Updated for September 2026
The Best Zoos in Nigeria
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 Nigeria that qualifies for the list, fullest entry first.
Listed alphabetically
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Overnight stay
Ogba Zoo & Nature Park
Zoo in Benin City
Set up in 1971 inside a forest reserve in Ogba District, four kilometres out of the centre, it spans 300 hectares of land and water. The animals held include primates, lions, giant tortoises, rock pythons, equines and antelope. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, named it among Nigeria's leading tourist sites.
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On-site dining
OOPL wildlife park
Zoo in Abeokuta
OOPL wildlife park is a zoo in Abeokuta, Kwara State. Things to do include WILDLIFE PARK, AMPHI THEATRE, BAMBOO GROOVE BAR, ADIRE & AFRICAN FABRICS and CULTURAL VILLAGE.
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Port Harcourt Zoo
Zoo in Port Harcourt
Set in the Trans Amadi industrial layout, within Rivers State, it is counted both among the city's principal tourist attractions and among the country's leading conservation centres.
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Our ranking methodology
This is not a ranking. The 3 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.