Chapultepec Zoo | Mexico City

FREE ZOO! Loved this zoo, so many amazing animals to see up close. We spent so long exploring the different sections and they had a lot of food / drinks options too if you ever need a break. 🦩🦢🦚🦓🐆🐊🐅🦧🦏🐪🦒🐒🐻🦥nMake sure you have change for the toilets 🚽nGreat for kids or adults. We are 25 and 28 years old and we loved it just as much as them I think 😅nnHighly recommend when visiting the park so if you have time you must go!

Best zoo that is free in the world. Puts the national zoo in Washington DC to shame. Sad america can't figure out how to have such a great zoo free to the public.nnCome on a weekday and it's wide open. Come on weekend and rub elbows with many city folks. Safe and clean bathrooms, at a cost. 6 pesos, is nothing.

Beautiful, beautiful zoo! Insane to think that this place charges no entry fee. It is the best zoo I’ve ever been to. As others have stated, when you first get to the entry there is an announcer and signs stating you have to check certain baggage, this isn’t true. You can kindly ignore and make your way into the zoo. While the zoo itself is FREE, there are a few extras that the zoo offers for $70-$130 pesos to look closer at certain types of animals (insects, butterflies, and snakes). We skipped it & still had a phenomenal time. So many different and lively animals! They really put on a show.nnThe zoo has food for purchase (Domino’s, burger joint, traditional Mexican food, ice cream, snacks etc) however, since you are allowed to bring bags I’m sure bringing food in wouldn’t be a problem, as our bags were not checked.nnThe zoo is in the midst of beautiful Chapultepec park grounds and there is also PLENTY to do upon exiting the zoo itself, including but not limited to an awesome playground, a carousel, etc. Bring spending money & WAIT to buy as there are vendors waiting with beautiful & fun items, all reasonably priced! You could easily spend a whole day there - we did!

Very good zoo with lots of animals. They seem to be well taken care of. I give 4 stars because a few of the enclosures were empty. You can go in for free.

This has the POTENTIAL to be a world-class zoo... Great location, good size, nice exhibit structures, free admission. But sadly, it needs help. Many (actually most) exhibits have no animals and very few staff. Mexico could make this zoo incredible with some attention and funds, even if it means charging a reasonable entrance fee for adults or foreigners.

Awesome place to walk around. The animals are out and about. Thereu2019s so much to see because this zoo is huge. Free admission. Connected to Chapultepec Park. You get to see the Panda from China which was pretty cool. Thereu2019s also other exhibits that cost extra like to see the butterflies or the snakes. Highly recommend this place if you have kids, for a casual date, or just have fun with family.

Awesome place to walk around. The animals are out and about. There’s so much to see because this zoo is huge. Free admission. Connected to Chapultepec Park. You get to see the Panda from China which was pretty cool. There’s also other exhibits that cost extra like to see the butterflies or the snakes. Highly recommend this place if you have kids, for a casual date, or just have fun with family.

Excellent experience for everyone. Both those of us we live nearby as well as those who donu2019t. You get to see a wide variety of animals and for FREE. The park-meters are used to share money (coins) to support the animals; but it would be great if they got emptied every day.

Free admission for all, minus a 20 peso charge to check your bag before you enter.nnThere are some amazing animals here, giant pandas, giraffes, lions etc etc. It should have been really exciting however for the most part I just felt sad. The enclosures were in no way big enough for the type of amount of animals they had in there. the enclosures were also sparsely decorated, without much if any enrichment objects.nnI think itu2019s great for people to be able to see and learn about so many amazing animals for free. Personally, I would have preferred to pay a little (a foreigner only fee?) and have the living conditions of the animals be better. Would be hard to redesign the entire zoo though.

One of the best zoo I have been to. Lots of animals and very clean. I'm very surprised at how well it was maintained considering it is free admission. I hope more people would donate when they visit to help out. Every little bit from each visitor will go a long way. This is not a revenue generating zoo. Thank you very much.

