Pafos Zoo
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Pafos Zoo is set in a lush and unspoiled natural environment of more than 100,000sqm, it is home to an extensive variety of birds, mammals and reptiles. Our collection of exotic birds and venomous snakes is one of the largest in Europe.
Duration: 2-3 hours
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  • turbs59
    Sunderland, United Kingdom22 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    " A lovely day out"
    My husband and I went to visit the Zoo as we love animals. I was a bit apprehensive because I had seen some negative reviews in regards to the animal's welfare. Yes I agree some of the bird cages are small, but there is a lot of work going on to improve where the animals are based. I did not see any animals in distress or underfed. I spoke to a few of the zoo keepers and they are doing everything to keep the animals safe. I encourage people to see for themselves and to give any spare change you have as there are charity boxes placed in certain areas of the zoo. It does have a lovely cafe which sells hot, cold food. Head for the Lemurs as you can feed them fruit which is an excellent experience for the family. The zoo is quite far, but there are trips you can arrange to take you there. It does get extremely hot so please wear a hat and have plenty of water with you as there is not much shelter from the sun. It was a really good day out.
    Visited September 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 18 September 2023
  • Waterbabie100
    Exeter, United Kingdom17 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Lovely visit
    I have to say I wasn’t sure what to expect but I was pleasantly surprised. Very good value with loads to do and see. Didn’t manage to do everything due to the heat so will definitely go back. If you’re looking for a zoo with similar standards as the UK you’ll be disappointed but the animals were varied and well looked after. There are lots of birds, so if birds aren’t your thing then maybe steer clear. Also be aware it’s a cash only site although there is an atm.
    Visited September 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 22 September 2023
  • Jane D
    17 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Very enjoyable visit
    We love Paphos Zoo and go as often as we can. We have a 4 year old son and decided to try the bird show this time. He loved it and was mesmerised. I would say it's not really for very young children as they have to remain seated throughout, but it's a great show and you have the opportunity to have a photo at the end. There is so much to see and do, the new Rhino's are amazing and a visit to the lemurs is a must. Its a cash only venue once inside, except for the main restaurant. Great day out and we'll be back.
    Visited September 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 23 September 2023
  • Jayne
    United Kingdom128 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Worth a visit
    Worth a visit, only took a couple of hours to complete the zoo. Lots of fabulous animals sadly most kept in cages far too small which was terribly sad to see. The zoo was smelly, which you kind of expect being full of animals but it could have been cleaner, cages with lots of animal mess that hadn’t been cleaned in some time. More compassion is needed here for the care of the animals.
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 7 October 2023
  • Anneliese B
    Crewe, United Kingdom15 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great Time At The Zoo
    This was our first visit to Pahos Zoo and we all really enjoyed it. The map was easy to follow to navigate around and we absolutely loved feeding the lemurs, I could have stayed in there all day. Great value for money, even the restaurant was reasonably priced (compared to the UK). I would highly recommend a visit.
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 19 October 2023
  • michael finch
    2 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Zoo with plenty of animals , lives of animals could be massively improved
    Bus picked us up on time from hotel and was the safest journey to date getting anywhere. Worth the extra euros Plenty of animals to see , obvious that >60% of animals are in small enclosures i.e Elephants, Lions tigers and bear ( please cut his nails as they are curling under his feet) All enclosures could do with washing down , bins almost full from yesterday. Good layout and plenty of animals
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 19 October 2023
  • LivC0000
    Bristol, United Kingdom8 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    The Highlight of Our Holiday!
    Amazing through and through! We got a taxi from the Queens Bay Hotel (also amazing) to Paphos zoo on Thursday 19th of October 2023! All of the animals have enough space to run round, and the Lemur feeding experience (for only €5 was ONE OF A KIND! Our highlight was feeding the lovely Elephant! Her keepers were extremely knowledgeable and the lady (I'm sorry I didnt ask your name) who spoke to us and took our pictures was LOVELY! The Elephant feeding is €50 cash only, but you can have up to a group of 5 people at a time so €10 per person if you had 5 of you etc! Whilst the Elephant enclosure may look small - the guide explained that the Elephant gets an hour and a half walk around the zoo each morning with her Mahout (Elephant keeper), and she roams freely during this time! Her water that you can see if for playing and she's fed and watered like a QUEEN! I cried happy tears after this experience as Elephants are my favourite animal! Tigers, monkeys, crocodiles, snakes, farm animals, etc! Such a variety! Please, please, please visit! Xx
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 20 October 2023
  • Petr P
    1 contribution
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Good, but...
    The zoo is very nice, espacialy the bird show. But some of the staff is so lazy! We come at 9.30 in heavy rain and we asked, if would be possible to open inside museums. No reaction. You can buy ticket online. But then you will have to go to the ticket office, show them your online ticket, get new ticket and then you can go in. Crazy.
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 20 October 2023
  • Michael H
    1 contribution
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Fantastic day out and brilliant value for money.
    My partner and I had a fantastic day out at Pafos Zoo and really enjoyed seeing and interacting with the animals they had. We took so many photos of the animals and will cherish them. The zoo is well kitted out, both for the animals and amenities. When we revisited Cyprus again, this will definitely be on our to do list. Excellent value for money and easy to get to. Thank you all 🙏🏼❤️
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 24 October 2023
  • Sarah C
    2 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great half day out.
    Lovely zoo, well laid out and plenty to see. Clean and tidy. Well worth a trip out; I suggest the zoo bus which will pick you up and return you to your hotel. The talking Corella in an Aussie accent is quite the entertainer.
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 25 October 2023
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CharlotteS
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2.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2019 • Family
Ironic that every year these tigers have cubs they 'orphan' them to be hand raised, which then is coincidently a lovely money earner. After the parrot show they bring out a cub and the audience can pay to stroke it and take photos.
Much the same with the young Asian elephant female who is confined to a life of boredom in a small substandard setting, you too can pay 50 euros to watch her do a trick and have a photo with her.
Nothing about this zoo is in the interest of conservation.
The petting zoo area has guinea pigs suffering skin conditions, and I assume all inbreeding as around 5 sows were pregnant that I could see and one was giving birth as we were there.
Written 6 April 2020
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Barbara H
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Sept 2022 • Couples
Me and my boyfriend travelled to the zoo on September 2022. The zoo has a lot of animals and birds. Most of the staff are English or speak good English. I would recommend you bring some cash as the ATM takes like 4 euro for withdrawals if you wish to interact and feed the animals like lemurs, elephant and giraffes. We have interacted with all of those and it was something we couldn’t do in any other zoo, it was great. The elephant interaction costs 50 euro for a group of 5. We have met other group of people which was happy to do it with us so it worked out cheaper. The bird show took about 25 minutes and we enjoyed it. It is worth going and we would recommend you do it early in the morning to avoid the heat.
Written 14 September 2022
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sas_stewart
London, UK94 contributions
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Oct 2020 • Friends
I went with a friend on Saturday 31st October and we had an amazing time. The highlight for sure was the lemur enclosure! It’s an extra €5 per person paid at the enclosure and you are given a cup of fruit to give to the lemurs. Once inside the lemurs are very friendly and will jump all over you and there are some cheeky ones that will grab the cup and stick their head in for the fruit! I never knew how soft their little hands were and it’s so worth doing! So much that I want to go back and do it again!

