Where to See Pandas in Hong Kong (And What It Actually Costs)
If you're wondering where to see pandas in Hong Kong, there's only one answer: Ocean Park. It's the sole home of giant pandas in the city, and right now it has six of them, split across two family groups with two very different backstories.
Ocean Park is the only place
Giant pandas in Hong Kong live exclusively at Ocean Park, in the Panda Zone. There's no free public viewing anywhere else in the city. If you want to see a giant panda in Hong Kong, you're buying an Ocean Park ticket.
Meet all six pandas
Ocean Park's panda population comes in two family groups:
- Ying Ying and Le Le: the established breeding pair, gifted to Hong Kong by the central government. In August 2024 they became parents for the first time, making Ying Ying the world's oldest first-time panda mother.
- Jia Jia and De De: their twin cubs, born at 3:27am and around an hour later on 15 August 2024, the first giant pandas ever born in Hong Kong. Jia Jia is the elder sister, De De the younger brother. They celebrated their second birthday at the park in August 2026, weighing more than 60kg each by that point.
- An An and Ke Ke: a separate adult pair, both around five years old, gifted by the central government and flown to Hong Kong in September 2024. They made their public debut at Ocean Park on 8 December 2024, arriving alongside a HK$121 million donation to expand the park's panda facilities.
Worth flagging for anyone who's read about Hong Kong's pandas before: names get reused. An earlier An An, gifted in 1999, died in 2022, and an earlier Jia Jia, also gifted in 1999, died in 2016. Both are commemorated on their own Wikipedia pages and sometimes turn up in older articles or search results. The An An and Jia Jia living at Ocean Park today are different animals with the same names.
Where to find them at the park
The six pandas are split across two exhibits, both in the Panda Zone. Ying Ying, Le Le, Jia Jia and De De are at Giant Panda Adventure, open 10am to 5:30pm. An An and Ke Ke have their own space at the Hong Kong Jockey Club Sichuan Treasures, open 10am to 7pm, so it's worth checking that one last if you're doing a full day and want to see every panda before closing.
Giant Panda Adventure is a walk-through indoor-outdoor habitat, and on the way you'll also pass a red panda enclosure, a different and much smaller species from the same bamboo forests of Sichuan. Easy to mistake for a baby giant panda if you don't already know to expect them.
Both exhibits get busy in the late morning once tour groups arrive. If seeing the pandas without a crowd matters more to you than anything else in the park, head there first thing after opening rather than saving it for the afternoon.
Do you need a separate ticket?
No. The Panda Zone is included in standard Ocean Park admission, with no extra charge to see the pandas once you're inside. If you haven't sorted your park ticket yet, our Ocean Park tickets guide covers current pricing and where to buy the cheapest one. If you're still deciding between parks, we've also compared Ocean Park against Disneyland head to head.
Quick answers
Where can I see pandas in Hong Kong? Only at Ocean Park, in the Panda Zone. No other zoo or attraction in the city keeps giant pandas.
How many pandas does Hong Kong have? Six: parents Ying Ying and Le Le, their twin cubs Jia Jia and De De, and a separate adult pair, An An and Ke Ke.
Is seeing the pandas free? No, it's included in your Ocean Park admission ticket, but there's no way to view them without a park ticket.
When were the panda twins born? 15 August 2024, the first giant pandas born in Hong Kong.
Are the pandas I've read about before still there? Not the originals. Hong Kong's first An An and first Jia Jia, both gifted in 1999, died in 2022 and 2016. The pandas at the park today, including a new An An, arrived or were born from 2024 onward.
