In the very center of the city there is a favorite vacation spot for Hanoverians with children - the local zoo is the fifth among the oldest in the country. It was founded in 1865 with private donations and since then, despite difficult times and difficulties, the Hanover Zoo has successfully developed and turned into an important tourist destination.
Hannover Zoo
Among the guests of the park, you can meet a variety of animals - on 22 hectares there are more than 3000 individuals and they represent 250 species. The name Hannover Zoo is well known to zoologists studying elephants, because it is here that a breeding program has been carried out here since the middle of the last century. Its results are impressive: ten babies in Asian elephants and three in African ones were born in the Hanover Zoo.
Pride and achievement
Residents of the city are proud of the title of the best zoo in 2009, awarded to their favorite vacation spot for success and achievements. In addition to the pavilion with elephants, enclosures with other African animals, united in the thematic exposition "Zambezi", are very popular among visitors.
How to get there?
The address of the zoo is Adenauerallee 3, 30175 Hannover, Germany.
You can get here either by public transport, or by bike or car:
- From Hanover Central Station, buses 128 and 134 leave for the Zoo stop.
- Tram line 11 to the zoo stops in front of the station.
- Parking for bicycles, which can be rented at dozens of points in the city, is located at the entrance to the park.
- Parking at the zoo is free for only 30 minutes of your stay. In the future, parking prices look like this - 2.5 euros up to 2 hours, 3.5 euros - up to 3 hours and 4.5 euros - more than 3 hours of stay. For foreign cars, you need a permit to stay in the "green zone" in which the zoo is located.
Useful information
Opening hours:
- From November 2 to March 17, the park is open from 10.00 to 16.00.
- The rest of the year - from 09.00 to 17.00.
Ticket sales and visitor entry closes one hour before closing time.
The price of entrance tickets to the Hanover Zoo looks like this:
- Children under 3 years old enjoy free admission.
- Children's tickets (from 3 to 5 years old) cost 13.5 euros, (from 6 to 16) - 17 euros.
- Young people (from 17 to 24 years old) have benefits and pay 19 euros for admission.
- A full adult ticket will cost 25 euros.
Dogs are allowed on the territory of the zoo. The price of her ticket, as they joke on the park's website, does not depend on age and is 9 euros. The pet must be on a leash.
Amateur photos in the park are allowed without restrictions, but for professional photography you will have to get the go-ahead from the administration.
Services and contacts
In winter, Hannover Zoo offers ice skating, curling lessons, sleigh rides and a Christmas menu in the café.
Official website - www.erlebnis-zoo.de
Phone +49 511 280740
Hanover Zoo
