Cali, Colombia
Cra. 2a Oe.
N/A
+57 6024880888
Good for kids
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Cali Zoo is located in the city of Cali in the country of Colombia. The Zoo belongs to a foundation that carries its name and whose mission, since it took the zoo's administration in 1981, has been to improve the animals' diet, their natural environment, and the medical care of the existing fauna. Cali Zoo promotes and performs different educational, recreational and investigative programs. The Cali Zoo's 10 hectares (25 acres) are home to about 1,200 animals, representing some 180 species - from lemurs to condors. The Cali River runs through the zoo's park-like grounds. The zoo started with animals in narrow and dirty cages, with basic levels of care and feeding. With local government support and contributions from citizens, Cali Zoo began a transformation into a modern zoo.[when?] The old cages were replaced with new comfortable and spacious exhibits. Animals were relocated according to their species, rather than the prior indistinct organization. The Cali Zoo Foundation started focusing on each species requirements for diet. Finally, preventative medicine became a new focus. In the same way, the zoo's surroundings were redesigned and restored. Later, Cali Zoo's administration started a complete medical collection of each animal's records, which allowed it to have accurate and organized information so it could provide better care. With these basic necessities satisfied, Cali Zoo could lead its objectives to research and preserve the different Colombian wild species.
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Nice small Zoo! Very good to walk for about 2h. Some iguanas run around free. Nice river inside the zoo.
A must visit while in Cali, Colombia. Unfortunately, due to Covid-19 quarantine and frequent curfews, the place now looks a little bit messy and abandoned, but, Cali's Zoo employees are doing their best to keep the place in a very good shape. Keep up the good work, guys.
Well maintained zoo. Healthy animals. Very easy to walk through the zoo.
Love it! its nice around 2 :30 hrs walk, clean, well managed the animals are in good shape! ( no Giraffe, no Elephant)... But if you are in Cali, for sure you are not looking for the big 5s!
Lovely place to visit. I love the butterfly gardens!! They got parking & food stands inside.
It is a very nice place. With a Variety of very well cared for animals. The species look healthy. Currently there are new areas in adaptation. I was struck by the otters project. The spaces are very good. There are spaces to rest and eat during the tour, which you can do in an approximate space of about three hours, paying attention to the written description they make of each of the species, and even of botanical species, in such a way that they also learn from plants. Nice to go with the family and at an affordable price.
Highly recommended to visit ZOO!! What i really liked about this zoo is that its very organized with varieties of options to explore the animals from birds, reptiles, mammals, to species such butterflies and insects. It's very clean, and easy to explore as everything well-written on the maps! Best time is in the morning when there are less crowd! In addition, the Zoo also has museum section that explains about the environmental topics like forest coverage in Colombia, rate of deforestation as well as section that touches sustainable development goals (SDGSs).
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