Zoo
Walter Zoo
🇨🇭 Switzerland
zooschweizVdZEAZA
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Switzerland 9 spp. present
zoo
47.419° N 9.285° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
9
speciesOpened
—
Size
Medium
Accreditations
- 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–Oct · Public holidays, Every day · 9:00–18:00Nov–Feb · Public holidays, Every day · 9:00–17:00
Getting there
- Address
- Neuchlen 200, 9200 Gossau
- Phone
- +41 71 387 50 50
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Dyeing Poison Dart Frog
Dendrobates tinctorius
Before you go
Where is Walter Zoo?
Switzerland
Walter Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Switzerland, at Neuchlen 200, 9200 Gossau. Its coordinates are 47.419° N, 9.285° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Hohe Tauern National Park, about 240 km away.
What animals can you see at Walter Zoo?
9 species
Citizen-science photos record 9 species at Walter Zoo, including Kea, Greater Rhea, American Alligator, Veiled Chameleon and Slender-tailed Meerkat. 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 Walter Zoo in the wild?
Kea: Arthur's Pass National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Walter Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Kea (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Arthur's Pass National Park), Greater Rhea (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Emas National Park) and American Alligator (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Big Cypress National Preserve).
Does Walter Zoo charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Walter 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 Walter Zoo open?
Mar–Oct · Public holidays, Every day · 9:00–18:00
According to its open map listing, Walter Zoo is open 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 Walter Zoo accredited?
zooschweiz
Open registers list Walter Zoo with zooschweiz, VdZ and EAZA. These marks come from Wikidata, and they are shown here as a fact, not as an endorsement.
When did Walter Zoo open and how big is it?
4.0 ha
Walter Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Switzerland, covers about 4.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 9 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers