Chester Zoo boasts being one of the largest zoos in UK with great natural habitats for its residents. The zoo provides shelter to rare species of animals, birds, butterflies and fish which are in danger.
Its an amazing place with colorful sights.
A full day trip to the zoo with kids was an amazing experience.
Plan
Plan your visit in advance. You will have to keep in mind the travelling time and the time you spend there. The zoo habitat is HUGE and trust me even one whole day is not enough.
The zoo location is Moston Rd, Upton-by-Chester, Upton, Chester CH2 1EU, UK.
Visit their official website www.chesterzoo.org for all the information regarding directions, timings and tickets. Book you tickets in advance to avail some discounts and to save time on the queues.
And if you are coming by car there's a huge free parking :) Bring a lot of snacks, though there are many places for stopping and having a refreshing drink or snack, but we preferred our own stash of snacks so that we don't waste time :P
Be prepared to WALK, for kids you can take strollers on rent.
They have an amazing app where you can get a zoo map and the timings for different animal activities for the day. It can be downloaded at www.chesterzoo.org/campaigns/download-our-app.
Sights and Sounds
They say a picture is worth more than a thousand words, but these pictures can't do full justice to the beauty we witnessed and the memories we will cherish. The excitement and smiles on kids' face which turned to tantrums later :P cannot be described in words.
Elephants
An Elly is always a hit with kids and we visited them first. They were having their breakfast along with some interesting conversations😃
Gorgeous Girrafes
The giraffes were a beauty to watch.
Butterfly Section
There is an amazing collection of exotic and beautiful butterflies enclosed in a nature-like habitat fluttering along. Its an amazingly colorful collection and if you stand still they might land on your shoulder or hands :) The pics below just couldn't do justice to their beauty.
We found a chameleon too :)
Birds
The zoo has a large section for exotic birds specially the endangered species.
Jaguar
The jaguar and black panther were out on a rabbit hunting game, and we were lucky to witness that.
Tiger
Hey there sleepy head!
Lions
Lions were having fun too.
Boat Ride
There are Asian Themed Islands to explore and we had so much fun on our expedition.
My lil island explorer :)
Lotus Flowers
Who wants to ride a rickshaw :)
Can you spot the snake :
Monkeys
There were naughty orangutans and chimpanzees who would not sit still for a poise :)
Flamingos
The flamingos were inside because their habitat was being renovated.
Fish
They have a nice aquarium with wonderful species of fish. And we found Nemo :)
Gift Shop
We got nice some souvenirs from the gift shop.
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