Virginia Zoo

No doubt, kids love zoos. You might want to set a special date for you and your kids in Virginia Zoo, specially designed to be a child friendly place. The zoo is fifty three acres wide located after Lafayette Park and is home to hundreds of exotic and wild animals.


Your kids will surely enjoy in the large fountain near the entrance. So it might be a good idea to bring with you extra clothes and towel to dry off. You might as well play with your kids if you like to. Aside from that, spend the whole time exploring several Gardens which refer to different sections by which the zoo is divided according to the sizes of the animals. There are also different exhibits such as the Gelada Baboon Habitat, Xaxaba African Village, African Okavango Delta Exhibit, Prairie Dog Habitat, Trail of the Tiger Exhibit which features different animals. You will be able to see elephants, lions, lioness, zebra, ostrich and giraffes and reptiles.

The Trail of the Tiger is one of their exciting and thrilling adventures where you can encounter animals from Asia such as the Malayan tigers, Asian small-clawed otters, Malayan tapirs, Northern white-cheeked gibbons, binturongs rhinoceros hornbills and many more.

The Virginia Zoo is a great place to spend vacation with your family. Get in touch with the wildlife and feel the adventure in the zoo in Virginia Beach. Zoos are great attractions for anyone of all ages. It is a way to interact with the animals that since childhood you have been fascinated with.