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Hope Zoo and Hope Gardens, Kingston

Landscape Half day difficulty: Easy with kids: yes

Kingston's zoo, inside the huge Hope Gardens, the largest botanical garden in Jamaica. Among giant trees live Jamaican and exotic species, with guided feedings and a petting area where kids meet animals up close.

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The Hope Gardens were founded in 1873 and Queen Elizabeth II declared them the «Royal» Botanical Gardens in 1953.

With kids

See Jamaican and exotic species at the zoo
Get close to the animals in the petting area
Go to a guided animal feeding
Run and play among the garden's enormous trees

Accessibility: All ages; plenty of greenery and shade to walk at an easy pace.

With family

Stroll the paths of the Hope Gardens
Have a picnic under the century-old trees
Visit the Bob Marley Museum, in the same city

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