Updated for September 2026
The Best Zoos in KwaZulu-Natal
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 KwaZulu-Natal that qualifies for the list, fullest entry first.
Listed alphabetically
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Mitchell Park Zoo
Zoo in Durban
Standing in the Morningside suburb, it is the city's only zoo. It was set up in 1910 as an ostrich farm, and poor returns led to other animals being brought in. It once held large animals, best known among them an Indian elephant called Nellie.
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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.