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Guyana Zoo
🇬🇾 Guyana
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Guyana 18 spp. present
Guyana Zoo (officially Guyana Zoological Park) is a zoo located in Georgetown, the capital of Guyana. The zoo officially opened in 1952, but its grounds had been used as botanical gardens since 1895. Some of its most popular attractions are harpy eagles and manatees. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
6.806° N 58.146° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
18
speciesOpened
1952
Size
Medium
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 9:30–17:30
Getting there
- Address
- Thomas Lands National Park, Georgetown
Who runs it
- Run by
- Protected Areas Commission
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Guyana Zoo?
Guyana
Guyana Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Guyana, at Thomas Lands National Park, Georgetown. Its coordinates are 6.806° N, 58.146° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Brownsberg Nature Park, about 387 km away.
What animals can you see at Guyana Zoo?
18 species
Citizen-science photos record 18 species at Guyana Zoo, including White-throated Toucan, Orange-winged Parrot, Black Caiman, Yacare Caiman and West Indian Manatee. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Guyana Zoo in the wild?
White-throated Toucan: Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Some of the animals photographed at Guyana Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: White-throated Toucan (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve), Orange-winged Parrot (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Main Ridge Forest Reserve) and Black Caiman (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Anavilhanas National Park).
Does Guyana Zoo charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Guyana Zoo lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Guyana Zoo open?
Every day · 9:30–17:30
According to its open map listing, Guyana Zoo is open Every day · 9:30–17:30. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Guyana Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1952, 7.0 ha
Guyana Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Guyana, opened in 1952 and covers about 7.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 18 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)