Zoo Melaka
Zoo Melaka
3
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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The Pride of Melaka with more than 500 Animals from 150 Different Species all over the world at one place. Experience the zoo in the day and also in the night with our Night Safari. Been in existence since 1963, you will get to experience Zoo in its Natural Surroundings.
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Sham Mathi
Kajang, Malaysia70 contributions
Dec 2019 • Family
Kids enjoyed it bt as adults we felt boring..Poor Maintenance.Only 1 wild animal per cage..All were sleeping while we went there 🤣..We only enjoyed seeing the elephant and kids enjoyed the pony ride..The tram ride was just okay n the driver never explain anything also..Overall it was just okay..
Written 16 February 2020
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odesa1987
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia27 contributions
Dec 2019 • Family
I visited with my parents . The zoo need put a lot sign board to show distance to exit and nearest toilet and distance also . Zoo provide tram station which free tour but no staff usher incoming guest to use the facilities ,some choose to walk for an hour. The animal was many .made us feel it worth for paying a visit. But it seem some animals was injury need medical attention,even it only a small wound.the cafe was enough and located in strategic location. Staff was friendly. And rubbish free.
Written 10 December 2019
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See
Edinburgh, UK131 contributions
Nov 2019 • Family
Wow, where do I start? Okay, the zoo does look tired and worn down. There is simply not enough sponsorship or support from the locals and tourists. A lot of people think its easy to maintain, just hire some foreigners and keep the weeds down. Boy have you ever tried managing a small company? Its definitely costs a fortune to maintain and feed the animals and staffing. I don’t think there is any return from investing in Zoo other than into expanding the knowledge of the peoples and building family relationships. I have not seen a zoo that does not have its glory days and it falls both in the uk and international. Even Zoo Negara, Taiping Zoo, Mines, Desa waterpark etc... all struggleand have to depend on volunteers.
This is my opinion about the Melaka Zoo, it is quite well stocked with game animals, there are bears, giraffe, tapirs, elephants, rhino, lion, tiger, etcs... pretty well stock compare to other european zoo. Please don’t compare to zoo in central new york that get paid billions yearly or london ZLS that run on Pound Sterling. If you do then the entrance to their zoo is 5x-10x the entrance price of Melaka Zoo and add in the food costs, would normally set you back £200 (RM1,600) for family of 4. Will you pay that much to support your local zoo or rather spend on multi million Starbucks? (Now you know why the zoo lacks funding, no supports)
The zoo itself is of a decent size. You can easily spend 2 hours at least here or more if you’re like me try to catch a glimpse of everything. There are plenty of rest rooms, shops and rest area. Seems like a well planned zoo ahead of its time but simply too costly to maintain. Good tram service available. Staffs looks happy so the management must be doing something right.
I recon to visit during the busy season as then the shops and all facility will be open. Even shopping centre struggles and close shops during low peak season.
If you do visit, try to join or walk with the local Malay family! The bigger the family the better! They are the best, fun and simply hilarious! They know many stories, their wifes action are simply gorgeous and funny, and simply down to earth. You know when their children say stuffs like “macam rumah hantu” and their mom shoosh them etc... absolutely funny! Saying like “Air tenang jangan disangka tiada buaya”... brings back memories during the primary school days. There is huge crocodiles in the crocodile enclosure 20feet?. Pretty scary!
Next to it is a prestegious multi million golf resort, yes it looks amazing, membership prob starts at RM(thousands) a year! Equivalent to 100 adult tickets/ year. Wonder if the golf resort willing to merge and shares funding to boosts both place. Then again if you are rich why would you support locals right? Hmmmmm....
The animals some are happy and some are not at their best, the enclosures are a bit run down, some are empty and some are under renovation. To bring the place to pristine would need at least a couple of million ringgit of state funding and constant supply of tourist. The trees planted are amazing and mature with lots of character. There is so much potential on this zoo.
Some places have quite a lot of mosquitoes such as the tapir and porcupine enclosure due to the wet requirement of the animal habitat. Then again the rest are quite mosquitoe free.
This zoo is built to educate, built for families to share times together.... without education, without funding.... everything will be lost. Everyone too busy watching National Geographic and Discovery Channel with flashy graphics or spending time in designer outlets but missed out on “the real adventure is out there”.
Management probably got fedup maintaining it. Initially build with good cause in the 70’s, later human starts comparing with other international newer multi billion dollars modern zoo and bad word spread, less people turn up, funding stops and sooner or later gone down the drain. The usual of human nature, ever wonder how much work and money it take to maintain your own garden or fruit farm?
