I visit the zoo today, in september 2022 and the zoo has a lot of pros and cons. (list below) First of all the entrance price was €8 for adults and €5 for students. It seemed very quiet when I visited, as if the touristic season had already ended (an impression I've been having a lot in the Baltics since september). As such there were close to no possibilities to get a coffee or sit down somewhere inside for a quick bite or lunch. The zoo has a lot of empty cages which do not give it a good impression. Occasionaly there's a sign signalling future renovations, though I couldn't help but get the feeling these plans have been existing for a long time without much execution... Some huge cages were just empty. I really liked the fact that the zoo is mostly in an actual forest, which gives it a natural atmosphere at the sides. I even saw some wild squirrels enjoying their zoo time! The exception here are the milus deer next to a busy car road near the zoo's northern entrance. Another plus is the children's farm where you can caress goats and also stand next to ducks and chickens. The zoo also helps injured wild animals restore to full health, which was the case with the rooks we saw here. This is what a zoo should be all about: conservation! Some animals I had never seen before and were very cool like the many different species of pheasants, a leucistic crow, a beautiful chameleon, Indian porcupine, raccoon, muli deer, red wolf, huge grashoppers, corsac fox and a sloth. There were also many information signs, which were nice. My biggest issue with the Tallinn Zoo is its extremely small and rudimentary cages for a lot of animals. The polar bear, the grey seal, the jaguars, the black rhinoceros , the pygmy hippopotamus and the chimpansees. Even the bull elephant seemed bored and unhappy. What's the point of having a four meter salt water crocodile in a five by five meter cage? If the zoo wants to exhibit an animal it should take its wellbeing and comfort seriously, or refuse to exhibit it all together. Seeing the miserable polar bear and jaguar in their tiny cage made me feel ashamed of being human. Four takins sitting on a concrete parking lot that is supposed to pass for a cage, what is that about? I think the potential of the Tallinn Zoo is enormous. Just get rid of the some of the large animals you're incapable of holding and get more smaller, less demanding animals like birds, amfibians, reptiles, fish and rodents. Make conservation and education your priority, rather than profits and sensationalism. And the zoo is already quite green with a lot of parthenocissus plants; put more of these plants and plant even more trees. I would recommend the zoo, once they do something about the small and archaic enclosures.

One of the best zoo I have ever been, you can spend there whole day

I liked the concept that this is more of an animal park than a regular zoo. Simple enclosures, interesting places to observe animals, especially the tower near the elephants. I am glad that the park is constantly being modernized and it keeps up with the times and modern architecture and landscape design. Great place for family fun.

Beautiful park with lots of space. Still a few historical small animal pens, but they work hard to build better enclosures as soon as possible. Great guides and staff. You need a full day to enjoy it all. Tropical rainforest house was amazing. Otters having fun all the time. The park does a lot of education for children/schools. This time of year (mid sept) is not many guests so lots of time to take photos or just watch undisturbed. Great zoo!

I do not recommend. We were disappointed. It is difficult to scan the Tallinn card at the entrance, because the payment point is close to the ticket scanning point, so the phone wants to pay instead of scanning the card. Employees unresponsive. Lots of empty places. We did not see many animals. The directions are not understandable or incorrect - they do not lead to the indicated animals. The tropical house was great. We saw elephants, which was our main goal for visiting the ZOO. Polarius is very interesting. You have to walk a lot, but you can’t really get anywhere. Definitely not worth it for that price. Bad experience.

