Avilon Zoo

[nmtin]

thanks for the info

[pissword]

been there kahapon, pumunta ako dahil sa thread na to, masasabi ko lang... well maintained yung place, hindi mabaho, in good condition lahat, medyo mahirap konti tuntunin, at yung direction na binigay dun sa website eh sa parang river ka dadaan hehe pero d kami nakacross kasi taas yung tubig, yun pala may bridge nman sa mga next few hundred meters away...

yung zoo mismo maganda, a lil expensive at 200/pax na. konti lang tao pag weekdays, 5 lang nga kami sa tour kahapon eh.. same sched un tour nila 9,11,1 and 3 pm... maganda mag tour ng 3-5pm kasi dyan un time ata na pinapakain na nila un animals at d na ganun kainit..

astig doon... wala akong masabi enjoy pero medyo kakapagod

[nmtin]

pissword: bigay ka naman ng directions... mas detailed sa site! ANo ba pinaka maganadang route?

[Kicker15]

ganda nga daw dyan. yan yung fineature ni korina sanchez one time sa program nya

[pissword]

ang pinakamagandang route for me is yung sa may sandigan bayan... kasi hindi siya matraffic. ito yung exact direction na galing sa site, pag dadaan ka sa sandigan bayan..

From Philcoa and you're driving, go straight ahead. Keep you car at mid road, and after a U-Turn slot, move your car to the left side and go up the overpass by the main Iglesia Ni Cristo church. After the overpass, you can take the middle road again. On your right, watch out for the castle-like peach-colored Ever Gotesco Dept. Store, an overpass, the St. Peter Church, and by this time you will see a bigger overpass and the Sandiganbayan farther right. You will take a right turn before Sandiganbayan, but don't keep your car to the right yet. Watch out for the jeeps and buses here, they just stop when they want to and block your path. At right turn to Sandiganbayan, you will be passing by the Batasan Pambansa compound on your left. On your right you will see a main road going down to San Mateo. Just follow this road, on your left you will be passing by a Church of the Latter Day Saint, farther down, a wide bridge road. At end of the road, take a left turn to San Mateo. From here, you will see all the landmarks in #1b

#1b) From here, the landmarks on your right are Tropical/Mercury Drug, Jollibee, then road turns right then straight then left, and it goes on and on, just wach out for the arch - Welcome to Rodriguez (new name of Montalban). From here you will see the Avilon Zoo-This-Way signboard and just follow the road and you will see on your right Iglesia Ni Cristo, farther down, Mercury Drug, the town church, town hall, then road turns right. Watch out for the TOTAL gas station.

1c) From the gas station and less than 100 meters ahead, you will see the Eastwood Greenview subdivision on your left with a big poster of "Victoria Hills". Turn left to the subdivision entrance, pass a bridge you get to a rotunda or circle. You don't need to go around the circle, just turn left slowly to make sure there is no approaching vehicle. Again go straight ahead until you reach a dead-end. On your left you will see a bridge road and a river. Turn right and little farther you will see a small dirt road on your left. Turn here and in less than 5 minutes, you will see the Avilon Zoo structure and gate on your right!


its pretty easy to find, kasi straight straight lang naman daan eh, and nag iisang TOTAL Gas station yan...

[pissword]

buti naman at yung direction sa 1c eh binago na.. hehee kasi yung naprint kong direction, sa parang river ka pa dadaan, medyo nalito nga ako eh hehehe sa mismong tapat ka ng total liliko sa direction nila. yang pinost ko sa taas mas ok

good luck and enjoy. be sure na mag join kayo sa tour, kasi pag hindi, baka d kayo masyado mag enjoy. kasi maliliit madalas un mga hayop nila, d niyo maappreciate pag wlang nagsasalita hehehe

[alnr]

pissword, taga commonwealth ka ba or fairview? alam na alam mo ang tamang style sa commonwealth eh :D.

mga gano katagal byahe mo from sandiganbayan going to avilon zoo?

[turk182]

went there about three months ago... hard to find the place if you're going there for the first time...

i'm going back there to see if there are new attractions and animals... definitely a very nice place to go to....

[pissword]

turk182, wala pang bago ata, yung mga hippos and elephants wala pa eh, maybe after christmas pa yun..

sir alnr, hehe ndi copy paste lang yang direction na yan. actually d talaga ako nahirapan hanapin siya except nung papasok lang kasi nagulat ako sa taas ng tubig eh nagtanong pa kami saan ang daanan talaga.. which is written na dyan sa direction na binigay ko.

madali lang siya basta keep your eyes open lang hehe

[mantoy]

pwede ba magdala ng food dyan? if not, san pwedeng kumain?

[chain]

mga pare another alternative route is to pass sa may palengke after Sandiganbayan... turn right there after.

downside nga lang nito is you'll be passing by Payatas area kaya medyo baho.

Pababa na yun diretso sa Montalban na... upon reaching Montalban, just turn left sa kanto.. once you reach Total, turn left. u won't miss it.

ok ang zoo. its around a couple of hectares (7 ata) and not yet completely finished..

got some pics here...

[chain]

u can't eat while taking the tour. only bottled water is allowed daw.

here's another pic...

[falken]

Meron na bang elephants, hippos, giraffes, or maliliit lang mga hayop? Am planning to take my kids kasi.

[kingkaboodles]

madaming birds.. (after all, it's a bird sanctuary)
walang hippos, giraffes, elephants noong pumunta kami. ang sabi they're still constructing the area that will hold an elephant.

like what dehadista posted. you're allowed to bring water during the tour. malaki ang zoo, hosting a couple of rare animals din na wala sa manila zoo and montalban zoo. doon ko nakita ung pinakamalaking gagamba na nakita ko sa talambuhay ko.

the tour is good, pero nakakapagod. 2hrs ung lakad-lakad. pwede ka lang kumain dun sa area nila malapit sa parking. pwede ka din magdala nang sarili mong pagkain pero dun mo lang din sya pwedeng kainin.

[chain]

regarding the gigantic gagamba.. totoo yun.. nakakatakot nga eh... (siguro ung body niya is bigger than a fist!)

when trying to get there, minsan swerte na lang pag kaunti tao. usually, andaming field trip ng mga school dyan!

I tried taking some pics ng gagamba pero medyo malabo due to lack of light...

[chieffy]

nagpunta kami noong april 16...sulit naman kahit malayo

wala ngang elephants, hippos, giraffes...karamihan birds, reptiles and mammals...pwede pa kayo mag picture taking habang hawak yung albino python at yung ilan sa mga birds...pwede rin kayong mag fishing...ang laki ng mga arapaima nila sa pond! gusto kong bilhin!!! (kano kaya iyon)...ganda pa ng kulay ng scales...

di ko lang alam kung pwede magdala ng food pero merong cafeteria doon that offers packed lunch for 75 pesos...

[nicolodeon]

Ganda dyan. Actually, mas gusto namin ng family ko 'dyan kaysa Manila Zoo. Chieffy, ang ganda nga arapaima nila. Gusto ko ngang kulimbatin

Pwede naman siguro mag-dala ng foo. May dala kaming chips, canned juice at sandwiches nun sa isang knap-sack. Pinapasok naman kami. O kaya, baka na-swertehan lang namin na mabait yung tao sa gate.