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Dubai Zoo


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #57 of 73 attractions in Dubai
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Attraction type: Zoo
Address: Jumeirah Dubai
United Arab Emirates

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4 Dec 2009

I admit that I didn't even make it through the entire zoo. I had to turn back about halfway through as it was too horrific to believe. In a city that boast to be the biggest and best at just about everything the Dubai Zoo is the most inadequate facility I've ever seen. Tiny, cramped cages with pacing, neurotic animals.... more

11 Aug 2008
1
person found this review helpful

I have visited the xoo long time ago .. when i went back there again, it was worse.. I have heard of great zoos in the UK, Japan and many other countries .. however, Dubai is never famous in taking care of animals.. PLUS we don't have enough animal to show.. if you want to see something good enough, then... more

2 Apr 2008
4
people found this review helpful

I have just returned from Dubai a place of extraordinary and opulent wealth, growth and view to the future, so when we heard about Dubai zoo we naturally expected it to be a fantastic place in-keeping with the futuristic, modern and well designed flow of the place...... How wrong could we have been? Having walked through the gates of the... more

Dubai Zoo
10 Sep 2007
4
people found this review helpful

We were looking forward to going to Dubai zoo. How wrong could we have been. First, it seemed everyone had decided to go there (must have been a holiday), so the crowds were crazy. When we got inside we were completely shocked. To say that this place lets Dubai down is a joke, it should be shut down for cruelty... more

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1 of 5 stars
Huddersfield, United Kingdom
10 Jul 2007
5
people found this review helpful

For all the great reviews I have given Dubai, its views and attractions, the zoo is one area I am sorry to say is disgraceful. I think the post from Khali pretty much sums up the bad state of the zoo. I would add that for me this seems to be created for the 'locals' or the working class of... more

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2 of 5 stars
Boston, Massachusetts
7 Jan 2007
21
people found this review helpful

“Lions and Tigers and Bears! OH MY!!!” meaning only one thing, the zoo! I got a chance to take a trip to Dubai zoo. The zoo only cost 2 Dirham for entrance, or a mere .55 cents but I should have known from the cost that it would be a bad sign. My visit to Dubai zoo left me with... more

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Dubai Zoo Address

Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates