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A Guide To The World Famous San Diego Zoo
recently visited the San the guided tour is also a good
Diego Zoo, and it was much way to familiarize yourself with
more fun than I expected it its layout.
to be. First off, the price was
very reasonable. When you get The bus drops you off near the
there you have the option to buy elephants, where you will also
the regular Zoo ticket or the find tigers and leopards. If you
deluxe ticket. I paid around $30 want to grab a bite to eat, there
for the deluxe ticket which are a couple of nearby places
seemed like a deal to me since I where you can get some good food.
am used to paying around $50 for After you finish the tour I would
Disneyland and Sea World tickets. suggest walking around the edges
The deluxe ticket is definitely of the park. The Zoo is round, so
worth the extra ten dollars. It you will see most of the animals
consists of a 40-minute guided by going around the edges. You
tour, unlimited access to the will find zebras, bears, camels,
express bus that takes you from and many other interesting
place to place, and unlimited animals that I never even knew
access to the aerial tram. existed.
If you have never been to the San Down the middle of the Zoo was
Diego Zoo before, I would suggest probably my favorite because we
going on the guided tour first. got to see the Absolutely Apes
It only lasts about 40 minutes, exhibit. Here you will find
and takes you around the entire orangutans and chimps in action,
zoo. The tour has plenty of stops and in my personal opinion, I
where you can see many of the think they were trained to
most popular animals such as entertain visitors. They seem to
African elephants, tigers, and love the attention of all the
bears. The Zoo is huge, so taking people watching them because they
come right up to the glass and never seen a panda in your life,
find funny things to do. The more then I would highly suggest that
people point and take pictures, you check it out. You will
the more creative they get. probably never see one outside of
the San Diego Zoo.
If you continue down the middle
of the park and go down the long The San Diego Zoo is definitely
escalator, you will run into the worth a visit, and I would
most popular exhibit at the San recommend getting there early
Diego Zoo, the Giant Panda. As because it closes pretty early,
you would imagine, this exhibit around 4pm. Fortunately there are
is always crowded. I had to wait tons of things to do within
in line about an hour to see a Balboa Park and plenty of nearby
not so giant, but very cute places to hang out.
sleeping panda bear. If you have
About the Author:
Scott Olivares is the writer and editor of San Diego Getaway's San Diego Hotel and Travel Guide and its monthly newsletters. He also manages, optimizes, and markets websites for Tarsadia Hotels' portfolio of hotels and their three city and state portals. http://www.sandiegogetaway.com
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