Tierpark Zoo
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Berlin has two fabulous zoos. Tierpark is the larger of the two, but more tourisits visit Zoo Berlin as it’s closer to the city centre. Tierpark Berlin is a much larger and younger zoo and, although farther from the city centre, it's on the U5 underground line making it easy to access.
Why are there two zoos in Berlin? It results from the city being divided into east and west after the Second World War. Tierpark Berlin was opened in 1955 to address the lack of a zoo in East Berlin. Now that Germany and Berlin are reunified, the result is two excellent zoos that now work closely together through conservation and breeding programs helping preserve and protect many endangered species.
The largest zoo in Europe, at 160 acres, Tierpark covers twice the area of Zoo Berlin. The extra space combined with having less than half as many animals means more spacious enclosures and less crowding for the animals. This is a clear advantage.
Because of the larger size, be certain to wear appropriate shoes as you will put in a lot of steps exploring the zoo.
Allow plenty of time. You can easily spend a full day as you journey around the world of animals. There are over 7000 animals representing over 800 species waiting to be discovered.
Visitors are delighted by the sight of herds of giraffes and elephants wandering in their large enclosures. Be sure to check out the famous Flamingo Lagoon and Camel Pasture.
For an added fee, individuals or small groups (adults only) can schedule a guided tour with a zookeeper inside the enclosures of certain species. Subject to change, these are available for mooses, giraffes, elephants, black lemurs, and giant tortoises. They must be pre-booked on the official website linked to below.
For a closure view of the animals, try arriving at the enclosure during their scheduled feeding time.
The zoo offers free electric train rides and exciting themed playgrounds for kids making this a wonderful family destination.
Tierpark zoo was established on the grounds of the historic Friedrichsfelde Palace which you can see during your visit. On weekends starting at 12 noon you can experience a free 20 minute guided tour of the Palace by simply showing up at the entrance.
Facts For Your Visit
Fee: YesTierpark Hours:
Opening hours may differ on holidays
- Monday: 9:00 AM – 6:30 PM
- Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 6:30 PM
- Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 6:30 PM
- Thursday: 9:00 AM – 6:30 PM
- Friday: 9:00 AM – 6:30 PM
- Saturday: 9:00 AM – 6:30 PM
- Sunday: 9:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Address: Am Tierpark 125, 10319 Berlin, Germany
Official Website: Tierpark
Tierpark Reviews
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It's amazing.
Most animals seem to have decently large enclosures. Of course, stuff like tigers cannot really get a big enough enclosure, as they probably roam a lot in real life. But most seemed to have got appropriately sized enclosures.
The cool thing is, it feels more like a park that has animals than a zoo. It is also huge! If you want to visit everything and read every info board about the animals, prepare at least a full day, maybe two!
Also, you can get very close to some animals.
You can go in the lemur forest, for example. It is a forest, surrounded by a fence. There are a few free-roaming lemurs. The video shows one of them on the visitor benches.
Georgi Lazarov - in the last week
Everyone said the biggest zoo in Europe and most much animals in there. 😞 😞 😞 absolutely wrong . They said Panda garden , it was only two red pandas.
Everywhere Leon figures but real Leon has not 😞 😞 😞 they don't have Hypothalamus, Rhino, Elephant,crocodile etc... we found finally giraffe and we were very happy. It is a huge park like a jungle we like that.
But compare with Amsterdam's zoo. So sorry Berlin. You you failed the class.
And we paid same price??!!! Why a lot of animal have not and paid normal price.
Best regards
Burak
Burak Soylemez - a week ago
This is one of the two Berlin zoos, this one is being related to the Eastern Berlin. It is very big and calm park with many animals to observe and cafe areas, I really enjoy the flamingos field in particular. You can see tigers and different wild cats as well, and many others. I highly recommend to visit it when you need a peaceful moment away from the big city.
Anastasiia Shehenova - a month ago
Great place to hangout with family and kids. Very well maintained and clean. Few eating joints serving delicious food within park. For people living in Berlin or Brandenburg, suggest to buy annual pass as visiting complete park in 1 day with kids is difficult.
Pradeep Mishra - 3 months ago
This is one of the two Zoos in Berlin . It’s much bigger as a space than the other one ( Tiergarten ) though it’s not that well known or crowded like the other one . The experience is very different it’s more like a park than like a zoo it has a lot of animals ( but the other one has more ) . It’s a little bit scary in the winter when the sun is not shining if you are there alone and no one is around . The Dinosaur Park ( it is there for a limited time ) is really nice but not up to our expectations. The giraffe house is more than amazing and the Himalaya is also a very nice walk … it takes around 4 to 5 hours to walk through the whole park and see all the animals ( with kids ) .
laila el fouly - 4 months ago
Directions
How to get to Tierpark by U-Bahn, S-Bahn or MetroTram
Nearest U-Bahn, S-Bahn or MetroTram Line(s): U5, S5, S7, S75
Nearest U-Bahn, S-Bahn or MetroTram Station(s): U Tierpark, S Friedrichsfelde Ost
Tierpark station is located right at the entrance. If coming by S-Bahn, exit at S Friedrichsfelde Ost station and catch a 27, 37 ,67, or M17 tram south to Tierpark Station
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