Type: Sports and Recreational Activities
Overview
Xzootic Animal Park and Butterfly Garden is a small private zoo and butterfly sanctuary in Barangay Agape, Loay, along the Loboc River corridor. The park’s collection includes a range of exotic species, with two Burmese pythons over 200 kg each as the main draw, plus a butterfly sanctuary on the same compound. TripAdvisor reviews as of 2026 are overwhelmingly negative on animal welfare grounds, not merely mixed: the facility carries a 1.5-out-of-5 rating across 87 reviews, with recent visitors (January 2026, May 2025, January 2025) describing barren enclosures, algae-covered water for the crocodile, and undersized, unenriched housing for the monkeys.
Location
Barangay Agape, Loay, Bohol. Loay is a municipality approximately 20 km east of Tagbilaran City along the Loboc River road, frequently passed en route to the Loboc Ecotourism Adventure Park and Bilar Man-made Forest.
Getting There
From Tagbilaran City, take a jeepney or van heading toward Loboc or Carmen — Loay is approximately 30 to 40 minutes by road. The park is in Barangay Agape; ask the driver for the Xzootic Animal Park stop. [TO ENRICH: confirm exact roadside landmark or GPS coordinates]
Practical Info
- Admission: a 2020-era visitor review cites ₱90, but no current official rate was found. [FACT NEEDED — confirm current entrance fee in PHP]
- Hours: [FACT NEEDED — confirm daily opening hours]
- Activities: viewing exotic animals, butterfly sanctuary, python photo opportunity
What to Expect
The collection runs to snakes — Burmese and albino Burmese pythons, the largest over 200 kg — plus hawks, lovebirds, peacocks, parrots, crocodiles, and monkeys. The BPTO source also lists ostrich, civet cat, Asian leopard cat, binturong (bear cat), macaque monkey, porcupines, and owls, with the butterfly sanctuary occupying its own section of the compound.
The park sits along the Loboc tourism corridor and is often combined with Loboc River cruise stops and the Bohol Cultural Village. The welfare concerns documented above are a real consideration before visiting — the park operates as a private facility with no publicly documented welfare certification.
Notes
- Source: BPTO inventory (verbatim) + TripAdvisor research (updated 2026)
- Other Loay attractions in the same area: Bohol Lemur and Butterfly, Firefly Watching, Bohol Cultural Village
- [FACT NEEDED: confirm current admission fee, current opening hours, exact roadside landmark/GPS pin for the entrance]
- Animal welfare update: reviews from January 2026 confirm conditions have not improved and, per recent visitor accounts, may have worsened — no independently verifiable improvements are documented
Xzootic Animal Park — Tripadvisor reviews, accessed 2026-07-17.
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municipalityLoay: River Mouth Below the Loboc Cruise
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