The rest of the zoo is also fantastic and I would give yourself about 2 hours to see everything there. There’s also a cafe and a restaurant if you want to spend more time there and it’s a great way to spend part of your day.
Written 2 November 2020
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Tasha P
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5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2021 • Family
What an amazing day! My family and I got to feed the amazing Giraffe (10€). Karen who looks after him was incredible! She told us all about him and was so kind and friendly she really made our experience! We then fed, stroke and had photographs with the gorgeous elephant (50€) and Karen gave us a lovely talk on the elephant. Then Mohammed, his Mamet, made our experience with the lovely Elephant, calm and so enjoyable. He even stays in a house all year round, day and night next to the elephant’s house. Mohammed walks the elephant around the zoo at 6am every morning five times so she gets enough exercise! We then walked in the lemur enclosure with a cup of food each (5€) and the lemurs jumped all over us! It was such a good experience!
Although, we saw reviews before about some of the enclosures being a little small, after talking to Karen, we realised what a family feel ethos the park has. The animals are so loved and well cared for! Would definitely come back here again!
Written 26 December 2021
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Gerda J
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4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2019
visited in winter so a few of the enclosures were closed for refurbishment ( the bear enclosure) as were all the tuck shops but the main restaurant was open and served great portions of hearty food for good prices.
the park itself was very nice although a bit of a maze, i did not find the map very useful as lots of the paths werent accurate so just wandered around bymyself without which was still great, although i cant help but think i missed something.
I got a chance to see the bird show which was lovely, you could really see the staff enjoyed themselfs working with the animals and telling you about them.
The zoo did have quite a few places where you could pay extra to a) feed the giraffe from your hand b) meet the elephant up close c) private visit with the lemurs up close as well as various oportunitys to take close up photos with the zoo inhabitants. I think this is a great idea by the zoo to raise extra funds to look after the place and dont see why people complain about it as it wasnt a compulsory thing to do, there was plenty to see and doo without. The extras were just a nice touch to amp up the visit if you wished.
Written 6 January 2020
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Hanski700
Warmley, UK55 contributions
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Nov 2020 • Family
My husband, myself and my 3 year old son visited the zoo during our stay in Pafos. The zoo was very quiet due to the current covid situation and not many people traveling.
They had a great variety of animals that were all able to be seen very closely, and all looked happy and healthy!
The cost to enter I thought was really good value at €34 ish for all 3 of us.
While you are there you can pay extra for animal interactions such as the lemur enclosure (which is a must, it made our day) and giraffe feeding, and holding a parrot or owl.
This is one of the most enjoyable zoos I've been to and would have loved to have stayed longer!
Written 12 November 2020
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T N
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5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2020 • Couples
The zoo had an huge variety of animals and when we visited they were looking at expanding their range with white rhinos and Sun bears.
We were thrilled when we discovered that they work with a lot of conservation and breeding programs in place for endangered creatures. The animals all looked very well treated and with keepers being very professional and focused on animal care. The staff were fantastic, often working in difficult conditions in particular, Tash, if I remember correctly, sorry to her if I got that wrong, who worked on the snack bar and was so accommodating and lovely.

Although during our visit a lot of the animals where hiding in the shade/having a snooze-it shows the animals have a comfortable living space-it was a brilliant experience although we unfortunately missed the shows due to us being on a schedual, I would highly recommend it to those who love animals.
Written 25 August 2020
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chloejp98
Liverpool, UK20 contributions
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Nov 2021 • Friends
I honestly can not believe how amazing this day was! Me and my friend went and spent €35 each that was to feed the giraffe (€10 between two of us) feed the elephant (€50 between two of us) feed the lemurs (€5 each) and watched the bird show which is included in the ticket price. If it wasn’t for Karen who works in the giraffe exhibit, I don’t think I’d of done any of this, I am terrified of everything animal wise that comes near me but I have managed with the help of Karen to conquer a fear! The most surreal day and I would happily do it all over again! The giraffe was so friendly, gentle and loved the interactions with everyone and I have not developed a soft spot an there up there with my fave animals 🦒😍. We also got to stroke one of the zebras! The elephant was also very friendly and even done a few tricks. You can see all animals here have a great relationship with the zoo staff and I have learnt so much just within the space of 3/4 hours being here! Amazing day would highly recommend to go and do these experiences!!🦒🐘🐯🦁🦓
Written 16 November 2021
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West
London, UK16 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2021
Just a quick review!!

This Zoo is great lots to do for the kids too, enclosures were clean and yes some of the enclosures need to be bigger for certain animals. I would say come to visot theoo as the money is well and truly needed.

Cost 50 euros for x2 adults and x2 children, 10 euros to feed giraffe and 50 euros
to have an experience with the elephants!!

The Giraffe feeding was AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The British lady (sorry forgot her name) was fantastic and truly made the feeding experience worth it.

Management need to take a look at the size of some off the enclosures for certain animals like the Lions, Giraffe and elephant!!!!
Written 5 November 2021
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Vasi G
Limassol City, Cyprus41 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2020
We went for a Sunday trip to the Zoo. Very well kept and clean, friendly staff- you can see the employees like their job.Some animals you can feed and get close to ( for additional fee).The keepers are turning this experience unforgettable. The Parrot&Owl show is nice and well presented and it is free of charge, It was a surprise the baby Siberian tiger so we had the opportunity to caress it. In general great experience and it is highly recommended.
Written 1 March 2020
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