Taiping Zoo

Taiping Zoo (17 February 2018)


Taiping Zoo (GPS: 4.85483, 100.75133), also known by its present official name Taman Mergastua Sultan Idris Shah, is a zoological garden at the Taiping Lake Gardens, in Taiping, Perak. I is the oldest zoological garden in Malaysia. Founded in 1961, Taiping Zoo is often regarded as one of the best managed zoos in the country. There are a lot of happening events at Taiping Zoo, like the successful Night Safari, which allows visitors to observe norturnal animals from 8:00 to 11:00pm all year round.

Taiping Zoo covers 14.4 hectares (34 acres) of land within the sprawling Taiping Lake Gardens, at the foot of Maxwell Hill (Bukit Larut). At last count, there are 1300 animals of 180 species at Taiping Zoo. To create an environment that is sensitive to the animals' natural habitat, Taiping Zoo is gradually introducing new open concept enclosures.

Visiting Hours

Taiping Zoo is open daily from 8:30 am to 6:30 pm, including public holidays.

Zoo entrance (17 February 2018)


Entrance fees in 2018 (17 February 2018)


My wife with the entrance ticket (17 February 2018)


Map of Taiping Zoo (17 February 2018)


Paid electric buggy service (17 February 2018)


Posing with Red Dholes (17 February 2018)


Giraffe at Taiping Zoo (8 August 2004)


Camel, Taiping Zoo (8 August 2004)


Warthog, Taiping Zoo (8 August 2004)


Rhinoceros, Taiping Zoo (8 August 2004)


Deer, Taiping Zoo (8 August 2004)

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