Darıca Zoo and Botanical Garden

The zoo garden which was opened in 1993 and still serves publicly is both the botanical park and bird paradise. Businessman Faruk Yalçın was built the zoo park and present to the public. The park name is coming from Faruk Yalçın because he was is paid expenses of the park.

There are 286 animal species and over 3600 animals in the zoo. In the botanical park, there are 600 kinds of plants and more than 8000 plants.

If you are in or around Istanbul, you can spend your weekend enjoying visiting Faruk Yalçın Darıca Zoo in Kocaeli. If you are going to a zoo for the first time, you can get brief information about the animals you have never seen.

Do not forget to ask the box office staff for a map of the Zoo trip. With this map, you can follow the places you visit.