Great variety of animals, it can get very crowded on Sunday. We saw giant panda, animals are very well taken care of and are in lots of action. There is no admission. We did counterclockwise tour and beat the crowd. Lots of street vendors outside and provide great selection of snacks and toys. Had lots of fun.

Nice free zoo, its really huge with a variety of animals. Although I'm not a big fan of zoos, my son enjoyed seeing it all. Wear comfortable shoes and be prepared to get lots of walking in. We had lunch at 1 of the cafes in the zoo along the way. The pay bathrooms that you cant get a stroller into are my main complaint. There should be family restrooms that you can pay & roll into bc if youre alone there's no one to leave stroller with to go through bathroom turnstiles. I asked to use the handicap restroom so I could bring my son in with me but the lady said no. I can spend a whole day at Bosque Chapultepec but I need to be able to use the restroom and take my 2 yo with me without leaving stroller outside unattended. You'll see alot of moms just change kids diapers on a bench due to this. We went on a Friday and it wasn't overcrowded.

Don't go here on holidays or weekends, you won't see anything. It's one of the worst Zoo's I have been to. I also doubt the animals are kept in good care given that it's for free. Many cages are empty or seem too small. The terrarium for the insects are only filled with fake plants... Seriously for whom you did this? Like many places in Mexico you also won't find any English translations. Foreigners not welcome! My advice to the Zoo: take entrance for the place, limt the amount of people you let inside and install proper plants and environment for the animals, no fake stuff!

This place is full of beautiful animals that you can see. I hundred percent recommend coming here. We got to see pandas,giraffe and many more. There were many people and we had a wonderful experience.

Everybody loves free admission.nSeriously, it's great when public places are freely accessible for everyone.nThe zoo is really big and features a wide range of animals of all kinds.nnUnfortunately though, the compounds were anything but nice. Very dry or even concrete grounds and many of the animals were even suffering skin issues. It seems the animals do not get the best attention and are not necessarily held in a suitable environment.nSnow leopards & penguins may not like 30u00b0C as much as the giraffes or antelopes...nEven the camels appeared in a poor condition.nnWeirdly, about a third of all compounds were simply empty: no lions, no tigers, not even goats... Hope they were cared for in the meantime.nnOverall it's a nice zoo to visit that even tries to advocate about ocean pollution, but if you visit, be aware that not even a panda can disguise the debatable conditions.nMaybe we cann all speak more about ideal surroundings for the animals who call this planet home, just like we do!

Everybody loves free admission.nSeriously, it's great when public places are freely accessible for everyone.nThe zoo is really big and features a wide range of animals of all kinds.nnUnfortunately though, the compounds were anything but nice. Very dry or even concrete grounds and many of the animals were even suffering skin issues. It seems the animals do not get the best attention and are not necessarily held in a suitable environment.nSnow leopards & penguins may not like 30°C as much as the giraffes or antelopes...nEven the camels appeared in a poor condition.nnWeirdly, about a third of all compounds were simply empty: no lions, no tigers, not even goats... Hope they were cared for in the meantime.nnOverall it's a nice zoo to visit that even tries to advocate about ocean pollution, but if you visit, be aware that not even a panda can disguise the debatable conditions.nMaybe we cann all speak more about ideal surroundings for the animals who call this planet home, just like we do!

Great! Big and with lots of vegetation and huge trees, so it looks a bit like a jungle. Lots of animals in appropriate cafes, and you can rent little push cars for small children. The zoo is free and you only pay for the butterfly house (about US$3.50). Worth a visit, plus it is infront of the magnificent Anthropology Museum.

A must stop in case you're on town. Put your favorite tennis cause you will walk a lot! Expect to make a good amount of exercise. In case you get thirsty, there are different shops. Don't forget to buy your photograph! In case you want to preserve a good memory of Mexico City.

The zoo has been greatly neglected and it's not even hidden. Many enclosures are not maintained, or contain no animals, signs are missing for the animals that are there or aren't even the correct ones according to the animals. Serious changes need to take place for this zoo to come even close to an attractive zoo. The only reason why it gets two stars is because it has a neat and well maintained butterfly section.