big enough. I feel immensely grateful to have seen the jaguars, especially the very rare black panther. However, it is very sad to see them and the other big cats in such small spaces. It also looks like the netting isn't that secure in some places. I hope they were saved from a fate worse than being gawped at by us.

First visit it rained heavily so a lot of the animals were hiding or asleep, which is fair. The second visit was more successful, we got to see almost every animal. We did the canopy walk, which I felt very brave doing having both a fear of heights and vertigo. I would recommend everyone who visits the island to take the time to visit and support the zoo.

What a great zoo. Lots of families with kids, but you can visit it as an adult as well. You are practically inside of the jungle, with a winding alley cut through it. You never touch the ground, always walking on a path made from wood. What is best about it is the walk on the bridges between the tops of the trees. There are 14 bridges and it takes about 30 minutes. Go on that route and you won't regret it. You can also stay in the same area as the lemurs. If they feel like it, they can come and play with you. When we got there, it was feeding time and all of them were jumping everywhere