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| Mini Zoo Kemaman |
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| inside the Zoo |
"Regardless if you have kids or travelling in a couple, Kemaman Zoo should be in your list of visit if you're touring in Kemaman. The zoo is open everyday from 9 am to 5 pm. The zoo requires you to pay a minimum fee of RM10 for adults and RM7 for kids. If you are visiting in a group, then the price for the tickets would be cheaper. Even though it is claimed to be a mini zoo, but the space of the compound is very large and homed to many variety of animals comprising largely of birds, elephants, tigers, orang utan, crocodiles, tapirs and some local river fishes. The zoo also has a swimming pool and a commuting zoo bus that takes you from the main gate to the zoo center. There is a banner about cruising down Yak Yah river on a boat for fireflies spotting, but since we weren't planning on cruising, so we didn't ask much. If you are interested in the boat ride, you could enquire at the information counter. In my opinion, the downfall of the zoo is the lack of signage to get there, we had to ask around for directions from the locals since there were no signboards directing us to the main road to get there. There is also no eating place inside the zoo, but there is a small mart inside. It is best to come here with a stomach full or prepare for a picnic in the zoo since you are required to walk a little to get a complete tour of the place. Overall, the zoo is a very interesting pit stop especially if you're into nature ."
Note : Above is the comment from Ejoe C in the TripAdvisor Review .
Observation , comment and way forward :
Fyi this is my 3rd visit to this Zoo . First time visit during the official opening for last few year . At that moment there are full of crowds . We fell very excited since this is the first Zoo in Terengganu and Kemaman been honored as the selected district for the zoo location . During that time , the main crowd puller is riding the elephant . There are still some construction undergoing and what I heard they are building a water park inside the Zoo .
My second visit was when the tiger and lion introduced at the Zoo . Some of the water park open to the public .
During my third visit , I feel quite sad and disappointed , where there are not much things left at the Zoo . There are no more elephant riding , no more lion and some of the animals cage was empty . The water parks look tired and even the water sliding roller coaster was damaged . The water looks like full of algae . But thumb up for newly introduced , the cruising down Yak Yah river on the boat for fireflies spotting .
1. There are a lot of potentials for this mini Zoo to be potray as the tagline " The mini zoo under Wishlist/ Visit list while you are in East Coast of Malaysia " .
2. You have to have the right people ie right management with the right knowledge how to run the Zoo .... as we know , it is not cheap $$$ to run the Zoo, but the investment $$$ been made , so let don't waste the money .
3. Learned from the successful Zoo operators eg Malacca Zoo , Taiping Zoo ..etc
4. Maintenance , maintenance , maintenance and maintenance ... without proper and schedule maintenance , things will be neglected and wait for its doomsday .
5. Add more activities and attractions at the zoo compund ,eg... a "night or sleeping" with animal , jungle trekking , flying fox etc ,,
6. Aggressive Marketing , marketing and marketing ..... Key of success for any kind of business ! Good marketing means more people means more $$$ means ............ an awesome Zoo .
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