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African Rainforest Pavilion

Tourist attraction Zoo

One of the Top rated Zoos in Toronto


Address

2000 Meadowvale Rd, Scarborough, ON M1B 5K7, Canada

Website

www.torontozoo.com

Contact

+1 416-392-5929

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (419 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 9 am to 7 pm
  • Friday: 9 am to 7 pm
  • Saturday: 9 am to 7 pm
  • Sunday: 9 am to 7 pm
  • Monday: 9 am to 7 pm
  • Tuesday: 9 am to 7 pm
  • Wednesday: 9 am to 7 pm

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  • 5/5 Snizhana L. 7 months ago on Google • 28 reviews
    Good place with animals, very interesting and animals looks happy 🥹
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Master i. 5 years ago on Google
    The pygmy hippos alone are worth a visit to this pavilion. Also houses the Gorillas, turtles, snakes, crocodiles, meerkats, etc.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Raj C. 5 months ago on Google • 562 reviews
    Such a nice zoo! We had almost all animals visibility. Great fun

  • 5/5 Cedric 7 months ago on Google • 99 reviews
    Really cool exhibit! There are lots of exotic animals from all over Africa, ranging from aquatic displays to gorilla enclosures. The main attractions are definitely the variety of primates that are in the zoo. Large areas are dedicated to letting them play and move around. However, the other animals are also very interesting to see; depending on what you are interested in, you can spend anywhere between half to multiple hours inside of this pavallion. Washrooms and benches are scattered throughout the pavallion if you get tired from walking. The temperature inside isn't very hot but it can be slightly humid at times so water is suggested.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 guiders14 2 years ago on Google • 75 reviews
    Great place for kids and adults equally! African side of the entire Toronto Zoo is the biggest. It took us 3.5 hours in entire African area out of our 5 hour tour. 5hours include 30mins of our snack break + rest. Spent only 1 hour at Indo-Malaya area. Kids (5 & 2 years old) were tired in 5 hours. Entire zoo is quite big to cover all in one trip (I think). Possibly non-African areas can be covered in one trip. This shows how much Africa is blessed with - in terms of animals/mammals/birds, in addition to all other natural resources. Africa is too underrated - God bless you Africa - hopefully I will visit that region - One day!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rebekah Hookings (. 3 years ago on Google
    You get to walk through a rainforest like habitat and explore all the different animals and creatures in their homes. Definitely set this on your destination list!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ali S. 4 years ago on Google
    You can find : Aldabra tortoise, Blue-bellied roller, West African dwarf crocodile, Straw coloured fruit bat, Slender-tailed meerkat, Ring-tailed lemur, Hamerkop, Spotted-necked Otter, and many more interesting animals here. Make sure to visit the Western lowland gorilla if you ever come to African Rainforest Pavilion.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Daryl W. 9 months ago on Google
    It's a great place to get close to the animals. They are mainly from Australia. The workers but I would highly recommend this place it's Awesome
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Nancy S. 2 months ago on Google • 447 reviews New
    There is always something to see here.

  • 5/5 Yanuario Valdez P. 2 years ago on Google • 66 reviews
    Love this place. Had a great time with my wife. All the animals are in a great care.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Marcin T. 4 years ago on Google
    Great place to see many different animals in a simulated environment close to one that they would live in the wild in.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Cassandra W. 8 months ago on Google
    Small baby Oranguatuan playing with an adult Oranguatuan pretending to be a cardboard box. The height of our visit to the zoo.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Scott H. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing Place! Got lots of pictures of the lemurs and meerkats. Also a beautiful aquarium!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 David C. 8 months ago on Google • 186 reviews
    Lots of potential, and I realized animals do not exist merely for the entertainment of humans, but the Zoo was not fully honest upfront about how many exhibits were empty or almost empty. I appreciate the work they do, but families do spend time and money to visit and it should be made public that, e.g. the orangutans don't like their new setup yet and they all just hide downstairs out of sight.

  • 5/5 Susan E. 5 months ago on Google • 116 reviews
    We had a great day at the Zoo, most of the animals were out. Charles is doing great for 51 years old.

  • 5/5 Emanuel R. 1 month ago on Google • 111 reviews New
    Very good habitat and the staff very interested in teaching you.

  • 5/5 Aj K. 6 months ago on Google • 78 reviews
    Best place to spend a day with family and children, walk a lot - healthy and learn new things and get away from routine

  • 5/5 Romie K. 9 months ago on Google • 65 reviews
    It's such a beautiful and lovely place. Lots of greenery, many beautiful animals, so natural, well lit and organized.

  • 5/5 mulisha m. 5 months ago on Google • 40 reviews
    Such a great experience!