Visited on 19th of November, -4 degrees Celsius... so it was not busy for sure 🤣 Easy to get to: we hopped on a bus from the train station and it took us straight to the zoo entrance. Could conveniently pay by card at the machine that had English option, so there no queue and no communication drama. It was so fast and simple! Even though there were some empty cages but we still saw a huge variety of animals! I'm 39 and have been places, but here I've seen animals I've never seen before in real life! No shops, so you save a fortune with kids! If you want a snack, you can always go to the opposite side of the road to the mall where there's a huge variety of options that a zoo would never be able to compete with anyway. This way, everyone can choose exactly what they fancy to eat at the mall, and the zoo can focus on what it's there for: the animals... People were complaining about the walking : to us with a full of energy 7-year-old it was perfect! Kids don't sit down long to watch the camels or bisons... they want to walk and explore. My kid would have finished the zoo in 10 minutes if things were too near, but this way, we had to walk. The kid got worn out and entertained: it was perfect! She was ravenous after all the walking, which was great because she ate like a beast with no arguments or complications 🤣 The facility is getting lots of improvements-lots of construction going on. Can't wait to return to check back on what it looks like later 💖 The amount we paid is super reasonable. So many animals to shelter and feed... there's been numerous occasions when we felt ripped off and annoyed during this holiday in Estonia, but this was definitely not like that. It is absolutely worth what they charge!

It's nice to revisit this place, although ticket prices have slightly increased in 2023, I'd estimate by around 30% 🤔, now costing 14 euros for adults. But, anyway, contemplating and interacting with animals, even if not in their natural environment, is always a great, calming, and educational experience 😉. Bathing eagles, playful otters, Japanese macaques, sleeping grey seals, a peeing African elephant, rare fishes, colorful insects, and newborn freshwater stingray pups are just a few examples of the lovely and active animals you can find at this zoo. Specifically, it's worth mentioning the rainforest pavilion, which opened in 2023. It faithfully reproduces the entire ecosystem of the forest down to the details - humidity, temperature, plant species, all of it, supplemented with informative boards. At the end of the facility, comfortable chairs allow you to sit or lay down and enjoy the projections of a virtual forest in a relaxed atmosphere. Plants like sea buckthorn, barberry, cherry laurel, and wild rose hips are abundant on the zoo's grounds, and when the berries ripen during autumn, it's even possible to taste them 😉.

Not much to see and the animals live in bad conditions. Would not recommend this place

Terrible place. Money for nothing. It's a badest zoo i've ever seen. Don't go there.

In winter you will be able to see almost only polar bear, goats, snow leopard, seal and inside buildings surikates, elephant, crocodile, shimpanze. Most animals are inside buildings and it is not possible to see them. In the entrance and inside the zoo we saw timeline of animal feeding. Unfortunately, we were waiting for anyone to come and feed concrete animals on that time, but no one came. Snow on paths is cleaned slowly and manually. Animal cages are old and has to be renovated. Roats are badly planed, you have to go straight and back, searching for animals. Warning! Inside elephant povilion air quality is so bad, we didn't face in any other zoo (we visited more than 20). There is no or bad ventilation, so all my family started to feel really bad and had to leave in emergency. From ups: zoo price in winter is not high. Zoo is open probably every day even on holidays. Thanks to cold weather we could see polar bear and snow leopard well (in summer they usually hide from heat and sun).

Lot of building, after 2 years will be a lot better. Anyway it tas pleasure to see it.

I don't like zoos because I don't like animals encaged but this is a large and spacious zoo. It's very nice to visit particularly in warmer months.

It is a nice park but not so great as a zoo. Really lang distance to walk but not that much to see. So many cages were closed and blocked for visitors. The biggest problem was the lady on the cash desk that sells tickets - really rude and bad behaviour. And she doesn't even speak English. Really bad experience just on the front door :(

The nice territory. Clean. But nothing special in comparison with other zoo in Europe.

Very interesting and the best place for spending with family. But have to be a good weather for sure!

Yea a total must see great day out.just to let you know we hired a car the roads and locals drive with agression so be carefull folks.but you will master the roads after a day or two.

Very good value for money, some exhibits were a bit run down, Eagles, Vultures etc but you can see the zoo is working hard to make things better. It's only €5 to get in, it's cheap for food and drink, the Polar Bear and Elephant exhibits are really good, staff are very nice. I really enjoyed my visit.

