Zoo Aquarium

A fun day out at the Zoo? What could possibly go wrong? Well how about if it ruined the rest of your holiday!! For my 21st birthday me and my partner went to Madrid for a 5 days last September. On the 3rd day of our holiday we visited Madrid Zoo. There was a wide variety of animals including tigers, a panta, monkeys, penguins and all the usual animals you'd expect to find. Seeing the animals was great fun especially as I'd never been seen a real Panda before, one of the world's most endangered species. In the afternoon we decided to visit one of the parks food outlets. It was the usual kind of stall found at parks that had hot dogs and ...  Read the complete review

I wasn't sure about zoos, the last one I went to a few years ago wasn't very clean or well maintained and I just felt really sorry for the animals. The last thing they should be seen to do is to exploit animals for entertainment. Also, given that Spain is hardly well known for its fair attitude towards animal rights, I was a little bit hesitant about visiting "Zoo Aquarium de Madrid". Luckily, Madrid Zoo was nothing like my expectations, it was clean, well maintained and every possible step was taken to ensure the safety and comfort of the animals. Info ===== Situated in Casa del Campo, the green parkland area just to the west ...  Read the complete review