Zoo
Volière
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Switzerland 14 spp. present
The Voliere Zürich is an aviary and veterinary hospital situated in the Arboretum in the Swiss city of Zurich. It also houses the so-called Vogelpflegestation, a unique sanatory for birds. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
47.362° N 8.536° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Free
Tourism
High
Species present
14
speciesOpened
1902
Size
Small
Visit
Opening hours
Tue–Sun · 10:00–12:00, 14:00–16:00
Getting there
- Address
- Mythenquai 1, 8002 Zürich
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
Who runs it
- Run by
- Voliere-Gesellschaft Zürich
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Volière?
Switzerland
Volière is a zoo or wildlife park in Switzerland, at Mythenquai 1, 8002 Zürich. Its coordinates are 47.362° N, 8.536° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Vanoise National Park, about 257 km away.
What animals can you see at Volière?
14 species
Citizen-science photos record 14 species at Volière, including Crowned Lapwing, Superb Fruit-Dove, Black-necked Stilt, Masked Lapwing and Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat. 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 Volière in the wild?
Crowned Lapwing: Amboseli National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Volière also live in the parks and cities we cover: Crowned Lapwing (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Amboseli National Park), Superb Fruit-Dove (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Daintree National Park) and Black-necked Stilt (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Celestún Biosphere Reserve).
Does Volière charge an entrance fee?
Free
The open map data for Volière lists it as free to enter. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Volière open?
Tue–Sun · 10:00–12:00, 14:00–16:00
According to its open map listing, Volière is open Tue–Sun · 10:00–12:00, 14:00–16:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Volière open and how big is it?
Opened 1902, 0.1 ha
Volière, a zoo or wildlife park in Switzerland, opened in 1902 and covers about 0.1 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 14 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)