Updated for September 2026
The Best Zoos in Gauteng
How this list is ordered: by how complete our listing is — how much we hold on opening hours, ticket prices, accreditation, photographs, animals and facilities. It is a measure of our own coverage, not a judgement of the venue. We hold no visitor scores or conservation assessments, so “best” here means every zoo in Gauteng that qualifies for the list, fullest entry first.
Listed alphabetically
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Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo
Zoo in Johannesburg
The collection runs to roughly 2,000 animals across 320 species, and management has customarily rested with the city council.
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National Zoological Garden of South Africa
Zoo in Pretoria
This serves as the country's national zoo and ranks among the eight largest zoos in the world. Animals on show include Southern Ground Hornbill, Samango monkey, gorilla, Cape vulture and elephant.
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Our ranking methodology
This is not a ranking. The 2 venues above are listed alphabetically by name, the same order used throughout this site. We do not collect visitor reviews, star ratings, ticket-sales figures or a conservation-impact score, so none of those exist here to rank by — “best” in this page’s title means every venue that qualifies for this list, not first-to-last by quality. If we ever add a data source robust enough to support an honest ranking, this note and the order above will change together.