Zoo
Royal Burgers' Zoo
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Netherlands 119 spp. present
Royal Burgers' Zoo (Dutch: Koninklijke Burgers' Zoo) is a 45-hectare (110-acre) zoo in Arnhem, Netherlands, and is one of the biggest zoos in the country. Arnhem is a city that lies partially in the Veluwe, a nature park in the east of the Netherlands. The zoo is popular with both Dutch and German people, and receives about 1 million visitors annually. It was founded by Johan Burgers in 1913. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
52.010° N 5.900° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
119
speciesOpened
1913
Size
Large
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 9:00–18:00
Getting there
- Address
- Antoon van Hooffplein 1, 6816SH Arnhem
- Phone
- +31 26 442 4534
- Access
- Partly wheelchair accessible
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Royal Burgers' Zoo?
Netherlands
Royal Burgers' Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the Netherlands, at Antoon van Hooffplein 1, 6816SH Arnhem. Its coordinates are 52.010° N, 5.900° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Wadden Sea National Park, about 195 km away.
What animals can you see at Royal Burgers' Zoo?
119 species
Citizen-science photos record 119 species at Royal Burgers' Zoo, including African Penguin, Slender-tailed Meerkat, Capybara, Asian Fairy-bluebird and Collared Peccary. 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 Royal Burgers' Zoo in the wild?
African Penguin: Table Mountain National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Royal Burgers' Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: African Penguin (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Table Mountain National Park), Slender-tailed Meerkat (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park) and Capybara (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in El Palmar National Park).
Does Royal Burgers' Zoo charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Royal Burgers' 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 Royal Burgers' Zoo open?
Every day · 9:00–18:00
According to its open map listing, Royal Burgers' Zoo is open Every day · 9:00–18:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Royal Burgers' Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1913, 31 ha
Royal Burgers' Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the Netherlands, opened in 1913 and covers about 31 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 119 species are photographed there.
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