San Diego Zoo Hotels

No trip to San Diego is complete without a visit to one of its most popular and enduring attractions – the San Diego Zoo. Spanning 100 acres with 4,000 animals from more than 800 species and a landscape of rare and exotic plants from a variety of climates, the zoo is as entertaining as it is educational. Extremely active in conservation and species-preservation efforts, the zoo raises giant pandas, tigers, California Condors and African Rhinos in an effort to help these and other endangered species.

The zoo can be viewed via a guided tour bus that covers 75 percent of the park or by the overheard gondola lift called the Skyfari. Working hard to create an environment where animals can mimic their natural habitats, the zoo has constructed zones where the various species cohabitate like they would in nature. Visit the Outback (koalas, camels, and wallaby), the Lost Forrest (monkeys, apes, flamingos) or the Polar Rim (arctic birds, reindeer, and polar bears) to witness these majestic creatures in action.