Avilon Zoo

Zia and Enzo enjoyed their visit at Ark of Avilon Zoo that we decided to go to their main site, the Avilon Zoo in Montalban, Rizal.

I went to its website and downloaded the map going there. Since May 1 was a holiday, we thought it would be perfect to go there. It was quite a long trip from Las Pinas, nearly 2 hours of travel. We were quite worried before the trip because the weather was quite rainy, but eventually the weather cooperated. Locating the place is not that easy, and the road going there is still rough and muddy. Once we get there, it turned out well.

The place is 8 hectares, so one will have a whole morning or whole afternoon to see all the animals. We opted to hire a tour guide, and it was worth it since the guide had a systematic route and stories on each segment of the tour. It is a walking tour so it is quite tiring. There is a segment for reptiles where different crocodiles can be seen. They also breed crocs there. For bird watchers, this is a good place to be. Their collection of birds are great. There is an area for big birds - flamingos, peafowls, all kinds of parrots, birds of paradise, birds of prey; an area for small birds - colorful, singing ones. There is an area for apes, a spacious area for wild cats - tigers, leopards, jaguars, lions, lynx, pumas; for hyenas, wolves, bears, tapirs. There is a snake area, a lizard area, an amphibian area, horses, ostriches, deers, llamas, rodents, big fishes - ANG DAMI TALAGA!

Enzo was so tired during the tour that he even took a nap during the tour, when he woke up, played with the animals again. Zia was so enthusiastic, she was so active throughout the tour. She played with the orangutan, took pictures with an owl and an eagle on her arm. The guide mentioned that the zoo is still developing some of its parts. They are preparing provisions for elephants and giraffes. It is one of the better zoos I have visited. The trip was so worth it. The kids have a grand time. We had a great time.

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