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What about a nostalgic Wildlife experience in Ireland? Ireland is well known for its green landscape and its nature. That’s also why Ireland has such beautiful Zoo’s. Zoo’s give people the chance to observe wildlife that they may otherwise never see and establishes the importance of conservation efforts all over the world.
Please find below the 3 largest zoo’s in the Isle of Ireland and some details about them.
DUBLIN ZOO
Dublin Zoo is the largest zoo in Ireland and one of the most popular attraction’s for tourist’s in the capital. Opened in 1831, the zoo is one of the oldest zoos in the world but has gone through an impressive metamorphosis over the last decade. It welcomes almost one million visitors per year. The 70-acre park in the heart of Dublin is home to some 600 animals in an environment where education and conservation combine for an exciting and unforgettable experience.
Dublin zoo is opened 363 days a year except on Christmas Day & St. Stephen’s Day. Please find more information on the official website of the zoo.
FOTA WILDLIFE PARK CORK
The Park was officially opened in 1983 and has gone from strength to strength since – welcoming record visitor numbers each year after a significant redevelopment of facilities in 2010 and 2011. Fota Wildlife Park is not like an ordinary zoo. Wherever possible the park have chosen animals that thrive in a free-range environment, which allows them to roam free, while mixed with other species and with us human visitors!
It has been listed as one of Ireland’s Top Ten visitor attractions and is the most popular tourist destination in Cork. If you are interested in visiting this zoo, please visit this link.
BELFAST ZOO
Belfast Zoo is the top fee-paying visitor attraction in Northern Ireland, receiving more than 300,000 visitors a year. The zoo is home to more than 140 species of animal, many of which are on the endangered species list in their natural habitat. The zoo also carries out important conservation work and takes part in over 90 European and global collaborative breeding programmes which help to ensure the survival of many species under threat.
It is opened all day during the week from 10am and the prices are very reasonable. You will find more information on the official website of this zoo.
No more reasons not to visit either of these beautiful zoo’s!
