Description of the attraction
Antwerp Zoo is located near the train station. This is the oldest zoo in Belgium, which was one of the first such establishments to appear in Europe. It was founded on July 21, 1843. The zoo is visited by about 1.3 million people a year.
Since its inception, the zoo has been under the supervision of the Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp. It was created to popularize zoology and botany among people far from science.
The original area of the zoo was 2 hectares, now it has been increased to 10 hectares. Gradually, the zoo was built up with a variety of covered aviaries, which at first were not intended for animals at all. So, in 1856, the "Egyptian Temple" appeared here, where giraffes now live. Previously, it was intended for various cultural events. In 1885, the "Temple of the Moors" was built on the territory of the zoo, where ostriches were later settled, and now this pavilion was given to okapi brought from Congo and breeding well in captivity.
Nowadays, about 5 thousand representatives of the fauna live in the Antwerp Zoo. Here you can see tigers, elephants, pandas, monkeys, visit the terrarium and aquarium, look into the "Land of Frost" pavilion, where penguins and other northern birds live.
You can come here with the whole family for the whole day. After a walk around the zoo, you can relax in one of three local restaurants.
Zoo cards are issued at the entrance along with tickets. There is also information about when the animals in the zoo will be fed.
