Berlin Zoo, Germany

Zoo Berlin, opened in 1844, is the oldest zoo in Germany and, with around 20,000 animals, has the largest variety of species of any zoo in the world. It lies in the City West next to the Tiergarten park and Zoologischer Garten station, with the historic Elephant Gate on Budapester Straße and the Lion Gate on Hardenbergplatz.

What to See

Highlights of a visit include:

• The Panda Garden with Germany’s only giant pandas
• Hippo Bay, where you watch the hippos swim through panoramic glass panes
• Asian elephants, giraffes and great apes from gorillas to orangutans
• The penguin world, where it snows all year round, and the petting zoo

Next door is the Aquarium Berlin, with fish, reptiles, amphibians and insects on three floors; you can visit it with a combined zoo and aquarium ticket.

Opening Hours and Tickets

The zoo is open every day of the year: 9:00–18:30 from late March to late September, 9:00–18:00 in spring and autumn and 9:00–16:30 in winter, with last admission at 17:00 (15:30 in winter). Online day tickets cost from €16 for adults and from €7.50 for children aged 4–15 (up to €25 and €12.50 at the ticket office), children under 4 enter free, and a zoo and aquarium ticket costs from €24.