Ho Chi Minh City Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Vietnam - Gardens, Zoo, Amusement Park

Zoo, Museum, Garden, Amusement Park

Founded more than 100 years ago, Ho Chi Minh City Zoo and Botanical Gardens are one of the oldest zoos in the world, inugurated in 1865 by French botanist JB Louis Pierre. There are presently more than 550 animals exhibited in the zoo and more than 1,830 trees and 260 plant species in the botanical gardens with some dating back over 100 years. There are a number of different sections to discover including the animal conservation area, orchid garden and plant conservation centre and a children’s amusement area. Lakes thriving with tropical fish form part of the zoo and botanical gardens which is also home to a testament dedicated to Vietnamese killed in World War I.