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Voted Most Enjoyable Large Zoo in The Netherlands

  • February 11, 2009
  • Rated 5 of 5 by mooncross from Northern, Netherlands
Voted Most Enjoyable Large Zoo in The Netherlands

The Emmen Zoo is considered one of the finest zoos in Europe and has won several awards. It first opened in 1935 and was fully overhauled in 1970, when animal management became priority. Since 2002 the Zoo has a second annex where the visitor shares a path with Humboldt penguins.

In the Emmen Zoo, wherever possible, animals roam on large areas of land that have been designed to resemble places like the Africa Savanna (home of the giraffes, rhinoceroses, gazelles and other Savanna animals), or the Amazonian rain forest, and even a rat sewer system! This way, the visitor sees the animals in their natural environment, as much as such a thing is possible in a zoo in a crowded country like the Netherlands.

A large parking area within walking distance of the ticket offices and both sections of the zoo offers the visitors a convenient way to visit. Please do use the offered parking lot, as the main entrance of the old part of the zoo is located in the town center of Emmen, where cars are no longer allowed.

A visit to the zoo is not exactly cheap (from age 4 to age 64 the entrance fee is EUR 18.50) but it is worth the money for a full day of experience.

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