I went here in November, there were less animals than I expected. Of course, I understood the rest animals were protected because it was cold. So I recommend you to go to this zoo in Spring or Summer. I'd like to go here again to see more animals. But don't worry, you can see animals in Winter. I feel weird when I saw the scene that the animals warmed with heating and it was cute.

Nice big area to go and take a walk. Can spend the whole day there. Even more so, if you have kids with you. Not nearly enough places to get coffee though...

It's a nice place for a walk. Unfortunately animals aren't in great conditions, but hopefully it will get better. Lately there were good changes.

I go there every year. It becomes better, still some animals in not the best conditions are living. But I like it for the big area to walk.

It was a good visit. The zoo is relatively small compared to other countries. The zoo was clean. The zoo map didn't match some of the actual areas, and there weren't good food and snack options.

I love this place to go with the whole family. We were able to eat a delicious snack at the end of our tour and we were able to buy a nice souvenir when leaving. What surprised us was to see several empty cages without animals

Monkey stole my burger.

Amazing zoo. Lots of land, a good variety of animals including elephants and pollar bears. There is a petting zoo for children with goats and rabbits. A small railway and a few cafes with a good selection of snacks. Recommend!

Went to the zoo during winter and many of the exhibits were closed and couldn’t see the animals. There are a few indoor exhibits featuring reptiles which were interesting. Some routes were closed and had to backtrack many times.

Very big zoo, easily big enough to justify the 20min bus journey from the city centre. I went on a Monday because the Tallinn Card advertised it as one of the few things open on Mondays which it is, but all the indoor areas are closed which means you miss out on a lot of animals. Fortunately, as entry is free with Tallinn Card I returned on Tuesday to see what I had missed. They're doing a lot of reconstruction to create better environments for the animals so I imagine this will really improve the experience too. Loved the polar bears, owls and elephants especially

The zoo was lovely with plenty of animals in big cages. I happend to visit on a monday, so most of the houses for ex. Snakes were closed. There were a lot of cute animals and the zoo is just a bus drive away from the city center. I definitely would recommend if you're saying for multiple days, and even for a one day trip its a nice location

Great family place

(Translated by Google) Cool (Original) Классно

We have had a fantastic time at the zoo. Admittedly it’s winter and many animals are inside, but despite this, the zoo was a hive of activity. They are building an incredible tiger enclosure of whicb the restaurant opens onto. I can only imagine how all the construction will be when finished in May, and the countryside transformed into Spring/Summer. Just don’t go on a Monday when the zoo itself is open but the indoor areas all closed! 😁

One of the biggest zoo I have been to so far, it's child friendly and wheelchair accessible. The price is ok, we bought tickets at the gate and there wasn't much que. Staffs are helpful, i didn't know how to speak Estonian and my Finnish isnt so good either, so they do speak English. The children zoo was good the kids loved it. But it should have more house animals that can be touched by the kids may be even some chickens.

Very much to see, especially for the entrence fee. It seems like some of tha animals are to far from their own habitat, which would be best for them but it also seems like the zoo are about to change that. I really hope so because thes places are needed but can not be part of a circus or be there for humans. It has to be for their own species sake. Some signs are a little bit unclear, but it might have to do with the rebuilding.

A Zoo that's well worth a visit.. 10mins bt taxi from Old Town costs 10 euro. Huge variety of animals, the Zoo is slowly upgrading many of its enclosures and modernising facilities. Great news if you have children, there's no shop so you will save a small fortune..

Huge area with numerous different species to watch. Most interesting ones were some red faced monkeys and polar bear. Elephant and rhino and some of the other animals were taking a nap. Lots of snacks available around the area but maybe more sturdy meal places would be appreciated. Ticket was a bargain, only 20€ per family. Good number of toilets.

Интересное времяпровождение гарантировано!!!

ELF bat tour! Very fun and enlightening.

