Updated for September 2026
The Best Zoos in Venezuela
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 Venezuela that qualifies for the list, fullest entry first.
Listed alphabetically
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Valencia's Aquarium
Zoo & Aquarium in Valencia
The aquarium occupies the city's first waterworks building, known as the old water box, built in 1886 under Antonio Guzmán Blanco. It now keeps numerous fish and snake species as well as endemic plants.
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Parque Zoológico Caricuao
Zoo in Caracas
It spans 630 hectares, of which 594 are set aside for wildlife, plants and the watershed.
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Parque Zoológico Chorros de Milla
Zoo in Libertador
Built in 1952, it sits at the city's northeastern edge and shows species native to the Andean region and Venezuela. The grounds run to 10 hectares, are crossed by the Milla river and average 18 °C. It opens Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00.
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View all Venezuela listingsOur 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.