Taipei Zoo to Close to the Public from June 22 to July 1 for Annual MaintenancePost date：2026-06-15
Updates：2026-06-15
Press bureau：Taipei Zoo
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As summer vacation approaches, Taipei Zoo would like to remind visitors that it will be closed to the public from June 22 to July 1, 2026, for a total of 10 days. Visitors planning a trip to the zoo are advised to avoid this period.
Before 2019, Taipei Zoo was closed only one day each year, on Lunar New Year's Eve. In order to carry out essential maintenance while continuing to serve visitors, the zoo's indoor exhibition facilities used to take turns closing on different Mondays each month, with closures postponed to the following day if a Monday fell on a national holiday. Under year-round operations, however, major repairs and maintenance work on large facilities and landscapes could only be carried out in separate phases by carefully coordinating time and space. This fragmented approach often increased construction time and costs, while also prolonging the impact on visitors and animals. Since 2019, with public support, the zoo has therefore added a short closure period in late June, before the summer vacation season, when visitor impact is relatively low. This allows large machinery to enter the park more efficiently and enables multiple maintenance projects to be completed at the same time.
During this year's 10-day closure from June 22 to July 1, the zoo will carry out a range of maintenance projects. Planned work includes improvements to animal habitats, such as repairing activity spaces for orangutans in the Tropical Rainforest Area, replacing climbing structures for clouded leopards in the Taiwan Animal Area, pruning vegetation in the lemur habitat in the African Animal Area, trimming the tree canopy in the Pangolin Dome, and updating native species displays in the Amphibian and Reptile House. In addition, various buildings and visitor facilities throughout the park will be cleaned and maintained, including pavilions, exhibition flooring, and visitor walkways, to create a more comfortable environment for future visits.
Other projects requiring heavy machinery will also be completed during this period, including typhoon-prevention tree pruning, drainage clearing and dredging, road resurfacing, and inspections of fire safety, air-conditioning, and electrical systems. Animals in key construction areas will be temporarily relocated from spaces undergoing renovation to reduce stress caused by the work. The zoo will also use this period to conduct a series of educational training programs and professional drills, including routine diver training, ticketing staff training, summer snake-encounter response training, and shuttle train accident drills. Through improvements in all these areas, Taipei Zoo hopes to further enhance animal welfare and strengthen service quality.
During these 10 days when the zoo is closed to the public, Taipei Zoo will work intensively to complete a wide range of maintenance projects. Through this efficient maintenance plan, the zoo aims to carry out comprehensive environmental inspections and facility upkeep, improve the quality of visitor recreation and viewing experiences, and shorten construction schedules to reduce disturbance to the animals. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. Looking forward to welcome everyone back on July 2 for the summer vacation season!
Before 2019, Taipei Zoo was closed only one day each year, on Lunar New Year's Eve. In order to carry out essential maintenance while continuing to serve visitors, the zoo's indoor exhibition facilities used to take turns closing on different Mondays each month, with closures postponed to the following day if a Monday fell on a national holiday. Under year-round operations, however, major repairs and maintenance work on large facilities and landscapes could only be carried out in separate phases by carefully coordinating time and space. This fragmented approach often increased construction time and costs, while also prolonging the impact on visitors and animals. Since 2019, with public support, the zoo has therefore added a short closure period in late June, before the summer vacation season, when visitor impact is relatively low. This allows large machinery to enter the park more efficiently and enables multiple maintenance projects to be completed at the same time.
During this year's 10-day closure from June 22 to July 1, the zoo will carry out a range of maintenance projects. Planned work includes improvements to animal habitats, such as repairing activity spaces for orangutans in the Tropical Rainforest Area, replacing climbing structures for clouded leopards in the Taiwan Animal Area, pruning vegetation in the lemur habitat in the African Animal Area, trimming the tree canopy in the Pangolin Dome, and updating native species displays in the Amphibian and Reptile House. In addition, various buildings and visitor facilities throughout the park will be cleaned and maintained, including pavilions, exhibition flooring, and visitor walkways, to create a more comfortable environment for future visits.
Other projects requiring heavy machinery will also be completed during this period, including typhoon-prevention tree pruning, drainage clearing and dredging, road resurfacing, and inspections of fire safety, air-conditioning, and electrical systems. Animals in key construction areas will be temporarily relocated from spaces undergoing renovation to reduce stress caused by the work. The zoo will also use this period to conduct a series of educational training programs and professional drills, including routine diver training, ticketing staff training, summer snake-encounter response training, and shuttle train accident drills. Through improvements in all these areas, Taipei Zoo hopes to further enhance animal welfare and strengthen service quality.
During these 10 days when the zoo is closed to the public, Taipei Zoo will work intensively to complete a wide range of maintenance projects. Through this efficient maintenance plan, the zoo aims to carry out comprehensive environmental inspections and facility upkeep, improve the quality of visitor recreation and viewing experiences, and shorten construction schedules to reduce disturbance to the animals. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. Looking forward to welcome everyone back on July 2 for the summer vacation season!