Having said so, I still think it is worth a visit, not the best, have its ups and down, cheap ticket RM25 adult or RM15 senior citizen or RM35 for foreigner and eating (compare to European zoos). Overall probably maximum cost about RM200 for family of 4 (£45!!!) I wish it all the best and hope more funding will come your way.
This is my opinion about the Melaka Zoo, it is quite well stocked with game animals, there are bears, giraffe, tapirs, elephants, rhino, lion, tiger, etcs... pretty well stock compare to other european zoo. Please don’t compare to zoo in central new york that get paid billions yearly or london ZLS that run on Pound Sterling. If you do then the entrance to their zoo is 5x-10x the entrance price of Melaka Zoo and add in the food costs, would normally set you back £200 (RM1,600) for family of 4. Will you pay that much to support your local zoo or rather spend on multi million Starbucks? (Now you know why the zoo lacks funding, no supports)
The zoo itself is of a decent size. You can easily spend 2 hours at least here or more if you’re like me try to catch a glimpse of everything. There are plenty of rest rooms, shops and rest area. Seems like a well planned zoo ahead of its time but simply too costly to maintain. Good tram service available. Staffs looks happy so the management must be doing something right.
I recon to visit during the busy season as then the shops and all facility will be open. Even shopping centre struggles and close shops during low peak season.
If you do visit, try to join or walk with the local Malay family! The bigger the family the better! They are the best, fun and simply hilarious! They know many stories, their wifes action are simply gorgeous and funny, and simply down to earth. You know when their children say stuffs like “macam rumah hantu” and their mom shoosh them etc... absolutely funny! Saying like “Air tenang jangan disangka tiada buaya”... brings back memories during the primary school days. There is huge crocodiles in the crocodile enclosure 20feet?. Pretty scary!
Next to it is a prestegious multi million golf resort, yes it looks amazing, membership prob starts at RM(thousands) a year! Equivalent to 100 adult tickets/ year. Wonder if the golf resort willing to merge and shares funding to boosts both place. Then again if you are rich why would you support locals right? Hmmmmm....
The animals some are happy and some are not at their best, the enclosures are a bit run down, some are empty and some are under renovation. To bring the place to pristine would need at least a couple of million ringgit of state funding and constant supply of tourist. The trees planted are amazing and mature with lots of character. There is so much potential on this zoo.
Some places have quite a lot of mosquitoes such as the tapir and porcupine enclosure due to the wet requirement of the animal habitat. Then again the rest are quite mosquitoe free.
This zoo is built to educate, built for families to share times together.... without education, without funding.... everything will be lost. Everyone too busy watching National Geographic and Discovery Channel with flashy graphics or spending time in designer outlets but missed out on “the real adventure is out there”.
Management probably got fedup maintaining it. Initially build with good cause in the 70’s, later human starts comparing with other international newer multi billion dollars modern zoo and bad word spread, less people turn up, funding stops and sooner or later gone down the drain. The usual of human nature, ever wonder how much work and money it take to maintain your own garden or fruit farm?
Having said so, I still think it is worth a visit, not the best, have its ups and down, cheap ticket RM25 adult or RM15 senior citizen or RM35 for foreigner and eating (compare to European zoos). Overall probably maximum cost about RM200 for family of 4 (£45!!!) I wish it all the best and hope more funding will come your way.
Written 11 November 2019
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Izuddin
22 contributions
Oct 2019 • Family
Not much activity. All wild life (lion, tiger, white tiger) only 1 animal per cage. The tramps ride never explain about the wild life just keep quite and talk among each others only.
Written 5 November 2019
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Cindytky
Singapore, Singapore187 contributions
Sep 2019 • Family
I went several zoos around the world and this is the worse so far. The area is huge. However the maintenance is badly needed. The signage, direction, cleanliness(toilets), animal habitats all are in extremely bad condition. The state government should provide more fund to maintain this place if you want to have a zoo. Please don't think that you can rely on the profit from locals or tourist in order to maintain this place. This is so sad. I attached with images of leapord viewing area. Full of plastic and rubbish. Another terrible image is a dead Otter and it already start to rot. You can see few big flies at the tail part. And the water definitely contaminate. Extremely sick environment for the rest of the Otters to continue swim in it. Please do something! Terrible!
Written 8 September 2019
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李智优
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia49,977 contributions
Jul 2019 • Solo
There are numbers of local animals in the zoo. Maintenance works can be improved. Overall is good & suitable for family trip
Written 21 July 2019
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Mark T
5 contributions
Aug 2018
Just an average zoo, Quite big, great with kids around but maybe a bit boring for adults. Good Parking, good animal selection but if you compare to other zoos, it pales.
