Leaving debate about the "animals in a cage." Where else can children learn from nature and to learn more? Yeah, maybe the park is not enough funding. But the animals are well cared for. Lots of space for walking, a large pond, and entertainment. If you have any free time - please visit.

The park is too small, too dirty and too crowded. City fathers need to look forward, like Lenin, to a future with open spaces. The zoo is poor, but it's a great place to see people from the city and countryside coming in for a look at a real elephant or two, and some funny Western Tourists

I feel a bit conflicted writing this, because the Hanoi Zoo is way way below best practice for zoos, but my kids had a lovely couple of hours there and it was a welcome respite from the chaos of Hanoi. If you're an animal liberationist you will absolutely hate it. The animals are uniformly sad. I am not sure why... More

The Zoo has been constructed around Lake The Le, where you can hire a Swan peddle boat and go for a ride. Although the grounds of the Zoo are nice to walk around, the animal exhibits leave a lot to be desired. Many of them are in poor condition and all of them are kept in enclosures that are much... More