Updated for September 2026
The Best Zoos in Pakistan
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 Pakistan that qualifies for the list, fullest entry first.
Listed alphabetically
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Karachi Zoo
Zoo in کراچی
Dating from 1899, it is called the largest zoo in Pakistan and the second oldest after Lahore's.
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Peshawar Zoo
Zoo in پيښور ښار تحصیل
It covers 29 acres next to the Pakistan Forest Institute and is managed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's forests, environment and wildlife department. It is ranked the second largest zoo in Pakistan, behind Karachi's.
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Bahawalpur Zoo
Zoo in تحصیل بہاولپور شہر
Alongside the animal collection there is an aquarium and a zoological museum of taxidermy specimens.
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Vehari Wildlife Park
Zoo in Vehari
Vehari Wildlife Park, opened in 1988, is a zoo in Vehari, Pakistan.
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DG Khan Zoo
Zoo in Dera Ghazi Khan
The zoo is run by the provincial Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries department. Its animals have been reported to be in poor shape, in cages described as cramped and unclean.
Our ranking methodology
This is not a ranking. The 6 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.