Germany · ZOOS
Every trip has one free day too few. These 4 zoo visits justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Spend a full day exploring Leipzig Zoo’s six themed worlds and 850 species. See Gondwanaland’s tropical forest by boat, watch elephants swim underwater, visit four great ape species in Pongoland, and finish with lions and zebras in the African savannah.
Spend a full day at Cologne Zoo and Aquarium, home to more than 10,000 animals from 850 species. See the huge Asian elephant park, hippos and crocodiles at Hippodom, jungle animals in the Rainforest Hall, farm goats and sheep, and life-size moving dinosaurs.
“fantastic zoo wellworth a visit and the aquarium too. The best zoo we have visited.”
Use one day to connect Leipzig’s main sights with its zoo. Start outside the main station, ride a live-guided bus through 13 stops, hop off at the Zoo stop, and enter six themed animal areas with skip-the-ticket-line access. The guide and audio commentary are in German.
“Wir hatten Glück mit einer toller Reiseführerin und Fahrer. Sie hat es wundervoll, kurzweilig , sehr interessant aber auch humoristisch erklärt. Allerdings war der Empfang am Ausgangsort von einer jungen Dame recht kühl und wenig freundlich. Vllt lag es daran , dass sie am Feiertag arbeiten musste …”
Spend a day at Schwerin Zoo, a 25-hectare park among lakes and forest. See about 1,700 animals from 150 species, visit the unique Red List Center, watch free-roaming prairie dogs, and meet rare lions, giraffes, deer, and rhinos. Admission includes one full day.
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