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Hai-Kef, Rishon LeZion Zoo

חי כיף, גן החיות ראשון לציון

Museum · Mammals · Reptiles · Birds · 30-60 ₪

Rishon LeZion's zoo, an open-air park of mammals, reptiles and birds on Golda Meir Boulevard

Hai-Kef is Rishon LeZion's zoo, an open-air park on Golda Meir Boulevard run by the city's municipal company. Its animals include mammals such as cotton-top tamarins, red-necked wallabies, coatis, porcupines and foxes, reptiles such as snakes, lizards and iguanas, and birds such as flamingos, parrots, peacocks and emus, and an amphitheatre in the park hosts shows and events. The park has disabled parking, accessible ticket offices and paths, accessible toilets, tactile strips for blind and partially sighted visitors and hearing aids at the ticket offices and the amphitheatre, and an app gives audio information on each animal. A large car park is at the entrance from Golda Meir Street, and buses 11 from Rishon LeZion's central stations and 19 from Tel Aviv stop nearby.

14 facts checked 2026-10-15

At a glance

Shabbat: Open Saturday 10:00-18:00
On offer: Mammals, reptiles, birds
Prices: 30-60 ₪
Wheelchair: Disabled parking, accessible ticket offices and paths, accessible toilets, tactile strips and warning markings for blind and partially sighted visitors, accessible furniture and signs, fixed and portable hearing aids at the ticket offices, the amphitheatre and the events area, and an app with audio navigation and information on each animal.
Parking: Accessible parking listed

Own website
Active on Instagram
Good for families

Prices

Entry ticket, visitor from outside the city60 ₪
Family ticket (3 tickets or more), per visitor from outside the city45 ₪
Senior citizen, visitor with a disability, soldier or student, resident or not30 ₪
Entry ticket, Rishon LeZion resident with an identity card40 ₪
Soldier, reservist, visitor with a disability, student or senior citizen, Rishon LeZion resident30 ₪

The prices as Hai-Kef published them on 15 October 2026; prices can change. They do not apply on holidays, the intermediate days of festivals, events, special projects and summer events. Every visitor from the age of two needs a ticket, and the prices cover entry to the zoo, not its attractions. Read from hay-kef.co.il on 2026-10-15. The full price list on hay-kef.co.il

Photos

For illustration: the area around Hai-Kef, Rishon LeZion Zoo, not the business itself. Its own pictures are on Instagram

Zebras in front of a painted savannah wall at the Hai-Kef zoo in Rishon LeZion

The Great Synagogue of Rishon LeZion, a white building of the founders' era with arched windows and a menorah on its gable

Opening hours

Checking the clock in Israel

Opening hours by day
Sunday to Thursday	10:00-18:00
Friday	10:00-15:00
Saturday	10:00-18:00

Candle lighting 5:40 PMShabbat ends 6:36 PM

As published on hay-kef.co.il, read 2026-10-15. All Shabbat times

Sources disagree on these hours

Fridays and holiday eves 10:00 to 15:00; Saturdays and holidays 10:00 to 18:00. The ticket offices close two hours before the zoo closes.

Location

3 Golda Meir Boulevard, Rishon LeZion

Waze Google Maps

Train: Rishon LeZion HaRishonim3.2 km from the door, straight line
Bus: Nearest stop 267 mlines 6, 15, 221
Parking: Accessible parking listedA large car park at the entrance to the park from Golda Meir Street.

Questions

Sunday to Thursday 10:00 to 18:00, Friday 10:00 to 15:00, Saturday 10:00 to 18:00. As listed on hay-kef.co.il, read on 15 October 2026.

Yes. On Saturday it is open 10:00 to 18:00.

3 Golda Meir Boulevard, Rishon LeZion. As listed on hay-kef.co.il, read on 15 October 2026.

Its price list of 15 October 2026 lists Entry ticket, visitor from outside the city at 60 ₪, Family ticket (3 tickets or more), per visitor from outside the city at 45 ₪, Senior citizen, visitor with a disability, soldier or student, resident or not at 30 ₪, Entry ticket, Rishon LeZion resident with an identity card at 40 ₪, among others. The full price list is on hay-kef.co.il. Prices can change; the business has the latest.

By train: Rishon LeZion HaRishonim station is 3.2 km away. By bus: the nearest stops are חי כיף/גולדה מאיר (267 m), שדרות משה דיין/שאול המלך (282 m), משה דיין/יצחק בן צבי (307 m), שד. משה דיין/שאול המלך (311 m), גולדה מאיר/החרצית (364 m), שדרות בן גוריון/ שדרות בגין (367 m).

03-961-5942, as published on hay-kef.co.il.

