Zoo
Wildlands
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Netherlands 96 spp. present
Wildlands, also known as Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen, is a zoo in Emmen, the Netherlands. It opened in March 2016, replacing the Emmen Zoo. It was built at a cost of 200 million euros. Upon its reorganisation the zoo increased in size and animal exhibit space but reduced its collection from 300 to about 100 species. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
52.782° N 6.889° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
96
speciesOpened
2016
Size
Large
Visit
Opening hours
Mo-Su 10:00-18:00; 2025 Jul 19-2025 Aug 03 10:00-21:00 "Serenga"; Aug 01 10:00-18:00; Dec 31-Jan 01 off
Getting there
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Wildlands?
Netherlands
Wildlands is a zoo or wildlife park in the Netherlands. Its coordinates are 52.782° N, 6.889° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Wadden Sea National Park, about 100 km away.
What animals can you see at Wildlands?
96 species
Citizen-science photos record 96 species at Wildlands, including Greater Rhea, Polar Bear, Swamp Wallaby, Black-tailed Prairie Dog and Coconut Lorikeet. 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 Wildlands in the wild?
Greater Rhea: Emas National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Wildlands also live in the parks and cities we cover: Greater Rhea (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Emas National Park), Polar Bear (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Svalbard) and Swamp Wallaby (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Wilsons Promontory National Park).
Does Wildlands charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Wildlands 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 did Wildlands open and how big is it?
Opened 2016, 25 ha
Wildlands, a zoo or wildlife park in the Netherlands, opened in 2016 and covers about 25 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 96 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)