Be warned there are steep parts to this zoo. We had a good day. We went on a lotto day out with babies in prams and enjoyed the walk and animals. However the wasps are a nightmare and the smell of weed st the restaurant was awful. The shop is also very expensive.

I hadn’t been to the zoo in about 25 years and I was worried it wouldn’t live up to my previous memories of the place. However, I needn’t have worried as my wife and I had a lovely day. There were a great range of animals, and it was encouraging to see such a focus on conservation for many of the species. It was also poignant in a number of places, with many of the animals having been rescued from abusive circumstances and a number of the species having very few of their number left in the wild (with some extinct in the wild). Overall it was a great day and despite spending 4 hours there we could easily have spent longer. Also, the cafe did an amazing chocolate cookie!

Didn’t want to leave. What a lovely surprise to see as many animals as I did. Visited in early Jan (2024) on a semi cold and wet day. Didn’t expect to see much due to the weather but couldn’t go any other time. I enjoyed every minute of my visit. Lots of animals to see and photograph. Spent a lot of time just mesmerised by the penguins showing off. To explain…..they have a few areas where you can watch them swim underwater and it is obvious that a few of the penguins enjoy watching us humans back 😂😂. One in particular, when it knew there was someone at the window would swim down and then backwards and forwards to show off how easy it was for them to do so. Even at feeding time. Just breathtaking. Lots of different species of animals in the zoo so pick up the map in reception and follow the routes so you don’t miss out on any. Within the zoo there are lots of cafes, toilets etc. When you enter the zoo you will notice that it is on a slope of a hill. As such the first half of the route to see the various animals is uphill. Quite steep in places. I did notice that there was, on the right hand side as you go in, a sort of disability cart / bus service. Best call first. Plenty of free car parking .

There’s a great variety animals with a good price point. We visited on a Sunday so was quite quiet, not too many people to get in the way of seeing the animals. Some exhibits were undergoing maintenance but it didn’t take away from the overall experience, lovely few hours walking around and easily accessible from the city centre via bus.

Belfast zoo was always my pick over Dublin but after visiting today I was left a little disappointed at how run down the zoo has became. It’s dirty, there was poo everywhere on the walkways, must be the peacocks lol, animals enclosures poor and half the animals are no longer there, or weren’t when we visited. Really shouldn’t be charging full price when so many enclosures empty or closed. One thing I do like about Belfast zoo over Dublin is that you can see the animal a lot more up close (elephants, lions etc). Myself, my partner and my 1 year old still had a good day don’t get me wrong but just felt a little depressing or something. The tree top cafe wasn’t great, coffee awful, muffin rock hard and stale, and not much to offer tbh, safer take your own food. Staff and zookeepers were lovely, really pleasant staff.

I highly recommend Belfast zoo, with the stunning views from the hill. There are plenty of animals to see and the walk up the hill means that you can also see the wider Northern Irish landscape the further up you walk. The zoo is on a hill, which is part of the charm and if you walk the whole way around it you certainly have got your steps in for the day - the zoo does have a little transport buggy if you need a lift up to the higher parts of the zoo. The outside play area is lovely for children and that is not far from the zoo entrance. The café at the top of the zoo has hot and cold drinks and was a lovely pit stop. We enjoyed seeing the lions and chimpanzees!

Really impressed with Belfast Zoo. Haven’t been in many years and last memory was not great with lots of empty enclosures. This time vast improvement…lots and lots to see..lots of different types of monkeys, giraffes, elephants, bears, lions, tigers, meerkats, reptiles, birds and a cute little sloths. Brilliant day out …my son thinks it’s better than Dublin Zoo. Unfortunately shop was being renovated which was a little disappointing and no chips/nuggets/sausages for kids at treetop cafe only sausage rolls, crisps, drinks which meant we rushed the last part of zoo to get down to lions den restaurant as kids were hungry. A better option of hot food at treetop cafe would be a good idea. All in all a really good day out at Belfast Zoo. We will be back !

Amazing Place great facilities and the most fantastic tour Guide. Booked the zoo mobile as my Dad is 95 years old and the zoo is on an enormous incline was a little unsure when I booked this but we were visiting him from England the hills was no problem for our guide Cat she kept my dad entertained all day long what a star we had a great tour followed by a lovely lunch at the cafe prices were very reasonable and of good quality as was the gift shop. Also great disabled facilities I recommend you plan your trip if you have any dis’s abilities but would highly recommend it for a great day out.

The zoo itself was fine. We saw lots of animals but our experience was marred by the Ability Cafe prices. No prices on display, apparently the TV screen where these are usually to be seen was not working. Strange because the last time we came, around a year ago, we were told the same thing. We had two ordinary coffees, two sausage rolls, two veggie sausage rolls, two fruit shoots and two Kinder Bueno. It came to £26.20! From the online menu, the coffees and sausage rolls should have come to £13.20. Couldn’t find prices for the rest but two fruit shoots and two kinder bueno could not possibly cost £13.

We all enjoyed the animals, the zoo is well set out and it was easy for the 3 year old to see nearly everything. The playground was great. The Lions Den cafe was very disappointing. We were charged £42 for food which was mostly inedible. The burgers were lukewarm and the buns were still frozen.