点评:The zoo is walkable from Basel centre, with some signs along the way. Cashier charged us the wrong admission price initially and was abrupt when we questioned our payment being taken. Decent food from the first cafe you reach near the entrance - one pizza was enough for two to share, and the staff were friendly.
The zoo was fairly straightforward to walk around, although the map was poor/unhelpful and didn’t make it clear what animals there were. It was unsatisfactory that none of the information about any of the animals had been translated into English, thus excluding many of the English-speaking visitors. Disappointed that we didn’t see the kangaroos or giraffes. Some of the best animals we saw were: elephants, lionesses, rhinos, otters, monkeys, cheetahs, and a bonus of red squirrels. Our favourite bit was seeing a family of snow leopards, usually elusive but in full view, so that was a real highlight!
I felt that some of the enclosures did not seem spacious enough for the animals. Some of the other visitors were inconsiderate, pushing in front to block our views and lots of children running around and shouting/screaming, which is inappropriate behaviour for a zoo environment where the animals need quiet. The zoo was open until 6pm but none of the paths were lit, so when it started getting dark (late October), this was an issue. We were also very disappointed that upon entering the shop at 5:45pm (15 minutes before the zoo shut), a staff member said “ferme” in an abrupt manner, to indicate the shop was closed! Ridiculous that this was done 15 minutes early and there was no information to explain this. Very disappointed that we came away without a souvenir from our visit, and it left a sour taste. A very poor way to treat visitors and suggests staff want to go home early and aren’t bothered about leaving a positive lasting impression on guests.
翻译:从巴塞尔市中心步行即可到达动物园,沿途有一些指示牌。收银员最初向我们收取了错误的门票价格,当我们质疑付款时,收银员很粗鲁。入口附近的第一家咖啡馆提供不错的食物 - 一个披萨足够两个人分享,工作人员也很友好。
动物园里走动起来相当简单,虽然地图很差/没有帮助,没有明确说明那里有哪些动物。令人不满意的是,关于任何动物的信息都没有翻译成英文,因此许多说英语的游客被排除在外。很失望我们没有看到袋鼠或长颈鹿。我们看到的一些最好的动物是:大象、母狮、犀牛、水獭、猴子、猎豹,还有红松鼠。我们最喜欢的是看到一群雪豹,通常很难捉摸,但可以一览无余,所以这是真正的亮点!
我觉得有些围栏似乎对动物来说不够宽敞。其他一些游客很不体谅人,挤到前面挡住我们的视线,很多孩子跑来跑去,大喊大叫,这对于动物需要安静的动物园环境来说是不合适的行为。动物园开放到下午 6 点,但没有一条路是亮灯的,所以当天色开始变暗时(十月下旬),这成了一个问题。我们也非常失望,当我们在下午 5:45(动物园关门前 15 分钟)进入商店时,一名工作人员突然说“ferme”,表示商店关门了!太荒谬了,提前 15 分钟就说了,却没有任何信息来解释这一点。非常失望,我们参观后没有带纪念品,这给我们留下了不好的印象。这是一种非常糟糕的对待游客的方式,表明工作人员想早点回家,不关心给客人留下积极持久的印象。