Zoo
Heidelberg Zoo
🇩🇪 Germany
VdZEAZAWAZA
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Germany 19 spp. present
Heidelberg Zoo is a zoo in Germany which was founded in 1933 and opened for the public on 20 November 1934. Since 1998, the zoo director has been Klaus Wünnemann. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
49.415° N 8.661° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
19
speciesOpened
—
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
Visit
Opening hours
Apr–Sep · Public holidays, Every day · 9:00–19:00Mar, Oct · Public holidays, Every day · 9:00–18:00Nov–Feb · Public holidays, Every day · 9:00–17:00
Getting there
- Address
- Tiergartenstraße 3, 69120 Heidelberg
- Phone
- +49 6221 64550
- Access
- Partly wheelchair accessible
Who runs it
- Run by
- Tiergarten Heidelberg gGmbH
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Heidelberg Zoo?
Germany
Heidelberg Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Germany, at Tiergartenstraße 3, 69120 Heidelberg. Its coordinates are 49.415° N, 8.661° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Bavarian Forest National Park, about 306 km away.
What animals can you see at Heidelberg Zoo?
19 species
Citizen-science photos record 19 species at Heidelberg Zoo, including Inca Tern, Smew, White-necked Raven, Red-crowned Crane and Red Junglefowl. 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 Heidelberg Zoo in the wild?
Inca Tern: Machalilla National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Heidelberg Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Inca Tern (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Machalilla National Park), White-necked Raven (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Golden Gate Highlands National Park) and Red-crowned Crane (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Fuzhou).
Does Heidelberg Zoo charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Heidelberg 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 Heidelberg Zoo open?
Apr–Sep · Public holidays, Every day · 9:00–19:00
According to its open map listing, Heidelberg Zoo is open Apr–Sep · Public holidays, Every day · 9:00–19:00; Mar, Oct · Public holidays, Every day · 9:00–18:00; Nov–Feb · Public holidays, Every day · 9:00–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
Is Heidelberg Zoo accredited?
VdZ
Open registers list Heidelberg Zoo with VdZ, EAZA and WAZA. These marks come from Wikidata, and they are shown here as a fact, not as an endorsement.
When did Heidelberg Zoo open and how big is it?
10 ha
Heidelberg Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Germany, covers about 10 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 19 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)