Nanjing Hongshan Zoo Super Detailed Guide

Nanjing Hongshan Zoo is simply the ultimate healing spot 🐼✨ A veteran who has visited 5 times in a month, painstakingly organizing a "no backtracking" walking guide + hidden photo spots + money-saving tips! Save it with your eyes closed, just copy the homework👇 🐾 Opening Hours: 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM (last entry at 4:30 PM) 🚗 Transportation: Drive or take a taxi directly to the North Gate or East Gate, parking 🅿️ 4 RMB/hour 🧳 Both main gates have storage lockers for luggage 🎫 Ticket Prices: Adults: 40 RMB/person/visit; Students and children: 20 RMB/visit Children under 6 years old or under 1.4 meters tall are free (must be accompanied by an adult) P2 🍔 Dining Recommendations: Outside the North Gate, there are KFC, McDonald's, Mixue Ice City, etc., which can be brought into the park. Opposite the Giraffe Pavilion is an indoor food court, the taste is average but offers Jiming Soup Dumplings, Coco Milk Tea, Seven Sweets, and Just Lemon 📅 Suggested Visit Duration: Generally 3 hours (a quick tour) including check-in photos and meals/rest, at least 5 hours 🚶 Walking Route (mainly no backtracking as shown in P3) North Gate → Panda Pavilion → Native Animal Pavilion → Wolf Pavilion → Bear Pavilion → China Cat Pavilion → Tiger Pavilion → Elephant Pavilion → Gaoligong → Ganwana → Orangutan Pavilion → Hippo Pavilion → Asian Primate Pavilion → Koala Pavilion → Giraffe Pavilion → Tailed Ape Pavilion → Rare Bird Garden → Hornbill Pavilion → Pheasant Garden → Tropical Bird Pavilion → North Gate 🚍 Easy Tour Bus Route (mainly for saving effort): P4-5 North Gate → Directly to Hippo Pavilion → Fangniushan → Dahongshan → Xiaohongshan → North Gate (on the way out, the bus goes straight from North Gate to Hippo Pavilion; on the return, it passes Elephant Pavilion, Monkey Hill, Tailed Mongoose Pavilion, etc.) 🎫 Weekday one-way 15 RMB/person, round trip 20 RMB/person; holidays one-way 20 RMB/person 🛺 Electric cart (Tailed Mongoose Pavilion) Clownfish cart 120 RMB/hour, regular cart 100 RMB/hour, after one hour 50 RMB/half hour, deposit 500 RMB. Walking: (strongly recommended for those with kids)❗️ 🐾 About Animal Active Times: See schedule P6 Koala weighing: 9:00-9:30 AM Giant panda feeding: 8:30, 12:30, 2:30, 4:30 PM, four feedings a day, try to arrive early Tiger: Walk the sky bridge, around 8:40 AM, close-up tiger viewing Elephant: 3-4 PM, irregular nail grinding Tailed mongoose: 2:15 PM, feeding inside the park Detailed Tips 1️⃣ The park can be crowded; those who can walk are advised to explore on foot as the park is not very large; 2️⃣ Those taking the sightseeing bus can get off directly at the central plaza, where all the popular spots are: Koala Pavilion, Ganwana, and Asian Primate Area, plus the inflatable Dudu; 3️⃣ Ganwana has many trendy photo spots, animal print coffee, capybara called water pig, Dudu called white-faced monk monkey; 4️⃣ If short on time, skip the native conservation area; personally, not much to see and involves climbing a big hill; on the day visited, only wolves, birds, and some small animals were seen; 5️⃣ The largest creative market is at the North Gate entrance; it’s recommended to buy gear first and then explore; money-saving friends can also buy on the way from the subway station, quality is good and great for photos; 6️⃣ Bring your own snacks! Food inside the park is really expensive; outside the gate there are McDonald's, KFC, and snacks available.