Rotterdam Zoo Diergaarde Blijdorp: Experience Animal Enclosures and Botanical Gardens in City Center
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Rotterdam

Explore Rotterdam Zoo Diergaarde Blijdorp, a 160-year-old modern zoo in the heart of the city. Discover its stunning animal enclosures, botanical gardens, and impressive indoor exhibits.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Rotterdam Zoo - Rotterdam Zoo is one of Europe’s most beautiful zoos. You wander through different parts of the world and meet fascinating animals. The zoo has the largest aquarium in the Netherlands, a beautiful indoor butterfly Paradise, a tropical rainforest and outdoor and indoor playgrounds for children.
What's Included
  • Guaranteed entry with no additional reservation required
  • Zoo admission ticket included
What's Not Included
  • parking is not included in the entrance ticket
Additional Information

Rotterdam Zoo, a 160-year-old modern zoo situated in the heart of Rotterdam, stands out with its 21 monuments and designation as a botanical garden. Renowned for its spacious enclosures and natural habitats, the zoo features the Oceanium, the largest indoor aquarium of its kind in the Netherlands. Visiting Blijdorp supports numerous conservation initiatives led by the zoo.

  • Weelchair rental
  • Stroller rental
Location
Rotterdam Zoo
Blijdorplaan 8,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Sandra
Jan 24, 2026
Nice family outing - Great zoo! Nice variety of animals and was very walkable. The food we had was also very good. We spent about three hours there and did not even have time to see everything.
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Jerinav2016
Jun 9, 2025
Day out in Blijdorp - Very nice day out. Nice large park with many different animals. Our children especially enjoyed the oceanium. In addition, a was a good parking. Nice staff who tell fun facts about the animals. Nice that the children could also be face-painted.
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326rachellew
May 22, 2025
A must visit for nature lovers - This was by far the biggest Zoo I have ever seen. I would highly recomment this we where in total 8 persons including two persoons in a weelchair and one child. The facility is proper for all ages. Many atractions as well as souveniers shops, resraurants, bathrooms.
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Daytrip16386708268
Dec 28, 2025
Nice zoo for a day out - Nice zoo for a day trip. Neat, ample dining options and very friendly staff who are happy to tell you a little more about the animals.
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934elinev
Aug 12, 2025
Big zoo - Beautiful zoo. Highly recommend going here with kids. The aquarium is the best part. Lots of places to get a quick snack and lovely staff. There is quite a large range of animals. This zoo is way bigger compared to Artis, the zoo in Amsterdam.
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Clodetti
Jul 28, 2025
Great day spent - We were traveling with 2 children (9 years) at the zoo. The zoo is beautifully landscaped with different routes to walk. We were there a whole day. There is also the Oceaneum, where there was much to discover. Sometimes the paths are very narrow. Unfortunately, we haven't seen gorillas. We can recommend the zoo, if you book earlier the tickets are cheaper. Parking costs 12.50 € per day.
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Gphillipsmbe
Jun 21, 2025
Family zoo for all to visit. - This is a must visit for all the family. Nice. Variety of animals. Spacious zoo. Nice to see polar bears but they were separate and looked far to hot exhibiting boredom symptoms as the large one kept walking the same path and looking to see the other one for company but sadly they were kept apart. There are not enough signs to find your way around and at least one large cafe was not opened.
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Anke2
Aug 2, 2025
Beautiful park with few active animals - Lately I have noticed more and more that the animals in Blijdorp are so little active and often invisible to the visitors. Maybe organize more activities to activate the animals. The tickets are expensive enough and as a visitor you can expect a bit more of that. Furthermore, the park is neatly clean and good signage. Hospitality and sanitary facilities are in order. The newest way to make money is to no longer provide a map for free, now 1 euro.
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Rokamakaes
Jun 10, 2025
'My' trusted Blijdorp - After 10 years of not being there, I visited 'my' familiar zoo where I took many steps as a child. Besides a zoo, you might as well call it a botanical garden, because those gardens are just as beautiful! Compliments! Also most of the country houses are neat and well cared for, the indoor houses scared me a bit, I could use a little more attention... I also thought it was a huge hassle with the deposit, seniors really don't get around to this. At the very least, give people the option to arrange this at the cash register after consuming. I was fiddling with a deposit-tick-tick while there were 4 ladies at the register doing nothing. Especially in a place where many (grand)parents come, I find this all but customer-friendly.
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U7152xsastridh
Jun 9, 2025
Large zoo with too little space for some animals - We are real zoo fans and have visited several zoos, including some zoos in the Netherlands. The zoo in Rotterdam is relatively large, but we still cannot recommend it, as many animals have relatively small enclosures, The polar bears and also the raccoon were clearly not doing well, but other animals such as the lions and gorillas also had enclosures that were too small.
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