Lion Zoo

Lion Zoo: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Lion Zoo

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Lion Zoo — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 9.04284, 38.76185. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lion Zoo

• Yekatit 12 monument · fort · Addis Ababa · ~0 km · Must-see
• St. Mark's Church · church · Addis Ababa · ~0 km · Must-see
• Palace · fort · Addis Ababa · ~1 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Cathedral · church · Addis Ababa · ~2 km · Must-see
• Addis Ababa Park · park · Addis Ababa · ~3 km · Must-see
• Anwar Grand Mosque · dargah · Addis Ababa · ~3 km · Must-see
• Tiglachin Monument · fort · Addis Ababa · ~3 km · Must-see
• National Palace · fort · Addis Ababa · ~4 km · Must-see
• Meskel Square · park · Addis Ababa · ~5 km · Must-see
• The Lion of Judah of Menelik II · fort · Addis Ababa · ~5 km · Must-see
• Entoto Mariam · church · Addis Ababa · ~7 km · Must-see
• Medhane Alem Church · church · Addis Ababa · ~8 km · Must-see
• Entoto · viewpoint · North Shewa (Oromia Region) · ~12 km · Must-see
• Gara Furi · viewpoint · South West Shewa · ~24 km · Must-see
• Adadi Mariam · church · South West Shewa · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mount Zuqualla · viewpoint · East Shewa · ~71 km · Must-see
• National Museum of Ethiopia · museum · Addis Ababa · ~1 km
• Institute of Ethiopian Studies · museum · Addis Ababa · ~1 km

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• Wabe Shebelle · sanctuary · Addis Ababa · ~5 km
• Gullele Botanical Garden Offices · sanctuary · Addis Ababa · ~6 km
• Floral tropical garden · sanctuary · Addis Ababa · ~6 km
• Gullele Botanical Garden (South/Bottom entrance) · sanctuary · Addis Ababa · ~7 km
• Gullele Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Addis Ababa · ~7 km
• Gullele Botanical Garden (Nord/Top Entrance) · sanctuary · Addis Ababa · ~8 km
• Afriflower · sanctuary · Addis Ababa · ~8 km
• Adwa Park · sanctuary · Addis Ababa · ~9 km
• Sululta · sanctuary · North Shewa (Oromia Region) · ~18 km

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