  Netherlands
Click to get the inside scoop from
real travelers here at VirtualTourist. See the Netherlands Travel GuideInside advice from real people on:Overview, Hotels, Things to Do, Restaurants, Nightlife, Shopping, General Tips, Transportation, Off the Beaten Path, Tourist Traps, Warnings or Dangers, Local Customs, Packing Lists or Sports Travel.
 36871 Netherlands Tips.72564 Netherlands Photos.1 Netherlands Videos. Netherlands Pages by ATLC
 ATLC's Netherlands Travelogues | | | |
|
| Page Views: 3,498 Last Visit to Netherlands: - I Used To Live Here | Zoos in NL by ATLC - last update: Nov 23, 2002 |
How to get there These are the zoo's in The Netherlands.
Train and car are the best options to get there.
That's why I mention the distance from Amsterdam to give an idea.
For train info, go see
http://www.ns.nl/domestic/index.cgi
Prices as of 2002 |
|  | Dierenpark Wissel in Epe www.wisselzoo.nl
Ticket: 8,50 (adult), 7 (child).
Address: Woesterbergweg 2b, Epe
Tel. +31(0)578 613106
117 km. from Amsterdam
This zoo concerns itself specifically with endangered species like the Congo Mangabey. There are only 8 living in Europe of which 6 at the Wissel zoo.
Photo: from website |
| | Kasteelpark Born www.kasteelparkborn.nl
Ticket: 3,50 (adult), 2,50 (child).
Address: Kasteelpark 38, Born
Tel. +31(0)46 4851950
195 km. from Amsterdam
2 hrs. 20 min. by train to Sittard, then bus 66 or 67
Small animal park built on the premises of an ancient castle.
Photo: from website |
Ouwehandsdierenpark in Rhenen www.ouwehand.nl
Berenbos (Bear Forest)
Urucu (jungle experience)
Ticket: 14,50 (adult), 11,50 (child).
Grebbeweg 111, Rhenen
Tel +31(0)317 650200
87 km. from Amsterdam
1 hr 12 min. by train from Amsterdam. Walkable from station. |
Zoo Parc Overloon, Overloon www.overloonzoo.nl
Newest zoo in The Netherlands (2000).
Butterfly valley (in season).
Ticket: 9,50 (adult), 8 (child).
Address: Stevensbeekseweg 19-21, Overloon (Limburg)
Tel. +31(0)478 640046
160 km. from Amsterdam |
Noorderdierenpark in Emmen One of the five best zoo's in the world is <a href="http://www.noorderdierenpark.nl/home.asp?taal=eng">Noorderdierenpark"</a> in Emmen (province of Drenthe).
Butterfly garden and shark basin, tropical rainforest.
191 km. from Amsterdam
2 hrs 15 min. by train from Amsterdam. Walkable from the station. |
Apenheul in Apeldoorn www.apenheul.nl
An open air monkey zoo in Apeldoorn where some monkey's roam freely amongst the visitors. There are 30 kinds of monkeys.
Ticket: 12 (adult), 10 (child).
Address: J.C. Wilslaan 21-31. Apeldoorn.
Tel +31(0)55 3575757
93 km. from Amsterdam
59 min. by train from Amsterdam. |
Artis in Amsterdam www.artis.nl
Aquarium and the secrets of the Amsterdam Canals.
Ticket: 13,50 (adult), 9,50 (child).
Address: Plantage Kerklaan 38 Amsterdam
Tel. +31(0) 20 5233400 |
Avifauna in Alphen a/d Rijn www.avifauna.nl
This zoo has only birds and a very good playground/amusementpark for children (extra 3)
I especially remember the trampolines!
Ticket: 9 (adult), 7,50 (child).
Address: Hoorn 65, Alphen a/d Rijn
40 km. from Amsterdam
52 min. by train from Amsterdam, then bus. |
Blijdorp zoo, Rotterdam www.rotterdamzoo.nl
A brand new Oceanium where you walk under the water in tunnels (2002). A top zoo in The Netherlands.
Ticket: 13,50 (adult), 10,50 (child).
Address: Abraham van Stolkweg Rotterdam
Tel. +31 (0)4431495
87 km. from Amsterdam
1 hr. 2 min. by train from Amsterdam. Walkable from the station. |
Burgers Zoo www.burgerszoo.nl
Safaripark, Bush and Desert, Chimp colony, Tropical rainforest, Ocean park.
Ticket: 14 (adult), 12,00 (child).
Address: Schelmseweg 85, Arnhem
Tel. +31 (0)26 4424534
103 km. from Amsterdam
1 hr 8 min. by train from Amsterdam then take bus line 3. |
De Vleut in Best www.1.tip.nl/~t958858
Get close to the animals!
Ticket: 5 (adult), 4,09 (child).
Address: Broekdijk 15, Best (N. Brabant)
Tel. +31 (0)499 371706
115 km. from Amsterdam
1 hr 40 min. by train |
Dierenpark Amersfoort www.amersfoort-zoo.nl
Educative with an accent on saving the environment.
"Roman city" explains relationship human/animal in the classical age.
Ticket: 14 (adult), 11 (child).
Address: B.Wuytierslaan 224, Amersfoort
Tel. +31(0)33 4227100
55 km. from Amsterdam
30 min. by train from Amsterdam |
> Add to your Custom Travel Guide [What's This?]
| ATLC's Netherlands Travelogues | | | |
|
 Comments for ATLC about Netherlands | | | | |
airkarat Thu Apr 10, 2008 14:14 UTC
You are right, my father and uncles know some of these classic books! I will look for the English versions for my daughter who loves to read. Thanks for this! | travelinxs Mon Mar 17, 2008 17:03 UTC
... slowly working my way through! I think youve saved me twenty quid on a Lonely Planet! Excellent. Back for more later. Cheers. | hunterV Sun Mar 16, 2008 18:56 UTC
Hello, Anke-Thea! Wonderful page, very attracting places...Lots of history, thanx! | ela0327 Tue Feb 26, 2008 00:39 UTC
I am making a mention of this treat in my blog (http://blog.giftideahelp.com). |
|
|
email me
add as friend
