Leisure: Half Day Trip to Zoo Negara (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

Hello folks,

Welcome back to a holiday season where today is Deepavali Day. Of course, ME & Kimmy had originally planned to go to Melaka but the plan had been cancelled after considering the traffic conditions where it will be very jam. So we had change our plans to go Zoo Negara and this is our best options as it had been ages that I've been there. If I not mistaken, I've been there since I'm Standard 4 and until now I never stepped into the Zoo already. Well, the return of me to Zoo Negara had been regardless so memorable as I could see so many animals loitering around the zoo and I am so amazed to see them again.

We reach the Zoo at about 11.00am and the place was already so crowded where most families take this golden opportunity to bring their kids around to zoo to see the animals. Couples were also seen there as they bring their love ones to walk around the zoo. On that day, the amount of tourist are not so much compared to our local people. It took us about 3 hours 30 minutes to finish our journey inside the zoo (by walking) as we went to different sections to see the animals over there. If you are lazy to walk then you may opt to take a train and it would take about 2 hours to finish your ride. The route from the start (at the entrance) to the end would take this time considering you did not stop for a meal or toilet or else it would take up to 4 hours walking. Overall, the zoo are really putting up its afford as I could see many animals inside it but some animals are found sleeping as they are only active at night.

The most active animals I see so far at the zoo would be the giraffe, elephant, deer and the 'orang utans'. They are loitering around hoping that the tourist would gave them food to eat as they did. The most laziest animals around the zoo would be the tiger, bats, bears and the 'seladang'. Some only active at nights and some spend most of the time sleeping as their habits. The most enjoyable animals would be the fish as they spend most of the time at the aquarium. When you step into the aquarium section to catch the fishes, that's the most beautiful ones just like aquaria KLCC but of course aquaria KLCC has a very large tanks compared to Zoo Negara but the only thing is Zoo Negara aquarium is fully equipped with air conditioned.

If you are free during the weekends and you find yourself boring or you wanted to educate your child, I would recommend you to visit Zoo Negara. It does not dissapoints me at all as firstly, I would taught that there are not much animals to see inside the zoo as the publicity is not much though. For the entrance fees (with MYKAD or MYKID), adults will be charged RM20.00 while childen will be charged RM6.00. For foreigners without MYKAD, you will be charged RM30.00 for adults and RM15.00 for children. Inside the zoo, if you were to enter the insect zoo and butterfly park, you will be charged additional RM5.00 per person and RM3.00 for children. The price meanwhile are reasonable as you can see lots of animals inside as well. There is also animals show inside the Tunku Abdul Rahman Theatre where experts will accompany the animals to perform a show for the audience. The show will commence at 11.00am and 3.00pm respectively Monday - Sunday except Friday where the show will commence at 11.00am and 3.30pm respectively. The opening hours of the zoo would be MONDAY - SUNDAY (Daily): 9.00am - 5.00pm. Also do check out my FACEBOOK account for the full photos as well. For more information, do visit the Zoo Negara website via http://www.zoonegara.org.my/. MY RATING: 5/5

Address:

Zoo Negara,

Hulu Kelang,

68000 Ampang,

Selangor Darul Ehsan
Business Hours: Opens Daily from 9.00am - 5.00pm

Telephone: 03-41083422 / 03-41083427 / 03-41083428

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