San Diego Zoo
August 1, 2009 by ama57 · Leave a Comment
If you are thinking about what to do in San Diego there is one top destination that ranks as one of the best of most suggestions. The famous San Diego Zoo, situated in San Diego California is one of the best zoo’s in America and is also highly rated internationally. For many visitors the San Diego Zoo is one of the main attractions of San Diego.
The Zoo houses nearly 4,000 animals for visitors to see. Among the animals you can see at the Zoo, the entertaining pandas are no doubt the best known attraction. They are one of the main reasons why people like to visit the Zoo. Everybody loves watching the cuddly and playful pandas. You should check out when their feeding times are scheduled so you can see them at their most active.
As well as the pandas, the Zoo has a huge variety of animal species on display. There are giraffes, springboks, wildebeests and more from Africa. There are snakes from Asia and camels from Arabia. Pretty much any animal that you can think of will be represented.
The animals themselves have plenty of space to live in their enclosures. The San Diego Zoo is well known for its efforts to recreate the natural habitat in which the animals live. The Zoo is located in the garden-like environment of Balboa Park, one of the best public parks in North America. Both the animals and the people who come to see them enjoy the attractive gardens of the Zoo.
You can view the animals in several ways. There is an overhead cableway that gives a wide overview of the zoo from above. If you are keen on photography the view from the upper level of the double decker bus tours gives you a clear view right into the animals enclosures. You are, of course, free to walk about the Zoo as you wish, but it is a good idea to try to follow the scheduled feeding times of the different animals.
Even if you are planning a beach vacation in San Diego, you should make sure you spend a few hours at the Zoo. Especially if you have not visited a zoo before, a visit to the San Diego Zoo will be a memorable family outing.
