Location: The Toronto Zoo is set in the beautiful Rouge Valley. The Main Entrance is located on Meadowvale Road, Scarborough, north of Highway 401 (Exit #389 eastbound and westbound). The Zoo is accessible by car and public transit.
For T.T.C. information call (416) 393-4636 or visit www.ttc.ca. For Go Transit call (416) 869-3200 or visit www.gotransit.com.
Animals: The Zoo has over 5,000 animals representing over 460 species.
Attendance: Approximately 1.2 million visitors per year.
Walking trails: There are over 10 km (6 miles) of walking trails.
Size: 287 hectares (710 acres). One of the largest zoos in the world.
Zellers Discovery Zone: Explore "Zellers Discovery Zone", featuring the NEW "Kids Zoo", a dynamic, interactive children's wildlife experience, "Splash Island", an exciting 2 acre water play area and the 750 seat "Waterside Theatre", home of the "Amazing Animal Show".
Food: Open daily - Peacock Caf?(variety of hot and cold light fare, assorted snack foods and frozen treats), Africa Restaurant (Harvey's and Pizza Pizza). Open seasonally - Americas Restaurant (Harvey's, Mr. Sub and Yogen Fruz), Simba Safari Lodge (North American and African fare), Simba Patio (draft beer, coolers), Twiga Duka snack bar (Pizza Pizza), Polar Patio (draft beer, coolers, barbecue menu) and Beavertails (hot pastry). A variety of snack bars and frozen treat carts are located throughout the site.
Gift Shops: There are eight gift shops and kiosks located throughout the Zoo site.
Exhibits and Layout: The Zoo is divided into six zoogeographic regions: Indo-Malaya, Africa, the Americas, Australasia, Eurasia and the Canadian Domain. Animals are displayed indoors in tropical pavilions and outdoors in naturalistic environments, with viewing at many levels.
Must Sees: Gorilla Rainforest (Africa Pavilion), award winning African Savanna, home to our baby Masai giraffe, *Zellers Discovery Zone featuring Kids Zoo, Splash Island and Waterside Theatre.
Guest Services: Strollers, wagons and lockers are available to rent at the Main Entrance. Wheelchairs are available at no cost. ATM bank machines are located outside the Main Entrance and in the Africa Restaurant.