Top rated Zoos in San Diego, United States to elevate your visit (Updated March, 2024)

Top rated Zoos in San Diego

Experience the best that San Diego has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 10 places from Zoo category.

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Elephant Odyssey

Zoo

👍👍 All right, so here we are in front of the, uh, elephants, and the cool thing about these guys is that, is that they have really, really, really long, uh, trunks, and that's, that's cool, and that's pretty much all there is to say.

4.80 (79 reviews)

San Diego Zoo

Zoo

Zoo featuring giraffes, koalas, apes & more, plus tours & a conservation society.

$$$ $

4.70 (55.7K reviews)

San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Wildlife and safari park

Visitor tours of a 1,800-acre wildlife sanctuary with over 300 species of African & Asian animals.

4.70 (25.1K reviews)

Northern Frontier

Zoo

😐 I wait but could not see. If the Weather is hot they wait in the Inn. If you want to see them, you shouldn’t go on afternoon :)

4.70 (206 reviews)

Polar Bear Plunge

Zoo

👍👍 KIDS 1ST TIME SEEING A REAL POLAR BEAR UP CLOSE ..THIS IS PERFECT PLACE TO LEARN ABOUT THEM & HAVING FUN .. VERY CLEAN & SAFE ATMOSPHERE..

4.70 (55 reviews)

San Diego Zoo Picnic Area

Picnic ground

👍👍 Great place to go. Great staff. Great restaurants. Love seeing the animals.

4.70 (49 reviews)

Asian Passage

Zoo

👍 I could not see Giant pandas and red pandas area is too small

4.60 (32 reviews)

Surfside Ranch

Horseback riding service

😠 I was looking for a boarding home for my horses as I was getting ready to go on the road. I came across Surfside Ranch upon speaking with Betty, who is the owner there. She guaranteed me that my horses would be well cared for in my absence. Without hesitation, I moved my horses there on January 23,...

4.50 (179 reviews)

SeaWorld San Diego

Theme park

Marine life shows, thrill rides, aquariums & up-close encounters with dolphins, penguins & more.

4.40 (45.8K reviews)

San Diego Downtown Lodge

Lodge

Unfussy rooms, some with whirlpool tubs, in a low-key hotel offering free parking & Wi-Fi.

$78/night

3.40 (593 reviews)

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Top rated Zoos in San Diego, United States