8 Zoo Visits in the Netherlands: What to Book, What to Skip

1.ARTIS Royal Zoo Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 4,696 reviews · from $20Our pick

Spend a full day at ARTIS Royal Zoo in central Amsterdam, seeing jaguars, elephants, gorillas, flamingos, butterflies, and more. Your ticket also covers the Planetarium. Walk through the botanical garden, watch scheduled animal presentations, and use the tram or metro to reach this wheelchair-accessible zoo.

“We thought it was a beautiful Zoo the way it was planned out. As visitors it made you feel safe and peaceful around the animals/reptiles. Overall this Zoo was very welcoming and if we ever came back to Amsterdam we would certainly go to the Zoo again. Thanks”

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2.Rotterdam Zoo Blijdorp Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 2,754 reviews · 1 day · from $32

Spend a full day at Rotterdam Zoo Blijdorp with skip-the-ticket-line entry. Follow themed routes through Oceanium, Amazonica, Africa, Asia, and the Ice Cave, seeing sharks, butterflies, elephants, rhinos, giraffes, penguins, polar bears, and more. Plan several hours, wear good walking shoes, and note that parking costs extra.

“the zoo was huge its a full day experience so I would recommend not booking another activity when your going to the zoo that day as well”

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3.Artis Royal Zoo & ARTIS-Micropia Combo Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 221 reviews · 1 day · from $55

Spend one day at ARTIS Amsterdam Royal Zoo and ARTIS-Micropia. See elephants, lions, gorillas, lemurs, penguins, the Planetarium, and living microbes under microscopes. Your timed entry applies to Micropia only, so you can visit the zoo anytime during its opening hours.

“A very beautiful zoo, with many variations of species, healthy animals, with a planetarium, insectarium, butterfly garden, lots of cool stuff, we spent about 5/6 hours (we stopped to eat too) and I bought the Artis Mascot ❤️”

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4.Rhenen: Ouwehands Zoo Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 126 reviews · 1 day · from $36

Spend a full day at Ouwehands Zoo in Rhenen, Utrecht Province, visiting the Netherlands’ only giant panda enclosure, koalas, African elephants, polar bears, bonobos, red pandas, and clouded leopards. Your ticket includes zoo entry, indoor play areas, and the Maki lounge. The zoo is wheelchair accessible.

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5.Burgers’ Zoo Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 88 reviews · 8 hours · from $33

Burgers’ Zoo gives you up to eight hours to explore 45 hectares of recreated habitats in Arnhem. Walk through humid jungle, a Mexican-American desert, coral reef displays, savannah plains, Malay rainforest, and a Belize-inspired indoor mangrove. Admission is about $33 per person, with wheelchair access and skip-the-ticket-line entry.

“Nuostabus zoologijos sodas, daugybė įvairių guvūnų, akvariumas ir botanikos kupolai su paukščiais ir drugeliais buvo kažkas wow”

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6.Emmen: Wildlands Adventure Zoo and Rimbula River Boat Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 88 reviews · from $32Top rated

Spend one full day at Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen, moving from the Butterfly Temple and Rimbula River boat ride to savanna animals and polar wildlife. Ride the safari truck past giraffes, zebras, and rhinos, then let children loose in Animazia. Food, drinks, and shopping cost extra.

“Family of 7 from the uk,we enjoyed this sooo much it was amazing,the restaurant food was delicious very clean,safari ride was amazing giraffes came up close which was nice,well worth the money this place had tons to offer with even a polar bear!!the river ride was a nice touch also x”

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7.ARTIS Royal Zoo and ARTIS Groote Museum Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 33 reviews · 1 day · from $55

Start at ARTIS Groote Museum beside the flamingos, then explore ARTIS Royal Zoo, one of the world’s oldest zoos. See Asian elephants, lions, gorillas, penguins, lemurs, otters, and the planetarium. The combo ticket suits families and curious adults, with free museum entry for children up to age 12.

“C’è una grande varietà di animali da poter vedere. È tutto molto ben tenuto e ben organizzato.”

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8.Eindhoven Zoo Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 33 reviews · 1 day · from $28

Spend a full day at Eindhoven Zoo with a pre-booked entry ticket. See lions, tigers, elephants, rhinos, polar bears, penguins, chimpanzees, and more than 400 bird species. The compact park is easy to explore at a relaxed pace, with indoor and outdoor playgrounds for children. English, Dutch, and German assistance is available.

“Getting to the location by public transport is a hassle. You’d have to walk 40 mins to the nearest bus station. Other than that, it was excellent. We could see animals up close. Tigers, rhino, lions and cheetahs were amazing. Polar bears and golden takir were quite unique. The animals looked well. It’s quite a small zoo, so we could take our time and see everything.”

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