Written 2 July 2019
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Tang L
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia143 contributions
May 2019 • Family
It's a sad place.
The ticket counter didn't start operation on time.
The tram driver was late.
The surrounding was full of rubbish and weeds.
We're greeted by swarms of mosquitoes (yeah some might say it's a zoo, so what you expect? but not like we're in the National Park)
The signage were out of place and no proper direction was given.
The kid had done his own research prior to the visit, and he took note of the special and unique animal there in Melaka Zoo. He went back with disappointment as the mosquitoes attack was unbearable for all of us.
We decided to call off the visit less than an hour due to the poor and sad condition of the zoo.
The ticket counter didn't start operation on time.
The tram driver was late.
The surrounding was full of rubbish and weeds.
We're greeted by swarms of mosquitoes (yeah some might say it's a zoo, so what you expect? but not like we're in the National Park)
The signage were out of place and no proper direction was given.
The kid had done his own research prior to the visit, and he took note of the special and unique animal there in Melaka Zoo. He went back with disappointment as the mosquitoes attack was unbearable for all of us.
We decided to call off the visit less than an hour due to the poor and sad condition of the zoo.
Written 17 June 2019
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Ivon S
Kulai, Malaysia59 contributions
Jun 2019 • Family
Is really not quite stroller friendly, some parts of the park cannot access easily with baby stroller, but overall still OK. Don't buy the tram ticket, the tram is slow and see nothing, long queue. At this size is unnecessary for healthy adult and children. Weather is hot, remember to put some insect repellent.
Written 5 June 2019
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Mr. Ace
26 contributions
Apr 2019 • Friends
The foreground won’t define the whole place.
Before going to the city-center, my friends decided that we’ll wander around the zoo. There were many people queuing at the ticket counters so my thoughts that time; perhaps, it will be a wonderful experience.
We walked through the gate and the first animal I saw were the parrots near the entrance.
After going through the circuit, I would say that the place was poorly managed and the animals weren’t properly taken cared of.
For example, the crocodiles... the pit was dry and the remaining water was very dark.
Elephants were fed with carrots and bread... 😱
I may have taken good pictures of some animals but their living conditions were really poor.
Before going to the city-center, my friends decided that we’ll wander around the zoo. There were many people queuing at the ticket counters so my thoughts that time; perhaps, it will be a wonderful experience.
We walked through the gate and the first animal I saw were the parrots near the entrance.
After going through the circuit, I would say that the place was poorly managed and the animals weren’t properly taken cared of.
For example, the crocodiles... the pit was dry and the remaining water was very dark.
Elephants were fed with carrots and bread... 😱
I may have taken good pictures of some animals but their living conditions were really poor.
Written 29 April 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
diveenjoker
6 contributions
hi . Can i know until what time the zoo will be opened everyday ? And if we come on the night , will it be a normal zoo tour like we all walk around or just night safari is available ? tq .
Sudhagar R
Klang, Malaysia275 contributions
As I know it is 9 am to 6 pm and during the weekend it is extended from 8 pm to 11 pm. Take note that Night Safari is not everyday but generally only on Fridays and Saturdays and sometimes on the even of public holidays/school holidays.
My suggestion is that you check and confirm the Night Safari is open on the date you are planning to go.
Though I have not been there myself, from what I heard from my friends and relatives, during Night Safari you can walk around freely. However do take note that the Zoo is huge. I also heard that the Night Safari is not worth the visit and not that interesting.
When I visited the Zoo recently I felt it not as well maintained or impressive as was during my previous visit 5 or 6 years ago.
How far Is the zoo from Hatten hotel and what is the available transport to go to the zoo.
Thank you
MelakaZooNightSafari
Melaka, Malaysia
Hi good morning. It will take 30 minutes to 45 minutes from Hatten Hotel to Melaka Zoo & Night Safari. You may take a public transport, taxi, from Hatten Hotel to Melaka Zoo & Night Safari. Thank you.
Hi,I'm going to Melaka for one day trip from Johorbaru by bus. I would like to know whether I can get off the bus at nearest bus station form the zoo or not. I would like to visit the zoo and enjoy the sightseeing in Melaka. I heard the way I can move from Melaka Sentral bus terminal .But I want to save the time. The Zoo in on the way to the terminal.
Also I would like to know whether elephant ride is available or not. I really want to do elephant ride.
MalaysiaTravelInfluencer
Alor Setar, Malaysia148 contributions
You must inform the driver about your plan...as far I know no elephant ride.
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