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Located in the resort area of Kingston, the Hope Zoo is home to 900 animals across 60 species, including indigenous, endangered, and endemic animals from Jamaica, Africa, and the Americas. Among the main attractions is Lucas the Lion, which was a well anticipated addiiton to the animal population of the zoo.
The Royal Botanical Gardens, commonly called “Hope Gardens”, occupies 200 acres of land in the Ligunaea Plains of urban St Andrew. The gardens were established in 1873 on a section of land from the estate of Major Richard Hope, one of the original English colonisers who arrived with the invading force of Penn and Venables. Today the gardens are the largest public green space in the Kingston metropolitan region, and are home to Jamaica’s most popular collection of endemic and exotic botanical collections. Of particular interest is the Cassia siamea grove by the main entrance, which was planted in 1907, and the other mini-gardens within the park – notably the cacti garden, with its rare varietals; the bougainvillea walk with its magnificent explosions of tropical colours; the annual gardens, with numerous species of exotic flowers; the sunken gardens and the lily pond
Price:
Kids JMD$1,000
Adults JMD$1,500,
*Transportation is available at a cost
Opening hours:
Every Day 6:00 am – 6:00 pm
Address:
Old Hope Road, Kingston
Contact:
(876) 970-3505
