Updated for September 2026
The Best Zoos in Israel
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 Israel that qualifies for the list, fullest entry first.
Listed alphabetically
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Rides and attractionsSensory and cognitive support
Hai Park Kiryat Motzkin
Zoo in Kiryat Motzkin
Hai Park Kiryat Motzkin, opened in 2002, is a zoo in Israel. Animals on show include ג‘ירפות, פילים, קופי אורנגאוטן, אריה and טיגריסים.
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Guided tour
The Tisch Family Zoological Gardens – The Biblical Zoo
Zoo in Jerusalem
The Tisch Family Zoological Gardens in Jerusalem – The Biblical Zoo, opened in 1940, is a zoo in Israel.
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Guided tourEducation program
Birding center in Eilat
Zoo in אילת
Around 40,000 people come each year. The centre's activity is built around research and bird observation, and it works jointly with a counterpart birding centre in Aqaba.
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Zoological Center of Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan
Zoo in Ramat Gan
Zoological Center of Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan is a zoo in Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Carmel Hai-Bar Nature Reserve
Zoo in חיפה
The reserve is the Mediterranean-climate counterpart to the Yotvata reserve in the Arava, and spans roughly 6,000 dunams. Fencing of the reserve in the Nahal Galim basin began in 1973. It has released Persian fallow deer and roe deer, both of which had disappeared from the country, and is headed by the zoologist Ben Rosenberg.
Our ranking methodology
This is not a ranking. The 5 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.