Johannesburg zoo is located in johannesburg leafy suburbs of park view in johannesburg north enjoy the different animal exhibits that are located in these zoo with fun for adults and the kids too the zoo covers 55 hectares of land and was founded in 1904 as a piece of land donated to the public in johannesburg for recreational use by the firm of the late hermann ekstein hermain ekstain was involved in the development of the mining town in johannesburg he had three million trees planted in a