More beautiful in summer. Elephant 🐘 ❤️

Love warm weather :D

Very nice

The park is very large, but the animal enclosures were very small in comparison. I would not recommend a visit in the colder times, as there were really only hoofed animals and some exotic animals in the tropical house. There were no cats (tigers, lions, leopards, fossa, etc), giraffes, apes, large monkeys. The habitats did not look very natural and many animals had plastic, human toys.

Location of the zoo is great and easy to reach from the cruise terminal. Good number of animal species..polar bear and seals are highlights. Not much support/communication from the staff (for English speakers).

The mixture of old style and modern zoo philosophy. Under reconstruction

Хорошие место прогуляться с семьёй

nice place to visit in holidays..specially for kids...have lots of animal species some are not available as closed due to corona may be..overall best place to visit. It also have extra place for picin.

The only attraction is the polar bear. Many cages are empty. The condition of the animals is not good. Though the part children zoo is good, Kids really like to play with rabbits & other animals there.

As an Estonian, I've been there a lot and I've never gotten tired of it. It's always nice to see the animals. Unfortunately, some places have been closed, but otherwise very nice, but some cages are unfortunately closed or old, but in the crocodile house there are different animals, such as fish and monkeys, but some people are in one fish place or threw coins at the crocodiles, which is bad for them, and now the newer polar bear house is also beautiful and you can see the polar bears well, now I'm waiting for the tiger house to be ready to see these cute creatures again. There are also carts for children to look around there, which now costs money, but the zoo also has a place where you can go in and pet the goats, which is usually very nice for children, and unfortunately, in March, our crocodile, who had been in our zoo since 1972, died, it is believed that the coins in his stomach , but otherwise it is nice to see elephants and other animals there

For a little place, it's got a lot of character. The polar bears have a brand new beautiful enclosure and they are working on doing the same for the tigers. The ticket is cheap and it was nice to contribute some. They seem to be trying to improve all the time.

The zoo is average size with a typical collection. Their highlight is the polar bear family which seems to be very happy in their cage. The cage is well designed so we can observe the animal’s activities very up close and also from underwater. The rest of the zoo is pretty tired around the corner but animals seem to be well taken care of. There are also forest which is very beautiful in spring, zip line adventure, recreational park, picnic area, kids center, cafeteria.

This Zoo has potential. Therr are renovations undergoing so I am sure it can only get better. Bathrooms everywhere along the way. And the animals look to have nice dedicated area. The highlights were the polar bear, the elephants and the rhino. The rainforest section was closed.

Currently it's under alot of construction, especially the lion/tiger habitat, but the new South-East asia house is a very nice addition and the new polar bear habitat aswell.

Definitely worth to visit this zoo. Spend all day there. Very interesting and cool. Recommended.

This place is just getting better every year! Be sure to check out the polar bears!

The worst zoo experience we ever had. Most of the cages were absolutely empty with no animals. The map provided by the zoo was wrong and couldn't lead to the animals mentioned on the map.. The whole walk across the zoo was v unorganised and tiring. The only nice experience was watching the Polar bear. However, most of the animals were stressed due to heat and small cages. 14 euros per person was a waste of money for this experience. I do not recommend this zoo to visit.

Tallinn Zoo is even then amazing, when many or most animals are hiding and with (since my last visit) eight years improved soo much!

Everything nice but no one check leopard here. I saw today her or his feed hurts and can not walk well.. no one see that? Whats wrong with his feed?? I wish someone can help him.. so sad to see

Very well kept zoo. Fun place to visit with kids. Area is not too big and you can walk through it in few hours. Monkeys, elephants, big cats, sea lions, goats, lizards, birds, rhinos and many more.

(Translated by Google) A good place for families with children, a very fun place, but the best thing is if you see a polar bear there because whenever he comes out he will perform in front of others (Original) Hea koht lastega peredele,väga lõbus koht ,aga kõige parem on see kui te näete seal jääkaru sest alati kui ta välja tuleb hakkab ta esinema teiste ees

Visited in winter. Very nice place and really low cost. I highly recommend it

(Translated by Google) Great zoo. (Original) Super zoo.

