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A landscaped animal enclosure at the National Zoological Gardens in Dehiwala
A ZOO ENCLOSUREPhoto by Debodly on Wikimedia CommonsIn Dehiwala, south of Colombo

WILDLIFE · NATIONAL ZOO

Colombo's Century-Old Zoo

National Zoological Gardens · Western

Built

1936

Visit

Half-day

Best

Morning

Region

Western

One of the oldest zoos in South Asia, within a 30-minute drive of central Colombo.

Sri Lanka's national zoo, laid out in the Colombo suburb of Dehiwala and open to the public since 1936. It keeps native and exotic animals across landscaped enclosures, an aquarium, and a walk-through aviary.

1936Half-dayMorning
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