Explore over 4000 animals
The Copenhagen Zoo or Zoologisk Have København houses over 4 000 species of animals and, of course, among them also penguins. Other animals people get excited about are the pandas or the polar bear. The zoo we most enjoyed till now is the Tiergarten Schönbrunn in Vienna, but the zoo in Copenhagen has become our number two favorite zoo. The overall setup and animals give the perfect experience. Read on to see how our waddle went.
Location
The zoo is easily accessible and located next to the Frederiksberg Gardens, basically sandwiched between the parks of Frederiksberg Gardens and Søndermarken.
We waddled around the gardens before entering the zoo, and it was worth the waddle.
The zoo was built in 1859 by Niels Kjærbølling and is one of the oldest zoos in Europe.
It has about 11 hectares (27 acres) and is divided into two parts.
Let’s explore it more.
Practicalities
How to get to Copenhagen Zoo
There are four ways to get there. One is to take a taxi directly to the zoo. The address of the zoo is Roskildevej 32, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark.
You can also waddle to the zoo. From the Central Train Station, it’s only 2.7 km (1.67 miles).
You can take a bike. There are many renting companies available, or if you are interested, you can get, for example, a Bolt bike and use it for one ride.
Or you can choose our option, which was public transport. Taking the bus, it’s the bus stop Zoologisk Have (Roskildevej). The buses number 7A or 72 run here. We took the metro, got off at Fasanvej St. (Metro), and waddled through the Frederiksberg Gardens (which we highly recommend).
How much is the ticket to the Copenhagen Zoo
ADMISSION
- Adults: 195 DKK
- Children under two years of age: free entry
- Children (3-11): 105 DKK
- Penguins: free entry
- Entry included in Copenhagen Card
For more details, visit their website here link.
If you have the Copenhagen Card, as we did, you can stand in the separate queue for people with the Copenhagen Card to be validated.
It’s a separate queue with a friendly employee validating the cards and giving out maps of the zoo.
The whole process is speedy and easy.
After you get your tickets from the ticket office, you waddle out and go through the checkpoint where you scan your ticket to enter the zoo.
Opening Hours to Copenhagen Zoo
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- April – May closing time for Monday – Friday is 5 pm, and on Saturday and Sunday, it’s 6 pm.
- 1st of June – 25th of June closing times for Monday – Sunday is 6 pm.
- 26th of June – 30th of June closing times for Monday – Sunday is 8 pm.
- The month of July – closing time or Monday – Sunday is 8 pm.
- The month of August – closing time or Monday – Friday is 6 pm and Saturday and Sunday it’s 8 pm.
The zoo’s earliest closing time is 5 pm, so make sure to be there before.
The towers at Copenhagen Zoo
Before we explore the animals, note that the animals aren’t the only thing to marvel at in the zoo. Two towers will catch your attention and only one is permanent.
Copenhagen Zoo Tower
Located right at the entrance, you can see it from everywhere. When we were approaching the zoo, it was the first thing we saw.
It’s a wooden observation tower 43.5 meters (142.7 ft) high and offers excellent views from the top. You can see the whole zoo and the city from it.
It was built in 1905 and is one of the world’s tallest observation towers. If you look closer at it, you notice that its base resembles Eiffel Towers.
We didn’t manage to go up, but I bet the views are indeed lovely.
Zoo Skyliner
The second tower catching our attention will be the Zoo Skyliner which is pretty new. It is 81 meters (265 ft.) tall and will be available from the 9th of June, 2022, till the 28th of August, 2022.
It can accommodate over 60 passengers, and it costs 99 DKK for adults and 89 DKK for children. Note that 5 DKK from each ticket bought will buy equipment such as drones to protect rhinos from poaching better.
The Skyliner tower has a viewing platform that rotates so that you can appreciate a 360-degree view of the city.
It’s another way to have a great view over the city, and in the process, you are also helping rhinos in Africa.
Let’s waddle around the zoo and explore the animals
Penguins
I have to start with the most obvious reasons for my visit – the penguins. The exhibit holds Humboldt penguins, and they have a large deep pool with several rock nests. This area was built as an extension to the sea lion cliffs in the back. May 2009.
Polar bear
It is nice to see a polar bear so active. In other zoos, we usually see it lying around doing nothing.
Keeping it to the poles, you can also find a polar bear. Compared to other zoos, the bear was quite active, walking around and taking a dip in the water.
Speaking of bears, it’s not the only one getting all the glory.
Pandas
The brown bears
That’s about it when talking about bears. We waddled on and saw other animals as well, like the elephants or Rudolf the reindeer (or his brother). There are also giant camels.
In the zoo, you can also find inside exhibits. We also waddled into them and saw a big turtle, but it was pretty fast for a turtle. We struggled to get a good picture of it. Other typical inside animals included snakes, birds, butterflies, etc.
The kangaroos
The kangaroo exhibit is delightful. You can waddle inside it and stroll among them. I thought it would be dangerous at first when you see all the boxing kangaroo videos online, but these kangaroos were just lying around and chilling. They are very chilled and not paying much attention to anyone.
The second part of the zoo
Then we waddled to the other part of the zoo, where you have to go underneath the street, and more amazing animals await you there.
The visit was great, and together with Tiergarten Schönbrunn in Vienna, it’s on my list of top zoos around the world. There are a lot of rest areas, restaurants, and snack bars (like churros), and you can easily spend the whole day here. I was waddling around, chilling, and enjoying the animals.
There are even dinosaurs here scattered around the whole zoo. hey are moving and make sounds.
When in Copenhagen, visit the zoo for sure. You will enjoy it and can also see the Frederigsborg Gardens or the Cistern, which are close to the zoo.
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