![]() ![]() It definitely was on par with some of the beautiful botnaical gardens that I have been to in the past. Until we arrived, I was unaware that the San Diego Zoo was also a botanical garden. The most surprising part of this zoo was the landscaping. You get a nice overhead view of the zoo, in addition to a view of Downtown San Diego. With a day pass, you are able to ride for free (subject to the long lines). And wear sunblock! My husband and I neglected to do this, and we ended up burnt. I recommend sitting on top and sitting on the right side - that will give you the best view of the most interesting exhibits. Despite the fact that we were on the move for 7 1/2 hours and didn't waste any time, we STILL were not able to see everything! There are so many exhibits! We began with the free bus tour, which gave us an introduction to the zoo and helped us narrow down the areas we wanted to visit most. We arrived at 9:30 and stayed until 5:00 pm (closing time on that particular Saturday due to a special event). ![]() I've been wanting to visit here my entire life and, finally, at age 31, I was finally able to do so. Lots of friendly staff everywhere to help though. Even with a map it's rather confusing because it's a huge zoo. A lot of walking but there is a bus and sky tram. Could have spent more time there if I had planned better. The food as with any zoo was expensive but good. We didn't do that until late in the day though so that's probably why. It was rather crowded in the panda area but people stayed in line and took their turns and it worked out okay. You have to wait in line for awhile to see them but you can see them really well once you are there. As for the rest of the animals they are easy to see except the pandas. Can't see them in any other American zoo either. No other zoos have these but it was in a dark little alcove and couldn't see it there at all. The only animal that I didn't get to see that I really wanted to was the Tasmanian Devil. Saw lots of animals we had never seen before which is a hard thing to say as we have been to many zoos.
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