Zoo

Giza Zoo or the animal garden in Giza was founded in 1891 AD. It is the largest zoo in Egypt and the Middle East, and the first and oldest zoo in Africa. It was called "the crown jewel of Africa's zoos". It is open to the public from 9 am to 5 pm

Garden creation story

Order created by Khedive Ismail. It was opened in the year 1891 by Khedive Muhammad Tawfiq Ibn Khedive Ismail. Where it began to display imported flowers and plants not found in the Egyptian nature. There are about six thousand animals in the park of about 175 species, including rare types of crocodiles and wild cows

The garden covers an area of ​​about 80 acres, and its main gate faces Charles de Gaulle Street in Cairo. It is located on the west bank of the Cairo Nile and has streams and caves with waterfalls, wooden bridges, and lakes for the birds on display. It also contains a museum that was built in the year 1906 and contains rare collections of stuffed animals, birds and reptiles. The estimated number of visitors to the park by about two million visitors a year

The park was closed on February 19, 2006 for fear of animals and birds from contracting bird flu, but it reopened on April 24 of the same year

Recently, some additions have been made to the animal garden to entertain visitors to the park, such as the establishment of amusement parks for adults and children, a 3D cinema and an open garden where some pets are located, which visitors feed them closely without barriers