Ho Chi Minh Half Day Saigon Zoo & Botanical Garden Tour

Open by a French botanist more than 100 years ago, Saigon Zoo and Botanical garden is one of the oldest zoos in the world. There are currently about 550 animals in the zoo and more than 260 plant species in the botanical garden. It also has a children’s amusement area, thus it is a popular place to while away a half day for your kids to get up close with the nature.

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You will be picked up at your hotel by private car with an English speaking guide and taken to visit The Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden, established in 1865, is Vietnam's largest zoo and botanical garden. Located on Nguyen Binh Khiem Street in District 1, T.P. in Ho Chi Minh City, it is home to over a hundred species of mammals, reptiles and birds, as well as many rare orchids and ornamental plants. It also contains the Museum of Vietnamese History, which houses 25,000 documents of history, culture and ethnography from the country's history and the culture and history of South Vietnam, and a monument to Vietnamese people who were killed in World War I. Ranked the eighth oldest zoo in the world, its other parts are divided into animal and plant conservation areas, an orchid garden and an amusement park.