Zoológico de Chapultepec

Hands down the best zoo I've ever been to. It is free, which is amazing, and has a large variety of animals. Zoos usually make me feel a bit sad - seeing animals in captivity - but these animals all looked happy and healthy to me. They have well designed exhibits and lots of space. All of Chapultepec park is great but the zoo is a must-see!

I really battle with the idea of wild animals in captivity and small spaces like this zoo. On the other hand I understand the importance of what they do. I rank this with 5 stars because it's free to enter so no one is profiting from caged animals. Also, this zoo was the first to successfully breed giant pandas outside of China. This is important to the survival of the animals and I understand the educational value that zoo's offer so while I dislike seeing the animals in small spaces, I appreciate the educational side of zoo's and their role in preserving endangered animals.

Love this zoo. Always clean and the animals seem very taken care of. The butterfly exhibit is worth the extra cost. Entrance to the general zoo was free when we went and we walked around for about 2.5 hours (no kids). The restaurants were closed for repairs and it must have been a holiday because it was very empty which was really nice.

As the park is free we tought it is gonna be dated or small and it will take a toll on animals. But actually it's very nice zoo with easy lay out and animals look well cared in pretty big enclosures. Please note you cannot bring any food inside, but there is plenty of choice outside.

Spent about 3 hours wandering around the zoo. Some enclosures were a little sadder than others but over all they seemed pretty happy. Not a lot of fences to block your view. The monkeys all sat against the glass which made it nice and easy to see them. A lot of tigers!