All indoor attractions were closed but it's understandable. Great experience and walk in the snowy zoo. Will be back.

Elevandid väga Ok, jääkaru võiks ka olla kogu aeg nähtav

Зоопарк всё лучше и лучше становится

Wonderful experience The number of animals was too little but the zoo is huge The design of the floor was innovative First time for me to see a polar bear And I when turned my back to a jungle cat it jumped on the glass

(Translated by Google) Acute (Original) Äge

(Translated by Google) Good choice. Now you can get to the old polar bear house. Like the zone and the zoo in the meantime something (Original) Hea valik. Nüüd pääseb vanasse jääkaru majasse. Nagu tsooni ja zoo vahepealt midagi

If you have a little holyday- come Tallinn ZOO. It's the best place for your family and for you!

2 stars just for the polar bear exhibit, other than that the enclosures were too small. About 30-50 monkeys in a tinyyyyy cage and the animals did not look happy. The leopard looked like it was having a mental breakdown and circling it’s enclosure repetitively

(Translated by Google) Nice place (Original) Mõnus koht

(Translated by Google) A lot of goods at a cheap price. (Original) Много товаров по дешевой цене.

(Translated by Google) Nice zoo, very suitable for the whole family! (Original) Tore loomaaed, väga sobilik tervele perele!

(Translated by Google) Great place to spend time with your family. (Original) Suurepärane koht perega aja veetmiseks.

Great place for visiting with children. Many varieties of different species.

(Translated by Google) It is very nice to visit the zoo at different times. Some days you can also see species that have not been seen several times. For example, it was the case with coniferous pigs that 4 times it happened that they never met and one day there were 4 of them on the move at the same time. (Original) Väga tore on loomaaias käija erinevatel aegadel. Mõnel päeval näeb ka selliseid liike keda muidu mitme kordsel külastusel näinudki pole. Näiteks okassigadega oli nii, et 4 korda juhtus, et neid kordagi ei kohanud ja üks päev oli neid 4tk korraga liikvel.

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It’s cheap to go in but the whole area would need some serious maintenance… otherwise ok and you can spend a fun day there with a family.

(Translated by Google) Wonderful zoo! Great spot for watching bears! We are waiting for the house for the tiger to be built! (Original) Замечательный зоопарк! Отличное место наблюдения у медведей! Ждём , когда построят дом для тигра!

Nice place for family walk for 2-4 hrs. Noticeable a lot of buildings, animal enclosures and infrastructure is being renovated, but still quite some to do to bring it to appropriate level.

Nice as always to bring different tree branches to these majestic animals. I'm just visiting the place from back side and my review is not maybe not that accurate as it is visible to the Zoo visitors from front side.

(Translated by Google) Super! (Original) Супер!

Only negatiivinen thing that some things were not open because it is closed on mondays. Afterall nice experience, they are tryin to improve the zoo for yhe future wich is positive thing fpr the animals.

(Translated by Google) Animals (Original) Loomad

Great place for kids. Lots of greenery and lovely collection of animals and birds. The signs are very helpful for navigation as it is huge and one can get lost there. There are small ice cream shops every few meters, which is great in summers. Public transport connectivity is also pretty good and good amount of parking space outside the zoo.

You can find so many things here. It has the Most Expensive Brands.

People who take care of animals are doing so with dedication. Animals seemed to enjoy washing procedure. Visitors enjoyed what they saw. Come definitely with kids.

Super

The cages are rather clean and the windows are washed regularly, allowing the people to see the animals well.

We liked turtles. Others were outside.

Nice park for 2 hours

Good place to spend the day. A great place to take the photos very closely.

Chance to see the large African mammals up close if they choose to come inside, plus a well displayed medley of reptiles and some tiny mammals.