Zoo
Heidelberg

City: Heidelberg 69120
Federal State: Baden-Württemberg

Size: 12 ha (30 acre)

Animals: 1980 animals of 160 species

Opened in 1934

This collection is mainly a zoo

Attractions & Services *

For children
Playground, playgrounds

Petting animals
Petting enclosure

Talks & shows
Feeding talks

Guided tours and special offers
Several offers, birthday arrangements, education department

Eat & drink
Kiosk, restaurant, café
(this information may also refer to facilities nearby)

Facilities and restrictions for handicapped and babies
Baby changing room

Shop and publications
Shop, guidebook, journal

Dogs
Dogs allowed (on a leash), entrance fee for dogs

Events during the year
Exhibitions, and many more events throughout the year

Special hints
Friends of the Zoo associaton

Opening hours & entrance fees *

Opening hours

April until September 9 - 19 hrs.

October and March 9 - 18 hrs.. November until February 9 - 17 hrs.

Entrance fees

Adults: 11,8 €

Children (age 3 - 17): 5,5 €

Concessions/reduced admission fees for: Pupils / high school students, students, handicapped persons; groups discount rates, annual/season passes

How to get there

By car: A5 to Kreuz Heidelberg, A656 in the direction of Heidelberg, signposted in the city. car parks

&	By public transport: Bus no. 32 from the main railway station and town center to the Zoo

Aerial view and map at maps.google, in new window
(for street map, click there on map and zoom out)

Staff & contact information

Persons in charge:

Dr. med. vet. Klaus Wünnemann, Direktor

Frank-Dieter Heck, kaufmänn. Geschäftsführer

Dipl.-Biol. Sandra Reichler-Danielowski, Wiss. Assistentin und Kuratorin. Eric Diener, Kurator

	Phone:	++49-(0)++49-6221-6455-0
	Fax:	++49-(0)++49-6221-6455-88

	Address:	Tiergartenstraße 3, 69120 Heidelberg, GERMANY
	Operated by:	gGmbH (Stadt 98%)

Member of: EAZA, VdZ, WAZA

E-mail: zooinfo@heidelberg.de

Website: http://www.zoo-heidelberg.de

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