Although there are hundreds of institutions and companies that periodically research and report on travel trends in the world, we often believe in the comments made by users based on their experience. That’s why we frequently include annual “best” lists of TripAdvisor, which is the largest platform where hundreds of thousands of travelers create content and reviews. The subject of this article is a list of the 10 best zoos in Europe, recently published.
Of course, it is possible to oppose the concept of “zoo” on the basis of captivity of living things and in our opinion. Still, we wanted to share the 10 zoos that TripAdvisor has listed as part of the Travelers’ Choice (2019) Awards, which are as good as they can make animals feel captive in Europe. If you are going to travel to Europe in the near future and want to witness the wild life, you can browse our list.
1. Loro Parque, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
According to TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice 2019 Awards, Loro Parque, the richest and colorful zoo in Europe, hosts around 4,000 parrot species of 350 species. However, the real income of the facilities comes from the sea theme park where dolphins and orcs are shown. The first factor in getting the most positive votes is probably not the good treatment of animals, but the variety of entertainment it offers.
2. Chester Zoo, Chester, United Kingdom
Chester Zoo, where animals live freely (in a large area), contains thousands of species, from big cats to fish. The park can be visited on foot or by one-rail train called zoofari, which is high above the ground.
3. Prague Zoo, Prague, Czechia
Prague Zoo, chosen as the third best zoo in Europe, attracts attention with its ecosystem-themed areas. Indonesian Forest and Sichuan House are first.
4. Tiergarten Schoenbrunn, Vienna, Austria
In the Schoenbrunn Zoo, a large number of creatures are housed in a large area of ocean life. Polar bears are one of the most popular.
5. Valencia Bioparc, Valencia, Spain
It is a very innovative and interesting zoo with its design and layout. Although they did not stand out in terms of diversity of living things, they did well with the presentation event. It can be visited not only for watching animals, but also for hiking pleasure.
6. Palmitos Park, Maspalomas, Spain
In the sixth row, Palmitos Park is famous for its shows for sea mammals, including dolphins and orcs, as in many zoos at the seaside in Spain. In other words, when it is banned after five or ten years, it is likely to fall from this list.
7. Zoo Parc de Beauval, Saint-Aignan, France
Giant pandas called Huan Huan and Yuan Zi are the stars of the zoo. Recently, the white tiger was added to them. They can attract visitors from all over France.
8. Colchester Zoo, Colchester, United Kingdom
The lemurs, starring in the Madagascar anime movie series, are also very popular in Colchester Zoo. But wild cat variety is not bad either.
9. Paignton Zoo, Devon, United Kingdom
If you want to see all kinds of monkeys, stop by here. Two of the scarce pandas that face the danger of extinction, Mandy and Randy, are also here.
10. La Palmyre Zoo, La Palmyre-Les Mathes, France
Another zoo that draws attention to its design and layout. It hosts many sea creatures such as sea lions, otters and polar bears.
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