About Hai-Kef, Rishon LeZion Zoo

Open on ShabbatOn Saturday it is open 10:00 to 18:00.
3.2 km from Rishon LeZion HaRishonim stationBus stops within 367 m: חי כיף/גולדה מאיר, שדרות משה דיין/שאול המלך, משה דיין/יצחק בן צבי, שד. משה דיין/שאול המלך, גולדה מאיר/החרצית, שדרות בן גוריון/ שדרות בגין.
Its own website and social pagesThe prices and the news come from the business itself, not from a directory.

Instagram hay-kef.co.il

Hai-Kef, Rishon LeZion Zoo is a museum at 3 Golda Meir Boulevard in Rishon LeZion, in the Central District.

The price list it publishes on hay-kef.co.il runs from Senior citizen, visitor with a disability, soldier or student, resident or not at 30 ₪ to Entry ticket, visitor from outside the city at 60 ₪, read on 15 October 2026.

Hours, as listed on hay-kef.co.il on 15 October 2026: Sunday to Thursday 10:00 to 18:00, Friday 10:00 to 15:00, Saturday 10:00 to 18:00.

The nearest railway station is Rishon LeZion HaRishonim, 3.2 km away. The nearest bus stops are חי כיף/גולדה מאיר (267 m), שדרות משה דיין/שאול המלך (282 m), משה דיין/יצחק בן צבי (307 m). A large car park at the entrance to the park from Golda Meir Street.

It is listed as wheelchair accessible on hay-kef.co.il.

The public registers a directory should check and usually does not. A blank is reported as a blank.

Accessibility statement: Listed as wheelchair accessible hay-kef.co.il2026-10-15
Companies Registrar: Its pages name the city's municipal company (החברה העירונית), at 95 Jabotinsky Street, as the address for letters; they give no company number. hay-kef.co.il2026-10-15
Municipal business licence: Rishon LeZion's register of licensed businesses, updated on 2 July 2026, has no row for the zoo under its name; it lists the Hai-Kef amphitheatre ("אמפיתיאטרון חי כיף") at 5 Golda Meir for open-air cultural, entertainment and sports events, valid to 31 December 2028 and renewing. rishonlezion.muni.il2026-10-15

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Field	Value	Source	Read on	Use
Name	חי כיף, גן החיות ראשון לציון / Hai-Kef, Rishon LeZion Zoo	hay-kef.co.il	2026-10-15	Fact, shown
Address	3 Golda Meir Boulevard	hay-kef.co.il	2026-10-15	Fact, shown
Coordinates	31.9753489, 34.7900206 (OpenStreetMap)	openstreetmap.org	2026-10-15	Fact, shown
Phone	03-961-5942	hay-kef.co.il	2026-10-15	Fact, shown
Website	hay-kef.co.il	hay-kef.co.il	2026-10-15	Fact, shown
Opening hours	Sunday to Thursday 10:00 to 18:00, Friday 10:00 to 15:00, Saturday 10:00 to 18:00	hay-kef.co.il	2026-10-15	Fact, shown
What it is like	Written from hay-kef.co.il	hay-kef.co.il	2026-10-15	Fact, shown
Prices	5 items with prices	hay-kef.co.il	2026-10-15	Fact, shown
Accessibility	Disabled parking, accessible ticket offices and paths, accessible toilets, tactile strips and warning markings for blind and partially sighted visitors, accessible furniture and signs, fixed and portable hearing aids at the ticket offices, the amphitheatre and the events area, and an app with audio navigation and information on each animal.	hay-kef.co.il	2026-10-15	Fact, shown
Parking	A large car park at the entrance to the park from Golda Meir Street.	hay-kef.co.il	2026-10-15	Fact, shown
Train and bus	Rishon LeZion HaRishonim 3.2 km; חי כיף/גולדה מאיר 267 m; שדרות משה דיין/שאול המלך 282 m; משה דיין/יצחק בן צבי 307 m; שד. משה דיין/שאול המלך 311 m; גולדה מאיר/החרצית 364 m; שדרות בן גוריון/ שדרות בגין 367 m	openstreetmap.org	2026-10-15	Fact, shown
Companies Registrar	Its pages name the city's municipal company (החברה העירונית), at 95 Jabotinsky Street, as the address for letters; they give no company number.	hay-kef.co.il	2026-10-15	Fact, shown
Business licence	Rishon LeZion's register of licensed businesses, updated on 2 July 2026, has no row for the zoo under its name; it lists the Hai-Kef amphitheatre ("אמפיתיאטרון חי כיף") at 5 Golda Meir for open-air cultural, entertainment and sports events, valid to 31 December 2028 and renewing.	rishonlezion.muni.il	2026-10-15	Fact, shown
Photographs	2 licensed	instagram.com	2026-10-15	Linked, not copied

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