Updated for September 2026
The Best Zoos in Indonesia
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 Indonesia that qualifies for the list, fullest entry first.
Listed alphabetically
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Batu Secret Zoo
Zoo in Batu
The zoo occupies 14 hectares and forms part of Jatim Park 2 along with Pohon Inn and Museum Satwa. Its animals come largely from Asia and Africa, including white lions, African antelope, macaws and assorted reptiles.
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Animal encounterRides and attractionsOn-site dining
Gembira Loka Zoo
Zoo in Yogyakarta
The collection spans several continents and includes orangutan, Asian elephant, chimpanzee and tiger. The site was heavily damaged by the Yogyakarta earthquake of 2006 and continued to draw visitors after it was rebuilt.
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Ragunan Zoo
Zoo in Ragunan
Founded in 1864, the zoo extends across 140 hectares and its collection covers 295 species and 4040 specimens. Rare species held include cockatoos, orangutans, gorillas, anoa and elephants. It shut for roughly three weeks from 19 September 2005 after bird flu infected animals, reopening on 11 October 2005.
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Surabaya Zoo
Zoo in Surabaya
The zoo was once ranked the most complete animal collection in South-East Asia. It holds more than 230 species and over 2,179 individual animals, including rare national and foreign species among the mammals, birds, reptiles and fish.
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Taman Safari Indonesia
Zoo in Cibeureum
The park belongs to an organisation that also runs Taman Safari I and II, Bali Safari & Marine Park and Solo Safari. Taman Safari I lies on the slopes of Gunung Gede–Pangrango, in the Puncak tourist area at Cisarua in Bogor Regency, West Java. Bali Safari and Marine Park stands at Blahbatuh in Gianyar Regency, Bali.
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Keeper talk or showOn-site dining
Bali Bird Park
Zoo in Gianyar
Birds are shown in naturalistic settings, and the park runs facilities and special programmes directed at education and captive breeding. Its address is given as Jalan Serma Cok Ngurah Gambir, Singapadu, Batubulan.
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Taman Safari Indonesia Bogor – Cisarua
Zoo
Taman Safari Indonesia Bogor – Cisarua is a zoo in Indonesia.
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Keeper talk or showRides and attractions
Bandung Zoo
Zoo in Bandung Kota
The grounds adjoin the campus of the Bandung Institute of Technology and the Cikapundung river.
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Lembang Park and Zoo
Zoo in Bandung Barat
Lembang Park and Zoo, opened in 2020, is a zoo in Bandung Barat, Indonesia.
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Pematang Siantar Zoo
Zoo in Pematangsiantar
It opened to the public on 27 November 1936 and occupies about 4.5 hectares at Jalan Gunung Simanuk-Manuk, in the province of North Sumatra.
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Suraloka Interactive Zoo
Zoo in Sleman
Suraloka Interactive Zoo, opened in 2022, is a zoo in Sleman, Indonesia.
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Animal feeding experience
Taman Safari Indonesia 2
Zoo in Pasuruan
The park presents itself as conservation-based family recreation oriented to the animals' natural habitat, pairing scenery with environmental teaching. A swimming pool on site uses an advanced water filtration system.
Our ranking methodology
This is not a ranking. The 13 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.