For a quick city edu-entertainment with you child, you might want to check out the Ark of the Avilon Zoo.
ARK AVILON ZOO is the only indoor interactive zoo in the country. It is two storey building resembling the biblical Noah's Ark.
I was there recently, as a chaperon to my son's school fieldtrip. It was nothing like the zoos we have visited in Singapore (you can check out our Singapore Zoo trips here: Singapore Zoo).
The Ark is quite small and you can easily tour the entire zoo in a an hour or less. But I do appreciate that it is indoor (away from the scorching heat of the sun or otherwise monsoon weather).
The Ark Avilon's offers:
- Photo opportunities with the zoo's star attractions like JENNY the Bornean Orangutan, AYLA the Palawan Bearcat, NARDO and ALEX the Cockatoos, TYSON the Burmese Python and BUSTY the Pony;
- Farm animals feeding at FARMLAND Fun Feeding Station;
- Arts and crafts making using recycled materials, and
- Venue for celebrating birthday parties and other corporate events.
TIPS:
- Bring lots of loose 20s for the animal feeding.
- Bring insect repellant.
- Don't expect too much from the place. It is a bit old and requires an upkeep.
- You can bring your own food inside the Ark, subject to P25 corkage fee per person.
Ark Avilon Zoo is located at Frontera Verde, Ortigas Avenue corner C-5, Pasig City, Philippines
(+632) 706 2992 / arkavilonzoo@gmail.com
Entrance Fee is P400 (Below 3feet is P300)
20% discount for Senior Citizen and PWD (with Senior Citizen ID / PWD ID card)
Operating Hours: 9am to 6pm
I've been planning to bring my kids to a zoo that is not far away from the city. Maybe we should pay this place a visit. :) Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYour kids will love the animal feeding for sure!
Deletewe love it there :)
ReplyDeleteOooh malapit lang! Sige will take note of this zoo to bring my child to someday. ;)
ReplyDeleteWow ganda ng place, di pa nakavisit anak ko ng zoo. In time we will...
ReplyDeleteI want to try visit this zoo because nga it's interactive. The only problem is that we're too far away. Hopefully, they will open up a zoo here in Davao!
ReplyDeleteI've always wanted to go here simula bata pa ako. And now na may anak na ako, until now di parin ako nakakvisit. Might go there na talaga para maipasyal ko si baby ko. hihi
ReplyDeleteHi Kit Kat, I dont think the place is suited for babies. Wait tiil your baby is a bit older so that you can both enjoy it together :)
DeleteWow! Cool place! Will take my boy here soon! :-)
ReplyDeleteYour son will love it there, mine did!
DeleteGood place to take kids to! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Rowena, yup sure beats mall strolling (only slightly though) Ark Avilon is both fun and educational!
DeleteI'll have to take note of thie zoos here in Pinas for the future. Sa ngayon kasi hindi pa ma-appreciate ni baby ang zoo.
ReplyDeleteWait til your baby gets bigger!
DeleteI want to take my daughter there.
ReplyDeleteI'd take my child to Ark of Avilon soon.
ReplyDeleteHaven't been there but in the one in Malabon. A zoo is always a nice place to take the kids.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you! I hope we have more of accessible good zoos and children's museum around, that is also budget friendly.
DeleteMy kids love it here! And I love that it's accessible especially those in the south and Metro east.
ReplyDeleteIt is nicely situated indeed. And if your kids still have energy left you can easily move to fun ranch after. Medyo expensive nga lang sa buksa! :D
DeleteAng lapit nito sa aminpero di ko pa napupuntahan. :( Maybe when my kids get a little bigger.
ReplyDeleteBeen wanting to take my kids there. Maybe this summer we can finally do it.
ReplyDeleteHi Janice, Metro Deal has a discounted Ark tickets, i think validity is until Mar 20.
DeleteI've been to here last year when my daughter had her field trip. It's a nice place for kids and for the adults too.
ReplyDeleteFound this discounted Ark Avilon tickets offer from Metro Deal
ReplyDeletehttp://www.metrodeal.com/deals/Metro_Manila/Ark-Avilon-Zoo/250221496