The Ho Chi Minh City Botanical Garden is one of the oldest in Asia. It was established during the colonial era by the French botanist Louis-Pierre at his own expense in 1864. Many plants and trees have been growing here since its founding, that is, they have passed the century mark in age.
Botanical Garden together with the zoo is located in the centre of the city on an area of 20 hectares. It is a very picturesque place - with beautifully designed alleys decorated with sculptures and beds of decorative sunflowers. Almost two thousand species of plants are collected here not only from neighbouring Cambodia, Taiwan and Laos, but also rare and exotic plants from the African and American continents. There are more than 30 species of cacti alone. The beautiful collection of the orchid garden has more than 20 varieties. The garden of dwarf trees looks absolutely unusual, these decorative mini-trees are presented in the most complete variety - 34 species.
The zoo is perfectly integrated into the landscape of the botanical garden. Some of the animals live in open spacious enclosures. Some, such as tigers, leopards, cheetahs and lions, have glass enclosures. A separate enclosure with a swimming pool is reserved for crocodiles. There are just over 500 animals, but there are all the main ones: black Asian bears, elephants, giraffes, monkeys, rhinos, hippos, deer, goats, etc. There are rare ones, such as the white tiger.
More than 120 species of birds live in the zoo. Especially magnificent are pink flamingos. One should definitely pay attention to the crested pheasants Agrus. Firstly, they are very beautiful. Secondly, the Ho Chi Minh City Zoo is the only one in the world where these birds can be bred in natural conditions.
All the zoo inhabitants look well-groomed, and the zoo and botanical garden seem to be a cosy place to visit.
The botanical garden also houses the national museum and a memorial to the war dead.
The zoo and botanical garden is a cosy place to visit.
