Zoo
Basel Zoo
🇨🇭 Switzerland
zooschweizVdZEAZAWAZA
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Switzerland 124 spp. present
Zoo Basel is a zoological garden in the city of Basel, Switzerland. Its official name is Zoologischer Garten Basel — or in English: Basel Zoological Garden. Basel residents affectionately call it Zolli. Its main entrance is just outside Basel's city centre and extends in the Birsig stream valley to Basel's city border with Binningen, Basel-Country. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
47.547° N 7.579° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
124
speciesOpened
1874
Size
Medium
Accreditations
- World Association of Zoos and AquariumsWorldwide network of zoos, aquariums and their regional and national associations
- European Association of Zoos and AquariaZoos and aquariums mainly in Europe: shared membership standards and coordinated breeding programmes
- Verband der Zoologischen GärtenGerman association of zoological gardens
- Swiss Association of Scientific ZoosAssociation of scientifically managed zoos in Switzerland
Visit
Opening hours
Mar, Apr, Sep, Oct · 8:00–18:00May–Aug · 8:00–18:30Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec · 8:00–17:30
Getting there
- Address
- Birsigstrasse 51
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
🦒 Animals in captivity
LC
Barbary Lemniscomys
Lemniscomys barbarus
Before you go
Where is Basel Zoo?
Switzerland
Basel Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Switzerland, at Birsigstrasse 51. Its coordinates are 47.547° N, 7.579° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Vanoise National Park, about 249 km away.
What animals can you see at Basel Zoo?
124 species
Citizen-science photos record 124 species at Basel Zoo, including King Penguin, Great White Pelican, Orange-bellied Leafbird, Social Weaver and Sable Antelope. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Basel Zoo in the wild?
Great White Pelican: Lake Nakuru National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Basel Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Great White Pelican (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Lake Nakuru National Park), Orange-bellied Leafbird (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Royal Manas National Park) and Social Weaver (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park).
Does Basel Zoo charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Basel Zoo lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Basel Zoo open?
Mar, Apr, Sep, Oct · 8:00–18:00
According to its open map listing, Basel Zoo is open Mar, Apr, Sep, Oct · 8:00–18:00; May–Aug · 8:00–18:30; Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec · 8:00–17:30. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
Is Basel Zoo accredited?
zooschweiz
Open registers list Basel Zoo with zooschweiz, VdZ, EAZA and WAZA. These marks come from Wikidata, and they are shown here as a fact, not as an endorsement.
When did Basel Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1874, 11 ha
Basel Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Switzerland, opened in 1874 and covers about 11 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 124 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)