  • 4/5 Godwin Isemede J. 2 years ago on Google
    Great experience

  • 3/5 Randy L. 9 months ago on Google
    I went as part of a group so I didn't have to pay , so I have no idea how much it is per person . The cost of a bottle of coke was expensive at just 5 dollars a bottle . So if you plan on going there this summer , make sure that bring your own lunch and especially your own water or pop with you . In the African rainforest pavilion there is a food stop , called the Serengeti bush camp where the prices for the food is more affordable. At the time that I went through the different areas, most of the animals were laying down and hard to see . Spent about 3 hrs there walking around . Left there about 3:30pm . The Tim Hortons there don't serve anything but breakfast sandwiches or bagels .

  • 5/5 Grace S. 9 months ago on Google
    The Toronto Zoo is our go to place. We love coming here during the summer as well as the Winter. Well worth the annual membership.

  • 5/5 Max S. 4 years ago on Google
    Gorillas, fishes from lake Malawi's. Lemurs

  • 5/5 Freddy P. 8 months ago on Google
    Got to see the new orangatan pavilion, which opened the day I was there. Gorillas were very active outside eating and playing. My son and I really enjoyed the visit.

  • 5/5 Zack C. 2 years ago on Google
    My family frequently visit the Zoo, and our Son loves the pavillions, these are particularly great for doing cold weather visits in the winter as they provide a bit of weather relief and we see new animal interactions each time we go. We will be renewing our membership next year!

  • 4/5 vladislav v. 5 years ago on Google
    Beautiful place

  • 5/5 michael l. 10 months ago on Google
    always a fun trip had at the zoo to the zoo to see the animals sum areas rents goin on so miss sum areas and animals this trip

  • 5/5 Ruby L. 3 years ago on Google
    Rare species of of Aldabra tortoise, Blue-bellied roller, West African dwarf crocodile and more here. Enjoyed the trip with my grandparents

  • 5/5 Sergii K. 7 months ago on Google
    Been twice. All the animals slept during the day. I really liked the rope descent that starts next to the African pavilion (I went down 2 times with my 10-year-old daughter on her initiative).

  • 5/5 Grant C. 1 month ago on Google • 22 reviews New
    The Toronto Zoo is a lot of family fun. My kids love going.

  • 5/5 Helvi S. 2 years ago on Google
    Very warm and humid, but that's how animals like it so I understand

  • 3/5 Pervez K. 1 year ago on Google
    Part of Toronto Zoo. They must have a Family PACKAGE price for adults ranging 08-10 persons including max 2-4 children btwn 03-12 urs

  • 2/5 W L. 2 years ago on Google
    Expecting people to wear mask indoor, but I saw a man holding a Tim Hortons cup (not drinking) with his mask under the chin. Should there be staff to enforce it so that the animals are safe?

  • 5/5 AH1961 2 years ago on Google
    Very cool

  • 5/5 C S. 1 year ago on Google
    It is my kids favourite pavilion. We goto this pavilion each time we goto the zoo.

  • 5/5 Keaton A. 1 year ago on Google
    Odd that this is a sub area of the Toronto Zoo but whatever. Speaking on the pavilion however it hits the mark, perhaps the most interesting part of the zoo with a great variety of different animals to visit. Hard not to spend some time reading about and pondering the gorillas. And if you are lucky enough to catch them outside on the rope course, it will easily be the best viewing in the park.

  • 5/5 Skylar B. 1 year ago on Google
    Awesome! We watched two young gorillas playfighting for a while. Lots of school groups that were difficult to navigate around, but that's not the zoo's fault.

  • 5/5 Kirk F. 1 year ago on Google
    Beautiful scenery, looked like I was walking through a calm jingle

  • 5/5 Leslie C. 1 year ago on Google
    Went there for a school trip, the gorillas were all front and centre inside and they were just beautiful

  • 5/5 James G. 2 years ago on Google
    We love the zoo! Been a member for over 10 years, we visit 10-15 times each year, it's always a great day out with the family.

  • 5/5 Hector G. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice zoo. And the best in Toronto when it comes to African animals.

  • 5/5 Cutely O. 1 year ago on Google
    Had rented the scooter to get around, and while it was $40 to us, it was the BEST desion to make! It doesn't go too fast but its perfect for Mobily issues very top

  • 5/5 Dakota (. 1 year ago on Google
    A great part of the zoo where you can see the gorillas and other creatures.

  • 5/5 Bill C. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing place to visit. So much to see and fun being there. I will be back

  • 5/5 Eric V. 11 months ago on Google
    I love visiting the rainforest pavillion. It is really warm inside though cause of the rainforest temperatures. The animals are all great to see. My daughters loved it. It can be quite busy at times.

  • 4/5 Dee R. 11 months ago on Google
    Great experience and a must do. Delight watching some of the animals up close, especially if one hasn't been to the zoo in a while. Brings back childhood memories for sure even as our kids enjoy the experience. Not all animals were out as the season is just getting ramped up, hence 4 stars.

  • 4/5 Hema P. 9 months ago on Google
    Fun day out at the Toronto zoo!

  • 5/5 Mj J. 9 months ago on Google
    Isn't what it used to be but still a great place to spend the day

  • 5/5 Jayden G. 11 months ago on Google
    Very organized part of the zoo!


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