Description: SADLY THE ZOO IS NOW PERMANENTLY CLOSED!!Let me begin by confessing that I am no zoo expert. For many years this was the only zoo that I had ever visited and it was a one time visit in the 1970's when my children were young. We once took a canal boat ride in London that briefly pasted through the aviary at the London Zoo but believe me it is not an activity I usually seek out. Over the last few years being a grandmother has meant that I have had to make zoo visiting part of my regular vacation activities, at least when I have a Houligan or two in tow.
I was quite certain that a five year old was not going to be entertained by what I usually do in Quebec City, excluding a visit to Montmorency Falls which of course I had to include. I had been keeping up on what was happening at the Zoo and after an extensive renovation it had reopened bigger and better. Okay I can suck it up and visit here again.
If you plan to also visit the Aquarium there is a combination ticket that will save you several dollars and is worth purchasing. Unlike some zoos, parking here is free and there is plenty of it.
After leaving the visitor Center the first exhibit you will see are the flamingos. Considering how far north we are, it is quite an extensive presentation. Actually, birds are what this zoo is all about. Don’t get me wrong, there are other exhibits but the birds predominate.
What I hadn’t counted on was that Chris is a very sophisticated five year old and has visited several zoos including the Bronx and it took no more than ten minutes for him to ask me where the giraffes and elephants were? Well I’m not sure where they are but it isn’t here. I knew I was going to lose him soon so we headed off to see the bears. There are both Polar and grizzlies here and I regained most of the lost attention.
There is a small playground as well and this proved a nice change of pace. When we finished here we headed off to see the small animals and birds in a large enclosed building. This is where Chris had his adventure, for a $1 you buy a cup of nectar and the birds land on you and drink it. When they all landed on him I was afraid he was going to freak but he stood very still and was fascinated by the whole process.
There is a petting zoo which all children enjoy and of course a gift shop, Chris still loves his stuffed snake and he charmed all the sales women with his questions about the different ones. This is a delightful way to spend several hours with children.
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