Amsterdam · ZOOS
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 3 zoos tours worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Spend a full day at ARTIS Royal Zoo in central Amsterdam, seeing jaguars, elephants, gorillas, flamingos, butterflies, and more. Your ticket also includes the ARTIS Planetarium, botanical garden, and historic park. Plan two to four hours, or longer if you add a restaurant stop.
“best zoo I've ever been too, and I'm from south Africa 😂”
Visit ARTIS Royal Zoo, about 10 minutes from central Amsterdam, then explore ARTIS-Micropia, the world’s only museum devoted entirely to microbes. See elephants, gorillas, lions, lemurs, penguins, gardens, historic monuments, and the included Planetarium. Your reserved time applies only to Micropia.
“Micropia was brilliant, weird and a bit terrifying! Loved it! The zoo is a lot bigger than it looks with loads of animals to see. We especially enjoyed the African painted dogs, wolves, lions, gorillas and a speedy armadillo!”
Spend a full day at ARTIS, Amsterdam’s historic zoo, then enter the Groote Museum beside the flamingos. See elephants, gorillas, lions, lemurs, otters, and penguins, then use touch, sound, scent, and hands-on displays to explore how humans connect with nature. Children up to 12 enter the museum free.
“C’è una grande varietà di animali da poter vedere. È tutto molto ben tenuto e ben organizzato.”
Pick a canal, a museum or a village.
