It was a hot sunny Sunday. As we were finding our ways to the Saigon Zoo & Botanical Gardens, we just went into a restaurant sat down.
The weather was so hot that we wanted to order cold drinks, and at the same time we ordered one portion of the fresh spring rolls and Annabelle wanted the crab soup.
We filled up our stomach and continue our journey. Finally, we cannot beat the heats then we called a cab to go to the Saigon Zoo & Botanical Gardens.
After we bought the entrance tickets, we entered to the park. It was quite a surprise to me that I can see an amusement park just in the centre of the zoo.
We were too tired to walk about, so we decided to purchase the tram tickets. Clustered together in the same park, is both the Saigon Zoo and the Botanical Gardens.
The zoo, that is the animals part of the zoo, is not so great – the animals don’t look too happy, and the cages aren’t set up very well. It reminds me of our Malaysia National Zoo that is much more better than that.
However, the Saigon Zoo exhibits a diverse range of animals including monkeys, tigers, tigers, hippos, lions, elephants, turtles, snakes, and etc. We saw the animals on the tram tour.
The entire zoo is a botanical garden, full of lush greenery and natural vegetation. But if you keep walking around, you’ll eventually come to the specific botanical garden section.
The gardens throughout the zoo and the wide paths surrounding by natural lush vegetation was a beautiful.
When we were there, it looked like many Vietnamese had come to the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens just to hang out, relax and socialize with friends.
It looked like many spent the day at the zoo, to use it more just like a peaceful garden park, like an escape from the noisy motorbike roads of Saigon.
As with us, you probably would not be impressed with the animals or the conditions of the zoo, but the gardens are beautiful, and it’s a good place to walk around for some peace and nature within Saigon.
In addition to creatures and plants, the zoo and botanical gardens also have the Saigon National Museum and the World War I monument within its vicinity.
The museum covers the entire history of Vietnam and includes war weapons from the French colonial era and thousands of important documents within its walls.
We did not manage to go to both the Saigon National Museum and the World War I monument. By the time we finish our visit at Saigon Zoo, we unable to visit both above as the tickets counter was still close for lunch hour.
Finally, we decided to go for our food hunting in the afternoon.
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